Article​​​​​​​ 19. Powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Regulating Water Relations

The powers of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of regulating water relations include:

implementing a unified state policy in the field of integrated and rational use of water and water bodies, their management, and protection;

taking measures to improve the system of rational management of water and water bodies;

coordinating the activities of ministries, agencies, and other legal entities in the field of integrated and rational use of water and water bodies, their management and protection, as well as in preventing and eliminating the harmful effects of water;

organizing the activities of the Republican Water Council;

establishing the water fund and determining the procedure for its use, as well as approving water use standards, water withdrawal quotas, and water withdrawal limits;

ensuring state accounting of water and water bodies, as well as state supervision over their use and protection, maintaining the State Water Cadaster and water monitoring;

developing measures to prevent and eliminate major accidents, disasters, ecological crises, and the harmful effects of water;

determining the procedure for calculating the tax for water use and compensation payments for pollution, contamination, and depletion of water bodies;

determining the directions for the development of interstate relations in the field of water management;

adopting decisions and programs aimed at developing the water management sector, ensuring rational and efficient use of water and water bodies, and mitigating the negative consequences of water scarcity, as well as approving other programs related to water and water use;

approving the procedure for state support of the introduction of water-saving technologies.

The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan may also exercise other powers in accordance with legislation.