Thank you, Madam Chair. I’m here to present Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013. This document provides for an increase of $11.390 million for capital investment expenditures in the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Major items in this supplementary estimate include:
• $1 million to report a special warrant approved
on December 14, 2012, for the Department of Transportation to complete reconstruction of the Nahanni Butte access road that was damaged during the flood in June 2012;
• a transfer of $5.3 million from operations
expenditures for the Department of Transportation to capitalize the debt servicing costs associated with the Deh Cho Bridge debt;
• $5 million for the Department of Transportation
for activities related to the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project, such as upgrade of the Source 177 access road, additional geotechnical investigations, and the continuation of environmental and engineering work. These costs will be partially offset by funding from the federal government.
I am prepared to review the details on the supplementary estimates document. Thank you, Madam Chair.