SECOND REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ESTIMATES Third Session Fifty-seventh Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick June 4, 2013 MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE Mr. Tait, Chair Mr. Wetmore, Vice-Chair Mr. Savoie Mr. Davis Ms. Wilson Mr. Malloch Mr. Bertrand LeBlanc Mr. D. Landry Mr. Doucet

June 4, 2013 To The Honourable The Legislative Assembly of The Province of New Brunswick Mr. Speaker: Your Standing Committee on Estimates begs leave to submit this their Second Report. Your Committee met in the Legislative Assembly Chamber on May 28, 29, and 31, 2013, to consider the estimates referred to your Committee by resolution of the House adopted April 4, 2013. Your Committee wishes to report that they have made certain progress therein and have passed several items. Your Committee recommends that the estimates passed by the Committee and outlined in this report be concurred in by the House.

Your Committee wishes to further report that the time allocated to the Committee for the consideration of estimates has expired. Pursuant to the resolution of the House adopted April 4, 2013, the estimates referred to your Committee are referred back to the Committee of Supply for its consideration. Glen Tait, MLA Chair

The following are the items that were passed by the Committee: MAIN ESTIMATES, 2013-2014 ORDINARY ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $100,570,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Administration ................................................................................. 2,272,000 Business and Trade Development ................................................... 6,061,000 Local Development ......................................................................... 10,000,000 Strategic Assistance ........................................................................ 9,900,000 Regional Development Corporation ............................................... 73,140,000 Less amounts authorized by law ................................................... 53,000 Less designated revenue ............................................................... 750,000 Voted ............................................................................................... 100,570,000 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OFFICE Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $16,975,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Executive Council Secretariat ........................................................ 3,276,000 Strategic Communications ............................................................. 1,257,000 Office of the Lieutenant-Governor.................................................. 336,000 Women’s Issues Branch.................................................................. 3,074,000 Office of the Chief Information Officer ......................................... 5,786,000 Intergovernmental Affairs .............................................................. 3,246,000 Voted ............................................................................................... 16,975,000 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OFFICE Voted, Supply in the following amount to defray the expenses of the following program allocation for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat ......................................................... 1,395,000 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $18,896,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Financial Resource Management ................................................... 15,810,000 Office of the Comptroller .............................................................. 3,139,000 Less amounts authorized by law ................................................. 53,000 Voted .............................................................................................. 18,896,000 2

INVEST NEW BRUNSWICK Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $14,638,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Invest NB .......................................................................................... 4,913,000 Strategic Assistance .......................................................................... 9,725,000 Voted ................................................................................................. 14,638,000 OFFICE OF THE PREMIER Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $1,573,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocation for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Administration................................................................................... 1,652,000 Less amounts authorized by law ..................................................... 79,000 Voted ................................................................................................. 1,573,000 SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC DEBT Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $8,657,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocation for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Service of the Public Debt ............................................................... 664,000,000 Less amounts authorized by law .................................................... 655,343,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 8,657,000 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $248,541,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Administration ................................................................................. 15,804,000 Policy, Planning and Strategic Development ................................... 2,163,000 Maintenance ..................................................................................... 53,005,000 Winter Maintenance ......................................................................... 57,590,000 Bridge and Highway Construction ................................................... 1,214,000 Buildings Group ............................................................................... 118,532,000 New Brunswick Highway Corporation ............................................ 23,988,000 Less amounts authorized by law .................................................... 23,715,000 Less designated revenue ............................................................... 40,000 Voted ................................................................................................. 248,541,000 GENERAL GOVERNMENT Voted, Supply in the following amounts to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Commissions Paid to Collectors of Pari-Mutuel Taxes .................... 560,000 Consolidated Entities ......................................................................... 233,195,000 Less amounts authorized by law ..................................................... 233,195,000 3

Voted .................................................................................................. 0 Council of Atlantic Premiers............................................................... 642,000 Intergovernmental Conferences .......................................................... 23,000 Legislated Pension Plans, Benefit Accruals, Subsidies, and Supplementary Allowances ......................................................... 394,611,000 Less amounts authorized by law ..................................................... 152,000 Voted ................................................................................................. 394,459,000 Premier’s Council on the Status of Disabled Persons ....................... 284,000 Provision for Losses .......................................................................... 25,100,000 Revenue Sharing Agreements with First Nations ............................. 31,900,000 Supplementary Funding Provision .................................................... 94,671,000 CAPITAL ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $4,000,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocation for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Regional Development Corporation: Economic Development and Innovation ........................................... 4,000,000 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $357,168,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Permanent Bridges ........................................................................ 41,950,000 Permanent Highways ..................................................................... 107,997,000 Rural Road Infrastructure ............................................................. 43,500,000 Canada - New Brunswick National Highway System Program ............................................................................ 61,085,000 Public Works and Infrastructure ................................................... 157,520,000 Vehicle Management Agency ....................................................... 10,000,000 Less amounts authorized by law ................................................. 64,884,000 Voted .............................................................................................. 357,168,000 LOANS AND ADVANCES DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $65,000,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocations for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Financial Assistance to Industry ..................................................... 60,000,000 Regional Development Corporation: Financial assistance under the Northern New Brunswick Economic Development and Innovation Fund Loan 4

Program ........................................................................................... 4,000,000 Financial assistance under the Miramichi Regional Economic Development and Innovation Fund Loan Program ........................................................................................... 1,000,000 Voted ................................................................................................ 65,000,000 INVEST NEW BRUNSWICK Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $30,000,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocation for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Financial Assistance to Industry ........................................................ 30,000,000 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE Resolved, That there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $13,600,000 to defray the expenses of the following program allocation for the fiscal year ending the 31st of March, 2014: Loans and Advances Program ......................................................... 13,600,000 WORKING CAPITAL – MAXIMUM BALANCES 2013 - 2014 Voted WORKING CAPITAL ADVANCES General Government .......................................................................... 100,000 Transportation and Infrastructure ....................................................... 3,000,000 PETTY CASH ADVANCES Transportation and Infrastructure ....................................................... 23,000 Other (small advances) ....................................................................... 40,000 INVENTORIES Transportation and Infrastructure ....................................................... 23,000,000 5