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