General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1977 (NSW)

G E N E R A L L O A N A C C O U N T A P P R O P R I A T I O N

A C T ,	1977
A N N O VICESIMO	SEXTO

ELIZABETHE II REGINE

Act N o . 111, 1977 .

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 therewith. [Assented to, 1st December, 1977.] B E

BE it enacted 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, 1977".

2 . The sum of five hundred and ninety-six million three hundred and thirty 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:—

MINISTER FOR HEALTH—

Health Commission of New South Wales— $

1. 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 Accommodat ion-

including amounts to be carried to the Hospital

Fund and Ambulance Services Fund—further sum 60,000,000.00

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

2. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum . . 100,000.00

Public Servant Housing Authority of New South Wales—

3. Residences, Buildings and Additions (construction or
acquisition) including Equipment and Furnishings

and the purchase of Sites—including amounts to

be carried to Special Deposits Accounts . . . . 2,000,000.00

$

Brought over 62,100,000.00

TREASURER—continued.

Rural Bank of New South Wales—Government Agency

Department—

4. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946—further sum	4,700,000.00
5. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further

sum 2,200,000.00

6. Rural Industries Agency—further sum	. .	. .	700,000.00
7. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum	. .	. .	500,000.00

MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT—

Department of Decentralisation and Development—

8. Amount to be carried to the Country Industries Assistance Fund in Special Deposits Account— further sum 4,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MINISTER FOR HIGHWAYS—

Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—

RAIL SERVICES—

9. 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 . . . . 100,000,000.00

10. Gosford to Newcastle—Electrification—Planning and Design—further sum	200,000.00
11. Parkes to Broken Hill Railway—Improvements—

further sum 1,700,000.00

12. Eastern Suburbs Railway—Survey, design, planning and construction, including provision of rolling stock and cost of land acquisitions—further sum 15,000,000.00

13. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum . . 8,000,000.00

$

Brought over 199,100,000.00

MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MINISTER FOR HIGHWAYS—contd

Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—contd

RAIL SERVICES—continued

14. Sutherland to Waterfall—Electrification—further sum 1,200,000.00

15. Botany improvements—further sum . . . . . . 1,700,000.00

FERRY SERVICES—

16. Amount to be carried to the Public Transport Commission, Ferry Services Account in Special Deposits Account 7,000,000.00

Department of Main Roads—

17. Advance to the Country Main Roads Fund—further

sum 1,100,000.00

18. Advance to the County of Cumberland Main Roads

Fund—further sum 10,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR LANDS—

Department of Lands—

19. Contribution to Closer Settlement and Public for development and improvement of Public	Reserves Fund—Acquisition of land and advances
Reserves—further sum 1,000,000.00

20. Construction of roads, acquisition of land, and

otherwise improving land for settlement and other

purposes—further sum .. . . . . . . 4,000,000.00

National Parks and Wildlife Service—

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 4,000,000.00

$

Brought over 229,100,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—

Department of Public Works—

Harbours and Rivers—

22. Newcastle—Hunter River Improvements and Associ­

ated Works, etc.—further sum 625,000.00

23. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 1,700,000.00

24. Port Kembla Harbour Improvements—further sum..	700,000.00
25. Port Kembla (Further Development) Act, 1971— Major Deepening of Inner and Outer Harbours— further sum	100,000.00

26. Cook's River Improvements—further sum .. . . 80,000.00

27. River and Foreshore Improvements, including Grants

to Councils, etc., for such works—further sum .. 1,125,000.00

28. Coffs Harbour Boat Harbour—further sum .. . . 130,000.00

29. Port of Eden Improvements—further sum .. . . 55,000.00

30. Ulladulla Harbour Improvements—further sum .. 530,000.00

31. Wagonga River Entrance Improvements—further sum	400,000.00
32. Port Macquarie—Hastings River Entrance Improve­

ments—further sum 10,000.00

33. Beach Protection and Improvement Works Pro­

gramme, including contribution to Special Deposits

account for such purposes—further sum .. . . 1,000,000.00

34. Chipping Norton Lake Authority—Amount to be carried to Working Account in Special Deposits Account	1,000,000.00
Public Buildings—

35. Public Buildings Generally — Construction,

Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites, including contribution to Special Deposits Account for such purposes— further sum 20,000,000.00

$

Brought over 256,555,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—

continued.

Department of Public Works— continued.

Public Buildings—continued.

36. Child Welfare Buildings — Construction, Re­

construction, Additions (including Equipment and

Furnishings), Improvements, Staff Accommodation,

and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites—further sum

37. Courts — Construction, Reconstruction, Additions
(including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­

3,100,000.00

ments, and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites . . 9,000,000.00

38. Prisons — Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­ ments, Staff Accommodation, and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites	7,000,000.00
39. Police Buildings (including courthouse accommo­ dation where associated with Police buildings)—

Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including

Equipment and Furnishings), Improvements, and

Acquisition of Buildings and Sites—further sum .. 6,100,000.00

Miscellaneous—

40. Construction of Miscellaneous Works in Shires and

Municipalities, including grants to Councils for

such works—further sum . . . . . . .. 225,000.00

41. State Brickworks—Mechanisation and Improvements

—further sum 1,200,000.00

42. Provision for New Floating Dock at Newcastle . . 10,000,000.00

Water Supplies and Sewerage—

43. Subsidies for Council Water Supply and Sewerage

Schemes—further sum .. 31,000,000.00

44. Water Supply and Sewerage Schemes—Preliminary Investigations—further sum .. . . . . . . 50,000.00

45. Advances to Hunter District Water Board for Capital Works Programme—further sum .. . . . . 725,000.00

$

Brought over 324,955,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—contd

Department of Public Works—continued.

