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Bill 60
BILL 60
2021
APPROPRIATION ACT, 2021
(Assented to , 2021)
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:
Preamble WHEREAS it appears by Messages from Her Honour Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Alberta, and the Estimates accompanying the Messages, 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, 2022 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:
Legislative Assembly 1 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $131 107 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Legislative Assembly for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule.
Expense 2 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $44 791 584 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as expense for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule.
Capital Investment 3 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $3 822 000 000 towards defraying the several charges and
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expenses of the Public Service classed as capital investment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule.
Financial Transactions 4 From the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $1 117 373 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as financial transactions for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule.
Contingencies 5 Subject to section 24.1 of the Financial Administration Act, from the General Revenue Fund, there may be paid and applied a sum of $2 500 000 000 towards defraying the several charges and expenses of the Public Service classed as contingencies for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, as shown in the Schedule.
Transfers 6(1) A Minister may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, transfer an amount
(a) from the Expense vote administered by that Minister to either the Capital Investment vote or the Financial Transactions vote administered by that Minister,
(b) from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to either the Expense vote or the Financial Transactions vote administered by that Minister, or
(c) from the Financial Transactions vote administered by that Minister to either the Expense vote or the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister.
(2) No vote administered by a Minister may be increased under subsection (1) by more than $5 000 000.
(3) The Minister of Infrastructure may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, for the purpose described in subsection (4), transfer an amount, not to exceed $1 546 028 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to the Expense vote administered by that Minister.
(4) An amount transferred under subsection (3) shall be used only for grant funding to support the construction or acquisition of schools or health facilities.
(5) The Minister of Service Alberta may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, for the purpose described in subsection (6), transfer an amount, not to exceed $25 000 000, from the Capital Investment vote administered by that Minister to the Expense vote administered by that Minister.
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(6) An amount transferred under subsection (5) shall be used to pay for information management technology services involving access to third party software, hardware or automation, such as cloud-based services or software as a service.
Accountability 7 The due application of all money expended under this Act shall be accounted for.
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Schedule
Votes
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
SUPPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
$
65 915 000
OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL $ 26 250 000
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN $ 3 847 000
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER
$
11 213 000
OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER
$
932 000
OFFICE OF THE INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER
$
6 998 000
OFFICE OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCATE
$
14 922 000
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COMMISSIONER
$
1 030 000
Amount to be voted under section 1 $ 131 107 000
GOVERNMENT
ADVANCED EDUCATION Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
2 607 219 000
25 000
731 100 000
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
627 227 000 13 262 000
1 310 000
CHILDREN’S SERVICES Expense Capital Investment
$
1 384 557 000
350 000
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES Expense Capital Investment
$
3 912 305 000
547 000
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CULTURE, MULTICULTURALISM AND STATUS OF WOMEN Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
225 808 000 2 331 000
1 995 000
EDUCATION Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
4 906 896 000
1 433 000
17 297 000
ENERGY Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
1 622 956 000
500 000
96 970 000
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
556 295 000 119 764 000
4 019 000
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Expense Capital Investment
$
18 255 000
25 000
HEALTH Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
21 755 542 000
28 230 000
70 676 000
INDIGENOUS RELATIONS Expense Capital Investment
$
214 671 000
25 000
INFRASTRUCTURE Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
446 767 000
1 993 913 000
21 137 000
JOBS, ECONOMY AND INNOVATION Expense Capital Investment Financial Transactions
$
380 010 000
1 825 000
25 000 000
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JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL Expense Capital Investment
$ 1 275 644 000 18 258 000
LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION Expense Capital Investment
$ 331 588 000 1 102 000
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Expense Capital Investment
Financial Transactions
$ 1 703 019 000 9 188 000
7 990 000
SENIORS AND HOUSING Expense Capital Investment
Financial Transactions
$ 670 526 000 25 000
19 700 000
SERVICE ALBERTA Expense Capital Investment
Financial Transactions
$ 529 051 000 97 327 000
5 500 000
TRANSPORTATION Expense Capital Investment
Financial Transactions
$ 1 412 152 000 1 533 845 000
114 679 000
TREASURY BOARD AND FINANCE Expense Capital Investment
Contingencies
$ 211 096 000 25 000
2 500 000 000
Expense amounts to be voted under section 2 $ 44 791 584 000
Capital Investment amounts to be voted under section 3 $ 3 822 000 000
Financial Transactions amounts to be voted under section 4 $ 1 117 373 000
Contingencies amount to be voted under section 5 $ 2 500 000 000
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Title: 2020-21 (30th, 2nd) Bill 60, Appropriation Act, 2021