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Decree No. 10.000 providing for the National Council of Water Resources.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution Policy/planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Freshwater resources management
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the date of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree, consisting of 13 articles, provides for the National Council of Water Resources. It establishes composition and duties of the above mentioned Council, as a consultative and deliberative body, part of the Ministry of Regional Development, responsible to perform the following activities: formulate the National Water Resources Policy, pursuant to Law No. 9.433 of 8 January 1997, and art. 2 of Law No. 9.984 of 17 July 2000; promote the articulation of water resources planning with national, regional, state and user sector planning; arbitrate, in the final administrative instance, existing conflicts between state water resources councils; deliberate on projects for the use of water resources; deliberate on issues referred to it by state water councils or river basin committees; analyse proposals to amend pertinent legislation to water resources and to the National Policy of Water Resources; establish complementary guidelines for implementing the National Water Resources Policy, the application of its instruments and the performance of the National Water Resources Management System; approve proposals for the establishment of the Union River Basin Committees and establish general criteria for the elaboration of their internal regulations; monitor the implementation and approve the National Water Resources Plan, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Repeals

Decree No. 4.613 regulating the National Council of Water Resources.

Legislation | Brazil | 2003

Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX