Regional Act No. 21 in matter of drainage and irrigation. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Piemonte Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Piemonte No. 32, 11 August 1999. Subject Water Keyword Agricultural development Drainage/land reclamation Irrigation Policy/planning Institution Access-to-information Basic legislation Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract Irrigation and drainage works represent a permanent instrument intended to develop, protect and improve agricultural production, with particular regard to soil conservation and environmental protection. This Regional Act regulates the establishment and functioning of drainage and irrigation consortia, in compliance with the principle of subsidiarity. The Regional Council shall approve the Regional Plan for Drainage and Irrigation Activities, as per article 2, to be implemented through the three-year Regional Programme of Drainage and Irrigation. Part II of the Act regards drainage consortia, which shall be subject to regional supervision (art. 41 and 42). Part III makes provision relative to irrigation consortia. Article 62 provides for the creation of the Information System of Drainage and Irrigation (SIBI), under the Regional Council, for the collection, elaboration and dissemination of cartographies and data concerning drainage as well as irrigation activities. Furthermore, article 63 establishes the Regional Counsel for Drainage and Irrigation. Full text Italian Website www.regione.piemonte.it