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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 10 Hansard (29 August) . . Page.. 3142 ..

(c) The balance of the funds totalling $230 000 have been carried forward as works in progress with the road cycling project to be included in the Commonwealth Avenue pavement rehabilitation project. Tenders for this project have been let but work is not due to commence until after Floriade ie. mid October 2002.

Supplementary appropriation

(Question No 266)

Mr Humphries asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice:

Regarding the amount of $1 589 000 appropriated in the Appropriation Act 2001-2002 (No 2) subsection 4, section 6, can the Minister advise:

(a) What projects were funded through this appropriation?

(b) Whether all the funds appropriated in this Act were used by 30 June 2002.

(c) If not, what has happened to the funds left over.

Mr Wood: The answer to the member's questions is as follows:

(a) This appropriation funded the following projects;

i. The ACT's contribution to the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program of $289 000;

ii. $100 000 to commence the Government's rebate for householders installing solar hot water systems;

iii. $250 000 for nature conservation initiatives; and

iv. $950 000 for planning initiatives including neighbourhood planning, the Canberra Spatial Plan, and the establishment of the Planning and Land Authority.

(b) In relation to the above appropriations, the following is provided:

i. Subsequent to the passage of the Appropriation Act (No. 2), the ACT's contribution was varied. This had the effect of reducing the ACT's contribution for 2001-02 by $25 000 and increasing the contribution for 2002-03. The unspent funding from 2001-02 will be used to partially offset the 2002-03 contribution;

ii. Approximately $52 000 was spent on solar hot water rebates in 2001-02. The balance has been carried forward into 2002-03.

iii. As at the end of June 2002, approximately $155 000 had been spent on nature conservation initiatives involving four key areas of-

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