S.M. 2020, c. 17

Bill 39, 3^rd Session, 42^nd Legislature

The Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2020 (COVID-19 Response)

(Assented to October 14, 2020)

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1

The following definitions apply in this Act.

"appropriation" means a sum voted for operating expenditures as set out in the Supplementary Estimates. (« crédit »)

"Supplementary Estimates" means the Manitoba Estimates of Expenditure (Supplementary 2) for the 2020-2021 fiscal year as tabled in the Assembly. (« budget supplémentaire »)

"2020-2021 fiscal year" means the period beginning April 1, 2020, and ending March 31, 2021. (« exercice 2020-2021 »)

Expenditure authority — operating

2(1)

For the 2020-2021 fiscal year, operating expenditures of up to $577,000,000 may be incurred for the public service according to the appropriations set out in Part A of the Supplementary Estimates and summarized as follows:

Expenditure by responsible department

2(2)

An operating expenditure authorized by this Act may be made by the Crown through any government department that, during the 2020-2021 fiscal year, has become responsible for the program or activity that includes that expenditure.

Limit on expenditures for inventory

3

Up to $200,000,000 may be paid out of the Consolidated Fund in the 2020-2021 fiscal year for the purpose of developing or acquiring inventory to be disposed of in a subsequent year.

Coming into force

4

This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.