11(1)The Minister, in consultation with the respective regional solid waste commission, district planning commission and interim board, shall prepare the budget for the first fiscal year of each Commission.

11(2)The Minister shall provide a copy of the first budget to the respective interim board of a Commission for its approval.

11(3)A motion made at a meeting of an interim board to approve the first budget of a Commission shall not pass unless at least two-thirds of the members of the interim board present, who represent at least two-thirds of the total population represented by all the members of the interim board present, vote in favour.

11(4)If a first budget is not approved by the interim board of a Commission by the date referred to in paragraph 10(2)(c), the Minister shall approve the first budget on behalf of the interim board.

11(5)The decision of the Minister to approve the interim budget under subsection (4) is final and not subject to review.

11(6)The proportional share of the estimates required for the operation of a Commission, as referred to in the interim budget, shall be included in the budgets of each member of the Commission for the 2013 fiscal year.