New in legislation
On September 1, 2024, Federal Laws № 469-FZ of August 4, 2023 «On Amendments to the Federal Law «On Natural Healing Resources, Health Resorts and Resorts», Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and Recognizing as Invalid Certain Provisions of Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation», № 67-FZ of December 25, 2023 «On Amendments to the Federal Law «On Environmental Expertise», Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and Recognizing as Invalid Clause 4 of Part 4 of Article 2 of the Federal Law «On the Transfer of Lands or Land Plots from One Category to Another», № 185-FZ of July 13, 2024 «On Amendments to the Federal Law «On Electric Power Industry» and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation», correcting and clarifying issues of local importance for municipalities, entered into force.
Thus, the creation, development and protection of health resorts and resorts of local importance on the territory of settlements, municipal districts and urban districts have been excluded from the named list.
The powers of municipal districts and urban districts to organize environmental protection measures have been supplemented by the organization and holding of public discussions of planned economic and other activities in accordance with environmental protection legislation.
In addition, the powers of local government bodies include the transfer of municipally owned electric grid facilities for free possession and use to a system-forming territorial grid organization or a territorial grid organization operating within the boundaries of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, in the cases, manner and under the conditions established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on electric power industry.
The above federal laws require amendments to the charters of municipalities.