General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1973 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION ACT.

ANNO VICES1MO SECUNDO

ELIZABETHS II BEGINS

Act No. 83, 1973.

An Act to provide for the appropriation of a certain sum out of the General Loan Account and for the application of that sum for certain Public Works and Services; and for purposes connected

W H E R E A S

therewith. [Assented to, 20th December, 1973.]

"II7HEREAS the Australian Loan Council at its one-hundred " ' and third meeting held on the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-three, decided in pursuance of Clause 3 (9) of Part I of the Agreement set out in the schedule to the Financial Agreement Act, 1944, that the amount to be borrowed for the loan programmes of the Commonwealth and the States for State works for the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and seventy-four, shall be eight hundred and sixty-seven million dollars, and by unanimous decision allocated an amount of two hundred and sixty-nine million six hundred and twenty-nine thousand dollars to the State of New South Wales, BE it enacted therefore by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:—

1. This Act may be cited as the "General Loan Account Appropriation Act, 1973".

2. The sum of three hundred and seventy-eight million eight hundred and fifty-six thousand dollars is hereby appropriated from the General Loan Account for the public works and services hereunder set out, and shall, as required, be applied as follows:—

CHIEF SECRETARY AND MINISTER FOR SPORT—

Sport and Recreation Service of New South Wales—	$
1. Buildings and Additions (construction or acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings and the Purchase of Sites—further sum	200,000.00

MINISTER FOR TOURISM—

2. Government Tourist Bureau and Tourist Resorts—

Additions and Improvements, including the

Acquisition of Plant—further sum

. . . . . . 125,000.00

MINISTER FOR HEALTH—

Health Commission of New South Wales—

3. Public, State and Psychiatric Hospitals and Other Health Services—Acquisition of Sites, New Buildings, Improvements, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Associated Facilities, Capital Grants, and Staff Accommodation— including amounts to be canied to the Hospital Fund 50,000,000.00

$

Brought over 50,325,000.00

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

4. Advances to Grain Elevators Board of New South Wales for Capital Works Programme—further sum	500,000.00
5. Advances to Sydney Harbour Transport Board—
further sum	500,000.00

6. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum . . 2,300,000.00

Rural Bank of New South Wales—Government Agency

Department—

7. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act,

1946—further sum 1,450,000.00

8. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further

sum 500,000.00

9. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum . . . . 500,000.00

10. Rural Industries Agency—further sum . . . . 700,000.00

MARITIME SERVICES BOARD—

11. Port and Harbour Improvements, including Wharf­

age, Dredging, Plant, Equipment, etc.—further sum 9,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT—

12. Amount to be carried to the Country Industries Assistance Fund in Special Deposits Account— further sum	4,800,000.00
PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES— RAIL DIVISION—

13. Rolling Stock and to meet additional Traffic requirements, including Equipment of New Lines; Additions to Railway Lines, Stations, and Buildings, and for other purposes, and towards Equipment

of Refreshment Rooms—further sum . . . . 30,000,000.00

14. Gosford to Newcastle—Electrification—Planning and

Design 100,000.00

15. Blacktown to Riverstone—Electrification . . . . 1,250,000.00

$

Brought over 101,925,000.00

PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES—

continued.

RAIL DIVISION—continued.

16. Parkes to Broken Hill Railway—Improvements—

further sum 350,000.00

17. Eastern Suburbs Railway—Survey, design, planning and construction, including provision of rolling

stock and cost of land acquisitions—further sum.. 18. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum.. 17,000,000.00

. . 1,000,000.00

Bus DIVISION—

Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund—
19. Amount to be carried to Fund for the purchase of

Land, erection of and improvements and additions to Buildings, purchase of Omnibuses, Equipment, etc., for the Motor Omnibus Services and for the

provision of Working Capital—further sum ... 2,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR LANDS—

20. Contribution to Closer Settlement and Public
Reserves Fund—Acquisition of land and advances

for development and improvement of Public

Reserves—further sum . . 605,000.00

21. Contribution to National Parks and Wildlife Fund— Acquisition of land and advances for development of National Parks, State Parks and Historic Sites— further sum	880,000.00
22. Construction of roads, acquisition of land, and otherwise improving land for settlement and other

purposes—further sum 3,275,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—

Water Supplies and Sewerage—

23. Subsidies for Council Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes—further sum	7,000,000.00
24. Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes—Preliminary Investigations—further sum .,	118,000.00

$

Brought over 134,153,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.

