HONOURABLE MICHAEL DE JONG
MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 3 — 2013

SUPPLY ACT, 2013-2014

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by Message from the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor and the main Estimates accompanying the Message, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, 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, 2014;

AND WHEREAS the budget documents, as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, disclose that the most likely forecast of a surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 is $303 000 000;

AND WHEREAS those budget documents include a $150 000 000 forecast allowance to provide for unanticipated fluctuations in revenues and expenses of the government reporting entity that decreases the forecast surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 to $153 000 000;

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

Voted expenses 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 $35 067 404 000 as set forth in Schedule 1, towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2013.

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 $735 759 000 towards

(a) capital expenditures referred to in Schedule C of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session, and

(b) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in Schedule D of those main Estimates,

as set forth in Schedule 2, towards defraying the charges and expenditures of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2013.

Voted revenue transfers 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 $1 220 746 000 for disbursements referred to in Schedule E of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session and as set forth in Schedule 3, the sum to include that paid under section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2013, which section ceases to provide authority.

Commencement

4  This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Schedule 1

2013/2014 Schedule of Voted Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote
Number
Ministry/Office or Minister/Program $
1 Legislation 75 496 000
2 Auditor General 16 070 000
3 Conflict of Interest Commissioner 510 000
4 Elections BC 8 210 000
5 Information and Privacy Commissioner 5 526 000
6 Merit Commissioner 1 039 000
7 Ombudsperson 5 615 000
8 Police Complaint Commissioner 3 024 000
9 Representative for Children and Youth 7 317 000
10 Office of the Premier 9 008 000
11 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
— Ministry Operations
34 552 000
12 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
— Treaty and Other Agreements Funding
43 086 000
13 Ministry of Advanced Education — Ministry Operations 1 953 255 000
14 Ministry of Agriculture — Ministry Operations 66 702 000
15 Ministry of Agriculture — Agricultural Land Commission 2 905 000
16 Ministry of Children and Family Development
— Ministry Operations
1 345 039 000
17 Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
— Ministry Operations
171 265 000
18 Ministry of Education — Ministry Operations 5 329 349 000
19 Ministry of Energy and Mines — Ministry Operations 19 219 000
20 Ministry of Environment — Ministry Operations 99 946 000
21 Ministry of Environment — Environmental Assessment Office 8 754 000
22 Ministry of Finance — Ministry Operations 114 879 000
23 Ministry of Finance — Gaming Policy and Enforcement 19 819 000
24 Ministry of Finance — Public Service Agency 50 807 000
25 Ministry of Finance — Benefits 1 000
26 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
— Ministry Operations
340 367 000
27 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
— Direct Fire
63 165 000
28 Ministry of Health — Ministry Operations 16 403 475 000
29 Ministry of International Trade — Ministry Operations 36 135 000
30 Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training
— Ministry Operations
181 457 000
31 Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training
— Labour Programs
14 697 000
32 Ministry of Justice — Attorney General Operations 368 402 000
33 Ministry of Justice — Solicitor General Operations 639 516 000
34 Ministry of Justice — Judiciary 68 109 000
35 Ministry of Justice — Crown Proceeding Act 24 500 000
36 Ministry of Justice — Independent Investigations Office 10 100 000
37 Ministry of Justice — British Columbia Utilities Commission 1 000
38 Ministry of Justice — Emergency Program Act 14 478 000
39 Ministry of Natural Gas Development — Ministry Operations 15 694 000
40 Ministry of Natural Gas Development — Housing 343 866 000
41 Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation
— Ministry Operations
2 487 215 000
42 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
— Ministry Operations
65 290 000
43 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
— Shared Services BC
433 001 000
44 Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
— Government Communications and Public Engagement
36 147 000
45 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
— Ministry Operations
812 278 000
46 Minister of Finance — Management of Public Funds and Debt 1 257 091 000
47 Minister of Finance — Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs 225 000 000
48 Various Ministers — Capital Funding 992 535 000
49 Various Ministers — Commissions on Collection of Public Funds 1 000
50 Various Ministers — Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts 1 000
51 Minister of Finance — Tax Transfers 835 000 000
52 Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
— Auditor General for Local Government
2 600 000
53 Minister of Justice — Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission 2 075 000
54 Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
— Forest Practices Board
3 815 000
TOTAL 35 067 404 000

Schedule 2

2013/2014 Schedule of Voted Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 and the purposes for which they are granted

  $
Schedule C — Capital Expenditures 377 452 000
Schedule D — Loans, Investments and Other Requirements 358 307 000
TOTAL 735 759 000

Schedule 3

2013/2014 Schedule of Voted Revenue Transfers

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 and the purposes for which they are granted

  $
Schedule E — Revenue Collected for, and Transferred to, Other Entities 1 220 746 000
TOTAL 1 220 746 000