This Presidential Decree validates rates of payment for timber extraction in public forests and rate of payment for citizens extracting timber in accordance with purchase and sale contract of forest species. In case of cleaning cutting, referring to cutting of dead or damaged standing timber rate of payment shall be reduced by 50 percent and in other types of cleaning cutting rate of payment shall be reduced by 30 percent. Rate of payment includes land tax.

This Regional Law shall be applicable to all categories of protected areas of regional significance constituted either with expropriation of land areas from land owners or without it. Conservation and management of protected areas shall be based upon the following principles: (a) priority of conservation of protected areas with regard to management thereof; (b) priority of management of protected areas for scientific research purposes; (c) prohibition of any economic activity incompatible with the regime of protected areas.

The present Law implements the Federal Water Association Act of 12 February 1991 (BGBl. I p. 405). In preparing the budget, the Associations must comply with the principles of efficiency and economy. The budget must include all incomes and expenses anticipated in the relevant financial year. For greater investments over several years, an appropriate plan has to be made. The text consists of 16 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: Budget, accounting and inspections (1); Public announcements of the competent authority (2); Water charges (3); Dissolution of existing associations (4).

This Regional Law regulates relations in the sphere of land-use planning and issuance of authorization for construction. Land-use planning shall take into consideration ecological factors with a view of ensuring sustainable development of the territories. In case of absence of land-use planning documentation local government shall not be allowed land reservation, expropriation or transfer of land from one category to another. Land-use planning documentation shall contain mapping of the territory, including mapping of the boundaries of protected areas and mapping of agricultural land.

This Regional Law establishes jurisdictional competence of regional and local executive bodies in the sphere of land tenure related to land areas state ownership of which is undelimited. It shall not be applicable to agricultural land and to allotment of land pertaining to federal and municipal property.

This Law provides conditions by which compensation for restrictions on economic activities in protected territories established by the State or local governments shall be granted and the procedures for granting such compensation. Compensation granted for restrictions on economic activities in protected territories shall be divided as follows: (a) reimbursement; and (b) exchange of a land parcel situated in a protected territory to an equivalent land parcel owned by the State or local government.

This Act makes provision with respect to the promotion of prudent, effective and efficient management in Executive Agencies and the provision of appropriate mechanisms for proper management, accountability and transparency in the operations of Executive Agency. Executive agencies are public bodies designated by the Minister. Bodies designated as Executive Agencies include: the Management Institute for National Development; the National Environment and Planning Agency; and the National Land Agency. Every Executive Agency shall have its management scheme as set out in this Act.

This Regional Law regulates the issues of conservation, management and state protection of the objects of cultural heritage. Regional Government shall be responsible for registration of the objects of cultural heritage, modification of the status thereof, establishment of land tenure and mapping of the boundaries of land areas containing objects of cultural heritage, and establishment of historical and cultural reserves with the status of protected areas.

This Regional Law regulates composition, the modalities of elaboration and preparation of land use planning schemes that must include projected extension and location of protected areas and boundaries and changes of the boundaries of agricultural land.

Amended by: Regional Law No. 764-OZ amending Regional Law No. 773-OZ “On land use planning”. (2015-07-29)

The scope of this Regional Law shall be management, conservation, protection and reproduction of forests located on urban land. Urban forests shall be registered within the boundaries of urban areas and shall be destined for recreation of the population and conservation of favourable environment. Forested urban land parcels of particular environmental protection, scientific, cultural and historic value can be classified as protected areas.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be conservation and improvement of environmental, protective and other beneficial qualities of urban forests. Urban forest shall not be included in state forest fund, but shall be classified as public forest managed by regional administration. Urban forest management must ensure: (a) ecosystem preservation; (b) improvement of forest species composition; (c) conservation of wild fauna and wild flora species; (d) combating pests and diseases; and (e) recreational use of forests.

The scope of this Regional Law shall be management, conservation, protection and reproduction of forests located on urban land. Urban forests shall be registered within the boundaries of urban areas and shall be destined for recreation of the population and conservation of favourable environment. Urban forest shall not be included in state forest fund, but shall be classified as public forest managed by regional administration. Urban forests shall be mapped and separated by boundaries form construction and residential areas.