Using Governance Power to Safeguard the Peace of the Yellow River - Written on the occasion of the Implementation of the Yellow River Protection Law
2023-04-07
The Yellow River is peaceful, and the world is peaceful. The Yellow River has nurtured the growth of the Chinese nation and nurtured the brilliant Chinese civilization, playing a crucial role in China's economic and social development and ecological civilization construction. On October 30, 2022, the Yellow River Protection Law of the People's Republic of China was passed at the 37th meeting of the 13th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and came into effect on April 1 of this year, providing strong guarantees for promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. Since the promulgation of the Yellow River Protection Law, various regions have carried out rich and colorful actions to protect the Yellow River, vigorously creating a strong atmosphere of protecting the Yellow River in accordance with the law. Recently, reporters from Rule of Law Daily went to the Henan and Shandong sections of the Yellow River for interviews, experiencing firsthand how various regions can use the power of the rule of law to safeguard the peace of the Yellow River. Develop and improve supporting laws and regulations to reduce water and sand pollution, and minimize water and sand sources; The downstream is a suspended river above the ground; Severe soil erosion; In history, floods and droughts have been frequent... The Yellow River is the most complex and difficult to treat river in the world, with significant characteristics that are different from other rivers. The biggest contradiction in the Yellow River Basin is the shortage of water resources, the biggest problem is the fragility of the ecological environment, the biggest threat is floods, the biggest weakness is insufficient high-quality development, and the biggest weakness is insufficient development of people's livelihoods. "Gui Fan, a second level inspector of the Political and Legal Bureau of the Yellow River Water Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources, introduced that the Yellow River Protection Law, in response to the special and prominent problems in the Yellow River Basin mentioned above, adheres to water as the core, river as the link, and basin as the foundation, On the basis of establishing a general system for watershed management, special institutional measures are formulated for specific areas and issues. The lower reaches of the Yellow River are overground suspended rivers, forming a unique watershed management system in history. Guifan said that the Yellow River Protection Law takes into account the actual situation and fully considers the management characteristics of the Yellow River that distinguish it from other rivers. It is the first time to clarify the legal status of the management agency under the Yellow River Commission in legal form, which is conducive to fully playing the functions of flood control, dispatch, supervision, and monitoring of river basin management agencies. It is worth noting that the Yellow River Protection Law has distinct constraints, strengthening the responsibility and assessment system for ecological protection in river basins, establishing appointment systems, regular reporting systems, ecological protection compensation systems, supervision and inspection systems, etc., and implementing the target responsibilities of various parties in ecological protection, soil and water conservation, flood control and sedimentation reduction, water-saving and water protection, pollution prevention and control, to ensure the effective implementation of relevant institutional measures. In response to the prominent issues that seriously affect the flood control and ecological security of the Yellow River, as well as the strong feedback from the people, relevant regulations have been supplemented and refined on the basis of the existing legal provisions. The types of penalties have been increased, the amount of penalties has been increased, and the intensity of investigation and punishment has been increased, effectively enhancing the authority of the Yellow River Protection Law. Guifan stated that the next step will be to improve the legal system for the protection and management of the Yellow River. Benchmark the Yellow River Protection Law, strengthen basic research and technical support, cooperate with the national legislative organs and the Ministry of Water Resources in the basin, provinces, and regions to carry out the reform, abolishment, and release of water related laws, regulations, rules, and normative documents, and accelerate the construction of supporting systems and standards such as the directory of the main and tributaries of the Yellow River and the benchmark for water administrative penalties. Cooperate with the revision of the Water Law, Flood Control Law, and the formulation of water conservation regulations and river sand mining management regulations, and ensure the connection with relevant systems of the Yellow River Protection Law. Guide the provinces and regions in the river basin to accelerate the improvement of local regulations
Edit:Ying Ying Responsible editor:Zhou Shu
Source:legaldaily.com
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