APPROPRIATION ACT, 2000

Chapter 4

(Assented to May 5, 2000) 

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Messages from Her Honour Lois E. Hole, 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, 2001 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:

Operating expense and capital investment

1(1)  From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $56 621 702 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly classed as operating expense or operating expense and capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $13 953 000 voted by section 1(1) of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2000.

(2)  From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $14 867 759 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as operating expense or operating expense and capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $2 750 403 000 voted by section 1(2) of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2000.

Non-budgetary disbursements

2   From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $164 991 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as non‑budgetary disbursements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $28 049 000 voted by section 2 of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2000.

Lottery Fund payments

3(1)  Subject to subsection (2), there may be paid and applied from the Lottery Fund a sum of $837 500 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as Lottery Fund payments for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, as shown in the Schedule, including the amount of $158 000 000 voted by section 3 of the Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2000.

(2)  The amount to be paid and applied from the Lottery Fund for Debt Repayment / Contingency Reserve identified in the Lottery Fund Estimates shall be increased so that the net revenue of the Lottery Fund at the end of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001 is nil.

Accountability

4   The due application of all money expended under this Act shall be accounted for.

Schedule  

Votes

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

	SUPPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Operating Expense	$	26 727 215
	OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	14 638 551
	OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN Operating Expense	$	1 644 100
	OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Operating Expense	$	10 678 270
	OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER Operating Expense	$	215 030
	OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER Operating Expense	$	2 718 536
Amount of  Operating Expense and Operating Expense and Capital Investment to be voted under section 1(1)		$	56 621 702

GOVERNMENT

	AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	449 553 000
	CHILDREN’S SERVICES Operating Expense	$	535 540 000
	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	334 491 000
	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Operating Expense	$	51 236 000
	ENVIRONMENT Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	332 506 000
	EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Operating Expense	$	15 298 000
	Non‑Budgetary Disbursements		250 000
	GAMING Operating Expense Lottery Fund Payments	$	183 191 000 837 500 000
	GOVERNMENT SERVICES Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	49 810 000
	HEALTH AND WELLNESS Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	5 623 442 000
	HUMAN RESOURCES AND EMPLOYMENT Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	1 034 970 000
	INFRASTRUCTURE Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	2 152 558 000
	INNOVATION AND SCIENCE Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	184 867 000
	INTERNATIONAL AND INTER-GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Operating Expense	$	24 221 000
	JUSTICE Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	419 916 000
	LEARNING Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	3 105 403 000
	Non‑Budgetary Disbursements		65 800 000
	MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	142 890 000
	RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	88 429 000
	TREASURY Operating Expense and Capital Investment	$	139 438 000
	Non‑Budgetary Disbursements		98 941 000
Amount of Operating Expense and Operating Expense and Capital Investment to be voted under section 1(2)		$	14 867 759 000
Amount of Non‑Budgetary Disbursements to be voted under section 2		$	164 991 000
Amount of Lottery Fund payments to be voted under section 3		$	837 500 000