Regional Law No. 2096-OZ “On powers of regional state bodies related to regulation of relations in the field of subsoil management.”

This Regional Law delimits powers of regional state bodies related to regulation of relations in the field of subsoil management. Regional Legislative Assembly shall exercise the following powers: (a) adoption and improvement of the regional legislation on subsoil management; and (b) enforcement of the legislation on subsoil management. Regional Administration shall exercise the following powers: (a) establishment of the authorized regional state institution in the field of subsoil management; (b) adoption of regional legislative acts, within the sphere of its competence, on subsoil management; (c) validation of regional programs on exploration of subsoil management; and (d) establishment of the procedure for management of subsoil plots of local significance and extraction of common use minerals and groundwater within established limits.