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Whereas amendments to the Agricultural Land Commission Act and Agricultural Land Reserve Regulation were amended such that the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) is no longer accepting Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Exclusion Applications from private property owners; and

Whereas ALR Exclusion Applications are now only accepted from local governments (or First Nation or other prescribed bodies); and

Whereas under the new legislative scheme, the responsibility for submitting ALR Exclusion Applications – including all application requirements such as public hearings, advertising, signage, and review of technical reports – falls to local governments; and

Whereas responsibility for ALR Exclusion Applications require considerable administration, staff time, and financial resources; and

Whereas ALR Exclusion Applications solely benefit private property owners; 

Therefore be it resolved that NCLGA petition the ALC to rightfully reinstate responsibility for ALR Exclusion Applications back on private property owners.