Regional Law No. 1297-ZZK amending Regional Law No. 152-ZZK “On regulation of land relations”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Trans-Baikal Document type Legislation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Public land Soil rehabilitation Governance Expropriation Servitude 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 ten days after the date of its official publication. Abstract Article 2 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Regional Government shall have the following plenary powers: (a) elaboration, validation and realization of regional state programs related to land tenure and land protection; (b) validation of public land soil rehabilitation projects; (c) governance of public land; (d) expropriation of land for public needs; (e) application of public servitude to land plots; and (f) decision-making related to purchase of land plots”. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Regional Law No. 152-ZZK “On regulation of land relations”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 (2019) Keyword: Land tenure, Public land, Agricultural land, Expropriation, Land-use planning, Protected area, Smallholders/peasants, Survey/mapping Source: FAO, FAOLEX