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Federal Law No. 4-FZ on land reclamation.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
http://www.consultant.ru
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Erosion Land clearing Agro-forestry Monitoring Soil conservation/soil improvement
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 Federal Law enters into force from the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Federal Law establishes the legal basis in the field of land reclamation, determines the authority of state executive bodies, local administrations as regards the regulation of the aforesaid activity and the rights and the duties of citizens (physical persons) and juridical persons that carry out land reclamation and provide for efficient use and protection of reclamated land. Land reclamation shall be intended radical land improvement by conducting hydrotechnical, land clearing, chemical, anti-erosion, agroforestry, agrotechnical and other reclamation operations and arrangements. Land reclamation systems shall be classified as public and common (general) use. Public land reclamation systems cannot be transferred in ownership to natural and legal persons. Depending on the nature of reclamation measures, shall be classified the following types of land reclamation: (a) hydromelioration; (b) agroforestry; (c) land clearing; and (d) chemical land reclamation. Objects of state monitoring of reclaimed land shall be all reclaimed land in the Russian Federation. Land reclamation arrangements shall be performed in compliance with the requirements of land, water, forest legislation of the Russian Federation, and also the legislation of the Russian Federation related to environment, subsoil, flora and fauna.The Federal Law consists of 9 Sections composed of 42 articles. Section 1 lays down the general provisions. Section 2 specifies types and kinds of land reclamation. Section 3 concerns the ownership of reclamated land and separately located hydrotechnical equipment. Section 4 determines the authority of the Russian Federation, of the regional executive bodies and local administration in the field of land reclamation. Section 5 regards state management in the field of land reclamation. Section 6 establishes the modalities of land reclamation. Section 7 regards financing of land reclamation (legislative enactment of land reclamation). Section 8 deals with dispute settlement in the field of land reclamation and establishes liability for the infringement of legislation on land reclamation. Section 9 lays down the conclusive provisions.

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Ministerial Decree No. 1093 regarding validation of the Regulation on licensing of activity in the field of land reclamation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1996

Keyword: Agricultural development, Drainage/land reclamation, Irrigation, Waterworks, Water supply, Well sinking/boreholes

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 92 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food regarding improvement of the structure of management of land reclamation in the Russian Federation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 1999

Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 68-kz “On some issues in the field of maintenance of ameliorative protective forest plantations and implementation of measures for their preservation.”

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2021

Keyword: Protection forest, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Authorization/permit, Forest management/forest conservation, Agricultural land, Ownership, Public land, Drainage/land reclamation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regional Law No. 55-kz “On conservation and reproduction of protection forests on agricultural land”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019

Keyword: Agricultural land, Public land, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 367 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on maintenance of ameliorative protective forest plantations and the particulars of application of measures to preserve them.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Local government, Public land, Private land, Protection forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Afforestation/reforestation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 438 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on operation of reclamation systems and separately located waterworks.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2020

Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Equipment, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Waterworks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Federal Law No. 118-FZ amending some legislative acts and conforming them to Land Code.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007

Keyword: Expropriation, Drainage/land reclamation, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Federal Law No. 244-FZ amending Federal Law No. 4-FZ on land reclamation and some legislative acts of the Russian Federation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2023

Keyword: Agro-forestry, Drainage/land reclamation, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil pollution/quality, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest

Source: FAO, FAOLEX