Regional Act No. 8 laying down provisions in matter of soil protection and implementing Act No. 183 of 18 May 1989 and subsequent amendments.

The present Regional Act aims at the conservation and protection of soil against all negative natural and anthropic agents, at the maintenance of water resources and at the ecosystem preservation, in compliance with the general principles laid down at the national level in Act No. 183 of 18 May 1989. Article 1 contains the list of basins of regional interest to be protected. Such basins are regrouped into the territorial areas defined by article 2. A Regional Basin Authority shall be set up for each territorial area. These Authorities shall govern the basins on an homogeneous basis and shall carry out related programming, planning and coordination activities (art. 3). Article 9 regulates, in particular, the content of the Basin Plans to be drafted and approved by the Regional Basin Authorities.