Special Act on the Creation of Yongsan Park. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Cultural heritage Institution Ecosystem preservation Tourism Education Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for the development and management of a park and for the systematic improvement of its surrounding environments under the responsibility of the State by utilizing the site. of the United States Army Garrison Yongsan to be returned to the Republic of Korea pursuant to the Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America on the Relocation of United States Forces from the Seoul Metropolitan Area and the Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America for the Land Partnership Plan. The basic idea of this Act is to allow citizens of the Republic of Korea to enjoy various benefits from Yongsan site to be returned to the Republic of Korea to the fullest by preserving it and developing Yongsan Park into a place for leisure and relaxation as well as a natural and ecological space, which demonstrates ethnic, historical and cultural traits of the Korean people. In order to deliberate on important matters concerning the Yongsan Park Improvement Zone, a Yongsan Park Development Promotion Committee all be established under the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The text consists of 63 articles. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr