Regional Law No. 073-ZO on forests. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Ulyanovsk Document type Legislation Date 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Expropriation Timber 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 Entry into force notes The Regional Law enters into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract The document consists of 3 Sections that contain 11 articles. Section 1 (arts. 1-6) lays down general provisions. Article 1 deals with legal regulation of forest relations at the regional level. Article 2 determines plenary powers of the Regional Legislative Assembly in the sphere of use, protection, conservation and reproduction of forests. Article 3 determines plenary powers of the Regional administration in the sphere of use, protection, conservation and reproduction of forests. Article 4 regards allotment of wood-cutting areas through forest tenders. Article 5 deals with distribution of revenues from forest charges. Article 6 regards financing of forest reproduction. Section 2 (arts. 7-10) regards urban forests and urban plantations of trees and shrubbery. Article 7 concerns the purpose of urban forests. Article 8 concerns restrictions of economic activity in urban forests. Article 9 regards compensation of losses in the process of expropriation of urban forests. Article 10 regards urban plantations of trees and shrubbery. Section 3 lays down final provisions. Article 11 lays down final provisions. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Federal Law No. 22-FZ Forest Code. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1997 Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Right of use, Timber, Timber extraction/logging Source: FAO, FAOLEX