Regulations of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Promoting Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Yellow River Basin

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen the protection and management of the ecological environment in Ningxia section of the Yellow River Basin, promote the economical and intensive use of water resources, improve disaster prevention and response capabilities, promote high-quality development, protect, inherit and carry forward the Yellow River culture, and promote the construction of the pioneering area for ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, these regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations and the actual situation of the autonomous region. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the construction of ecological protection and high-quality development pioneer areas in the Yellow River Basin within the administrative area of the autonomous region and related activities. Article 3 The construction of pioneer areas shall adhere to the principles of ecological priority, green development, adaptation to water, water conservation priority, local conditions, classified policies, overall planning and coordinated promotion. Article 4 The autonomous region shall establish an overall coordination mechanism for the construction of the pioneer area, coordinate the implementation of major plans, policies and projects for the construction of the pioneer area, coordinate major issues and problems across regions and departments, and supervise and inspect the implementation of the construction of the pioneer area. Fifth people's governments at all levels are responsible for the construction of entrepreneurial parks within their respective administrative areas.

The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall do a good job in the construction of pioneering areas within their respective responsibilities. Article 6 The autonomous region shall implement the target responsibility system and assessment system for the construction of pioneering areas. The people's governments at all levels will incorporate the completion of the construction target of the pioneering area into the performance target management assessment, and the people's governments at higher levels will assess the completion of the construction target of the pioneering area of the people's governments at lower levels. The evaluation results are made public to the public. Seventh people's governments at all levels and their relevant departments, grass-roots mass autonomous organizations should strengthen publicity and education on the construction of the pioneer area, and guide the public to participate in the construction of the pioneer area.

The news media should take various forms to publicize and educate the construction of the pioneer area and supervise the illegal activities by public opinion according to law. Eighth people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, commend and reward the units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions in the construction of entrepreneurial zones. Chapter II Planning and Control Article 9 The autonomous region shall establish a planning system guided by the development planning of the state and the autonomous region, based on the land space planning and supported by special planning, and give full play to the leading, guiding and restraining role of planning in the construction of the pioneering area. Tenth people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the construction of pioneering areas into the national economic and social development plan.

The development and reform department of the people's government of the autonomous region shall, jointly with relevant departments, prepare the ecological protection and high-quality development plan of the Yellow River Basin in the autonomous region, and report it to the people's government of the autonomous region for approval before implementation.

The relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall prepare special plans for industry, transportation, water conservancy, agriculture and rural areas, natural resources and cultural tourism in their respective administrative areas according to law. Involving the development and utilization of water resources, water resources should be demonstrated. Article 11 The people's government of the autonomous region shall organize the compilation of the territorial space planning of the autonomous region, and take the Yellow River, Helan Mountain, Liupanshan Mountain and Luoshan Mountain as ecological coordinates to construct the overall layout of ecology, production and life of the Yellow River eco-economic belt, the northern green development belt, the central fenced-off protection zone and the southern water conservation zone.

The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) divided into districts shall organize the preparation of the land and space planning of their respective administrative areas, and implement it after being approved in accordance with the prescribed procedures. Twelfth autonomous regions to implement zoning and classification of land use control.

Land space development and utilization activities shall meet the requirements of land space use control and obtain planning permission according to law. Thirteenth autonomous region people's government according to the ecological environment and resource utilization, formulate ecological environment zoning control scheme and ecological environment access list. Eco-environmental zoning control scheme and eco-environmental access list should be connected with national land spatial planning.

The people's governments of cities and counties (cities, districts) divided into districts shall formulate measures for the control of eco-environmental zoning in their respective administrative areas according to the eco-environmental zoning control plan, the eco-environmental access list, the red line of ecological protection, the bottom line of environmental quality and the online utilization of resources. Article 14 The water administrative department of the People's Government of the Autonomous Region shall, jointly with relevant departments, regularly organize water resources evaluation and investigation and evaluation of carrying capacity, and implement differentiated management of water resources overloaded areas, critical overloaded areas and non-overloaded areas.

People's governments at or above the county level in areas with water resources overload shall formulate water resources overload control schemes, take measures such as strengthening water conservation, adjusting industrial structure, optimizing planting and fallow rotation, and implement comprehensive control; People's governments at or above the county level in areas where water resources are seriously overloaded shall take restrictive measures to prevent water resources from being overloaded. Article 15 The people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to the requirements of water resources and ecological environment carrying capacity, energy consumption and pollutant discharge indicators, implement the management system of total control and consumption intensity control of water resources, energy and construction land, strictly enforce industrial access and improve the exit mechanism. Article 16 The autonomous region shall exercise special management over the coastline of the Yellow River and strictly control the development and construction of the coastline of the Yellow River.

It is forbidden to build or expand chemical parks and chemical projects within a certain range of the coastline of the main tributaries of the Yellow River. The specific control scope of the coastline of the main stream and tributaries of the Yellow River shall be determined by the people's government of the autonomous region in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Chapter III Protection and Treatment of Ecological Environment Article 17 The autonomous region shall strengthen the protection of ecological environment, adhere to the comprehensive treatment of grass and sand in mountains, rivers, forests, fields and lakes, implement the systematic treatment of giving priority to natural restoration and combining natural restoration with artificial restoration, make overall plans to promote the prevention and control of pollution in agriculture, industry and urban and rural life, maintain the stability of ecological functions and improve the quality of ecological environment.