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Agreement No. 2 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Khabarovsk Territory regarding the delimitation of authority in the sphere of use and protection of water basins.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Khabarovsk
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Sub-national agreement Freshwater resources management Freshwater pollution Surface water Pollution control
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Entry into force notes
The Agreement enters into force from the date of signature.
Abstract

The Government of the Russian Federation and the administration of the Khabarovsk Territory have agreed as follows: 1). This Agreement delimits authority between the Parties as regards use and protection of water basins situated on the territory of the Khabarovsk Territory and classifies water basins as federal and territorial property. 2). The Government of the Russian Federation provides for carrying out the main directions of state policy in the field of use and protection of water basins, elaboration and realization, with the participation of the administration of the Khabarovsk Territory of the federal special programs regarding use, restoration and protection of water basins, prevention and liquidation of the consequences of hazardous impact on the territorial water resources, concedes at the proposal of the administration of the Khabarovsk Territory in accordance with the established modalities to the local administration of the areas populated by indigenous population into special use water basins pertaining to federal property. 3). The administration of the Khabarovsk Territory is entitled to elaborate and carry out territorial special programs regarding use, restoration and protection of water basins, takes part into elaboration and realization of federal special programs regarding use, restoration and protection of water basins, prevention and liquidation of the consequences of hazardous impact on the territorial water resources situated on the territory of the Khabarovsk Territory, concedes at the proposal of the local administration of the areas populated by indigenous population jointly with Territorial water institution into special use water basins pertaining to territorial property.

Full text
Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 167-FZ Water Code.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995

Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Water abstraction, Water quality standards, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Industrial water use, Recreational water use, Timber, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX