Order, please. We are going to deal with Bill 19. That is in your grey binders. Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2001-2002. Clause 1?

Clause 2?

Clause 3? Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As Members are aware, the Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development made a report to this Assembly on Bill 13, the Hotel Room Tax Act on Thursday, March 1, 2001, but to date has not actually reported the bill back to the House.

Since it is very likely that this Session will prorogue before the bill is reported, it will die on the orders. The Department of Finance main estimates includes $100,000 for the administration of the hotel room tax. If the hotel room tax is not to be enacted, this money should be deleted from Bill 19.

Before I move the required motions, I want to note for the record the specific areas in the main estimates document where these expenditures are listed. The $100,000 administration costs are found on page 3 to page 11 on the main estimates for the Department of Finance. Under treasury, operations expense, $60,000 is included in the compensation benefits amount of $1,122,000, and $40,000 is included in the other expenses amount of $5,882,000.

Mr. Chairman, I move that clause 3(2) of Bill 19 be amended by striking out $887,187,000 and by substituting $887,087,000. Thank you.

For the record, Mr. Minister, are you making a motion to make the amendment? Could you please speak to the motion so we can go through the regular process? Can you make the motion, then we will debate it and vote on it. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, sorry. Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE that clause 3(2) of Bill 19 be amended by striking out "$887,187,000" and by substituting "$887,087,000". Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Clause 3 as amended?

Clause 4?

Clause 5?

Clause 6?

Schedule, part 1, vote 1, operations expense, total appropriation for operations expense, $788,925,000. Mr. Handley.

Mr. Chairman,

I MOVE that the schedule to Bill 19 be amended to:

1. a) decrease by $100,000 the appropriation amount set out in Part 1, item 3, "Finance", by:
2. i. striking out "9,519,000" and substituting "9,419,000" in the column entitled "Operations Excluding Amortization"; and
3. ii. striking out "9,519,000" and substituting "9,419,000" in the column entitled "Appropriation by Item";
4. b) decrease by $100,000 the amount set out in Part 1 of the "TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES", by striking out "$788,925,000" and substituting "$788,825,000"; and
5. c) decrease by $100,000 the amount set out at the end of the Schedule as the "TOTAL APPROPRIATION", by striking out "$887,187,000" and substituting "$887,087,000".

Thank you.

I just would like to state to the Minister, I believe your motion is out of order. You should come forth with three motions. You have everything in one motion. We are only dealing with part 1, and then we will deal with the total, and then we will deal with part 1, and then the total appropriation. It should be three separate motions.

With that, I suggest we bring this back tomorrow and let you redraft your motions. Mr. Delorey.

I move we report progress.

There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? We will rise to report progress.