LANDS AND SURVEYS BRANCH 



'npHE Branch is comprised of five sections with responsibilities and functions as 

 -'• follows: 



LANDS SECTION 



Management of public lands including lands under water. Disposal by sale, 

 patent, vesting order, quit claim deed, lease, licence of occupation or land use 

 permit for many private, commercial, industrial, municipal or public uses; release 

 of reservations in patents, assignments, cancellations. Reservation of land for parks, 

 access points, other public and government uses. 



LAND USE PLANNING SECTION 



Supervision of the preparation of Land Use plans. Wilderness Areas. Advisory 

 Committee on Recreational Land Use Planning. Private Lands Liaison Committee. 



LAND ACQUISITION SECTION 



Recommendations and applications for purchase of private lands for water 

 access, hunting, fishing, forestry, recreation and other public uses. 



SURVEYS SECTION 



Surveys and descriptions on Crown Lands for parks. Base and Meridian 

 lines, summer resort and recreational purposes, lands for acquisition or disposition. 

 Retracement surveys and restoration of original Crown survey points. 



Inspection, recording and custody of original plans and field notes of Crown 

 and Municipal surveys. 



Map compilation. Authorization of Geographical Names. 



Distribution of maps, publications and copies of survey records. 



Accounts payable, supplies and equipment. 



ENGINEERING SECTION 



Approval of dams. Licences of occupation for dams, flooding and diversions. 

 Water resource management. Issuance and servicing of Water Power Lease Agree- 

 ments. Plans for buildings, renovation of plant and equipment. Engineering con- 

 sultations. Access Roads. 



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