District and county (city) water administrative departments shall be responsible for the management of soil and water conservation within their respective jurisdictions.
Development and reform, urban and rural planning, urban and rural construction, land and resources, environmental protection, forestry, agriculture and animal husbandry, transportation, tourism, price, finance and other relevant departments shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities and authorities, cooperate with the water administrative department to do a good job in soil and water conservation management. Article 5 All units and individuals have the obligation to protect water and soil resources and prevent soil erosion, and have the right to report the units and individuals that destroy water and soil resources and cause soil erosion. Article 6 District and county (city) people's governments shall strengthen publicity and education of laws, regulations and rules on soil and water conservation, popularize scientific knowledge of soil and water conservation, and enhance citizens' awareness of soil and water conservation.
Encourage scientific and technological research on soil and water conservation and popularize advanced technologies of soil and water conservation. Seventh units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in the prevention and control of soil erosion shall be commended and rewarded by the district and county (city) people's governments. Chapter II Planning and Planning Article 8 The water administrative departments of cities, districts and counties (cities) shall be responsible for organizing relevant departments to work out water and soil conservation plans within their respective jurisdictions, which shall be incorporated into the plans for national economic and social development after being approved by the people's governments at the same level.
The approved water and soil conservation plan shall be reported to the water administrative department at the next higher level for the record. Ninth approved water and soil conservation planning is the basic basis for the development and utilization, protection of water and soil resources and prevention of soil erosion, and shall not be modified or changed without authorization. If it is really necessary to modify or change, it must be approved by the original approval authority. Article 10 The water administrative departments of districts and counties (cities) shall, on the basis of investigation and evaluation of water and soil resources and according to the water and soil conservation plan of their respective jurisdictions, delimit the key prevention and protection areas, key supervision areas and key control areas of water and soil loss, make an announcement after approval by the people's government at the same level, and set up signs. Eleventh city, district, county (city) water administrative department shall, under the guidance of the water administrative department at a higher level, formulate the annual implementation plan according to the water and soil conservation plan in this area, and organize the implementation after being approved by the people's government at the same level. Twelfth cities, districts and counties (cities) shall set up special funds for soil and water conservation, the sources of which are:
(a) small farmland water conservancy subsidies15%;
(two) soil erosion prevention and control fees, soil erosion compensation fees;
(three) according to the provisions from the water conservancy construction fund, flood control and security fees and agricultural development funds for the prevention and control of soil erosion;
(four) other funds that can be used for soil and water conservation.
20% of the funds for soil and water conservation are used for the prevention, supervision and management of soil and water conservation. Chapter III Prevention Article 13 District, county (city) people's governments shall organize the whole people to plant trees, encourage the planting of grass, close hillsides to facilitate afforestation and plant grass in a planned way, expand forest coverage, increase and protect vegetation and prevent soil erosion. Article 14 It is forbidden to plant crops on slopes above 15 degrees, and the specific scope shall be delineated and announced by the district and county (city) people's governments.
Those that have been reclaimed should return farmland in a planned way, restore vegetation, and take soil and water conservation measures such as digging fish scale pits and intercepting ditches.
If it is really difficult to return farmland, the district and county (city) people's governments shall order land users to build terraces within a time limit or take other soil and water conservation measures. Fifteenth afforestation, tending young forests and planting economic forests on slopes above 5 degrees 15 degrees should take soil and water conservation measures according to local conditions, such as contour planting, building terraces, fruit trees, digging fish scales pits, etc., to prevent soil erosion. Article 16 No unit or individual may engage in the following acts that undermine soil and water conservation:
(1) Illegal deforestation, grassland reclamation and mountain reclamation;
(2) Reclaiming land in areas with gully slope erosion, poor soil and serious wind erosion;
(3) shovel turf in steep slopes and arid areas;
(four) in the landslide danger zone and debris flow prone areas, such as digging sand, taking soil, quarrying and other acts of destroying vegetation. Article 17 Logging in forest areas shall be carried out in accordance with relevant forestry regulations, and the logging plan must include soil and water conservation measures in the logging area. After the logging plan is approved by the forestry administrative department, it shall be copied to the local water administrative department, and the water administrative department and the forestry administrative department shall jointly supervise the implementation of soil and water conservation measures.
Collectives and individuals shall take measures to prevent soil erosion when cutting their own trees.
Shelterbelt forests such as soil and water conservation forests, water conservation forests, windbreak and sand fixation forests are only allowed to be harvested for tending and regeneration, and those that cannot be regenerated are not allowed to be harvested.