BILL 16 -- 1992: SUPPLY ACT (NO. 1), 1992

1992 Legislative Session: 1st Session, 35th Parliament
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MINISTER OF FINANCE AND
CORPORATE RELATIONS

BILL 16 -- 1992

SUPPLY ACT (No. 1), 1992

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, 1993;

AND WHEREAS, in accordance with the Financial Administration Act, expenditures by Special Warrants of $2 989 598 309 in respect of the fiscal year ending March 31, 1992, have been submitted to the Legislature in the Schedule 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 $4 billion, 425 million, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1993, and being substantially 1/4 of the total amount of the votes of the main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1993, 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 $236 300 000 for recoverable disbursements required for the purposes referred to in Schedule C of the main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1993.

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 $28 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, 1993, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session.

SCHEDULE

(Financial Administration Act, s. 21 (5)) 1991-92 Special Warrants

Date of Warrant	No. of Warrant	Ministry and Description	$ Amount Authorized	$ Amount of Warrant
Sept. 19/91	2	Expenditures authorized to be made for the continuation of ongoing budgetary programs
		Office of the Auditor General	940 000
		Office of the Ombudsman	434 000
		Office of the Premier	475 000
		Advanced Education, Training and Technology	150 048 000
		Agriculture and Fisheries	12 919 000
		Attorney General	42 000 000
		Development, Trade and Tourism	25 982 000
		Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources	7 490 000
		Environment	18 000 000
		Finance and Corporate Relations	11 360 000
		Forests	67 511 000
		Labour and Consumer Services	14 700 000
		Lands and Parks	9 868 000
		Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture	54 565 000
		Native Affairs	1 613 000
		Provincial Secretary	3 750 000
		Solicitor General	57 500 000
		Transportation and Highways	195 000 000
		Women's Programs and Government Services and Minister Responsible for Families	42 000 000
				716 155 000
Oct. 29/91	3	Expenditures authorized to be made for the continuation of ongoing budgetary programs
		Office of the Auditor General	265 000
		Office of the Ombudsman	138 000
		Office of the Premier	162 000
		Advanced Education, Training and Technology	72 483 000
		Agriculture and Fisheries	3 460 000
		Attorney General	12 000 000
		Development, Trade and Tourism	4 138 000
		Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources	2 595 000
		Environment	11 500 000
		Finance and Corporate Relations	3 705 000
		Forests	27 622 000
		Labour and Consumer Services	3 660 000
		Lands and Parks	3 308 000
		Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture	47 609 000
		Native Affairs	545 000
		Provincial Secretary	1 400 000
		Solicitor General	19 800 000
		Transportation and Highways	32 000 000
		Women's Programs and Government Services and Minister Responsible for Families	14 750 000
				261 140 000
Nov.13/91	4	Expenditures authorized to be made for the continuation of ongoing budgetary programs
		Aboriginal Affairs	2 462 000
		Advanced Education, Training and Technology	152 203 000
		Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	35 000 000
		Attorney General	81 200 000
		Economic Development, Small Business and Trade	14 885 000
		Education and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism and Human Rights	903 0000
		Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources	9 697 000
		Environment, Lands and Parks	48 641 000
		Finance and Corporate Relations	15 000 000
		Forests	106 398 258
		Government Services	72 303 000
		Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors	10 737 000
		Labour, Consumer Services and Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs	7 500 000
		Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Housing	94 647 000
		Tourism and Minister Responsible for Culture	7 465 000
		Transportation and Highways	100 000 000
		Women's Equality	12 925 000
		SPECIAL OFFICES Office of the Auditor General Office of the Ombudsman Office of the Premier	1 100 000 560 000 2 947 000
				776 573 258
Dec. 11/91	5	AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD To provide funding for the payment and administration of an extraordinary grant to tree fruit growers in British Columbia	15 300 000	15 300 000
Jan. 8/92	6	Expenditures authorized to be made for the continuation of ongoing budgetary programs and for the additional funding noted below
		Aboriginal Affairs	127 000
		Advanced Education, Training and Technology	265 803 000
		and additional funding to provide for an unanticipated increase in enrolments in post-secondary education institutions	7 858 000
		Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	7 000 000
		Attorney General	143 953 000
		Economic Development, Small Business and Trade	24 276 000
		Education and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism and Human Rights	939 000
		Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources	4 805 990
		and additional funding to provide for new program expenditures on the Power and Gas Extension Program and the Mineral Development Agreement	4 700 000
		Environment, Lands and Parks	52 498 000
		Finance and Corporate Relations	99 311 452
		and additional funding to provide for unanticipated expenditure increases relating to an upgrade of the government accounting system, the independent financial review of government, government pay equity implementation and labour negotiations, and other miscellaneous program expenditures in respect of ongoing budgetary programs	5 538 548
		Forests	106 734 000
		Government Services	73 000 000
		Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors	8 050 000
		Labour and Consumer Services and Minister Responsible for Constitutional Affairs	4 790 661
		and additional funding to provide for new program expenditures for implementation of the Pension Benefits Standards Act and provincial policy development and preparations in relation to Canadian constitutional reform	218 500
		Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Housing	29 211 000
		Tourism and Minister Responsible for Culture	10 736 000
		and additional funding to provide for an unanticipated expenditure increase related to removal of asbestos from the Royal British Columbia Museum	383 000
		Transportation and Highways	152 712 000
		Women's Equality	2 700 000
		SPECIAL OFFICES Office of the Auditor General Office of the Ombudsman Office of the Premier	1 299 000 576 000 1 929 900
				1 009 150 051
Feb. 6/92	7	FINANCE AND CORPORATE RELATIONS To provide funding for financial settlements to residents of the community of Cassiar and others affected with respect to the closure of the mine and townsite	12 000 000	12 000 000
Feb. 28/92	8	AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD To provide funding for the payment of the balance of extraordinary assistance to tree fruit growers in British Columbia	10 250 000	10 250 000
Feb. 28/92	9	ATTORNEY GENERAL To provide funding for unanticipated or unfunded costs of the ministry, including retroactive salary increases for judges and masters, retroactive salary increases for the RCMP, provision of legal services to ministries, provision of legal counsel for a Motor Carrier Commission hearing, special prosecutions, the startup and closure of 2 correctional centres, a grant to the Legal Services Society, implementation of legislation regarding the mentally disordered accused, and miscellaneous administrative costs	30 465 000	30 465 000
Feb. 28/92	10	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS AND TRADE To provide funding for the payment of a grant to the British Columbia Pavilion Corporation to cover the cost of capital expenditures and to compensate the corporation for its accumulated operating deficit	8 400 000	8 400 000
Feb. 28/92	11	EDUCATION AND MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR MULTICULTURALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS To supplement Vote 24, Independent Schools to provide funding for costs arising from the higher than anticipated increase in student enrolment in independent schools and to provide funding for the development and delivery of an immigrant settlement program	3 510 000	3 510 000
Feb. 28/92	12	HEALTH AND MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR SENIORS To supplement Vote 40, Ministry Operations to provide funding for costs arising from increased service utilization and increases to the cost of drugs under the Pharmacare plans, increased service utilization of the Medical Services Plan and the computerization agreed to in the British Columbia Medical Association and supplementary benefits practitioner agreements	58 000 000	58 000 000
Feb. 28/92	13	LABOUR AND CONSUMER SERVICES AND MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS This Special Warrant was repealed and replaced by Special Warrant No. 15		Repealed
Feb. 28/92	14	SOCIAL SERVICES To supplement Vote 53, Ministry Operations to provide funding for costs arising from the unprecedented increase in demand for the Income Assistance Program	88 000 000	88 000 000
Mar. 6/92	15	LABOUR AND CONSUMER SERVICES AND MINISTRY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS To provide funding for the costs relating to the review of labour relations policy including the Industrial Relations Act, the increased leave liability relating to ministry employees, the increased mediation workload resulting from the end of the British Columbia Federation of Labour boycott of the Industrial Relations Council and grants to aboriginal associations to support their participation in constitutional consultations	655 000	655 000

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