On the 26th, the second review draft of the revised draft of the Marine Environmental Protection Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation. The second review draft of the draft adds a provision that the state implements a marine environmental protection target responsibility system and an assessment and evaluation system.
my country is a country with a large ocean, and marine environmental protection is an important part of the construction of ecological civilization and an important foundation for the construction of a powerful marine country. In December 2022, the 38th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress conducted the first review of the draft revision of the Marine Environmental Protection Law.
In response to the suggestions put forward by various parties to tighten the responsibilities of the government and its relevant departments, the second review draft of the draft submitted for deliberation this time adds a stipulation that the state implements a marine environmental protection target responsibility system and an assessment and evaluation system to complete the marine environmental protection target. The situation is included in the content of the assessment and evaluation; for sea areas where the marine environmental protection goals have not been achieved, the main responsible person of the people's government and relevant departments of the area shall be interviewed, and they shall be required to take effective measures to rectify in a timely manner, and the interview and rectification shall be disclosed to the public.
In response to the suggestions of all parties, the second draft of the draft stipulates that any unit or individual engaged in activities that affect the marine environment should take effective measures to prevent and reduce marine environmental pollution and ecological damage; it is added that the responsible entity of the sewage outlet should strengthen the sewage discharge Monitoring and automatic monitoring shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations; regulations shall be added to establish and improve the whole-chain governance system of nearshore water bodies, sewage outlets, sewage pipelines, and pollution sources; the discharge of radioactive wastewater that pollutes the marine environment and damages marine ecology to sea areas is prohibited; Garbage monitoring system; clarify that construction projects shall not illegally discharge pollutants, waste and other harmful substances into the ocean.
In addition, the second review of the draft makes provisions on strengthening the construction of a marine environmental supervision and management system that coordinates land and sea, and improving the management of pollutant discharge permits and the acceptance system for environmental protection facilities. At the same time, the second draft of the draft strengthens the management and control of ecological protection red lines and natural coastlines, and improves the ecological protection compensation system.