I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2011-2012. This document outlines an increase of $14.310 million in operations expenditures for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.
The major items included in the supplementary estimates are:
1. $6.012 million for a special warrant approved on
June 29, 2011, for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to fund the shortfall for forest fire suppression due to a severe forest fire season in 2011.
2. $2.296 million for the Department of Executive
to support transition and implementation activities related to the Devolution and Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement-in-Principle. This amount will be partially offset by revenues of $1.171 million from the federal government.
3. $4.910 million for the Department of Health and
Social Services to provide contribution funding to the Beaufort-Delta Health and Social Services Authority and the Stanton Territorial Health Authority for extraordinary costs that contributed to the 2009-10 and 2010-11 deficits in these authorities. This amount will be fully
offset by accumulated operating surpluses in other health and social services authorities.
4. $725,000 for the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources to support negotiations with respect to transboundary water agreements, which is identified as a priority under the NWT Water Strategy.
I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary appropriation document.