1996 Legislative Session: 1st Session, 36th Parliament
THIRD READING


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Certified correct as passed Third Reading on the 27th day of June, 1996
Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk


MINISTER OF FINANCE AND
CORPORATE RELATIONS

BILL 5 -- 1996
SUPPLY ACT (No. 1), 1996

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the Estimates accompanying the Message that provision is required to defray certain expenses of the public service of the Province, and for other purposes connected with the public service, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997;

AND WHEREAS, in accordance with the Financial Administration Act, expenditures by Special Warrants of $179 500 000 in respect of the fiscal year ending March 31, 1996, and of $5 615 706 000 in respect of the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, have been submitted to the Legislature in Schedules 1 and 2 of this Act;

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Voted expenditures appropriation

1 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $8 billion, 439 million towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, and being substantially 5/12 of the total amount of the votes of the main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session.

Voted financing transactions appropriation

2 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $875 621 000 for recoverable disbursements referred to in Schedule C of the main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997.

Working capital account appropriation

3 From and out of the consolidated revenue fund there may be paid and applied in the manner and at the times the government may determine the sum of $22 million to the Purchasing Commission Working Capital Account established under section 23.1 of the Purchasing Commission Act, being the amount shown for this purpose in the main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session.

Sums include special warrant amounts

4 The sums referred to in sections 1, 2 and 3 include respectively $5 446 705 000, $147 001 000 and $22 000 000 authorized by the special warrant listed in Schedule 2.

SCHEDULE 1

(Financial Administration Act, s. 21 (5))
1995-96 Special Warrants

Ministry and Description No. of
Warrant
Date
Effective
$ Amount
of Warrant

HEALTH
To supplement Vote 43, Ministry Operations, to provide funding for
the Medical Services Plan for higher fee-for-service and alternative
payments to physicians, Corporate Programs for Pharmacare, emergency
health care service, debt servicing, and Regional Programs for hospitals
and community support services.

1 March 12/96 81 000 000

SOCIAL SERVICES
To supplement Vote 54, Ministry Operations, to provide funding for
Services for Families and Children, Child in Care Services, and Income
Support Programs for Income Assistance

2 March 12/96 98 500 000

SCHEDULE 2

(Financial Administration Act, s. 21 (5))
1996-97 Special Warrants

Ministry and Description No. 1
Date
Effective
April 1/96
No. 2
Date
Effective
April 30/96
Total
Office of the Auditor General
-- budgetary transactions
$643 000 $1 286 000 $1 929 000
Office of the Child, Youth and Family Advocate
-- budgetary transactions
75 000 180 000 255 000
Elections B.C. Office
-- budgetary transactions
305 000 800 000 1 105 000
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
-- budgetary transactions
218 000 436 000 654 000
Ombudsman
-- budgetary transactions
430 000 1 125 000 1 555 000
Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office
-- budgetary transactions
217 000 432 000 649 000
Aboriginal Affairs
-- budgetary transactions
3 580 000 4 783 000 8 363 000
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
-- budgetary transactions
4 955 000 9 910 000 14 865 000
Attorney General and Ministry Responsible
for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration
-- budgetary transactions
89 200 000 166 469 000 255 669 000
-- financing transactions 75 000 150 000 225 000
Education, Skills and Training
-- budgetary transactions
526 230 000 1 049 094 000 1 575 324 000
Employment and Investment
-- budgetary transactions
16 470 000 26 400 000 42 870 000
-- financing transactions 61 000 000   61 000 000
Environment, Lands and Parks
-- budgetary transactions
30 000 000 65 200 000 95 200 000
-- financing transactions   800 000 800 000
Finance and Corporate Relations
-- budgetary transactions
62 111 000 125 314 000 187 425 000
-- financing transactions 11 300 000 27 800 000 39 100 000
-- Working Capital Account   22 000 000 22 000 000
Forests
-- budgetary transactions
63 375 000 126 828 000 190 203 000
Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors and Intergovernmental Relations
-- budgetary transactions
570 000 000 1 173 000 000 1 743 000 000
Labour
-- budgetary transactions
29 390 000 60 146 000 89 536 000
Municipal Affairs and Housing
-- budgetary transactions
46 446 000 91 900 000 138 346 000
Small Business, Tourism and Culture
-- budgetary transactions
22 000 000 33 587 000 55 587 000
Social Services
-- budgetary transactions
234 308 000 468 616 000 702 924 000
-- financing transactions 292 000 584 000 876 000
Transportation and Highways
-- budgetary transactions
92 903 000 183 843 000 276 746 000
-- financing transactions 45 000 000   45 000 000
Women's Equality
-- budgetary transactions
25 000 000 39 500 000 64 500 000
TOTAL $1 935 523 000 $3 680 183 000 $5 615 706 000
Total budgetary transactions $1 817 856 000 $3 628 849 000 $5 446 705 000
Total financing transactions 117 667 000 29 334 000 147 001 000
Total Working Capital Account 22 000 000 22 000 000
TOTAL $1 935 523 000 $3 680 183 000 $5 615 706 000

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