HONOURABLE CAROLE TAYLOR
MINISTER OF FINANCE

BILL 38 – 2007

SUPPLY ACT, 2007-2008

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, 2008;

AND WHEREAS the budget documents disclose that the most likely forecast of a surplus of the government reporting entity for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 is $1 150 000 000;

AND WHEREAS the budget documents include a $750 000 000 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, 2008 to $400 000 000;

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 $29 279 654 000 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, 2008, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2007.

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 $1 866 907 000 towards

(a) the disbursements for prepaid capital advances referred to in Schedule C of the main Estimates as laid before the Legislative Assembly at the present session,

(b) capital expenditures referred to in Schedule D of those main Estimates, and

(c) the disbursements for loans, investments and other requirements referred to in Schedule E 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, 2008, the sum to include that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2007.

Commencement

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

Schedule 1

2007/2008 Schedule of Expenses

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted

Vote Number
Ministry/Office or Minister/Program

$
1 Legislation 58 072 000
2 Auditor General 10 350 000
3 Conflict of Interest Commissioner 322 000
4 Elections BC 8 961 000
5 Information and Privacy Commissioner 2 952 000
6 Merit Commissioner 833 000
7 Ombudsman 4 214 000
8 Police Complaint Commissioner 1 532 000
9 Representative for Children and Youth 4 815 000
10 Office of the Premier 13 771 000
11 Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Ministry Operations 50 960 000
12 Ministry of Advanced Education – Ministry Operations 2 151 076 000
13 Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Ministry Operations 114 062 000
14 Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Agricultural Land Commission 2 402 000
15 Ministry of Agriculture and Lands – Integrated Land Management Bureau 62 311 000
16 Ministry of Attorney General – Ministry Operations 419 487 000
17 Ministry of Attorney General – Judiciary 62 334 000
18 Ministry of Attorney General – Crown Proceeding Act 27 500 000
19 Ministry of Attorney General – British Columbia Utilities Commission 1 000
20 Ministry of Children and Family Development – Ministry Operations 1 219 530 000
21 Ministry of Children and Family Development – Community Living Services 647 114 000
22 Ministry of Community Services – Ministry Operations 255 333 000
23 Minister of Community Services – BC Public Service Agency 12 233 000
24 Ministry of Economic Development – Ministry Operations 265 742 000
25 Ministry of Education – Ministry Operations 5 494 380 000
26 Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance – Ministry Operations 1 479 528 000
27 Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Ministry Operations 43 899 000
28 Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Contracts and Funding Arrangements 33 560 000
29 Ministry of Environment – Ministry Operations 186 557 000
30 Ministry of Environment – Environmental Assessment Office 6 957 000
31 Ministry of Finance – Ministry Operations 54 555 000
32 Ministry of Finance – Public Affairs Bureau 36 633 000
33 Ministry of Forests and Range – Ministry Operations 489 876 000
34 Ministry of Forests and Range – Direct Fire 56 004 000
35 Ministry of Forests and Range – Housing and Construction Standards 337 845 000
36 Ministry of Health – Ministry Operations 12 819 670 000
37 Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services – Ministry Operations 97 507 000
38 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Ministry Operations 579 354 000
39 Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Emergency Program Act 15 630 000
40 Ministry of Small Business and Revenue – Ministry Operations 59 939 000
41 Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts – Ministry Operations 126 298 000
42 Ministry of Transportation – Ministry Operations 881 847 000
43 Minister of Finance – Management of Public Funds and Debt 557 800 000
44 Minister of Finance – Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs 498 800 000
45 Minister of Finance – BC Family Bonus 17 000 000
46 Attorney General – Electoral Boundaries Commission 4 268 000
47 Various Ministers – Commissions on Collection of Public Funds 1 000
48 Various Ministers – Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts 1 000
49 Minister of Environment; Minister of Forests and Range – Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission 2 077 000
50 Minister of Forests and Range – Forest Practices Board 3 761 000
TOTAL 29 279 654 000

Schedule 2

2007/2008 Schedule of Financing Transactions

Sums granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 and the purposes for which they are granted

  $
Schedule C - Prepaid Capital Advances 976 045 000
Schedule D - Capital Expenditures 527 732 000
Schedule E - Loans, Investments and Other Requirements 363 130 000
TOTAL 1 866 907 000