The Ministry of Natural Resources recently issued the "Notice on the Continuation Policy of Land Use Factor Protection" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), aimed at accelerating the timely start of effective investment in important projects, forming a physical workload as soon as possible, and helping to consolidate the foundation of economic recovery and development.
According to the Circular, in accordance with the principle of equal power and responsibility in accordance with the law and regulations, local governments shall, in accordance with their duties and powers, For The State Council to promote effective investment important project coordination mechanism project has signed a bank investment term letter or investment contract, the need to report to The State Council for land approval of the transportation, energy, water conservancy type of separate site construction projects (hereinafter referred to as the "fund project") after making a commitment to the relevant land matters, can apply to the Ministry of Natural Resources for project advance land.
"Notice" clearly, the commitment includes three kinds: first, to meet the requirements of planning control. Promise that the project land will meet the requirements of "three districts and three lines" and other territorial spatial planning control, and the layout and scale of the project land (including space vector information) will be integrated into the "one map" of territorial spatial planning for supervision. Second, we will do a good job in providing compensation and resettlement to the people. Before the start of construction, the compensation and resettlement fees for land expropriation will be distributed to the relevant village groups and the masses. Third, timely handling of land use procedures. Undertake to use the land in accordance with the scope and time of approval of the advance land, and apply for the conversion of agricultural land and land expropriation procedures within one year after the approval of the advance land.
According to the Notice, if the following circumstances are met, the municipal and county people's governments will issue a letter of commitment, and the provincial natural resources authorities will submit an application for land use after review and confirmation and submit it to the Ministry of Natural Resources for approval. First, through the pre-examination of land use by the competent department of natural resources, the construction project approval (approval or filing) documents are obtained, and within the validity period. Second, in principle, the scale of land use shall not exceed 20% of the scale of land pre-examination control. If it is really necessary to exceed, it shall be accompanied by an explanation from the competent authority of the industry on the tight project schedule or the super-scale construction that must be carried out due to seasonal influences. Third, other matters shall be implemented in accordance with the existing policy of land use in advance.
"Notice" stressed that does not belong to the fund project, does not make commitments as required, the application conditions are not complete, will not be accepted. Strictly supervise law enforcement, and those who exceed the approved scope or fail to go through the examination and approval procedures for the conversion of agricultural land and land acquisition within the prescribed time shall be seriously investigated and punished according to law and regulations for illegal land use. If the circumstances are serious, the acceptance of land use applications for various projects in the province shall be suspended.