Federal Law No. 261-FZ amending Water Code (No. 74-FZ). Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil, Water Keyword Hazards Flood Expropriation Waterworks 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 This Federal Law enters into force on the date of signature. Abstract This Federal Law establishes that in order to prevent the negative impact of water on certain territories and objects and to eliminate its consequences, measures shall be taken to prevent negative impact of water and liquidation of its consequences in accordance with this Water Code. Engineering protection of territories and objects against flooding, underflooding, water shorelines, waterlogging and other negative impacts caused by water. Construction of engineering protection structures for territories and objects against negative impact of water can be performed with the authorized expropriation of land parcels for state or municipal needs. The aforesaid expropriation shall be performed in accordance with the modalities set forth by the land legislation and civil legislation. Full text Russian Website www.pnp.ru References - Legislation Amends Water Code (No. 74-FZ). Legislation | Russian Federation | 2006 Keyword: Basic legislation, Groundwater, Surface water, Water abstraction, Water charges, Potable water, Hydropower generation, Contract/agreement, Right to water, Water rights, Pesticides, Effluent waste water/discharge, Freshwater resources management, Pollution control, Human rights, Hunting/capture Source: FAO, FAOLEX