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Law No. 22.622 amending Law No. 12.503 creating the State Water Conservation Programme.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Minas Gerais
Document type
Legislation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Environmental planning Ecosystem preservation Water supply Hydropower generation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Water abstraction Financing Policy/planning
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law amends the State Water Conservation Programme within the state of Minas Gerais. Amendments deal with the amount of financial resources to be applied such as: I - 1/3 (one third) will be destined to the reconstitution of the ciliary vegetation along the waterways, in the sections intensely degraded by anthropic activities; II - 1/3 (one third) will be destined to the preservation or recovery of springs and other areas of equal importance for water conservation, such as water abstraction areas, located on the top of the hills, plateaus, sloping areas, and paths.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.almg.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 12.503 creating the State Water Conservation Programme.

Legislation | Brazil | 1997

Keyword: Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Water supply, Hydropower generation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX