APPROPRIATION ACT, 2012 APPROPRIATION ACT, 2012
Chapter 2
(Assented to March 21, 2012)
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:
Preamble
WHEREAS it appears by Messages from His Honour Donald S. Ethell, 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, 2013 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 capital investment
1 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $135 541 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly classed as expense and capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule.
Expense
2 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $35 838 128 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule.
Capital investment
3 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 959 289 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule.
Non‑budgetary disbursements
4 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $334 021 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as non‑budgetary disbursements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule.
Lottery Fund transfer
5(1) From the Lottery Fund, the sum of $1 338 405 000 may be transferred to the General Revenue Fund as Lottery Fund transfer for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as shown in the Schedule.
(2) The net balance of the Lottery Fund at the end of the 2012‑13 fiscal year shall be transferred into the General Revenue Fund.
Transfers
6(1) A Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, transfer an amount
(a) from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to the Expense vote administered by that Minister, or
(b) from the Expense vote administered by that Minister to 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, for the purpose described in subsection (4), transfer an amount, not to exceed $28 500 000, from the Expense vote administered by that Minister
(a) to the Expense vote administered by any other Minister, or
(b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any Minister.
(4) An amount transferred under subsection (3) shall be used only for an emergent capital purpose as identified by the Minister of Infrastructure and as approved by Treasury Board.
(5) The Minister of Transportation may, for the purpose described in subsection (6), transfer an amount, not to exceed $58 000 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister
(a) to the Expense vote administered by any Minister, or
(b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any other Minister.
(6) An amount transferred under subsection (5) shall be used only for an emergent capital purpose, as identified by the Minister of Transportation and as approved by Treasury Board.
(7) The President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise may, for the purpose described in subsection (8), transfer an amount, not to exceed $1 600 000, from the Expense vote administered by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise
(a) to the Expense vote administered by any other Minister, or
(b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any Minister.
(8) An amount transferred under subsection (7) shall be used only for capital project preliminary design, capital planning or other planning, as identified by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise and as approved by Treasury Board.
(9) The President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise may, for the purpose described in subsection (10), transfer an amount, not to exceed $100 000 000, from the Expense vote administered by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise
(a) to the Expense vote administered by any other Minister, or
(b) to the Capital Investment vote administered by any Minister.
(10) An amount transferred under subsection (9) shall be used only for major emergent capital purposes as identified by the President of the Treasury Board and Enterprise and as approved by Treasury Board.
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 Expense and Capital Investment $ 65 414 000
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL Expense and Capital Investment $ 25 650 000
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN Expense and Capital Investment $ 3 011 000
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER Expense and Capital Investment $ 23 200 000
OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER Expense and Capital Investment $ 940 000
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER Expense and Capital Investment $ 6 288 000
OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE Expense and Capital Investment $ 11 038 000 Amount of Expense and Capital Investment to be voted under section 1 $ 135 541 000
GOVERNMENT
ADVANCED EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements $ 2 785 851 000 4 647 000 274 000 000
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Expense Capital Investment $ 626 384 000 2 196 000
CULTURE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements $ 210 492 000 2 500 000 2 820 000
EDUCATION Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements $ 4 429 269 000 4 395 000 9 834 000
ENERGY Expense Capital Investment $ 214 104 000 6 315 000
ENVIRONMENT AND WATER Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements $ 222 187 000 9 375 000 100 000
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Expense $ 31 461 000
FINANCE Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements Lottery Fund Transfer $ 119 468 000 2 512 000 25 698 000 1 338 405 000
HEALTH AND WELLNESS Expense Capital Investment $ 15 894 912 000 77 226 000
HUMAN SERVICES Expense Capital Investment $ 2 542 180 000 5 698 000
INFRASTRUCTURE Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements $ 1 230 571 000 388 867 000 193 000
INTERGOVERNMENTAL, INTERNATIONAL AND ABORIGINAL RELATIONS Expense Capital Investment $ 190 554 000 50 000
JUSTICE Expense Capital Investment $ 498 252 000 6 835 000
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Expense Capital Investment $ 1 265 067 000 5 190 000
SENIORS Expense Capital Investment $ 2 457 348 000 160 000
SERVICE ALBERTA Expense Capital Investment $ 314 573 000 53 073 000
SOLICITOR GENERAL AND PUBLIC SECURITY Expense Capital Investment $ 725 882 000 106 612 000
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Expense Capital Investment $ 261 428 000 22 747 000
TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements $ 158 214 000 13 582 000 400 000
TRANSPORTATION Expense Capital Investment Non‑Budgetary Disbursements $ 1 495 560 000 1 246 818 000 20 976 000
TREASURY BOARD AND ENTERPRISE Expense Capital Investment $ 164 371 000 491 000 Amount of Expense to be voted under section 2 $ 35 838 128 000 Amount of Capital Investment to be voted under section 3 $ 1 959 289 000 Amount of Non‑Budgetary Disbursements to be voted under section 4 $ 334 021 000 Amount of Lottery Fund Transfer to be voted under section 5 $ 1 338 405 000
