2009 Bill 47 Second Session, 27th Legislature, 58 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 47 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2009 THE PRESIDENT OF THE TREASURY BOARD First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1 Bill 47 BILL 47 2009 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2009 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 0 9 ) MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Messages from the Administrator 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, 2010 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 equipment/inventory purchases 1(1) From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $96 265 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly classed as expense and equipment/inventory purchases for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $40 900 000 voted by

section 1(1) of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009.

(2) From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $32 664 629 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense and equipment/inventory purchases for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of

2 $8 972 500 000 voted by

section 1(2) of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009. Capital investment 2 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $2 255 702 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $581 100 000 voted by

section 2 of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009. Non-budgetary disbursements 3 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $194 665 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as non-budgetary disbursements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $48 900 000 voted by

section 3 of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009. Lottery Fund payments 4(1) From the Lottery Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 497 927 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as Lottery Fund payments for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $409 400 000 voted by

section 4 of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009.

(2) The net balance of the Lottery Fund at the end of the 2009-10 fiscal year shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund. Transfers 5(1) The Minister of Infrastructure may, for the purpose described in subsection (6), transfer an amount, not to exceed $30 000 000, from the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by that Minister (

a) to the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by any other Minister, or (

b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any other Minister, or (

c) to the Capital Investment vote administered by the Minister of Infrastructure.

(2) The Minister of Transportation may, for the purpose described in subsection (7), transfer an amount, not to exceed $5 431 000, from the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by that Minister (

a) to the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by any other Minister, or (

b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by the Minister of Transportation.

(3) The Minister of Transportation may, for the purpose described in subsection (7), transfer an amount, not to exceed $40 000 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister (

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

b) to the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by the Minister of Transportation.

(4) The President of the Treasury Board may, for the purpose described in subsection (8), transfer an amount, not to exceed $17 931 000, from the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by the President of the Treasury Board (

a) to the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by any other Minister, or (

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

(5) The President of the Treasury Board may, for the purpose described in subsection (9), transfer an amount, not to exceed $175 000 000, from the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by the President of the Treasury Board to the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by any other Minister.

(6) An amount transferred under subsection (1) shall be used only for an emerging capital expense or capital investment, as identified by the Minister of Infrastructure and as approved by Treasury Board.

(7) An amount transferred under subsection (2) or subsection (3) shall be used only for an emerging capital expense or capital investment, as identified by the Minister of Transportation and as approved by Treasury Board.

(8) An amount transferred under subsection (4) shall be used only for capital project preliminary design, capital planning or other

4 planning, as identified by the President of the Treasury Board and as approved by Treasury Board.

(9) An amount transferred under subsection (5) shall be used only for the provincial contribution towards economic stimulus capital projects, as identified by the President of the Treasury Board and as approved by Treasury Board. Accountability 6 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 Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 58 450 000 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 23 221 000 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 2 911 000 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 4 951 000 OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 991 000 OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 5 741 000 Amount of Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases to be voted under

section 1(1) $ 96 265 000 GOVERNMENT ABORIGINAL RELATIONS Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 149 966 000 ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 2 977 132 000 139 300 000

6 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 622 857 000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 1 136 277 000 CULTURE AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 292 762 000 2 685 000 EDUCATION Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 4 298 126 000 1 000 000 EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 1 015 356 000 ENERGY Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 252 614 000 ENVIRONMENT Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 251 747 000 1 100 000 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 35 880 000 FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 479 289 000 43 660 000 HEALTH AND WELLNESS Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Capital Investment $ 12 962 471 000 19 200 000

7 HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 532 027 000 INFRASTRUCTURE Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Capital Investment $ 585 195 000 588 929 000 INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 26 347 000 JUSTICE Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 461 653 000 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 593 970 000 SENIORS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 1 971 785 000 SERVICE ALBERTA Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Capital Investment $ 366 018 000 92 500 000 SOLICITOR GENERAL AND PUBLIC SECURITY Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Capital Investment Lottery Fund Payments $ 601 316 000 35 061 000 1 497 927 000 SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Capital Investment $ 335 893 000 20 450 000

8 TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 190 761 000 17 284 000 375 000 TRANSPORTATION Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases Capital Investment Non-Budgetary Disbursements $ 2 282 706 000 1 482 278 000 6 545 000 TREASURY BOARD Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases $ 242 481 000 Amount of Expense or Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases to be voted under

section 1(2) $ 32 664 629 000 Amount of Capital Investment to be voted under

section 2 $ 2 255 702 000 Amount of Non-Budgetary Disbursements to be voted under

section 3 $ 194 665 000 Amount of Lottery Fund Payments to be voted under

section 4 $ 1 497 927 000

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