Regional Law No. 278-47 “On delimitation of plenary powers between state bodies in the sphere of land relations”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Saint Petersburg Document type Legislation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Institution Land tenure Land-use planning Lease Expropriation Survey/mapping 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 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law delimits plenary powers between state bodies in the sphere of regulation of land relations. Legislative Assembly shall carry out the following plenary powers: (a) adoption of legislative acts regulating land relations; (b) establishment of cases of land expropriation; and (c) establishment of minimum and maximum land areas allotted to citizens for housing construction. Regional Government shall carry out the following plenary powers: (a) land-use planning; (b) regional land monitoring; (c) land inventory; (d) mapping; (e) establishment of deadline for payment of land lease fees; and (f) modalities of land expropriation. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su