Water Supplies and Sewerage—continued.

46. Capital Grants and Advances in respect of Water

Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board

Areas—further sum 2,000,000.00

Maritime Services Board—

47. Port and Harbour Improvements, including Wharfage,

Dredging, Plant, Equipment, etc.—further sum .. 16,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Department of Local Government—

48. 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 . . . . . . . . 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	150,000,000.00
Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales—

50. Residences, Buildings and Additions (construction or

acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings
and the purchase of Sites—including amounts to be

carried to Special Deposits Account—further sum 1,400,000.00

Department of Technical and Further Education—

51. Technical Colleges—Buildings, Plant, Equipment,

Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.- further sum .. 28,000,000.00

$

Brought over 523,105,000.00

MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION AND MINISTER FOR

TOURISM—

Department of Sport and Recreation—

52. Buildings and Additions (construction or acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings and the purchase of Sites—further sum 500,000.00

Department of Tourism—

53. N.S.W. Government Travel Centre and Tourist

Resorts—Additions and Improvements, including

the Acquisition of Plant—further sum .. . . 750,000.00

MINISTER FOR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—

Aborigines' Welfare—

54. Buildings and Additions (construction or acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings and Grants for Buildings, Improvements connected with Stations and Reserves and the Purchase of Sites— further sum 100,000.00

MINISTER FOR MINES AND MINISTER FOR ENERGY—

Department of Mines—

55. Acquisition of Sites and Provision of New Buildings, Improvements, Additions, Equipment, Furnishings, etc.—further sum	650,000.00
Energy-

Electricity Authority—

56. Subsidies payable under the Electricity Development

Act, 1945, to Electricity Supply Authorities in

respect of Rural Electrification—further sum .. 500,000.00

Electricity Commission—

57. 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	. .	20,000,000.00
$

Brought over 545,605,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION AND MINISTER FOR WATER

RESOURCES-

SOU Conservation Service—

58. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum .. . . 900,000.00

59. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures

to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum .. . . 900,000.00

60. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land,

Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and

other works—further sum . . . . . . . . 150,000.00

61. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation

Works—further sum 150,000.00

62. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further

sum 200,000.00

63. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum .. 150,000.00

Forestry Commission—

64. Reafforestation — Indigenous Forests, Plantations (Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—including Advances for Farm Woodlots—further sum 12,000,000.00

Water Resources Commission—

65. Construction of Blowering Dam on the Tumut River

above Tumut—further sum 1,500,000.00

66. Construction of Copeton Dam on Gwydir River—

further sum 350,000.00

67. River Murray Commission—State's Contribution

towards cost of Construction of Dartmouth Dam

on the Mitta Mitta River—further sum .. . . 6,000,000.00

68. Reconstruction of Yanco Weir on the Murrumbidgee River—Preliminary expenses and provision for construction expenditures as authorised by Parlia­ ment	1,000,000.00
69. Construction of Windamere Dam on Cudgegong

River—further sum 1,000,000.00

Brought over 569,905,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION AND MINISTER FOR WATER

RESOURCES—continued

Water Resources Commission—continued

70. Construction of distributary works on the Gwydir

River—further sum 2,500,000.00

71. Construction of Split Rock Dam on Manilla River—

Preliminary Expenses—further sum . . . . 100,000.00

72. Construction of Chaffey Dam on Peel River—further

sum .. . . 7,400,000.00

73. River Murray Commission—Part cost of Works to be carried out under the Act and Hydro-Electric Development—further sum	100,000.00
74. Construction of a series of Weirs on the Barwon and Darling Rivers between Mungindi on the Queens­ land Border and the Murray River and for works incidental thereto—further sum	200,000.00

75. Works of Water Supply for Farmers including establishment of Sprinkler Irrigation Test Centre and Groundwater Investigation and Development —further sum	3,000,000.00
76. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement, including Grants to Councils for such works— further sum	1,500,000.00

77. Works under the Water Act, 1912—further sum .. 2,500,000.00

78. Water Conservation Works Generally—further sum.. 3,000,000.00

79. Irrigation Areas Generally—Construction of Works,

Purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital,

etc.—further sum 1,000,000.00

80. Central Laboratories, Plant Depot, Store, Garage,

etc.—Acquisition of Land, Erection of Buildings,

Purchase of Plant, etc.—further sum .. .. 75,000.00

81. Investigatory Works and Surveys relating to the

storage and use of water—further sum .. 1,500,000.00

82. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and Instal­

lation of Gauging Stations—further sum . . . . 250,000.00

$

Brought over 593,030,000.00

MINISTER FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES—

Department of Agriculture—

83 . For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges,

Research Stations, etc., including Purchase of Land,

Buildings, etc.—further sum 2 ,500,000.00

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT—

Planning and Environment Commission of N.S.W.—

84. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland

Planning Scheme—further sum 400,000.00

State Pollution Control Commission—

85. Purchase and installation of Plant and Equipment—

further sum 400,000 .00

TOTAL—Public Works and Services . . $ 596,330,000.00