Bill 60 (Legislature 30, Session 2)

L30 S2 11904

Alberta — Bills

2021 Bill 60 Second Session, 30th Legislature, 70 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEM BLY OF ALBERTA BILL 60 APPROPRIA TION ACT, 2021 THE PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD AND MINISTER OF FINANCE First R eading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 60 BILL 60 2021 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2021 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 2 1 ) MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Messages from Her Honour Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta, and the Estimates accompanying the Messages, that the sums hereinafter mentioned are required to defray certain charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly and the Public Service of Alberta not otherwise provided for during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 and for other purposes relating thereto: MAY IT THEREFORE PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY that it be enacted and

be it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, as follows: Legislative Assembly 1 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $131 107 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule.

Expense 2 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $44 791 584 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule. Capital Investment 3 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $3 822 000 000 towards defraying the several charges and

2 expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule. Financial Transactions 4 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 117 373 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as financial transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule. Contingencies 5 Subject to

section 24.1 of the Financial Administration Act, from the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $2 500 000 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as contingencies for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule. Transfers 6(1) A Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, transfer an amount (

a) from the Expense vote administered by that Minister to either the Capital Investment vote or the Financial Transactions vote administered by that Minister, (

b) from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to either the Expense vote or the Financial Transactions vote administered by that Minister, or (

c) from the Financial Transac tions vote administered by that Minister to either the Expense vote or the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister.

(2) No vote administered by a Minister may be increased under subsection (1) by more than $5 000 000.

(3) The Minister of Infrastructure may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, for the purpose described in subsection (4), transfer an amount, not to exceed $1 546 028 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to the Expense vote administered by that Minister.

(4) An amount transferred under subsection (3) shall be used only for grant funding to support the construction or acquisition of schools or health facilities.

(5) The Minister of Service Alberta may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, for the purpose described in subsection (6), transfer an amount, not to exceed $25 000 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to the Expense vote administered by that Minister.

(6) An amount transferred under subsection (5) shall be used to pay for information management technology services involving access to third party software, hardware or automation, such as cloud-based services or software as a service. Accountability 7 The due application of all money expended under this Act shall be accounted for.

Schedule Votes LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY $ 65 915 000 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL $ 26 250 000 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN $ 3 847 000 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER $ 11 213 000 OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER $ 932 000 OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER $ 6 998 000 OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE $ 14 922 000 OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COMMISSIONER $ 1 030 000 Amount to be voted under

section 1 $ 131 107 000 GOVERNMENT ADVANCED EDUCATION E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 2 607 219 000 25 000 731 100 000 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 627 227 000 13 262 000 1 310 000 CHILDREN’S SERVICES E x p e n s e Capital Investmen t $ 1 384 557 000 350 000 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES E x p e n s e Capital Investmen t $ 3 912 305 000 547 000

5 CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 225 808 000 2 331 000 1 995 000 EDUCATION E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 4 906 896 000 1 433 000 17 297 000 ENERGY E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 1 622 956 000 500 000 96 970 000 ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS Expense C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 556 295 000 119 764 000 4 019 000 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 18 255 000 25 000 HEALTH E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 21 755 542 000 28 230 000 70 676 000 INDIGENOUS RELATIONS E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 214 671 000 25 000 INFRASTRUCTURE E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 446 767 000 1 993 913 000 21 137 000 JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 380 010 000 1 825 000 25 000 000

6 JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 1 275 644 000 18 258 000 LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 331 588 000 1 102 000 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 1 703 019 000 9 188 000 7 990 000 SENIORS AND HOUSING E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 670 526 000 25 000 19 700 000 SERVICE ALBERTA E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 529 051 000 97 327 000 5 500 000 TRANSPORTATION E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 1 412 152 000 1 533 845 000 114 679 000 TREASURY BOARD AND FINANCE E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t C o n t i n g e n c i e s $ 211 096 000 25 000 2 500 000 000 Expense amounts to be voted under

section 2 $ 44 791 584 000 Capital Investment amounts to be voted under

section 3 $ 3 822 000 000 Financial Transactions amounts to be voted under

section 4 $ 1 117 373 000 Contingencies amount to be voted under

section 5 $ 2 500 000 000

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L30 S2 11904
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L30 S2 11904
Language	en
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