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Law of 14/8/1954 on the Establishment of a special Authority bearing the name of the Litani River Authority.

País/Territorio
Líbano
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1954 (1955)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Energía, Agua
Palabra clave
Institución Producción de energía hidroeléctrica Abastecimiento de agua Manejo de recursos hídricos Aguas subterráneas Aguas superficiales Irrigación Drenaje/bonificación Agua potable Instalaciones
Área geográphica
Asia, Mediterráneo, Medio Oriente, Africa del Norte y Cercano Oriente, Asia Occidental
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force the day after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Resumen

This Law consisting of 18 articles aims at establishing a new Authority, the Litani National Authority (LRA). It is a public establishment under the Ministry of Energy and Water to manage water resources (surface and groundwater resources) over the whole Lebanese territory (not only the Litani River). It is mainly responsible for preliminary studies and the construction of dams and the exploitation of hydroelectric power pants. Its duties and competencies are: the execution of all the parts of the Litani project from technical point of view (irrigation, drainage, potable water, electricity production) as from financial aspects; the installation of a network for the electricity plants in Lebanon; the erection of transformation stations, transmission and distribution lines in the whole Lebanese regions; the big works of irrigation and their exploitation.

Texto completo
Árabe
Página web
www.litani.gov.lb