Law No. 21.972 providing for the State System for Environment and Water Resources (Sisema). País/Territorio Brasil Subdivisión territorial Minas Gerais Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2016 (2019) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., Agua Palabra clave Institución Planificación ambiental Control de la contaminación Normas sobre calidad ambiental Autorización/permiso Infracciones/sanciones Principio contaminador-pagador Conservación del ecosistema Protección del hábitat Política/planificación Normas Protección del medio ambiente Contaminación de las aguas dulces Normas sobre calidad del agua Manejo de recursos hídricos Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, América del Sur, Atlántico Sur Entry into force notes This Law enters into force 30 days after its publication. Resumen This Law, consisting of 40 articles divided into two Chapters, provides for the State System for Environment and Water Resources (Sisema). It establishes composition and duties of Sisema, which is the set of bodies and entities responsible for environmental and water resources policies, with the purpose of conserving, preserving and recovering environmental resources and promoting sustainable development and improving the environmental quality of the State. Sisema acts in an integrated, transversal and participatory way as part of the National Environmental System, created by Federal Law 6.938 of 31 August 1981, and the National Water Resources Management System, created by Federal Law No. 9.433 of 8 January 1997. The construction, installation, expansion and operation of activities and undertakings that use environmental resources, effectively or potentially polluting or capable in any way of causing environmental degradation, will depend on prior environmental licensing. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.almg.gov.br