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2006 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 38th Parliament

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HONOURABLE CAROLE TAYLOR

MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 35 – 2006

SUPPLY ACT, 2006-2007

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the main Estimates accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, that provision is required to defray certain expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007;

AND

WHEREAS the budget documents disclose that the most likely forecast of a surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 is $1 450 000 000;

AND

WHEREAS the budget documents include a $850 000 000 forecast allowance to provide for unanticipated fluctuations in revenues and expenses of the government reporting entity that decreases the forecast surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 to $600 000 000;

THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Voted expenses appropriation

1 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $27 730 177 000 as set forth in

Schedule 1, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2006 .

Voted financing transactions appropriation

2 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $1 616 778 000 towards

(

a) the disbursements for prepaid capital advances referred to in

Schedule C of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session,

(

b) capital expenditures referred to in

Schedule D of those main Estimates, and

(

c) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in

Schedule E of those main Estimates,

as set forth in

Schedule 2, towards defraying the charges and expenditures of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under

section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2006 .

Commencement

3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Schedule 1

2006/2007

Schedule of Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote

Number

Ministry/Office or Minister/Program

Legislation

50 589 000

Auditor General

8 565 000

Conflict of Interest Commissioner

322 000

Elections BC

9 485 000

Information and Privacy Commissioner

2 503 000

Merit Commissioner

783 000

Ombudsman

3 736 000

Police Complaint Commissioner

1 434 000

Office of the Premier

12 482 000

Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations

28 778 000

Ministry of Advanced Education – Ministry Operations

1 981 707 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Ministry Operations

84 868 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Agricultural Land Commission

2 108 000

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Integrated Land Management Bureau

58 984 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations

377 024 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary

60 722 000

Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act

27 500 000

Ministry of Attorney General – British Columbia Utilities Commission

1 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations

1 234 026 000

Ministry of Children and Family Development – Community Living Services

602 269 000

Ministry of Community Services – Ministry Operations

236 621 000

Minister of Community Services – BC Public Service Agency

25 518 000

Ministry of Economic Development – Ministry Operations

309 328 000

Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations

5 195 667 000

Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance – Ministry Operations

1 369 415 000

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Ministry Operations

43 674 000

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Contracts and Funding Arrangements

33 560 000

Ministry of Environment – Ministry Operations

152 559 000

Ministry of Environment – Environmental Assessment Office

5 575 000

Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations

48 888 000

Ministry of Finance – Public Affairs Bureau

34 724 000

Ministry of Forests and Range – Ministry Operations

473 203 000

Ministry of Forests and Range – Direct Fire

55 511 000

Ministry of Forests and Range – Housing and Homelessness

209 702 000

Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations

11 767 963 000

Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations

205 765 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations

523 967 000

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Emergency Program Act

15 634 000

Ministry of Small Business and Revenue – Ministry Operations

45 200 000

Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts – Ministry Operations

200 695 000

Ministry of Transportation – Ministry Operations

839 458 000

Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt

617 800 000

Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs

740 000 000

Minister of Finance – BC Family Bonus

23 000 000

Attorney General – Electoral Boundaries Commission

3 264 000

Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds

1 000

Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts

1 000

Minister of Environment; Minister of Forests and Range – Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission

1 961 000

Minister of Forests and Range – Forest Practices Board

3 637 000

TOTAL

27 730 177 000

Schedule 2

2006/2007

Schedule of Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 and the purposes for which they are granted

Schedule C - Prepaid Capital Advances

791 322 000

Schedule D - Capital Expenditures

459 507 000

Schedule E - Loans, Investments and Other Requirements

365 949 000

TOTAL

1 616 778 000

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