As the "Y", the Public Chamber (OP) of Russia initiates a public hearing on a bill that restricts the right of citizens to get acquainted with the plans of construction of pipelines, roads and power lines. The document was submitted to the State Duma December 31, 2013 and would allow for the construction without prior public hearings.
ETA members appointed by the Russian Federation on February 4 public discussion of amendments to Art. 46 of the Town Planning Code (CC) of the Russian Federation, involving the rejection of public hearings during the construction of the so-called linear objects - rail and roads, pipelines, power lines, communication lines, etc. "The bill was introduced in the State Duma of December 31, 2013, apparently to no one had not realized it, since the initiative unleashes a business that will be able to start building up anywhere and in any way, "- said" Y "member of ETA Sergei Simak. According to him, during the public comment Chamber representatives will prepare the examination of the bill, "which is bound to be negative," and turn to the State Duma and the Russian President with the requirement to remove it from consideration.
Note that the federal bill was preceded by an initiative of the Tyumen Regional Duma. As reported by "Kommersant" December 2, 2013, members of the local legislative assembly offered to allow network companies do not agree on overhead line with land owners. Accelerate the process of connecting to the electricity from the government, in particular, demanded that President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation to improve the place in the ranking of Doing Business World Bank. Make this practice in the Federal Ministry of Economics and offered the Ministry of Energy, and now the initiative to extend its action to other linear objects made by the State Duma Martin Shakkum specializing in amendments relating to the construction of large houses, formerly of OAO LUKOILPresident Alexander Vasilenko and NP "Russian Gas Society "Paul Zavalny. The explanatory note to the bill states that public hearings are often complicated procedure of granting plots for linear objects that "harms the development of regional infrastructure."
The appearance of these amendments came amid a high-speed transmission in the State Duma and the adoption of amendments to the Law on Specially Protected Areas (PAs), which exclude from the list of protected areas of natural wildlife territory Indigenous Peoples (see "Kommersant" on January 13). Interviewees "b" experts believe that new amendments are intended to facilitate the construction of linear facilities including PAs and natural wildlife. According to the General Counsel of Human Rights Center "Bellona" Justice and the independent expert Ina Popravko bill contradicts the Constitution. Refusal of public hearings, she said, "is a violation of the rights of citizens to a healthy living environment and habitat, participation in decision-making in local government and contrary to the principles and norms of international law."
Note that the amendment goes against orders and that gave former President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting of the State Council in June 2011. He demanded from the government to the end of 2013 to ratify the UN Aarhus Convention "On Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters" and to strengthen the role of citizens in the discussion of environmental issues. However, this assignment Mr. Medvedev still not satisfied.
Grigory Tumanov-b, b-Aleksey Shapovalov, Angelina b-Davydova
