Vote Environment
MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister for the Environment (M29)
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry for the Environment
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Minister for the Environment
Overview of the Vote
The Minister for the Environment is responsible for appropriations in Vote Environment for the 2010/11 financial year covering the following:
- a total of nearly $41 million for the Ministry for the Environment to provide advice on environmental policies, issues and the implementation of government decisions
- a total of nearly $17 million for the Ministry for the Environment to deal with and determine ministerial call-ins and applications made to the Environmental Protection Authority under Part 6AA of the Resource Management Act 1991
- a total of over $10 million for the implementation and operation of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 by the Environmental Risk Management Authority
- a total of nearly $14 million for services provided by other third parties (investigation, management and remediation services related to contaminated sites being the most significant)
- a total of over $25 million in funding and grants to third parties for environment initiatives (waste minimisation initiatives and restoration of Rotorua Lakes being the most significant)
- a total of $510,000 for subscriptions and memberships to international environmental agreements and programmes
- a total of over $13 million for the Waikato River Clean-up Fund and Waikato River co-governance and co-management arrangements
- a total of over $1 million for the Crown's contribution to assist with the installation of clean and energy efficient heating with a focus on the homes of low income earners
- a total of $15 million for the payments to territorial local authorities for their proportion of the Waste Disposal Levy as prescribed under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008
- a total of $585,000 for capital expenditure by the Ministry for the Environment, mainly for the development and purchase of new software.
Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-6 for Vote Environment in the Information Supporting the Estimates of Appropriations.
