Budget Transfer: Study on the Security of Energy Supply

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A decision made on 31 October 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2013-0130
Decision Summary Title :	Request for the transfer of funds from the Central Environment Management Vote to the Department of the Environment to fund a study on the Security of Energy Supply.		Date of Decision Summary:	02 Sept 2013
Decision Summary Author:	Finance Manager – Department of the Environment		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Request for the transfer of funds from the Central Environment Management Vote to the Department of the Environment to fund a study on the Security of Energy Supply.		Date of Written Report:	02 Sept 2013
Written Report Author:	Finance Manager – Department of the Environment		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: For the Central Environmental Vote Capital Head of Expenditure (I0000C0014) to decrease by £42,000 and the DoE Revenue Head of Expenditure to increase by the corresponding amount
Decision(s): The Minister approved an internal budget transfer of up to £42,000 to the Department of the Environment for a study on Energy Security as outlined in Action Statement 19 of the consultation document Pathway 2050: An Energy Plan for Jersey.
Reason(s) for Decision: To enable DoE to fund the Security of Supply Study as outlined in Action Statement 19 of the consultation document, Pathway 2050: An Energy Plan for Jersey.
Resource Implications: Other than those detailed in the report there are no further financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Minister for the Department of the Environment to seek approval from the Minister for Treasury and Resources for the budget transfer highlighted above. The Finance Director for the Department of the Environment will then action the budget transfers in conjunction with the Head of Financial Performance Reporting.
Signature:		Position: Minister for the Department of the Environment
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):