Ministry 2003/04 -- 2005/06 Service Plan -- Ministry of Forests

Report on Resources: Mirroring the Estimates Vote Structure — Continued

2002/03 Resource Summary by Core Business

	Estimated¹	Other Authorizations²	Total	Actual	Variance
Operating Expenses ($000)
Protection of the Forest and Range Assets	121,176		121,176	96,241	24,935
Setting Performance Standards for Forest and Range Practices	83,550		83,550	71,781	11,769
Pricing and Selling Timber and Range Use	199,852	297,998	497,850	503,733	(5,883)
Compliance and Enforcement	29,620		29,620	33,450	(3,830)
Corporate Services	40,716		40,716	43,584	(2,868)
Forest Investment	146,000		146,000	144,294	1,706
Total	620,914	297,998	918,912	893,083	25,829
Full-time Equivalents (FTEs)
Protection of the Forest and Range Assets	626		626	671	(45)
Setting Performance Standards for Forest and Range Practices	870		870	761	109
Pricing and Selling Timber and Range Use	1,346		1,346	1,272	74
Compliance and Enforcement	376		376	345	31
Corporate Services	348		348	408	(60)
Forest Investment	3		3	3	—
Total	3,569		3,569	3,460	109
Ministry Capital Expenditures (CRF) ($000)
Protection of the Forest and Range Assets	4,151		4,151	915	3,236
Setting Performance Standards for Forest and Range Practices	5,649		5,649	4,288	1,361
Pricing and Selling Timber and Range Use	5,709		5,709	6,859	(1,150)
Compliance and Enforcement	1,570		1,570	2,418	(848)
Corporate Services	2,041		2,041	1,912	129
Forest Investment	—		—	—	—
Total	19,120		19,120	16,392	2,728
Consolidated Capital Plan Expenditures (CCP) ($000)
Total	—	—	—	—	—
Other Financing Transactions ($000)
Pricing and Selling Timber and Range Use (Small Business Forest Enterprise Program)
Receipts Disbursements Net Cash Source (Requirements)	6,880 6,880	10,431 10,431	17,311 17,311	17,311 17,311	— —
Total Receipts Total Disbursements Total Net Cash Source (Requirements)	— 6,880 6,880	— 10,431 10,431	— 17,311 17,311	— 17,311 17,311	— — —


¹	Estimates as presented to the Legislative Assembly on February 19, 2002.
²	The ministry received access to Contingencies for softwood legal costs ($2.791 M). Statutory appropriation was provided to make payments for compensation for harvesting rights ($200 M), for the BC Forestry Revitalization Trust ($75 M) and for BC Timber Sales ($20.2 M).