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Regional Act No. 7 making provision on land reclamation and irrigation.

Country/Territory
Italy
Territorial subdivision
Lombardia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lombardia No. 25, 20 June 2003
Subject
Water
Keyword
Drainage/land reclamation Irrigation Policy/planning Institution
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

The Region promotes and makes rules concerning land reclamation and irrigation, particularly looking at the following objectives: (i) the rational utilization of water resources, (ii) ensuring supply of water, (iii) quantitative and qualitative protection of water intended for irrigation. Land reclamation and waterworks shall be operated on the basis of a general plan and three-year implementing programmes. To this end, the regional territory shall be divided into special districts as per article 3. Articles 4 to 8 regard the structural organization as well as the functions which pertain to the consortia engaged in land reclamation and irrigation undertakings. A special regional counsel is set up in accordance with article 19.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.regione.lombardia.it