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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 2008/09 financial year covering the following:
- a total of nearly $40 million for advice on environmental policies, issues and the implementation of government decisions to achieve a healthy environment, which sustains nature and people
- a total of over $1 million for supporting the effective operation of the Bioethics Council comprising advice, research, public dialogue, provision of information and administration
- a total of over $1 million for the contracting, managing and auditing of a range of environmental management programmes delivered by third parties
- a total of $198,000 for the environmental clean-up of Pacific Island sites
- a total of $464,000 for 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
- a total of over $3 million for the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry for the Environment
- a total of over $11 million for the investigation, management and remediation of contaminated sites
- a total of $500,000 for the funding of grants to assist regional councils and unitary authorities in aquaculture planning
- a total of over $10 million for the administration of the HSNO Act by the Environmental Risk Management Authority, to protect the environment and the health and safety of people and communities by preventing or managing the adverse effects of hazardous substances and new organisms
- a total of $400,000 for the promotion of sustainable land management practices through a national network of coordinators
- a total of nearly $4 million for projects that support and strengthen proactive partnerships between the community, industry, iwi and local government and a wide range of practical environmental initiatives that involve the community in practically focused "action for the environment"
- a total of $117,000 for subscriptions to international environmental agreements
- a total of over $1 million for 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 the environment centres in raising awareness of environmental issues and actions
- a total of $336,000 for New Zealand's membership to the United Nations Environment Programme
- a total of over $1 million for Crown's contribution to assist with installation of clean and energy efficient heating with a particular focus on the homes of low income earners
- a total of $525,000 for grants to local councils to assist with the purchase and installation of suitably signed recycling infrastructure
- a total of $9 million for funding to Environment Bay of Plenty and the Rotorua District Council to maintain and improve the water quality of Rotorua Lakes.
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
| 2007/08 | 2008/09 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type | Budgeted $000 |
Estimated Actual $000 |
Budget $000 |
Departmental Output Expenses |
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Bioethics Council (M29)This appropriation is limited to supporting the effective operation of the Bioethics Council comprising advice, research, public dialogue, provision of information and administration. |
1,339 | 1,339 | 1,339 |
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. |
121 | 121 | 198 |
Environmental Policy Advice (M29)Advice on environmental policies, issues and the implementation of government decisions to achieve a healthy environment, which sustains nature and people. |
38,845 | 36,302 | 40,264 |
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. |
2,343 | 2,343 | 464 |
World Environment Day (M29)To promote and facilitate action for the environment, and host international celebrations for World Environment Day 2008 in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. |
3,660 | 3,660 | - |
Total Departmental Output Expenses |
47,408 | 44,865 | 43,365 |
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. |
3,278 | 2,078 | 11,278 |
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Assessment and Management (M29)Administration of the HSNO Act by the Environmental Risk Management Authority, to protect the environment and the health and safety of people and communities by preventing or managing the adverse effects of hazardous substances and new organisms. |
9,012 | 9,012 | 10,012 |
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". |
3,294 | 3,294 | 3,844 |
Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses |
15,984 | 14,784 | 25,534 |
Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
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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. |
1,128 | 1,128 | 1,378 |
Recycling in Public Places (M29)This appropriation is limited to grants to local councils to assist with the purchase and installation of suitably signed recycling infrastructure. |
500 | 500 | 525 |
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. |
- | - | 9,000 |
United Nations Environment Programme (M29)New Zealand's membership of the United Nations Environment Programme. |
216 | 216 | 336 |
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 |
Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses |
3,061 | 3,061 | 12,456 |
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 |
1,416 | 1,416 | 3,430 |
Total Departmental Capital Expenditure |
1,416 | 1,416 | 3,430 |
Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations |
67,869 | 64,126 | 84,785 |
Multi-Year Appropriations#
| Type, Title, Scope and Period of Appropriations | Appropriation | $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 2006/07 | - | |
| Adjustments to 2007/08 | - | |
| Adjusted Appropriation | 2,000 | |
| Actual to 2006/07 Year End | - | |
| Estimated Actual for 2007/08 | 500 | |
| Estimated Actual for 2008/09 | 500 | |
| Estimated Appropriation Remaining | 1,000 |
Details of Projected Movements in Departmental
Net Assets#
Ministry for the Environment
| Details of Net Asset Schedule | Estimated Actual 2007/08 $000 |
Projected 2008/09 $000 |
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2008/09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Balance | 3,039 | 3,712 | |
| Capital Injections | 673 | 1,604 | $1.604 million capital to develop the NZ Carbon Accounting System database. |
| Capital Withdrawals | - | - | |
| Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) | - | - | |
| Other Movements | - | - | |
| Closing Balance | 3,712 | 5,316 |