Budget Transfer: Waste Cell Projects

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A decision made on 27 November 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2017-0095
Decision Summary Title :	Budget Transfer from Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure to Waste: Ash Pit La Collette Capital Head of Expenditure		Date of Decision Summary:	20 November 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Budget Transfer from Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure to Waste: Ash Pit La Collette Capital Head of Expenditure		Date of Written Report:	20 November 2017
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: The transfer of up to £300,000 from the Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure to the Waste: Ash Pit La Collette Capital Head of Expenditure in order to consolidate Waste Cell Projects under a single capital head of expenditure.
Decision(s): The Minister for Infrastructure agreed to request the Minister for Treasury and Resources approve the transfer of up to £300,000 from the Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure to the Waste: Ash Pit La Collette Capital Head of Expenditure in order to consolidate Waste Cell Projects under a single capital head of expenditure.
Reason(s) for Decision: Article (18)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure for any purpose. Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.
Resource Implications: The Waste: Ash Pit La Collette Capital Head of Expenditure budget to increase by £300,000 and the Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure to decrease by £300,000. This decision does not change the total amount approved by the States of Jersey.
Action required: The Finance Director to request the Treasurer of the States to approve the transfers from revenue to capital as referred to in the accompanying report.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Budget Transfer: Waste Cell Projects

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

TRANSFER BUDGET FROM ASBESTOS WASTE DISPOSAL CAPITAL HEAD OF

EXPENDITURE TO WASTE: ASH PIT LA COLLETTE CAPITAL HEAD OF EXPENDITURE

Purpose of Report

To allow the Minister to approve the transfer of up to £300,000 from the Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure in order to consolidate Waste Cell projects under a single capital head of expenditure.

Background

The Asbestos Waste Disposal project was completed successfully in the 2nd quarter of 2017. There was a high risk that a significant number of old asbestos containers would not be able to be moved due to corrosion and that this would slow the project down and add costs. Fortunately the containers were in better condition than first expected and the selected contractor undertook the works in a safe, expedient and professional manner.

It is proposed that the remaining capital be transferred to enable a further hazardous waste pit or “ash cell” to be constructed. This additional pit will be required to replace the existing hazardous waste pit “Cell 33”.

Cell 33 was originally constructed to contain the hazardous air pollution residues from the Energy from Waste plant. Since construction all of these residues from the La Collette EfW have now been shipped off island and further arisings are shipped as they are produced.

There is however a requirement to have adequate back up storage for air pollution residues should there be a change of policy or a problem with the shipping of this waste.

Cell 33 is now used as the contingency cell, for reception and the disposal site for contaminated soils. It is was built to a higher specification than the other ash cells and is licenced to accept appropriate hazardous wastes. Cell 33 is now 70% full. Most of the waste disposed in cell 33 came from the Jersey Development Company International Finance Centre (IFC) project.

A further hazardous waste cell is required to ensure that there is an available contingency cell and an appropriate route for hazardous wastes from the continuing IFC project or from any other sites on the island that have a requirement to dispose of such waste.

If approved, the remaining capital from the asbestos waste disposal project will be amalgamated with existing ash pit capital to form adequate funding capital for a new ash cell constructed to the higher hazardous standard. This cell will become Cell 38.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the transfer of up to £300,000 from the Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure in order to consolidate Waste Cell projects under a single head of expenditure

Reason for Decision

Article (18)(c) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources, be transferred from one head of expenditure to another head of expenditure for any purpose.

Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure of up to £1,000,000 to the Treasurer of the States.

Resource Implications

The Waste: Ash Pit La Collette Capital Head of Expenditure budget to increase by £300,000 and the Asbestos Waste Disposal Capital Head of Expenditure to decrease by £300,000.

This decision does not change the total amount approved by the States of Jersey.

6. Action required

The Finance Director to request the Treasurer of the States to approve the transfers from revenue to capital as referred to in the accompanying report.

Written by:	Finance Manager
Approved by:	Director of Finance