APPROPRIATION (SUPPLEMENTARY
SUPPLY) ACT, 2006

Chapter 2

(Assented to March 16, 2006)

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 Public Service of Alberta not otherwise provided for during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 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 equipment/inventory purchases

1(1)  From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 354 485 000 towards defraying the further charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense and equipment/inventory purchases for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006, not otherwise provided for, as shown in the Schedule.

(2)  The sum referred to in subsection (1) includes $1 000 000 000 to be paid into the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund in accordance with section 9.2 of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act.

Transfer of appropriations for emerging
capital purposes

2(1)  The Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation may, for the purpose described in subsection (3), transfer an amount, not to exceed $50 000 000, from the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by that Minister

                                 (a)    to the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by any other Minister, or

                                 (b)    to the Capital Investment vote administered by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation.

(2)  The Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation may, for the purpose described in subsection (3), transfer an amount, not to exceed $50 000 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister

                                 (a)    to the Capital Investment vote administered by any other Minister, or

                                 (b)    to the Expense and Equipment/Inventory Purchases vote administered by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation.

(3)  An amount transferred under this section shall be used only for an emerging capital expense or capital investment, as identified by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation and as approved by Treasury Board.

(4)  An amount transferred under this section is deemed not to be included in the vote from which it is transferred and is deemed to be included in the vote to which it is transferred.

Accountability

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

Schedule

Votes

GOVERNMENT