Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
vised
2006)
Scale Water-Conservancy and Hydro-
power Projects
NDRC,
Ministry
of
Recognizes the insufficient level of compensation for dam pro-
jects commissioned prior to 1995 and establishes a support fund
to raise these compensation levels.
Fin-
Notice on Establishing Later-Stage Sup-
port Funding for Dam Projects
ance,
MWR
(1996)
Establishes the guidelines for making public announcement of the
intent to appropriate land, the plans for resettlement, and com-
pensation strategies; outlines appropriate timeframes for public
notification, planning, and implementation of resettlement and
compensation.
Ministry
of Land
Resources
(2001)
Methods for Public Announcement of
Land Appropriation
Ministry
of Land
Resources
(2004)
Sets standards for land compensation and procedures for govern-
ment oversight of land appropriation; outlines procedures for job
training and social security services for rural people resettled in
urban areas.
Guidance on Improving Land Appropri-
ation and Resettlement
Emphasizes the long-term environmental and social sustainability
of dam projects; provides minimal additional financial support to
migrants for up to twenty years after resettlement, plus financial
support for long-term infrastructure projects and job training.
State
Council
(2006)
Opinions on Improving Later-Stage Sup-
port for Large and Medium Dam Project
Resettlement
Ministry
of Labor
and Social
Security
(2006)
Emphasizes the importance of job training and the provision of
socialsecurityservicesforfarmersaffectedbylandappropriation;
requires that these concerns be included in socioeconomic devel-
opment plans.
Notice of Guidance on Job Training and
Social Security Services for Farmers in
Land Appropriation
National
People's
Congress
(2007)
EstablishesacomprehensiveframeworkforpropertyrightsinCh-
ina; states that housing and real estate held byindividuals and col-
lectives can legally be appropriated for public interest.
Property Rights Law of the PRC
These laws and policies represent considerable evolution over the past two decades.
Some differences between the 1991 and 2006 versions of the Regulations on Land-Ac-
quisition Compensation and Resettlement of Migrants for Construction of Large- and
Medium-Scale Water-Conservancy and Hydropower Projects are especially noteworthy
