Regional Law No. 47 “On land reclamation”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Kaliningrad Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Agro-forestry Drainage/land reclamation Soil conservation/soil improvement Agricultural land Expropriation Land clearing Forest management/forest conservation 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 establishes legal grounds for land reclamation activity with the consideration of natural and climatic conditions, and also rights and duties of natural and legal persons ensuring efficient tenure and protection of reclaimed land. The scope of land reclamation shall be to ensure improvement of soil fertility and creation of condition for involvement agricultural production of unused and low-productive land. Land reclamation shall be classified as follows: (a) hydrotechnical amelioration; (b) agro-forestry; (c) land clearing; and (d) chemical amelioration. Land reclamation shall be carried out in accordance with the projects elaborated on the basis of technical and economic substantiation with the consideration of construction, ecological, sanitary and other standards, rules and regulations. Land plots subject to land reclamation shall be conceded and expropriated in accordance with land legislation. Full text Russian Website regzakon.fpa.su References - Legislation Amended by Regional Law No. 389 amending Regional Law No. 47 “On land reclamation”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2014 Keyword: Drainage/land reclamation, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX