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Ministerial Decree No.169 regarding the sphere of competence of the Federal Agency on Water Resources.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Institution
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
Abstract

The Premier decrees that the Federal Agency on Water Resources is federal executive body authorized to carry out functions regarding rendering state services, management of state property, as well as law enforcement functions in the sphere of water resources. Federal Agency on Water Resources is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The main functions of the Federal Agency on Water Resources are : 1) ensuring within its sphere of competence arrangements for rational use, renewal and protection of water basins, prevention and liquidation of the consequences of hazardous impact of water; 2) concession of the right of use of water basins pertaining to federal property; 3) running water reservoirs and waterworks pertaining to the jurisdiction of the Agency and ensuring their safety; 4) elaboration of the schemes of complex water uses and forecasting of the state of water resources and perspective use and protection of water basins; 5) concession of information regarding the state and use of water basins pertaining to federal property; 6) keeping state register of contracts on the use of water basins, state water cadastre and the Russian register of waterworks, carrying out state monitoring of water basins, surface water and groundwater and their use.

Full text
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