Law on mountain territories.

The purpose of the present Law is creation of socio-economic and legal base for sustainable development of mountain territories of the Kyrgyz Republic, preservation and rational use of natural resources, a historical, cultural and architectural heritage. The law should become a basis for regulation of activity of people in mountain territories. The southern border of mountain territories of the Kyrgyz Republic coincides with the state frontier among the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and the Chinese National Republic. The western border passes along the state frontier between the Kyrgyz Republic and Republic Uzbekistan. In the north the border of mountain territories coincides with the state frontier between the Kyrgyz Republic and Republic Kazakhstan. Mountain territories of the Kyrgyz Republic are subdivided into: Low mountains - up to 1500 meters above sea level; Average mountains - 1500 up to 2000 meters above sea level; High mountains - more than 2000 meters above sea level. Economic and economic (hozyastvennaya) activities of people in low, average and high mountains are regulated legislation in force of the Kyrgyz Republic. The regime of wildlife management in specially protected natural territories (the national and natural parks, natural monuments, dendrology parks and botanical gardens, clinics and improving resorts) is established in line with the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic. On the basis of the proved criteria meant for each settlement of the republic, in view of various parameters (medical and biologic, natural-climatic, site height, remoteness and inaccessibility, the socio-economic environment, etc.) a settlement by submission of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic can be filed and/or unfiled in the established order from the List of the settlements located in high-mountainous and remote zones of the Kyrgyz Republic. The government of the Kyrgyz Republic develops and approves social and economic development programmes for mountain regions in view of the basic population residing zones.