APPROPRIATION (SUPPLEMENTARY
SUPPLY) ACT, 2005

Chapter 2

(Assented to March 24, 2005)

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:

Preamble

WHEREAS it appears by a Message from His Honour Norman L. Kwong, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta, and the Supplementary Estimates accompanying the Message, 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, 2005 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 equipment/inventory purchases

1(1)  From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 018 000 towards defraying the further charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly classed as operating expense for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, not otherwise provided for, as shown in Schedule A.

(2)  From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 943 476 000 towards defraying the further charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as operating expense or operating expense and equipment/inventory purchases for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, not otherwise provided for, as shown in Schedule A and which includes the amount authorized by the special warrant referred to in Schedule B.

Capital investment

2   From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $102 351 000 towards defraying the further charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, not otherwise provided for, as shown in Schedule A and which includes the amount authorized by the special warrant referred to in Schedule B.

Lottery Fund Payments

3(1)  From the Lottery Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $40 000 000 towards defraying the further charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as Lottery Fund payments for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, not otherwise provided for, as shown in Schedule A.

(2)  The amount to be paid and applied from the Lottery Fund for the Contingency Allowance identified in the Lottery Fund Estimates shall be increased so that the net revenue of the Lottery Fund at the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005 is nil.

Salary Contingency Transfers

4(1)  The Minister of Human Resources and Employment may transfer an amount, not to exceed $20 000 000, from the operating expense and equipment/inventory purchases vote administered by this Minister to the operating expense and equipment/inventory purchases vote or capital investment vote administered by any other Minister for the purpose referred to in subsection (2).

(2)  An amount transferred under this section shall only be expended on salary increases, as identified and approved by the Minister of Human Resources and Employment.

(3)  An amount transferred under subsection (1) is deemed not to be included in the vote from which it is transferred; it is added to and deemed to be part of the vote to which it is transferred.

Accountability

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

Schedule A

Votes

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

GOVERNMENT

Schedule B

Special Warrant: