General Loan Account Appropriation Act 1978 (NSW)

GENERAL LOAN ACCOUNT APPROPRIATION

ACT, 1978, No. 93

A N N O V I C E S I M O SEPTTMO

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ELIZABETHE II REGINS

Act No. 93, 1978.

A n A c t to provide for the appropr ia t ion of a cer ta in sum out of

the Gene ra l L o a n A c c o u n t and for the appl ica t ion of that

sum for cer ta in publ ic works and services.	[Assented to ,
29 th November ,	1978. ]

BE it enac ted by the Queen ' s Mos t Excel lent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Counc i l and Legislative Assembly of N e w South Wales in Pa r l i amen t assembled, and by the author i ty of the same, as follows : —

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

Appropriation Act, 1978".

2. The sum of $588,060,000.00 is hereby appropriated from
the General Loan Account for the public works and services

set out hereunder and shall, as required, be applied as follows:—

MINISTER FOR H E A L T H —

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 Accommodation—

including amounts to be carried to the Hospital

Fund and Ambulance Services Fund—further sum 75,000,000.00

TREASURER—

Treasury Head Office—

2. Miscellaneous Works and Services—further sum . . 900,000.00

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 Account—further sum 1,600,000.00

$

Brought over 77,500,000.00

TREASURER—con tinued.

Rural Bank of New South Wales—Government Agency

Department—

4. Advances under the Farm Water Supplies Act, 1946—further sum	4,000,000.00
5. Advances for Soil Conservation Projects—further

sum 3,000,000.00

6. Rural Industries Agency—further sum	. .	. .	900.000.00
7. Advances to Settlers' Agency—further sum	. .	. .	600,000.00

MINISTER FOR DECENTRALISATION—

Department of Decentralisation—

8. Amount to be carried to the Country Industries Assistance Fund in Special Deposits Account— further sum 6,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT—

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 . . . . 75,000,000.00

10. Gosford to Newcastle—Electrification—Planning,

Design and Construction—further sum . . . . 1,000,000.00

11. Parkes to Broken Hill Railway—Improvements—

further sum 650,000.00

12. Eastern Suburbs Railway—Survey, Design, Planning

and Construction, including provision of rolling

stock and cost of land acquisitions—further s u m . . 15,884,000.00

13. Duplication of Railway Lines—further sum	. .	. .	4,000,000.00
$

Brought over 188,534,000.00

MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT—continued.

Public Transport Commission of New South Wales—

continued.

RAIL SERVICES—continued.

14. Sutherland to Waterfall—Electrification—Planning,

Design and Construction—further	sum	. .	. .	3,000,000.00
15. Botany Improvements—further sum	. .	. .	. .	1,200,000.00

16. Whittingham to Mount Thorley Railway—further sum 166,000.00

Bus SERVICES—

Metropolitan Transport Trust General Fund—

17. 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 . . 1,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR L A N D S —

Department of Lands—

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

for development and improvement of Public

Reserves—further sum . . 1,500,000.00

19. Construction of roads, acquisition of land and

otherwise improving land for settlement and other

purposes—further sum . . . . . . . . 3,000,000.00

Lord Howe Island—

20. Contributions to Lord Howe Island Account— Developmental Works and other improvements . . 150,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—

Department of Public Works—

Harbours and Rivers—

21. Harbours and Rivers Generally—Miscellaneous—

further sum 3,000,000.00

22. River and Foreshore Improvements, including Grants to Councils, etc., for such works—further sum	. .	2,000,000.00
23. Coffs Harbour Boat Harbour—further sum . .	. .	170,000.00

24. Port of Eden Improvements—further sum . . . . 150,000.00

$

Brought over 203,870,000.00

MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND MINISTER FOR PORTS—

continued.

Department of Public Works—continued.

Harbours and Rivers—continued.

25. Ulladulla Harbour Improvements—further sum . . 140,000.00

26. Beach Protection and Improvement Works Pro­

gramme, including contributions to Special Deposits

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

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

28. 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 . . ' 18,000,000.00

29. Child Welfare Buildings — Construction, Re­

construction, Additions (including Equipment and

Furnishings), Improvements, Staff Accommodation

and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites—further sum 30. Courts — Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­ ments and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites— further sum	4,000,000.00
1,000,000.00

31. Prisons — Construction, Reconstruction, Additions (including Equipment and Furnishings), Improve­ ments, Staff Accommodation and Acquisition of Buildings and Sites—further sum 7,000,000.00

32. 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 s u m . .	8,800,000.00
$
Brought over	244,810,000.00

M I N I S T E R FOR P U B L I C WORKS AND M I N I S T E R FOR PORTS—-

continued.

Department of Public Works—continued.

Miscellaneous—

33. State Brickworks—Mechanisation and Improvements

—further sum 1,000,000.00

34. Provision for New Floating Dock at Newcastle—

further sum 3,000,000.00

Water Supplies and Sewerage—

35. Subsidies for Council Water Supply and Sewerage

Schemes—further sum 35,000,000.00

36. Government Water Supply Undertakings—further

sum . . . . 200,000.00

37. Capital Grants and Advances in respect of Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Water Board Areas—further sum 1,000.000.00

MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MINISTER FOR R O A D S —

Department of Local Government—

38. 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 . . . . 300,000.00

Department of Main Roads—

39. Amount to be carried to Freeways and Urban Arterial

Roads Account in Special Deposits Account . . 40,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—

Department of Education—

40. 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 155,000,000.00

$

Brought over 480,310,000.00

MINISTER FOR EDUCATION—continued.

Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales—

41. 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 1,600,000.00

Department of Technical and Further Education—

42. Technical Colleges—Buildings, Plant, Equipment,

Additions, Sewerage, Sites, etc.—further sum . . 32,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RECREATION AND MINISTER FOR

TOURISM—

Department of Sport and Recreation—

43. Buildings and Additions (construction or acquisition), including Equipment and Furnishings and the purchase of Sites—further sum 200,000.00

Department of Tourism—

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

Resorts—Additions and Improvements, including

the Acquisition of Plant—further sum . . . . 250,000.00

MINISTER FOR HOUSING—

Housing Commission—

45. Advances for the construction of dwellings, including

acquisition of land and provision of services . 15.000.000.00

MINISTER FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT—

Department of Mineral Resources and Development—

46. Acquisition of Sites and Provision of New Buildings,

Improvements, Additions, Equipment, Furnishings,

etc.—further sum	. .	560,000.00
$

Brought over 529,920,000.00

MINISTER FOR E N E R G Y —

Electricity Authority—

47. Subsidies payable under the Electricity Development

Act, 1945, to Electricity Supply Authorities in

respect of Rural Electrification—further sum . . 460,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION AND MINISTER FOR WATER

RESOURCES—

Soil Conservation Service—

48. Catchment Area Works—Protection of Foreshores

in Catchment Areas to reduce Siltation, etc., at

Dams and Proposed Dams—further sum . . . . 800,000.00

49. Catchment Area Works—Erosion Control Measures to reduce Siltation, etc.—further sum . . . . 1,200,000.00

50. Research Stations and Areas—Purchase of Land, Erection of Buildings, Fencing, Improvements and other works—further sum	200,000.00
51. Purchase of Major Plant for Soil Conservation

Works—further sum 100,000.00

52. Hunter River Valley Stabilization Works—further

sum 25C,000.00

53. Soil Conservation Works generally—further sum . . 100,000.00

Forestry Commission—

54. Reafforestation—Indigenous Forests, Plantations

(Exotic Pine and Hoop Pine)—including Advances

for Farm Woodlots—further sum 15,000,000.00

Water Resources Commission—

55. Construction of Blowerinu Dam on the Tumut River above Tumut—further sum	2,000,000.00
56. Construction of Copeton Dam on Gwvdir River—

further sum ' . . . . 100,000.00

57. Construction of Tombulien Storage on Murrumbidgee

River " 2,750,000.00

58. Construction of Dam on Glennies Creek— -Preliminary

Expenses 1,200,000.00

$

Brought over 554,080,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION AND MINISTER FOR WATER

RESOURCES—continued.

Water Resources Commission—continued.

59. Reconstruction of Yanco Weir on the Murrumbidgee River—Preliminary expenses and provision for construction expenditures as authorised by Parlia­ ment—further sum	1,800,000.00
60. Construction of Windamere Dam on Cudgegong

River—further sum 600,000.00

61. Construction of distributary works on the Gwydir

River—further sum 2,000,000.00

62. Construction of Chaffey Dam on Peel River—further

sum 5,000,000.00

63. River Murray Commission—Part cost of Works to be carried out under the River Murray Waters Act, 1915, and Hydro-Electric Development—further sum	400,000.00
64. 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	110,000.00
65. Groundwater Investigation and Development and Works of Water Supply for Farmers including	establishment of Sprinkler Irrigation Test Centre—
further sum 3,000,000.00

66. Works of River and Foreshore Improvement,

including Grants to Councils for such works—

further sum 1,750,000.00

67. Works under the Water Act, 1912—further sum	. .	2,300,000.00
68. Water Conservation Works Generally—further sum.	2,500,000.00
$

Brought over 573,540,000.00

MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION AND MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES—continued.

Water Resources Commission—continued.

69. Irrigation Areas Generally—Construction of Works, purchase of Plant, Provision of Working Capital, etc.—further sum	4,500,000.00
70. Central Laboratories, Plant Depot, Store, Garage, etc.—Acquisition of Land, Erection of Buildings,

purchase of Plant, etc.—further sum . . . . 80,000.00

71. Investigatory Works and Surveys relating to the

storage and use of water—further sum . . . . 1,100,000.00

72. Establishment of Hydrographic Offices and Instal­

lation of Gauging Stations—further sum . . . . 340,000.00

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE—

Department of Agriculture—

73. For Promotion of Agriculture—Agricultural Colleges, Research Stations, etc., including purchase of Land, Buildings, etc.—further sum 3,000,000.00

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT—

New South Wales Planning and Environment Commission— 74. Subsidy towards Cost of the County of Cumberland

Planning Scheme—further sum 3,000,000.00

State Pollution Control Commission—

75. Purchase and installation of Plant and Equipment—

further sum 500,000.00

$

Brought over 5 8 6 , 0 6 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT—continued.

National Parks and Wildlife Service—

76. Contribution to National Parks and Wildlife Fund— Acquisition of land and advances for development of National Parks, State Parks and Historic Sites— further sum 2 ,000,000.00

TOTAL—Public Works and Services . . $ 588,060,000.00