Regulations on the use of land with water surfaces such as ponds, lakes, and marshes
Mr. Nguyen Van An, residing in Yen Thanh district, asked: How does the 2024 Land Law regulate the use of land with water surface such as ponds, lakes, and marshes?
Reply:Article 188Land Law 2024regulations on Dland with water surface is pond, lake, swampas follows:
1. Land with water surface such as ponds, lakes, and lagoons is allocated by the State according to the quota for individuals to use for aquaculture and agricultural production purposes.
Land with water surface such as ponds, lakes, and lagoons is leased by the State to economic organizations, individuals, people of Vietnamese origin residing abroad, and economic organizations with foreign investment capital to carry out investment projects in aquaculture, agricultural production, or agriculture combined with non-agricultural purposes.
Land use must ensure landscape, environmental protection, and water resource protection.
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2. For land with water surface being lakes and lagoons located in many communes, wards and towns, the use shall be decided by the People's Committee at the district level. For lakes and lagoons located in many districts, towns, cities of provinces, cities of centrally-run cities, the use shall be decided by the People's Committee at the provincial level.
3. Economic organizations, individuals, people of Vietnamese origin residing abroad, and economic organizations with foreign investment capital that are allocated or leased land by the State to fill or dig lakes or ponds to create space for collecting and storing water or creating landscapes must obtain permission from competent state agencies and must assess environmental impacts in accordance with the provisions of the law on environmental protection.
