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Draft revised Law on Water Resources submitted to parliament

The draft revised Law on Water Resources was submitted to legislators at the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly on May 25 afternoon.
Draft revised Law on Water Resources submitted to parliament ảnh 1Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh presents the proposal on draft revised Law on Water Resources on May 25. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The draft revised Law on Water Resourceswas submitted to legislators at the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly on May 25 afternoon.

Presenting the draft revised law on behalf of the Prime Minister,Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh said for over 10years of enforcement, the 2012 Law on Water Resources helped improve publicawareness and action on the protection and exploitation of water resources,which have been managed and used in a more effective and sustainable manner.

However, some of its regulations overlap other laws, thushampering implementation or causing wastefulness. There is also a lack of alegal framework for ensuring water security as well as detailed rules on waterdistribution and supervision of water resource exploitation.

Besides, the enforcement of relevant regulations in some placeshas not been strict enough. Financial mechanisms and tools for control andsupervision have not proved effective while cooperation mechanisms for dealingwith cross-border water issues are still incomprehensive, he pointed out.

Given this, the draft revised law is aimed at perfecting existingrules to create an all-around, consistent, and transparent legal corridor for the distribution of water resources. It also looksto guarantee national water security while preventing pollution, degradation and depletion of water sources.

The draft removes overlaps, clarifies responsibilities for managing water resources and exploitationfacilities, and also facilitates the application of digital technology to waterresources management, Khanh went on.

Delivering a verification report on the draft, Chairman of the NA Committee forScience, Technology, and Environment Le Quang Huy said the committee basicallyagreed on the need to issue the amended law.

He noted the drafting body had consulted international law andexperience in water resource management and also taken into account feedback fromthe parties concerned. The draft conforms with theConstitution, consistent with the legal system and international treaties ofwhich Vietnam is a member.

Theofficial asked for more detailed regulations on several issues, includingmanagement principles, mechanisms and conditions for the use of state budget to conduct water resources surveys, theresponsibility for updating and sharing information about water resources, andcoordination between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relatedministries in the field./.
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