Water Supplies and Sewerage—continued.

25. Government Water Supply Undertakings—further

sum 300,000.00

26. Advances to Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board for Capital Works Programme— further sum	23,750,000.00'
27. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for

Capital Works Programme—further sum . . . . 1,275,000.00

28. Capital Grants and Advances in respect of Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas—further sum	1,850,000.00
Harbours and Rivers— 29. Newcastle—Hunter River Improvements and Associ­

ated Works, etc.—further sum 870,000.00

30. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 320,000.00

31. Port Kembla (Further Development) Act, 1971—

Major Deepening of Inner and Outer Harbours—

further sum 2,500,000.00

32. Coff's Harbour Boat Harbour—further sum	. .	50,000.00
33. Port of Eden Improvements	250,000.00
34. Ulladulla Harbour Improvements	500,000.00

35. Wagonga River Entrance Improvements . . . . 250,000.00

36. Flood Mitigation Works subsidised by Common­

wealth and State Governments, including grants

to Councils for such works—further sum . . . . 3,040,000.00

Public Buildings—

37. Public Buildings Generally — Construction,

Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites, including contribution to Special Deposits

Account for such purposes—further sum . . . . 4,933,000.00

38. Child Welfare—Purchase and Erection of Buildings and Additions to Buildings (including Equipment and Furnishings), and for Acquisition of Sites— further sum 2,076,000.00

$

Brought over 176,117,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS—continued.

Public Buildings—continued.

39. Courts and Prisons — Construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­ ments, Staff Accommodation, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	5,985,000.00
40. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommo­ dation where associated with Police buildings)— Construction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and Acquisition of Sites—further sum	3,548,000.00
Miscellaneous—
41. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires and Municipalities, including grants to Councils

for such works—further sum . . . . . . 117,000.00

42. Government Engineering and Shipbuilding Under­ taking—Facilities for Ship Construction, etc.— further sum 450,000.00

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR

HIGHWAYS—

Department of Local Government—

43. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland Planning Scheme—further sum	3,000,000.00
44. Contribution towards the cost of improvement of facilities for protection of road traffic at railway	level crossings and the elimination of railway level
crossings—further sum . . . . . . . . 120,000.00
45. Acquisition of Coastal Land	1,500,000.00
Department of Main Roads—
46. Advance to the Country Main Roads Fund—further

sum 600,000.00

47. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main

Roads Fund—further sum	200,000.00
$
Brought over	191,637,000.00

MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND MINISTER FOR CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETIES—

Housing Commission—

48. Construction of Dwellings for specific purposes,

including acquisition of land and provision of

services—further sum . . . . . . . . 750,000.00'

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—

Department of Education—

49. School Buildings, Teachers' Residences, and other

Buildings, including grants for Buildings, Additions to Existing Buildings, School and Residence Sites, Purchase and Erection of Plant and Equipment— further sum 100,000,000.00'

50. Commonwealth Financial assistance for State Secondary School Projects in terms of States Grants (Science Laboratories) Act and States Grants (Secondary Schools Libraries) Act—Amount

to be transferred to Special Deposits Accounts . . 7,700,000.00

Department of Technical Education—

51. Technical Colleges—Buildings, Plant, Equipment,

Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum

. .	3,450,000.00
13,000,000.00

52. Commonwealth Financial Assistance for Technical Training Projects in terms of States Grants (Technical Training) Act—Amount to be transferred to Special Deposits Account

Advanced Education—

53. State's contribution towards the cost of Advanced

Education Projects—Amount to be transferred to

Special Deposits Account—further sum . . . . 1,750,000.00

$

Brought over . . 318,287,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—continued.

