Michael Miltenberger

Mr. Chairman, I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2011-2012. This document provides an increase of $591,000 for operations expenditures for departmental over-expenditures in the 2011-12 fiscal year.

During the 2011-12 year-end process to finalize the GNWT financial statements, adjustments were made to departmental expenditures to ensure the statements were prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. The 2011-12 year-end process identified a number of adjustments that resulted in departments exceeding their...

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Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, could I just get the Member to repeat that? I was just putting my earpiece on.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Thursday, March 14, 2013, I will move that Bill 5, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013, be read for the first time.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s estimated at approximately $865,000 of the $1.018 million. Expenses incurred will be recovered under the DFAA, additional costs being incurred by DOT mentioned, in the amount of $1.028 million will be added to the final claim, which is anticipated to be filed with the Public Safety Canada prior to March 31, 2013. Maximum recovery is up to 85 percent.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document, entitled Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2013-2014. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This particular request deals with our business with the industry, working with industry to construct winter roads, and they compensate us fully for that and was done during a time when there was no opportunity for the Legislature to meet. This is working with industry, they assist us and give us direction on the winter road construction and they compensate us.

There is $461,000 to pay for increased utility costs for public housing in Inuvik, mainly resulting from the conversion from natural to synthetic natural gas; $669,000 to provide for housing repairs in response to the Nahanni Butte flood, which will partially be recovered from Canada; and then $82,000 to fund increased electricity costs resulting from the approval of the interim rates set by the PUB.