• Document Number：Order No. 679 of the State Council
• Area of Law： Civil Affairs Land
• Level of Authority： Administrative Regulations
• Date issued：04-14-2017
• Effective Date：06-01-2017
• Issuing Authority： State Council
• Status： Effective

Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
(No. 679)
The Decision of the State Council to Amend the Regulation on the Land Expropriation Compensation and the Resettlement of Migrants for the Construction of Large- and Medium-Scale Water Conservation and Hydropower Projectsis hereby issued and shall come into force on June 1, 2017.
Premier: Li Keqiang
April 14, 2017
Decision of the State Council to Amend the Regulation on the Land Expropriation Compensation and the Resettlement of Migrants for the Construction of Large- and Medium-Scale Water Conservation and Hydropower Projects
As decided by the State Council, the Regulation on the Land Expropriation Compensation and the Resettlement of Migrants for the Construction of Large- and Medium-Scale Water Conservation and Hydropower Projects shall be amended as follows:
Article 22 is amended to read: “The standards for land compensation fees and resettlement subsidies for the land expropriated in the construction of large- and medium-scale water conservation and hydropower projects shall be the same as the compensation standards for the land used for railway and other infrastructure projects, as prescribed by the provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government where the expropriated land is located.
“The compensation standards for scattered trees and young crops, among others, on the expropriated land shall be those prescribed by the provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government where the expropriated land is located.
“The compensation for the buildings on the expropriated land shall be made according to the principle of original size, original standard or restoration of the original functions; and for indigent migrants whose compensation fees are insufficient for building basic houses, appropriate subsidies shall be given to them.
“For the use of state-owned arable land which is legally used by other entities or individuals, compensation shall be made by reference to the compensation standards for the expropriated arable land; and for the use of state-owned undeveloped land which is not determined for use by other entities or individuals, no compensation shall be made.
“After migrants have moved far away, compensation shall be made for the scattered trees and houses, among others, owned by migrants above the submergence level around the reservoir according to paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article respectively.”
This Decision shall come into force on June 1, 2017.
The Regulation on the Land Expropriation Compensation and the Resettlement of Migrants for the Construction of Large- and Medium-Scale Water Conservation and Hydropower Projects, as amended in accordance with this Decision, shall be reissued.