Bill 11 (Legislature 30, Session 4)

L30 S4 12001

Alberta — Bills

2023 Bill 11 Fourth Session, 30th Legislature, 1 Charles III THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 11 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2023 THE PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD AND MINISTER OF FINANCE First Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Committee of the Whole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Third Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royal Assent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Bill 11 BILL 11 2023 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2023 ( A s s e n t e d t o , 2 0 2 3 ) 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, 2024 and for other purposes relating thereto: MAY IT THEREFORE PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY that it be enacted and

be it enacted by the King’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 $180 409 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, as shown in the Schedule.

Expense 2 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $50 285 494 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, as shown in the Schedule. Capital Investment 3 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $3 913 252 000 towards defraying the several charges and

2 expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, as shown in the Schedule. Financial Transactions 4 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 460 140 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as financial transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, 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 $1 500 000 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as contingencies for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, 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 $1 272 952 000, 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 Technology and Innovation 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.

(7) The Minister of Infrastructure may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, for the purpose described in subsection (8), transfer an amount, not to exceed $25 000 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to the Financial Transactions vote administered by that Minister.

(8) An amount transferred under subsection (7) shall be used to pay for the retirement of liabilities for contaminated site reclamation or asset retirement obligations. 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 $ 76 763 000 OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL $ 29 620 000 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN $ 4 480 000 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER $ 42 397 000 OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER $ 1 000 000 OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER $ 8 534 000 OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE $ 16 205 000 OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COMMISSIONER $ 1 410 000 Amount to be voted under

section 1 $ 180 409 000 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 $ 2 416 985 000 25 000 1 060 100 000 AFFORDABILITY AND UTILITIES 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 $ 87 128 000 25 000 96 970 000 AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 679 936 000 7 177 000 CHILDREN’S SERVICES E x p e n s e Capital Investmen t $ 2 319 912 000 10 000 000

5 CULTURE 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 $ 301 380 000 2 331 000 1 710 000 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 $ 5 479 943 000 565 000 18 920 000 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 $ 571 581 000 1 000 000 ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTED AREAS Expense Capital Investment F i n a n c i a l T r a n s a c t i o n s $ 553 936 000 59 396 000 100 000 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 $ 35 245 000 25 000 FORESTRY, PARKS AND TOURISM Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions $ 397 957 000 85 110 000 1 310 000 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 $ 25 037 760 000 28 865 000 88 876 000 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 $ 225 693 000 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 $ 477 704 000 1 692 856 000 28 114 000

6 JOBS, ECONOMY AND NORTHERN 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 $ 249 693 000 1 970 000 JUSTICE E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 648 842 000 17 816 000 MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 275 005 000 25 000 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 $ 993 931 000 600 000 PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES 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 $ 1 107 941 000 6 275 000 4 196 000 SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES 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 $ 5 066 076 000 4 072 000 19 700 000 SERVICE ALBERTA AND RED TAPE REDUCTION 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 $ 143 677 000 45 520 000 5 500 000 SKILLED TRADES AND PROFESSIONS E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 218 811 000 25 000 TECHNOLOGY 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 $ 948 075 000 112 385 000 TRADE, IMMIGRATION AND MULTICULTURALISM E x p e n s e C a p i t a l I n v e s t m e n t $ 85 874 000 25 000

7 TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC CORRIDORS 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 $ 1 722 148 000 1 837 114 000 134 644 000 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 $ 240 261 000 25 000 1 500 000 000 Expense amounts to be voted under

section 2 $ 50 285 494 000 Capital Investment amounts to be voted under

section 3 $ 3 913 252 000 Financial Transactions amounts to be voted under

section 4 $ 1 460 140 000 Contingencies amount to be voted under

section 5 $ 1 500 000 000

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