Zhongxin Finance, March 4th. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued a notice on the 4th, planning to select the basic and conditional areas in various provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities under separate state planning, including the Corps, hereinafter collectively referred to as provinces) to support the development of rural blackmail. A pilot project for the treatment of odorous water bodies.

The central government will give 200 million yuan, 100 million yuan, and 50 million yuan of fixed-rate awards and subsidies to cities included in the scope of support according to the project investment and the area of ​​black and odorous water bodies.

  Cities at the prefecture level and above (hereinafter referred to as cities) that are included in the National Inventory of Rural Black and Odorous Water Bodies of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and whose rural black and odorous water bodies reach a certain scale can apply for inclusion in the scope of support.

Cities can integrate county (district, city) project declarations with heavy local governance tasks and basic work.

The total number of black and odorous water bodies in rural areas that declare cities to be included in the national supervision list shall not be less than 10, or the total area shall not be less than 100,000 square meters.

  The central government will give 200 million yuan, 100 million yuan, and 50 million yuan of fixed-rate awards and subsidies to cities included in the scope of support according to the project investment and the area of ​​black and odorous water bodies, and the funds are arranged on an annual basis.

In principle, 200 million yuan will be awarded for those whose investment amount is ≥ 400 million yuan, 100 million yuan will be awarded for those whose investment amount is 200 million yuan ≤ investment amount <400 million yuan, and 5,000 yuan will be awarded for those whose investment amount is 100 million yuan ≤ investment amount < 200 million yuan. million.

Among them, the urban governance area of ​​200 million yuan should not be less than 600,000 square meters, and the award and compensation of less than 600,000 square meters should be 100 million yuan; the urban governance area of ​​100 million yuan should not be less than 300,000 square meters. Meters, less than 300,000 square meters of bonus 50 million yuan.

  The funds mainly support local governments to carry out the treatment of black and odorous water bodies in rural areas through comprehensive and systematic treatment measures such as source control and pollution interception, dredging and dredging, water system connectivity, and water ecological restoration.

Systematic and integrated management tasks such as rural domestic sewage and garbage around black and odorous water bodies can also be included in the scope of support.

Distinguish the responsibility boundary between the government and the market, and clarify the governance tasks of social responsibility entities, such as pollution control by related enterprises in rural areas, etc., and shall not be included in the scope of central incentives and subsidies.

  The notice calls for central support to highlight key points.

The central government will focus on supporting cities with a solid foundation for their governance goals, clear implementation paths, guaranteed capital investment, effective connection with relevant plans, and guaranteed long-term operations.

Central financial funds are mainly used for key governance tasks such as source control and pollution control, dredging and dredging, water system connectivity, and water ecological restoration, and support pilot cities to explore effective governance technology models.

The projects determined through the competitive review are included in the central ecological environment fund project reserve bank according to the procedures.

  At the same time, the local implementation of the main responsibility.

The government of each pilot city is the main body of responsibility for the pilot work. It is necessary to strengthen the preliminary planning and demonstration of the project, reasonably calculate the project budget, scientifically set the overall project performance target and the annual performance target, and implement the project plan well.

It is necessary to fully consider the possibility of financial resources and avoid the formation of hidden local government debts.

It is necessary to give full play to the guiding role of the central financial funds, raise funds through multiple channels, and eliminate a large area of ​​black and odorous water bodies in the region at the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.

The central financial funds shall be used in accordance with the "Administrative Measures for Rural Environmental Improvement Funds" (Cai Zihuan [2021] No. 43) and relevant regulations, and shall not be used for "flashy" landscapes, road hardening, greening projects, etc.

The Ministry of Finance will, together with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, conduct performance evaluation and continuous tracking of the governance of the pilot cities, and arrange follow-up funds according to the results, reflecting the result orientation.

  In addition, governance should be carried out according to local conditions.

Pilots should be carried out according to local conditions based on the causes of pollution, the type of rural areas, the natural environment, and the level of economic development, and should be well coordinated with other policies.

It is necessary to follow the scientific laws of black and odorous water treatment, not only focus on taking engineering measures to strengthen pollution control, but also pay attention to systematic promotion, source control, reducing pollution sources, and highlighting the effectiveness of governance.

Superficial treatment and false treatment are strictly prohibited.

Pilot cities should establish a sound system, encourage villagers to participate in the daily management and protection of rural black and odorous water bodies, and explore the use of government subsidies and beneficiary payments to establish and improve a long-term mechanism for the management and protection of rural black and odorous water bodies, so as to effectively avoid returning to black and odorous water bodies. , and continuously improve the quality of rural ecological environment.

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