About the Ministry

The Ministry's top objectives are:

- to provide realization of citizens' right to favorable environment; - to provide environmental safety;

- to prevent negative impact of economic and other activities on environment;

- to form and implement nature protection programs and projects;

- to manage the state resource fund within the scope of powers.

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 646)

The Ministry exercises the following main functions:

- management in the field of natural resources utilization and environment protection (01.06), including:

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 494)

- management in the field of atmosphere air protection (01.06.06 );

- provision of radiation safety as applicable (01.06.08 );

- regional state ecological monitoring of economic and other activities except for activities using facilities subject to federal state ecological monitoring (6/1/2011), including:

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 494)

- regional state monitoring in the field of water bodies utilization and protection (except for water bodies subject to federal state monitoring) and supervision of adherence to special conditions of coast line sections (including sections adjacent to hydroelectric energy facilities) within the limits of hydroelectric energy facilities protective zones subject to regional state supervision over their use and protection (01.06.11.04);

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 494)

- state supervision in the field of atmospheric air protection at business and other properties subject to regional state ecological supervision (01.06.11.05);

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 494)

- state supervision in the field of wastes management at business and other properties subject to regional state ecological supervision (01.06.11.06);

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 494)

- due monitoring of radiation environment in Tatarstan (01.06.11.09);

- regional state supervision over geological survey, rational use and protection of subsoil resources in regard to vicinal resources (01.06.11.01);

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 494)

- supervision (as applicable) of fees for negative impact on the environment from objects of economic and other activities except for objects subject to federal state ecological supervision (01.06.11.10 );

- subsoil resources utilization relationships regulation (6/1/2001 ), including:

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 646)

- participation together with the Russian Federation in management of the unified state fund of subsoil resources in Tatarstan (01.06.01.1 ),

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 646)

- management of mineral resources base survey, utilization and recovery (01.06.01.2 ),

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 646)

- management of relations in the field of vicinal subsoil resources plots utilization (01.06.01.3 ),

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 646)

- organization of duly state expertise of fossil resources reserves, geological, economical and ecological information on vicinal subsoil resources plots issued for utilization (01.06.11.08 );

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 646)

- geologic exploration and geodesic activities management on the territory of Tatarstan (1/3/2010 ).

(paragraph introduced by the Decree of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers on 30 July 2012 No 646)