Federal Law No. 71-FZ on pay for the use of water facilities.

This Federal Law consists of 11 articles. The object of pay is recognized to be the use of water facilities with the use of structures, technical means or devices as specified under Article 1: 1) performing water intake from water facilities; 2) meeting the need of hydraulic power sector for water; 3) using the area of water facilities for timber floating performed without the use of tugs (in the form of rafts and in nets) as well as for the recovery of mineral resources, organized recreation, deployment of floating vehicles, communications, buildings, structures, plants and equipment, conducting boring, construction and other works; 4) performing the dumping of waste water into water facilities. Article 3 specifies that, depending on the kind of use of a water facility pay base shall be determined as: 1) the volume of water taken out of the water facility; 2) the volume of output products (works, services) produced (performed, provided) while using the water facility without taking water out; 3) the area of the water facility in use; 4) the volume of waste water dumped in the water facility. Article 1 defines the notion of payers. Article 2 defines the objects of pay. Article 3 deals with pay base. Article 4 establishes pay rates. Article 5 concerns payment exemptions. Article 6 determines pay sum, procedure and term of payment. Article 7 regards the posting of pay sum. Article 8 establishes procedure for entering the pay. Article 9 deals with the instructions on the procedure for collecting and paying the charges. Article 10 is a special clause fixing the top limit of the increase of tariff rates that shall not be over 4 percent. Article 11 establishes the modalities of entering into force of this Federal Law.