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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.
Details of Appropriations#
Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Delivery of Environmental Management Programmes (M29)This appropriation is limited to the contracting, managing, monitoring, and auditing of a range of environmental management programmes delivered by third parties. |
1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 |
Environmental assistance to the Pacific Islands (M29)Environmental clean-up of Pacific Island sites. |
48 | 48 | 51 |
Environmental Policy Advice (M29)This appropriation is limited to advice on environmental policies, issues and the implementation of government decisions to achieve a healthy environment, which sustains nature and people; and Ministerial servicing. |
38,442 | 36,442 | 39,610 |
Processing of Resource Management Call-ins and applications made to the Environmental Protection Authority (M29)This appropriation is limited to dealing with and determining ministerial call-ins and applications made to the Environmental Protection Authority under Part 6AA of the Resource Management Act 1991. |
- | - | 16,800 |
Waste Minimisation (M29)This appropriation is limited to the administration of the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. |
2,260 | 2,260 | 1,714 |
Applications to the Environmental Protection Authority (M29)This appropriation is limited to exercising the powers and functions of the Environmental Protection Authority for applications made under the Resource Management Act 1991 and where necessary, providing assistance to applicants. |
2,000 | 2,000 | - |
Resource Management Act Call-ins (M29)This appropriation is limited to the public notification process for considering nationally significant applications under the Resource Management Act, where the Minister for the Environment exercises the call-in powers under the legislation, and where necessary, providing support to Boards of Inquiry. |
4,086 | 4,086 | - |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
47,936 | 45,936 | 59,275 |
Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
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Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund (M29)This appropriation is limited to the investigation, management and remediation of contaminated sites. |
5,775 | 1,775 | 7,078 |
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Assessment and Management (M29)This appropriation is limited to the implementation and operation of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. |
10,170 | 10,170 | 10,170 |
Lake Taupo Protection Programme (M29)This appropriation is limited to the reduction of nitrogen levels entering Lake Taupo. |
- | - | 2,667 |
Promotion of Sustainable Land Management (M29)This appropriation is limited to the promotion and coordination of sustainable land management practice through a national network of coordinators. |
400 | 400 | 400 |
Sustainable Management Fund (M29)Projects that support and strengthen proactive partnerships between the community, industry, iwi and local government and a wide range of practical environmental initiatives and involve the community in practically focused "action for the environment". |
4,311 | 4,311 | 3,844 |
Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
20,656 | 16,656 | 24,159 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
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Contestable Waste Minimisation Fund (M29)This appropriation is limited to the funding of grants for waste minimisation initiatives. |
12,740 | 12,740 | 13,286 |
International Subscriptions (M29)This appropriation is limited to subscriptions to International Environmental Agreements. |
117 | 117 | 117 |
Legal and Environment Centre Grants (M29)Funding and grant schemes to help remove some of the barriers to public participation in resource management processes, particularly in the legal environment, and to support the work of environment centres in raising awareness of environmental issues and actions. |
1,378 | 1,378 | 1,378 |
Rotorua Lakes Restoration Programme (M29)This appropriation is limited to funding to Environment Bay of Plenty and the Rotorua District Council to maintain and improve the water quality of the Rotorua Lakes. |
6,675 | 6,675 | 10,350 |
United Nations Environment Programme (M29)New Zealand's membership of the United Nations Environment Programme. |
393 | 393 | 393 |
Waikato River Clean-up Fund (M29)This appropriation is limited to funding for the Waikato River Clean-up Fund for the restoration and protection of the health and wellbeing of the Waikato River for future generations. |
14,000 | - | 7,000 |
Waikato River co-governance (M29)This appropriation is limited to the governance and operational costs of Waikato River co-governance. |
- | - | 1,250 |
Waikato River Co-Management (M29)This appropriation is limited to enabling the Waikato River Iwi to engage in the new co-management arrangements in relation to the Waikato River. |
35,500 | 7,500 | 5,000 |
Warm Homes Grants and Assistance (M29)Crown's contribution to assist with installation of clean and energy efficient heating with a particular focus on the homes of low income earners. |
1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 |
Waste Disposal Levy Disbursements to Territorial Local Authorities (M29)This appropriation is limited to payments to Territorial Local Authorities of their proportion of the Waste Disposal Levy as prescribed under the Waste Minimisation Act 2008. |
15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
Scoping Study for Clean-up Fund (M29)This appropriation is limited to funding for a scoping study to: identify rehabilitation priorities in relation to the Waikato River and the cost of these priority activities; to provide useful background information for the establishment and operation of the Waikato River Clean-up Fund; and to make recommendations about the final contributions of the Crown and other parties to the fund. |
785 | 37 | - |
Waikato and Waipa River transitional co-governance (M29)This appropriation is limited to the establishment, operation and support of transitional co-governance arrangements for the Waikato and Waipa Rivers, including the Guardians Establishment Committee. |
919 | 919 | - |
Waikato River Initiatives Fund (M29)This appropriation is limited to a Crown Contribution to the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu River Trust for the purposes of cultural and environment development projects related to the Waikato River; enhancing the restoration and protection of the relationship of Waikato-Tainui with the Waikato River; and protection and enhancing sites of significance, fisheries, flora and fauna. |
40,000 | - | - |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
128,607 | 45,859 | 54,874 |
Departmental Capital Expenditure |
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Ministry for the Environment - Capital Expenditure PLA (M29)This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for the Environment, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989. |
1,525 | 1,525 | 585 |
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure |
1,525 | 1,525 | 585 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
198,724 | 109,976 | 138,893 |
Details of Multi-Year Appropriations#
| Type, Title, Scope and Period of Appropriations | Appropriations, Adjustments and Use | $000 |
|---|---|---|
Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
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Contestable Aquaculture Planning Fund (M29)Funding of grants to assist regional councils and unitary authorities in aquaculture planning. Commences: 1 July 2006 Expires: 30 June 2011 |
Original Appropriation | 2,000 |
| Adjustments for 2008/09 | - | |
| Adjustments to 2009/10 | (1,079) | |
| Adjusted Appropriation | 921 | |
| Actual to 2008/09 Year End | 886 | |
| Estimated Actual for 2009/10 | 35 | |
| Estimated Actual for 2010/11 | - | |
| Estimated Appropriation Remaining | - |
Details of Projected Movements in Departmental
Net Assets#
Ministry for the Environment
| Details of Net Asset Schedule | 2009/10 Estimated Actual $000 |
2010/11 Projected $000 |
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2010/11 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Balance | 5,101 | 5,992 | |
| Capital Injections | 891 | 10 | $10,000 capital to continue development of the New Zealand Carbon Accounting System database. |
| Capital Withdrawals | - | - | |
| Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) | - | - | |
| Other Movements | - | - | |
Closing Balance |
5,992 | 6,002 |