Decree-Law No. 24/2022 on the Regulation of the Ataúro Special Development Fund (FEDA). Country/Territory Timor-Leste Document type Legislation Date 2022 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Jornal da República, Serie I, Extraordinary No. 20C. Subject Environment gen., Sea, Water Keyword Special fund Coastal zone management Community management Ecosystem preservation Effluent waste water/discharge Financing Navigation Protection of environment Sustainable development Transport/storage Waterworks Pollution control Traditional rights/customary rights Waste disposal Waste management Policy/planning Harbour Marine area Sewerage Freshwater pollution Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law approves the Regulation of the Ataúro Special Development Fund. The Regulation, aims at financing annual and multi-annual programmes and projects of a socio-economic and environmentally sustainable nature, aimed at the development of the territory and population of the municipality of Ataúro, namely in the following areas: a) Infrastructures (road, port, etc.); b) Telecommunications; c) Collective transport of passengers, by road or sea, and for the maritime cargo; d) Water and sanitation infrastructures, namely for the development of public water supply systems, public wastewater and sewage sanitation systems, public solid waste sanitation systems and public systems for capturing, storing, transporting water and irrigation for agricultural purposes; e) Infrastructures for social and cultural purposes (health centers, educational and vocational training and sport establishments, facilities for vulnerable population groups, etc.; f) Support infrastructure for civil protection activities and management of serious accidents and disasters; g) Energy infrastructures; h) Infrastructure to support agriculture, forestry, livestock and fisheries development; i) Municipal Administration of Ataúro and other public entities; j) Support infrastructure for tourism development; k) Infrastructure to support local development, namely markets, fish auctions, cattle bazaars or warehouses; l) Scholarship programs and training and qualification of professionals in strategic sectors for the development of the municipality of Ataúro, etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.jornal.gov.tl References - Legislation Implements Decree-Law No. 16/2021 approving the General Bases of the Organization of the Public Administration. Legislation | Timor-Leste | 2021 Keyword: Institution, Governance, Monitoring, Access-to-information, Access-to-justice, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Source: FAO, FAOLEX