The Member for Mackenzie Delta asked me if the Department of Transportation kept a contingency fund in case of some extraordinary event that required the department to make an unexpected and large expenditure on repairs.
No, the Department of Transportation does not maintain a contingency fund. The department's annual budget and the purposes for which it is to be spent is approved by this Legislative Assembly. There is no line item in the department's budget labeled "contingency".
In the event of an extraordinary expenditure requirement, the department would first look to see if, or to what extent, it could manage the expenditure internally. If it could not manage the expenditure internally, the department would have to seek supplemental funding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.