I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2014-2015. This document provides for a decrease of $542,000 to the capital budget.
The more significant items in this supplementary estimates include:
1. $1.418 million for the Department of Public
Works and Services to facilitate tenant improvements required with the transfer of federal office space and 259 positions being
devolved to the GNWT related to devolution implementation. The net impact on government operations is nil as these costs will be offset by funding received from the federal government.
2. A reduction of $2.75 million for the Department
of Public Works and Services to provide funding in 2013-14 for the early completion of the Yellowknife General Purpose Office Building.
3. $500,000 for the Department of Education,
Culture and Employment for the new lighting systems project at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. The net effect of this project is nil as the cost will be offset by other sources of funding.
4. $350,000 to provide for the transfer of
operations funding to the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment for the implementation of a new Mineral Information Tenure System to support the administration of the NWT Mining Regulations, effective April 1, 2014. The net impact on government operations is nil as these costs will be offset by funding received from the federal government.
I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary estimates document. Thank you.