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Regional Law No. 252 “On delimitation of powers of state bodies in the field of water relations”.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Kaliningrad
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Governance Surface water Water supply Basin/catchment/watershed Potable water Navigation Water charges Monitoring Inland waters
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 regulates powers of regional executive bodies on some issues in the field of water relations. Regional Government shall have the following powers: (a) ownership, management, use and disposal of public waterbodies; (b) establishment of water charges for the use of public waterbodies; (c) validation of regional state programs on management and conservation of waterbodies; (d) validation of rules for navigation of small-size vessels; and (e) validation of life-saving rules on waterbodies. Authorized regional executive body in the field of water relations shall have the following powers: (a) participation in the activities of basin institutions; (b) elaboration and implementation of state programs and specific departmental programs for management and conservation of waterbodies; (c) reservation of potable water supply and domestic water supply sources; (d) regional supervision over management and protection of waterbodies; (e) state monitoring of waterbodies; (f) elaboration of regulations for life-saving in waterbodies; (g) elaboration of regulations for navigation of small-size vessels in waterbodies; and (h) protection of waterbodies against negative impact and mitigation of the consequences thereof.

Full text
Russian
Website
publication.pravo.gov.ru