Article 10. Competence of local representative and executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital The Law on Specially Protected Natural Territories

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1. Local representative bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital within their competence:

1) approve expenditures for the creation and operation of specially protected natural areas of local importance as part of local budgets;

1-1) is excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 07/08/2024 No. 118-VIII (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

2) hear reports from the heads of executive bodies on the status and activities of specially protected natural territories of local importance under their jurisdiction, including on issues related to the conservation of objects of the state nature reserve fund;

3) exercise other powers in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ensure the rights and legitimate interests of citizens.

3-1) participate in the development of master plans for the development of the infrastructure of state national nature parks;

2. Local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital within their competence:

1) submit proposals to the authorized body on the list of objects of the state nature reserve fund of republican significance, the development of a system of specially protected natural territories and ecological networks, the creation and expansion of specially protected natural territories of republican and local significance;

1-1) implement the state policy in the field of specially protected natural territories;

2) organize the development and ensure the conduct of state environmental expertise of natural science and feasibility studies for the creation and expansion of specially protected natural areas of local importance;

3) approve the list of objects of the state nature reserve fund of local importance, natural science and feasibility studies for the creation and expansion of specially protected natural areas of local importance;

3-1) participate in the development of master plans for the development of the infrastructure of state national nature parks;

4) make decisions on the creation and expansion of specially protected natural areas of local importance in coordination with the authorized body;

5) approve, in coordination with the authorized body, projects for the adjustment of feasibility studies in terms of functional zoning and a draft layout (master plan for infrastructure development) of specially protected natural territories of local significance located within the boundaries of cities of national significance, with a positive conclusion of the state expertise.;

6) develop and approve management plans for specially protected natural territories under their jurisdiction, ensure their protection, protection and restoration, as well as scientific research;

7) approve the rates for services provided by specially protected natural areas of local importance with the status of a legal entity;

8) participate in the management of the state cadastre of specially protected natural territories;

9) develop and approve, in agreement with the authorized body, passports of specially protected natural territories under their jurisdiction, and submit the passports for registration (re-registration) to the authorized body.;

10) make decisions on the reservation of lands for the creation of specially protected natural areas of all kinds;

11) take decisions on the establishment of protected areas of specially protected natural territories of all types with restrictions on activities within these zones that adversely affect the state of the ecological systems of these territories, ecological corridors, as well as the regime of their protection and use.;

12) carry out state control and supervision over the condition, protection, protection and use of specially protected natural territories and objects of the state nature reserve fund under their jurisdiction;

13) approve the boundaries and type of regime for the protection of the territory of state natural monuments of local importance;

14) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 07/08/2024 No. 118-VIII (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

15) abolish state nature reserves of local importance and reduce their territories;

15-1) carry out the use of land plots located on the territory of state nature reserves of republican significance, in compliance with the established regime;

15-2) transfer the reserve lands back to the lands of specially protected natural territories on the proposal of the department of the authorized body in the case established by the third part of paragraph 2 of Article 23 of this Law.;

15-3) provide free access to open information in the field of specially protected natural territories and objects of the state nature reserve fund of local importance, the development of an ecological network in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Access to Information";

16) exercise, in the interests of local government, other powers assigned to local executive bodies by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 7, 2006 No. 175.

This Law regulates public relations on the creation, expansion, protection, restoration, sustainable use and management of specially protected natural territories and objects of the state nature reserve fund, representing special ecological, scientific, historical, cultural and recreational value, as well as being a component of the national, regional and global ecological network.

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