6. Paragraph 241(4)(d) of the Act is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (vii.1):

Marginal note:1999, c. 17, s. 171

7. Paragraph 33.03(2)(a) of the Old Age Security Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Payments to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

• 8. (1) Subject to any terms and conditions that the Treasury Board may approve, the Minister designated for the purposes of the National Housing Act may, for the period beginning on April 1, 2005 and ending on March 31, 2010, make direct payments, in an aggregate amount of not more than $425 million, to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for the purpose of providing funding for measures to reduce the energy consumption of housing projects as defined in section 2 of that Act, including the costs and expenses of the implementation and administration of those measures.

• Marginal note:Payments out of C.R.F.

  (2) Any amount payable under this section may be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the Minister referred to in subsection (1) at the times and in the manner that that Minister considers appropriate.

Marginal note:Minister of Natural Resources

9. On the requisition of the Minister of Natural Resources, there may, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, be paid and applied, for the period beginning on April 1, 2005 and ending on March 31, 2010,

• (a) a sum in an aggregate amount of not more than $75 million for the purpose of carrying out the powers referred to in paragraphs 21(a) to (c) and (e) of the Energy Efficiency Act and supporting the measures to reduce the energy consumption of housing projects referred to in subsection 8(1) of this Act; and

• (b) a sum in an aggregate amount of not more than $338 million for the purpose of providing additional funding for the EnerGuide for Houses Retrofit Incentive Program undertaken under section 21 of the Energy Efficiency Act, including the costs and expenses of the administration of that program.

Marginal note:Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities)

• 10. (1) Subject to any terms and conditions that the Treasury Board may approve, on the requisition of the Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities), there may, out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, be paid and applied, for each of fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, a sum in an aggregate amount of not more than $400 million for public transit infrastructure.

• Marginal note:Authorization

  (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) may

  • (a) develop and implement programs and projects;

  • (b) enter into an agreement with the government of a province, a municipality or any other organization or any person;

  • (c) make a grant or contribution or any other payment; and

  • (d) subject to the approval of the Treasury Board, supplement any appropriation by Parliament.