Ministerial Decree (Department for Environment, Land and Sea) 25 October 2016, n. 294 Concerning the award and transfer to the River Basin District Authorities of River Basin Authorities' staff and instrumental resources, including offices and financial assets under the Law 18 May 1989, n. 183.

This Decree is based and it regards the rules provided by the Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for action Community water policy; including the Directive 2007/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on evaluation and evaluation flood risk management. This Decree is in relation to the national Legislative Decree of 3 April 2006, n. 152 and subsequent amendments, containing "Environmental regulations" and in particular the third part of the same, containing Rules on soil protection and control to desertification, to protect water from pollution and to water management , in which they are inserted articles 63 and 64 relating respectively to the Authorities of basin and river basin districts; and in relation to other thematic legislation as listed in article 1.
The purpose of this text is to regulate the attribution and the transfer of personnel and instrumental resources, including offices, and financial authorities form one river basin institution to the national Basin Authorities.
District basin authority is defined in article 3; institutional tasks of the Basin Authority are listed in article 4; control and supervisory functions are laid down in article 6.