Part 2: Payments for Specific Purposes (Continued)
Environment
In 2010‑11, the States will receive $281.3 million in payments from the Commonwealth to support state environment services.
Table 2.8 provides information on all the payments to the States to support state environment services.
Table 2.8: Payments to support state environmental services
National Partnership payments for the environment
National Partnership on bioremediation and revegetation
The Government will provide $1.9 million in 2010—11 for bioremediation and revegetation trials in suitable sites in and around South Australia's lower lakes. The trials will continue to engage and involve local communities.
Table 2.8.1: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on bioremediation and revegetation
National Partnership on Caring for our Country
Caring for our Country is the Government's natural resource management initiative, and aims to integrate delivery of the Commonwealth's natural resource management programs: the Natural Heritage Trust; the National Landcare Program; the Environmental Stewardship Program; and the Working on Country Indigenous Land and Environmental Program.
Under Caring for our Country, regional bodies as a whole will continue to receive funding of at least 60 per cent of historical average funding to secure their operations. This funding, $138 million in 2010‑11, will be paid through the States.
Table 2.8.2: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Caring for our Country
National Partnership on the environmental management of the former Rum Jungle mine site
The Commonwealth will provide $7 million in financial assistance over four years from 2009‑10 to the Northern Territory to support the ongoing management of the former Rum Jungle mine site.
The measure includes funding to:
- support environmental management and monitoring of the site; and
- assist with the development of site management and rehabilitation strategies in partnership with industry and the site's traditional owners.
Table 2.8.3: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on the environmental management of the former Rum Jungle mine site
National Partnership on the Exotic Disease Preparedness Program
The Commonwealth will provide $0.4 million in 2010‑11 to fund the Exotic Disease Preparedness Program, which supports investigations into:
- the role of wild and feral species in the maintenance and spread of emerging and emergency animal diseases; and
- the role of those species in incursions and spread of major exotic animal diseases.
Table 2.8.4: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on the Exotic Disease Preparedness Program
National Partnership on plant disease and eradication
Commonwealth funding contributes to ongoing programs to eradicate pests in Queensland (five tropical weeds, red imported fire ant, electric ant and fruit fly), Western Australia (European house borer) and South Australia (branched broomrape).
If allowed to establish and spread, these pests would have serious economic and environmental impacts.
Table 2.8.5: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on plant disease and eradication
National Partnership on Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative
The Commonwealth will provide $15.8 million in 2010‑11 to continue work on the repair of uncontrolled artesian bores and the replacement of wasteful open earth bore drains with piped water reticulation systems through the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative.
The Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative is being delivered through state agencies, with the Commonwealth contributing jointly with other key stakeholders, State governments and pastoral bore owners.
Table 2.8.6: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative
National Partnership on the Living Murray
The Commonwealth will provide $28.1 million in 2009‑10 to support the Living Murray program, Australia's most significant river restoration program.
The Living Murray program was established in 2002 in response to evidence showing the declining health of the River Murray system, and aims to achieve a healthy working River Murray system for the benefit of all Australians. This includes returning water to the river's environment. It is a partnership of the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victorian, South Australian and Australian Capital Territory governments.
Table 2.8.7: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on the Living Murray
National Partnership on Renewable Remote Power Generation
The Commonwealth will provide $14.1 million to the States in 2010‑11 to fund the Renewable Remote Power Generation program. This program provides financial support to increase the use of renewable generation in remote parts of Australia that presently rely on fossil fuels for electricity supply.
Table 2.8.8: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Renewable Remote Power Generation
National Partnership on the transfer of Commonwealth land to Victoria — Point Nepean
The Commonwealth provided a cash payment of $15 million in 2009‑10 (relating to 2008‑09), currently held by the Point Nepean Community Trust, to the Victorian Government as part of the transfer of the ownership of the former quarantine station at Point Nepean, Victoria, from the Commonwealth to the Victorian Government.
Table 2.8.9: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on the transfer of Commonwealth land to Victoria — Point Nepean(a)
- The cash payment in 2009‑10 for the National Partnership on the transfer of Commonwealth land to Victoria for Point Nepean is $15 million, the full amount of which was recorded as an accrual in 2008‑09.
National Partnership on Water for the Future
The Commonwealth will provide $109.9 million in 2010‑11 to the States as part of the National Partnership on Water for the Future to support the following programs: Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure; National Water Security Plan for Cities and Towns; and National Urban Water and Desalination Plan.
Table 2.8.10: Estimated payments to the States for the National Partnership
on Water for the Future
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