The Interim Appropriation Act, 2020
Hon. Mr. FieldingMinister of Finance

2nd Session, 42nd Legislature

Bill 53

THE INTERIM APPROPRIATION ACT, 2020


(Assented to                                         )

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1

The following definitions apply in this Act.

"appropriation" means a sum to be voted for operating expenditure or capital investment as set out in the Estimates. (« crédit »)

"Estimates" means the Manitoba Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020-2021 fiscal year as tabled in the Assembly. (« budget »)

"2020-2021 fiscal year" means the period beginning April 1, 2020, and ending March 31, 2021. (« exercice 2020-2021 »)

Authority for operating expenditures

2(1)

For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, up to $10,298,383,000 — which is 75% of the total appropriations set out in Part A of the Estimates — may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund and applied to operating expenditures of the public service according to those appropriations.

Authority for capital investments

2(2)

For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, up to $649,989,000 — which is 90% of the total appropriations set out in Part B of the Estimates — may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund and applied to capital investments according to those appropriations.

Authority for loans and guarantees

2(3)

For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, up to $332,532,000 — which is 90% of the total appropriations set out in Part C of the Estimates — may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund and applied to loans and guarantees according to those appropriations.

Authority for capital investments by other reporting entities

2(4)

For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, up to $1,960,097,000 — which is 90% of the total appropriations set out in Part D of the Estimates — may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund and applied to capital investments by other reporting entities according to those appropriations.

Expenditure by responsible department

3

An operating expenditure or capital investment authorized by this Act may be made by the Crown through any government department that, during the 2020-2021 fiscal year, has become responsible for the program or activity that includes that expenditure or investment.

Limit on expenditures for inventory

4

Up to $1,090,000 may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund in the 2020-2021 fiscal year for the purpose of developing or acquiring inventory to be disposed of in a subsequent year.

Limit on payments for certain long-term liabilities

5

Up to $88,064,000 may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund in the 2020-2021 fiscal year for the purpose of reducing or eliminating a long-term liability previously accrued under section 66 of The Financial Administration Act.

Limit on commitments to future expenditures

6

The commitments made in the 2020-2021 fiscal year under section 45 of The Financial Administration Act to ensure completion of projects or contracts initiated in the year must not exceed $3,040,000,000.

Coming into force

7

This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.