2012 Bill 7 Fifth Session, 27th Legislature, 61 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 7 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2012 THE PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD AND ENTERPRISE First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 7 BILL 7 2012 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2012 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 1 2 ) MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Messages from His Honour Donald S. Ethell, 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, 2013 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: Expense and capital investment 1 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $135 541 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly classed as expense and capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule.

Expense 2 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $35 838 128 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule. Capital investment 3 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 959 289 000 towards defraying the several charges and

2 expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule. Non-budgetary disbursements 4 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $334 021 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as non-budgetary disbursements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule. Lottery Fund transfer 5(1) From the Lottery Fund, the sum of $1 338 405 000 may be transferred to the General Revenue Fund as Lottery Fund transfer for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule.

(2) The net balance of the Lottery Fund at the end of the 2012-13 fiscal year shall be transferred into the General Revenue Fund. Transfers 6(1) A Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, transfer an amount (

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

b) from the Expense vote admi nistered by that Minister to 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, for the purpose described in subsection (4), transfer an amount, not to exceed $28 500 000, from the Expense vote administered by that Minister (

a) to the Expense vote administered by any other Minister, or (

b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any Minister.

(4) An amount transferred under subsection (3) shall be used only for an emergent capital purpose as identified by the Minister of Infrastructure and as approved by Treasury Board.

(5) The Minister of Transportation may, for the purpose described in subsection (6), transfer an amount, not to exceed $58 000 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister

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a) to the Expense vote administered by any Minister, or (

b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any other Minister.

(6) An amount transferred under subsection (5) shall be used only for an emergent capital purpose, as identified by the Minister of Transportation and as approved by Treasury Board.

(7) The President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise may, for the purpose described in subsection (8), transfer an amount, not to exceed $1 600 000, from the Expense vote administered by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise (

a) to the Expense vote administered by any other Minister, or (

b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any Minister.

(8) An amount transferred under subsection (7) shall be used only for capital project preliminary design, capital planning or other planning, as identified by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise and as approved by Treasury Board.

(9) The President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise may, for the purpose described in subsection (10), transfer an amount, not to exceed $100 000 000, from the Expense vote administered by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise (

a) to the Expense vote administered by any other Minister, or (

b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any Minister.

(10) An amount transferred under subsection (9) shall be used only for major emergent capital purposes as identified by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise and as approved by Treasury Board. 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 Expense and Capital Investment $ 65 414 000 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL Expense and Capital Investment $ 25 650 000 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN Expense and Capital Investment $ 3 011 000 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Expense and Capital Investment $ 23 200 000 OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER Expense and Capital Investment $ 940 000 OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER Expense and Capital Investment $ 6 288 000 OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE Expense and Capital Investment $ 11 038 000 Amount of Expense and Capital Investment to be voted under

section 1 $ 135 541 000 GOVERNMENT ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY E x p e n s e Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 2 785 851 000 4 647 000 274 000 000 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT E x p e n s e Capital Investment $ 626 384 000 2 196 000

5 CULTURE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES E x p e n s e Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 210 492 000 2 500 000 2 820 000 EDUCATION E x p e n s e Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 4 429 269 000 4 395 000 9 834 000 ENERGY Expense Capital Investment $ 214 104 000 6 315 000 ENVIRONMENT AND WATER E x p e n s e Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 222 187 000 9 375 000 100 000 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL E x p e n s e $ 31 461 000 FINANCE Expense Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements Lottery Fund Transfer $ 119 468 000 2 512 000 25 698 000 1 338 405 000 HEALTH AND WELLNESS Expense Capital Investment $ 15 894 912 000 77 226 000 HUMAN SERVICES E x p e n s e Capital Investment $ 2 542 180 000 5 698 000

6 INFRASTRUCTURE Expense Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 1 230 571 000 388 867 000 193 000 INTERGOVERNMENTAL, INTERNATIONAL AND ABORIGINAL RELATIONS Expense Capital Investment $ 190 554 000 50 000 JUSTICE Expense Capital Investment $ 498 252 000 6 835 000 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Expense Capital Investment $ 1 265 067 000 5 190 000 SENIORS Expense Capital Investment $ 2 457 348 000 160 000 SERVICE ALBERTA Expense Capital Investment $ 314 573 000 53 073 000 SOLICITOR GENERAL AND PUBLIC SECURITY Expense Capital Investment $ 725 882 000 106 612 000 SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Expense Capital Investment $ 261 428 000 22 747 000

7 TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION Expense Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 158 214 000 13 582 000 400 000 TRANSPORTATION Expense Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 1 495 560 000 1 246 818 000 20 976 000 TREASURY BOARD AND ENTERPRISE Expense Capital Investment $ 164 371 000 491 000 Amount of Expense to be voted under

section 2 $ 35 838 128 000 Amount of Capital Investment to be voted under

section 3 $ 1 959 289 000 Amount of Non-Budgetary Disbursements to be voted under

section 4 $ 334 021 000 Amount of Lottery Fund Transfer to be voted under

section 5 $ 1 338 405 000

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