Federal Law No. 4-FZ on land reclamation.

This Federal Law establishes the legal basis in the field of land reclamation, determines the authority of state executive bodies, local administrations as regards the regulation of the aforesaid activity and the rights and the duties of citizens (physical persons) and juridical persons that carry out land reclamation and provide for efficient use and protection of reclamated land. Land reclamation shall be intended radical land improvement by conducting hydrotechnical, land clearing, chemical, anti-erosion, agroforestry, agrotechnical and other reclamation operations and arrangements. Land reclamation systems shall be classified as public and common (general) use. Public land reclamation systems cannot be transferred in ownership to natural and legal persons. Depending on the nature of reclamation measures, shall be classified the following types of land reclamation: (a) hydromelioration; (b) agroforestry; (c) land clearing; and (d) chemical land reclamation. Objects of state monitoring of reclaimed land shall be all reclaimed land in the Russian Federation. Land reclamation arrangements shall be performed in compliance with the requirements of land, water, forest legislation of the Russian Federation, and also the legislation of the Russian Federation related to environment, subsoil, flora and fauna.The Federal Law consists of 9 Sections composed of 42 articles. Section 1 lays down the general provisions. Section 2 specifies types and kinds of land reclamation. Section 3 concerns the ownership of reclamated land and separately located hydrotechnical equipment. Section 4 determines the authority of the Russian Federation, of the regional executive bodies and local administration in the field of land reclamation. Section 5 regards state management in the field of land reclamation. Section 6 establishes the modalities of land reclamation. Section 7 regards financing of land reclamation (legislative enactment of land reclamation). Section 8 deals with dispute settlement in the field of land reclamation and establishes liability for the infringement of legislation on land reclamation. Section 9 lays down the conclusive provisions.