Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 17. The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council recently issued the "Pilot Plan for the Entrustment-Agent Mechanism of Ownership of Natural Resources Assets Owned by the Whole People" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"), and issued a notice, requiring all regions and departments to combine the actual situation. Conscientiously implement it.

The "Plan" pointed out that in order to promote the reform of the property rights system of natural resources assets in a coordinated manner, implement the unified exercise of the responsibilities of the owners of natural resource assets owned by the whole people, explore the establishment of a proxy-agent mechanism for the ownership of natural resource assets owned by the whole people, and carry out pilot work.

The "Plan" emphasizes that the pilot work should be guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement Xi Jinping's Thought on Ecological Civilization, take the responsibility of the owner as the main line, be based on the list of natural resources, and be based on investigation, monitoring and registration of rights , focus on the implementation of the subject of property rights, strive to find out the real estate of natural resource assets, exercise the owner's rights in accordance with the law, implement effective management and protection, and strengthen assessment and supervision, in order to effectively implement and safeguard the national owner's rights and interests, and promote the efficient allocation of natural resource assets, as well as preservation and appreciation of value. , to provide strong support for promoting the construction of ecological civilization.

The "Plan" points out that the responsibilities of the owners of natural resource assets owned by the whole people are to assert ownership, exercise rights, perform obligations, assume responsibilities, and implement rights and interests.

The "Plan" clarifies that a pilot agency of ownership will be carried out for eight types of natural resource assets (including natural ecological space) owned by the whole people, including land, minerals, oceans, forests, grasslands, wetlands, water, and national parks. The first is to clarify the ownership exercise mode. The State Council exercises the ownership of natural resources owned by the whole people on behalf of the country, and authorizes the Ministry of Natural Resources to uniformly perform the responsibilities of the owner of the natural resources assets owned by the whole people. . The municipal and prefecture-level governments shall perform the performance on their behalf, and if the law provides otherwise, the provisions shall be followed. The second is to compile a list of natural resources and clarify the responsibilities of principals and agents. The Ministry of Natural Resources will work with relevant departments to compile a list of natural resources that the central government directly exercises ownership of. List of resources. The third is to exercise power and perform duties according to the powers and responsibilities of entrusted agents, and relevant departments, provincial and municipal governments shall establish and improve the ownership management system in accordance with the responsibilities of the owner. The fourth is to study and explore the entrusted management objectives and work priorities of different types of resources. The fifth is to improve the entrusted-agent supporting system, explore the establishment of an assessment mechanism for the performance of the owner's responsibilities, and establish a working mechanism for the agent to report the management of the entrusted assets and the performance of the responsibilities to the client.

The "Plan" proposes to conduct pilot projects in all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. By 2023, an entrusted-agent mechanism of ownership with unified exercise, classified implementation, hierarchical agency, and equal rights and responsibilities will be basically established, the property rights subject will be fully implemented, management rights and responsibilities will be more clearly defined, assets will be basically understood, resource protection will be stronger, and asset allocation will be more effective. Efficient, more perfect income management system, preliminary establishment of assessment and evaluation standards, effective maintenance of owners' rights and interests, forming a batch of replicable and generalizable reform results, and accumulating practical experience for the comprehensive implementation of the unified exercise of owner responsibilities and the revision and improvement of relevant laws and regulations.

The "Plan" requires that all relevant departments in various regions should carefully organize and promote the pilot work. An inter-ministerial coordination mechanism for the pilot work led by the Ministry of Natural Resources was established, and corresponding coordination mechanisms should be established in the pilot areas to advance related work. Differentiated exploration is encouraged, problems are found to be corrected in a timely manner, and major matters are reported to the Party Central Committee and the State Council in a timely manner according to procedures.