Regional Law No. 101-KZ “On subsoil management”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Krasnodar Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Exploration Mining Minerals Authorization/permit Groundwater 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 This Regional Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law contains legal and economic provisions related to complex rational management of subsoil, ensuring protection of the state, region and regional population, and also the rights of subsoil management and regulates relations concerning exploration of subsoil, mining, extraction of mineral resources, including groundwater. Subsoil and mineral and energetic resources contained therein shall be state property subdivided in federal, regional and municipal ownership. Minerals extracted from subsoil can pertain to private property. Subsoil management shall be performed in accordance with subsoil management licence. Owners of land parcels can perform without licence extraction of common widespread minerals to the depth of 5 metres without the use of explosives, and also extract groundwater from sources that are not destined for centralized potable water supply. Subsoil management shall require payment. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 3150-KZ amending Regional Law No. 101-KZ “On subsoil management”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2015 Keyword: Groundwater, Institution, Minerals, Exploration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX