Chapter 7
RIVER BASIN COORDINATING ORGANIZATIONS
Article 30. The River Basin Committees
1. Functions of the River Basin Committees
a/ The River Basin Committees function to supervise and coordinate activities of concerned ministries, branches and localities in the implementation of river basin plannings; to propose the promulgation of policies and propose measures for water environment protection, exploitation, use and development of water sources, prevention, combat and minimization of harms caused by water in river basins;
b/ A River Basin Committee can take charge of one river basin or a group of river basins.
2. Organization of the River Basin Committees
a/ The River Basin Committees will be set up for river basins on the list of big river basins or the list of inter-provincial river basins defined at Points a and b, Clause 2, Article 6 of this Decree. For a big river basin having many inter-provincial sub-basins, an inter-provincial river basin sub-committee can be set up;
b/ For intra-provincial river basins, the coordination of activities of protecting the water environment, exploiting, using and developing water resources, preventing, combating and minimizing harms caused by water in river basins will be directed by presidents of provincial-level People’s Committees.
3. Composition of a River Basin Committee:
a/ A River Basin Committee is composed of representatives of concerned ministries, branches, provincial-level People’s Committees of a number of provinces situated within the river basin and a number of units managing big water resource-exploiting or -using works (if any), which is headed by a vice-minister of Natural Resources and Environment as its chairman.
b/ An inter-provincial river basin committee or sub-committee is composed of representatives of the leaderships of provincial-level People’s Committees of provinces situated in the river basin, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, other concerned ministries and branches as well as units managing large-scale water resource-protecting, -exploiting or -using or waste water-discharging works (if any) in the river basin. The committee is headed by a provincial-level People’s Committee leader appointed by the provinces situated within the river basin for a 2-year term under the regime of rotation between such provinces.
4. Competence to establish River Basin Committees:
a/ The Prime Minister may decide to establish a river basin committee for river basins on the list of big river basins at the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment;
b/ The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment may establish river basin committees for river basins on the list of inter-provincial river basins or inter-provincial river basin sub-committees at the proposal of the heads of units performing the specialized state management of water resources.
Article 31. River Basin Office
1. The River Basin Office is tasked to assist the River Basin Committees in performing the tasks assigned by the Committees and located at a unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
2. Competence to set up the River Basin Office:
a/ The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment may decide on the establishment of the River Basin Office for river basins on the list of big river basins or the list of inter-provincial river basins;
b/ The Ministry of Home Affairs shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in, guiding the tasks, powers, organization and payroll of the River Basin Office.
Article 32. Funds for the operation of the River Basin Committees and River Basin Office
1. State budget funds:
a/ Funds for the operation of the River Basin Committees will be incorporated into expenditure estimates of the ministries and agencies having their representatives in the Committees,
b/ Funds for the operation of the River Basin Office will be incorporated into the annually allocated state budget expenditure estimates of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
2. Voluntary contributions of organizations and individuals.
3. Donations of international organizations and foreign countries.
4. Other sources prescribed by law.
Tìm kiếm
Nghị định 120/2008/NĐ-CP (Bản Word)