This Act makes provision for the formation and administration of “Local Improvement Associations" and defines rights and duties of such associations. An association may be formed by owners of lots of a sub-divided estate for the purpose of the carrying out of works in common and various other matters relating to the sub-divided land including matters regarding the maintenance of inland waterways. The procedures for establishment foresee, among other things, a petition by owners to the Minister and incorporation of the association.

This Law establishes exclusive plenary powers of the self-government bodies in the following areas: (a) management and disposal of public land resources; (b) land use planning; (c) management of local public forest and water resources; and (d) management of local water supply, drainage and sewerage systems (art. 16). The local self-governing representative bodies (Sakrebulo) shall have plenary powers in the following areas: (a) establishment of management rules and regulations applicable to local public land, forest and water resources; and (b) land use planning (art. 22).

The Parties have agreed to cooperate in the following areas: (a) the elaboration and realization of joint projects related to topographic, geodetic and cartographic activities and the creation of geoinformation systems; (b) exchange of scientific, technical and legal information; (c) exchange of information related to modifying administrative and territorial subdivisions; (d) joint projects in the sphere of land cadastre and land valuation; (e) exchange of experience between the authorized institutions in relation to land use planning and land valuation; and (f) consultations.

These Regulations implement provisions of the Conservation and Protection of the Physical Landscape of The Bahamas Act, 1997 concerning the application for, and the granting of, permits for excavation or landfill operations or the to harvesting of protected trees and a licence to quarry or mine. Applications, permits or licences shall be in the form as set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

This Act amends the Planning and Urban Management Act, 2004 so as to give new definitions of "Minister", "Ministry" and "Chief Executive Officer".

Amends: Planning and Urban Management Act 2004. (2007)

La presente Resolución crea el Grupo de Titulación y Saneamiento Predial, dependiente de la Dirección de Sistema Habitacional del Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo Territorial, asignándole entre otras las siguientes funciones: a) promover políticas, normas, procesos, procedimientos, instrumentos y estrategias para impulsar, implementar y acompañar procesos de titulación y saneamiento predial; b) estructurar y definir el plan de acción para la aplicación y ejecución de los programas de titulación predial a nivel Nacional; y c) proyectar el contenido de los instrumentos normativos

This Chapter requires the Governor of the State of Kosrae to submit to the Legislature a proposal of legislation for the regulation of the use of land and other forms of real property within one year following the taking effect of a piece of law called the "Compact of Free Association's".

This Chapter makes provision for developmental planning in the State of Pohnpei. The Chapter requires each local government to develop a comprehensive plan for the development of the area where it has jurisdiction. A plan shall consider, among other things, the conservation of natural resources and protection of the environment. The Chapter sets out the procedures for the approval of development plans by the Legislature and provides for hearings and review prior to approval.

This Chapter defines offences of a miscellaneous character including: unauthorized disposition of certain foods by a person who has any responsibility for disposition of any food commodity donated under any program of the United States government or the State or Federated States of Micronesia government, violation of business license provisions; violation of section 401 of Title 18 (Conservation and Resources) is on unlawful acts of petroleum disposal; violation of public planning provisions; the keeping of any animal found to be a public nuisance; and the damaging of reefs.

This Chapter provides for the creation of the Yap Islands Planning Commission and the Outer Islands Planning Commission, defines their functions and powers and provides with respect to their internal organization. The Commissions shall have such functions and duties as are assigned to them by the Land Planning Act and as are otherwise delegated or assigned to them by law.

This Chapter provides with some selected issues in relation with land use planning and control.

This Act makes provision for the preservation and protection of historic, archaeological, and cultural properties of the State of Pohnpei. One of its objectives is to limit effects of uncontrolled development and land use.For purposes of this Act, the Pohnpei Historic and Cultural Preservation Review Board is established and, within the Department of Land and Natural Resources, a Division of Historic Preservation is created.