Explanatory Note

This Bill:

• deems the estimated amount of operating expenses applicable to the Minister of Finance for fiscal year 2006-2007 to be increased by the amount that, under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2006-2007 (Supplementary Estimates No. 1), is appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible under the Supply Act, 2006-2007;
• deems the estimated amount of operating expenses applicable to the Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing for fiscal year 2006-2007 to be increased by the amount of expenses incurred for direct fire control costs under the authority of section 65 of the Wildfire Act;
• requires revision of the information made public in relation to the estimated amount of operating expenses for fiscal year 2006-2007 and the making of a public statement in relation to that revised information.

BILL 5 – 2007
MINISTERIAL ACCOUNTABILITY BASES ACT, 2006-2007

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

Definitions

1 In this Act:

"make public" has the same meaning as in section 18 of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act;

"Minister of Finance's original estimated amount" means the amounts appropriated for those operating expenses that, in the main estimates for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, are identified as being the responsibility of the Minister of Finance;

"Minister of Forests and Range's original estimated amount" means the amounts appropriated for those operating expenses that, in the main estimates for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, are identified as being the responsibility of the Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing;

"operating expenses" has the same meaning as in the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act.

Estimated amounts increased

2 (1) For the purposes of sections 5 (1) and 6 (1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act,

(a) the estimated amount referred to in those sections in relation to the Minister of Finance for the 2006-2007 fiscal year is deemed to be the total of

(i) the Minister of Finance's original estimated amount, and

(ii) the amount appropriated under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2006-2007 (Supplementary Estimates No. 1), and

(b) the estimated amount referred to in those sections in relation to the Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing for the 2006-2007 fiscal year is deemed to be the total of

(i) the Minister of Forests and Range's original estimated amount, and

(ii) the amount of any expenses incurred by that minister for that fiscal year under the authority of section 65 of the Wildfire Act.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section prevents the estimated amounts referred to in that subsection from being further revised under section 6 (1.1) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act.

Public statement

3 (1) In this section, "published information" means the information for the 2006-2007 fiscal year that was made public under section 6 (1) (a) of the Balanced Budget and Ministerial Accountability Act.

(2) On or before May 31, 2007, the Minister of Finance must

(a) revise the published information to

(i) reflect the increase, effected under paragraph (a) of section 2 (1) of this Act, in the estimated amount referred to in the opening words of that paragraph, and

(ii) reflect the increase, effected under paragraph (b) of section 2 (1), in the estimated amount referred to in the opening words of that paragraph, and

(b) make public a statement of that revised information.

Commencement

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

 
Explanatory Note

This Bill:

• deems the estimated amount of operating expenses applicable to the Minister of Finance for fiscal year 2006-2007 to be increased by the amount that, under section 1 of the Supply Act, 2006-2007 (Supplementary Estimates No. 1), is appropriated for the operating expenses for which that minister is responsible under the Supply Act, 2006-2007;
• deems the estimated amount of operating expenses applicable to the Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing for fiscal year 2006-2007 to be increased by the amount of expenses incurred for direct fire control costs under the authority of section 65 of the Wildfire Act;
• requires revision of the information made public in relation to the estimated amount of operating expenses for fiscal year 2006-2007 and the making of a public statement in relation to that revised information.