Regional Law No. 179-OZ “On plenary powers of state bodies and local self-government in the sphere of land relations.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be delimitation of plenary powers between legislative and executive state bodies, and local self-government in the sphere of land relations. Legislative Assembly shall have the following competence: (a) adoption of legislation related to land relations; (b) classification of land as federal, regional and municipal property; (c) validation of minimum and maximum land plot dimensions pertaining to public ownership that can be allotted to citizens for agricultural purposes, and that can be allotted free of charge to citizens for other purposes; and (d) validation of the modalities of bail-out of land. The Governor shall have the following competence: (a) bail-out of land for public needs; (c) transfer of land from one category to another; and (d) expropriation of land. Regional Government shall have the following competence: (a) zoning of land by natural and agricultural zones; (b) land survey, mapping and state land cadastre; and (c) establishment of standard land cost.