WHEREAS the Navigable Waters Act (NWA) was passed into law more than 120 years ago when one of the main modes of transportation across Canada was by water;

WHEREAS the cost and efficiency of building modern roads and bridges is being severely affected by the NWA; and

WHEREAS the NWA which was originally enacted to facilitate efficient movement of goods and people has now become an impediment to the process;

BE IT RESOLVED that the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities request a formal review of the Navigable Waters Act to begin the process of amending the legislation to make the Act more relevant to the present time; and