Chương 4 Nghị định 117/2010/NĐ-CP: Quản lý kế hoạch, tài chính, đầu tư trong khu rừng đặc dụng

Chapter IV

MANAGEMENT OF PLANNING WORK, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT IN SPECIAL-USE FORESTS

Article 35. Management of planning work in special-use forests

1. Making, appraisal and approval of plans

a/ Special-use forest management units established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall make annual and 5-year plans and submit them to the Forestry Directorate for approval;

b/ Special-use forest management units established by provincial-level People's Committees shall make annual and 5-year plans under the latter's regulations on planning work, estimation, finance and approval.

2. A plan has the following principal contents: public information activities; forest management, protection, construction, development and use; nature conservation; scientific research and experimentation; rescue of wild fauna and flora: service activities; labor management and use; construction investment; and finance.

3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall guide the making of activity plans for special-use forests and guarantee for their implementation.

Article 36. Financial management in special-use forests

1. Special-use forest management units are revenue-generating non-business units under state current regulations.

2. Special-use forest management units" operating funds comply with current law.

3. Estimation, appraisal and approval of operating funds for special-use forest management units

a/ Special-use forest management units established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall make budget estimates and submit them to the Forestry Directorate for approval;

b/ Special-use forest management units established by provincial-level People's Committees shall make budget estimates and report them to provincial-level Agriculture and Rural Development Departments for appraisal and summarization, and submit them to provincial-level People's Committees for approval.

4. Special-use forest management units shall manage, use and settle operating funds under current state regulations; and subject to inspection and supervision by competent state finance agencies.

5. The Ministry of Finance shall coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in guiding the making and implementation of annual budget estimates for special-use forests.

Article 37. Investment in and guarantees for the protection and conservation of special-use forests

1. The Prime Minister shall promulgate investment policies and financial mechanisms applicable to special-use forests.

2. Funding sources

a/ The central budget, which will finance activities of special-use forests under the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry's management and locally managed national parks; and support investment in locally managed special-use forests under the current law on the state budget;

b/ Local budgets, which will finance activities of locally managed special-use forests;

c/ Revenues from forest environmental services;

d/ Supports from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals.

3. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and concerned ministries and sectors in, submitting to the Prime Minister for promulgation investment policies applicable to special-use forests in accordance with this Decree.