54. Commonwealth Financial Assistance towards the cost of Advanced Education Projects—Amount to be transferred to Special Deposits Account— further sum	800,000.00
Universities—
State Grants towards Building and Equipment Pro­ grammes—Amounts to be transferred to Special Deposits Account—
55. University of Sydney—further sum	725,000.00

56. University of New South Wales—further sum .. 1,710,000.00

57. University of New England—further sum	. .	. .	307,000.00
58. University of Newcastle—further sum	. .	. .	239,000.00

59. Macquarie University—further sum . . . . . . 403,000.00

MINISTER FOR MINES AND MINISTER FOR POWER—

Department of Mines and Department of Explosives—

60. Acquisition of Sites and Provision of New Buildings,

Improvements, Additions, Equipment, Furnishings,

etc.—further sum 260,000.00

Power—

Electricity Authority—

61. Subsidies payable under the Electricity Development Act, 1945, to Electricity Supply Authorities in

respect of Rural Electrification—further sum . . 650,000.00

Electricity Commission—
62. Construction, Development and Acquisition of

Power Stations, and other Generating Equipment, Transmission Lines, Equipment, etc., Provision of working capital, and Acquisition and Development

of Associated Land and Works—further sum . . 19,500,000.00

s

Brought over .. ... 342,881,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—

Soil Conservation Service—

63. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum .. . . 240,000.00'

64. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum .. . . 400,000.00

65. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land, Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and other works—further sum	80,000.00
66. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation Works—further sum	30,000.00
67. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further
sum	110,000.00'

68. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum	. .	35,000.00
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission—

69. Strengthening and Enlargement of Wyangala Dam on Lachlan River above Cowra—further sum . . 250,000.00

70. Construction of Copeton Dam on Gwydir River—

further sum 2,500,000.00

71. River Murray Commission—State's Contribution towards cost of construction of Dartmouth Dam

on the Mitta Mitta River 4,000,000.00

72. Dumaresq-Barwon Border Rivers Commission—

State's Contribution towards cost of Construction

of Glenlyon Dam on Pike Creek—further sum .. 2,500,000.00

73. Construction of Brogo Dam on Brogo River and

works incidental thereto 2,500,000.00

74. Construction of Windamere Dam on Cudgegong

River . . . . 3,000,000.00

75. Preliminary Expenses Associated with New Dams on the Brogo, Cudgegong and Manilla Rivers, distributary works on the Gwydir River and Construction of Weirs on the Namoi River— further sum	4,000,000.00
76. River Murray Commission—Part Cost of Works to be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric Development	500,000.00
$

Brought over 363,026,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION—continued.

Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission —

continued.

77. Construction of a series of Weirs on the Barwon and
Darling Rivers between Mungindi on the Queens-

and Border and the Murray River and for works

incidental thereto—further sum . . . . . . 150,000.00

78. Coleambally Irrigation Area Development—further

sum	500,000.00
79. Shallow Boring—To provide Water Supplies for Settlers—further sum	1,500,000.00
80. Works of Water Supply for Farmers including establishment of Sprinkler Irrigation Test Centre— further sum	30,000.00
SI. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including Grants to Councils for such works— further sum	500,000.00
82. Flood Mitigation Works subsidised by Common­ wealth and State Governments, including grants

to Councils for such works—further sum ..	. .	1,000,000.00
83. Works under the Water Act, 1912—further sum	..	800,000.00

84. Water Conservation Works Generally—further sum	800,000.00
85. Irrigation Areas Generally—Construction of Works, Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital, etc.—further sum	1,300,000.00

86. Investigatory Works and Surveys relating to the storage and use of water—further sum .. . . 800,000.00

87. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and Instal­

lation of Gauging Stations—further sum

. . . . 500,000.00

Forestry Commission—

88. Reafforestation — Indigenous Forests, Plantations (Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—including Advances for Farm Woodlots—further sum 4,500,000.00

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

89. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,

Research Stations, etc., including Purchase of Land,

Buildings, etc.—further sum	"	950,000.00
$

Brought over 376,356,000.00

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—continued.

Sydney Farm Produce Market Authority—

90. Advances for Capital Works Programme—Establish­

ment of new Farm Produce Markets at Flemington

—further sum 2,500,000.00

TOTAL—Public Works and Services . . . . $37&,856,000.00

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