Funding Support for Infrastructure Upgrades Required Due to Bill 44

Whereas in the fall of 2023, the BC government passed Bill 44: Housing Statutes Residential Development Amendment Act, 2023, which amends the Local Government Act to support the supply of significantly more homes, faster, in British Columbia; And whereas the provincial requirement to allow small-scale, multi-unit housing has a significant impact on existing municipal and regional district infrastructure: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the government of British Columbia to provide consistent funding to municipalities and regional districts to manage the infrastructure costs resulting from increased densification under Bill 44.