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	September Update Budget 2005


		CONTENTS

	•	Message from the Minister and Accountability Statement
	Environment
	•	Overview and Core Business Areas
	•	Resource Summary
	•	Strategic Context
	•	Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Results
	Environmental Assessment Office
	•	Overview and Core Business Areas
	•	Resource Summary
	•	Strategic Context
	•	Goals, Objectives, Strategies and Results

	•	Related Initiatives and Planning Processes
	•	Appendix A: Significant Ministry of Environment Service Partners and Examples of Their Contributions
	•	Appendix B: Legislation Administered by the Ministry of Environment


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Environmental Assessment Office — Continued

Resource Summary

During 2004/05, the Environmental Assessment Office experienced a significant increase in the volume of reviewable projects. In the 2005/06–2007/08 Service Plan, the budget was increased to appropriately reflect the project volume.

Core Business Areas	2004/05 Restated Estimates¹	2005/06 Estimates	2006/07 Plan	2007/08 Plan
Operating Expenses ($000)
Major Project Environmental Assessments	2,820²	4,480³	4,380	4,380
Corporate Operations	Rolled into core business item 1
Total	2,820	4,480	4,380	4,380
Full-time Equivalents (FTEs)
For Both Core Business Areas	29	34	34	34
Total	29	34	34	34
Ministry Capital Expenditures (Consolidated Revenue Fund) ($000)
Corporate Operations	70	62	62	62
Total	70	62	62	62


¹	These amounts have been restated, for comparative purposes only, to be consistent with Schedule A of the September Update 2005 Estimates 2005/06.
²	Internal and External recoveries provided an additional $630,000.
³	EAO has received an increase of $1,660,000 above its 2004/05 base budget to fund the resources required to sustain the current project review volumes (approximately three times what they were anticipated to be).