2022 Bill 7 Third Session, 30th Legislature, 71 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLA TIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 7 APPROP RIATION ACT, 2022 THE PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD AND MINISTER OF FINANCE Firs t Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 7 BILL 7 2022 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2022 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 2 2 ) 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, 2023 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 $173 455 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, as shown in the Schedule.

Expense 2 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $45 023 887 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, as shown in the Schedule. Capital Investment 3 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $3 694 252 000 towards defraying the several charges and

2 expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, as shown in the Schedule. Financial Transactions 4 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 394 701 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as financial transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, 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 $1 750 000 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as contingencies for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, 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 $1 493 882 000, 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 digital strategy initiatives 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 $ 71 858 000 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL $ 27 455 000 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN $ 4 019 000 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER $ 45 224 000 OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER $ 976 000 OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER $ 7 441 000 OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE $ 15 259 000 OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COMMISSIONER $ 1 223 000 Amount to be voted under

section 1 $ 173 455 000 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 $ 2 545 525 000 25 000 980 100 000 AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 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 $ 639 200 000 11 096 000 1 310 000 CHILDREN’S SERVICES E x p e n s e Capital Investmen t $ 2 066 316 000 7 500 000 COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES E x p e n s e Capital Investmen t $ 3 949 317 000 547 000

5 CULTURE 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 $ 260 123 000 2 331 000 2 093 000 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 $ 5 007 471 000 565 000 18 117 000 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 $ 551 832 000 500 000 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 $ 584 695 000 93 891 000 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 $ 18 680 000 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 $ 22 421 131 000 25 276 000 84 976 000 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 $ 181 394 000 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 $ 441 442 000 1 879 397 000 25 473 000 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 $ 468 335 000 2 625 000 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 $ 1 409 975 000 23 207 000 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 $ 325 057 000 1 050 000 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 $ 980 338 000 3 009 000 4 764 000 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 $ 665 285 000 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 $ 675 515 000 95 334 000 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 $ 1 613 985 000 1 547 799 000 126 679 000 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 $ 218 271 000 25 000 1 750 000 000 Expense amounts to be voted under

section 2 $ 45 023 887 000 Capital Investment amounts to be voted under

section 3 $ 3 694 252 000 Financial Transactions amounts to be voted under

section 4 $ 1 394 701 000 Contingencies amount to be voted under

section 5 $ 1 750 000 000

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