The Committee on Environmental Policy, Use of Natural Resources and Elimination of Consequences of Chornobyl Disaster recommends the Parliament to reject the Bill on Amendments to the Code of Ukraine on Mineral Resources regarding Protection of Rights of Ukrainian Citizens to Underground Fresh Water, and Preservation of Water for the Future Generations
Published on 25 June 2011, at 13:02
The
bill (Reg. No.8516) amends the Code of Ukraine on Mineral Resources. Under the
bill, within the borders of the respective land plots, the landowners and
land-users have the right to extract mineral resources of local significance
and peat for their personal use without any licenses and concession. The depth
of extraction shall not exceed two meters, while the depth of water extraction
shall not exceed 20 meters on condition that efficiency of water withdrawal
does not exceed 1 cubic meter per hour per person.
The Central Scientific Experts Office of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariate expressed several remarks regarding the
bill. Namely, the amendments to part 2 clause 24 of the Code of Ukraine on
Mineral Resources shall be introduced only after the Cabinet of Ministers sets
the order of state supervision and registration in this sphere, as envisaged by
chapter II of "Final Provisions" of the Law "On Amendments to Clause 23 of the
Code of Ukraine on Mineral Resources regarding Underground Water Production."