SFG3345 REV RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Coalbed Methane (Natural Gas) Utilization Project Funded by the World Bank Yangcheng County Natural Gas Network Resettlement Action Plan Shanxi Guoxin Zhonghaosheng Natural Gas Co., LTD December 2016 1 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Contents Purpose of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and Definitions of Resettlement Terms ............. 3 1. Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Midterm Project Reconstruction ......................................................................................... 5 1.2 Project Overview................................................................................................................. 6 1.3 Introduction of the Construction Company......................................................................... 8 1.4 Background and Project Significance ................................................................................. 9 1.4.1 Background ........................................................................................................... 9 1.4.2 Necessity and Significance of Project Construction ...................................... 10 1.5 Construction Overview ..................................................................................................... 11 1.6 Construction Progress ....................................................................................................... 12 1.7 Measures to Eliminate Side Effects .................................................................................. 13 1.8 Formulation of RAP .......................................................................................................... 14 2. Social and Economic Overview on the Affected Areas ...................................................... 15 2.1 Natural, Social and Economical Development of Shanxi Province .................................. 16 2.2 Jincheng City..................................................................................................................... 17 2.3 Yangcheng County ............................................................................................................ 18 2.4 Overview of Towns Involved ............................................................................................ 20 2.4.1 Fengcheng Town ................................................................................................ 21 2.4.2 Baisang Township............................................................................................... 22 2.4.3 Manghe Town ...................................................................................................... 22 2.4.4 Dongye Town....................................................................................................... 23 2.4.5 Yanli Township .................................................................................................... 23 2.5 Villages Affected ............................................................................................................... 24 2.6 Overview of Affected Households .................................................................................... 25 2.7Social Status of Women ..................................................................................................... 28 3. Project Impacts......................................................................................................................... 30 3.1 Affected Regions and Categories ...................................................................................... 30 3.2 Land Acquisition ............................................................................................................... 30 3.3 Research Methods in Identifying Physical Indicators of Land Acquisition Impact .......... 30 3.4 Main Physical Indicators of the Affected .......................................................................... 31 3.4.1 Temporary Land Use .......................................................................................... 31 3.4.2 Long-Term Rent of Land.................................................................................... 32 3.4.3 Ground Attachment ............................................................................................ 32 3.4.4 Households and Residents Affected by Temporary Land Use .................... 33 3.5 Vulnerable Groups Affected .............................................................................................. 38 3.6 Impact Analysis ................................................................................................................. 38 4. Resettlement Policy Framework ............................................................................................ 39 4.1 Fundamental Policies ........................................................................................................ 39 4.2 Related Laws and Regulations .......................................................................................... 39 4.2.1 Key Provisions from the World Band Operational Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (OP 4.12) ............................................................................................... 39 4.2.2Key Provisions from the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China .......................................................................................................................... 40 4.2.3 Key Provisions in the Land Reclamation Regulations .................................. 41 4.2.4 Key Provisions in the Implementation of Forestry Law................................. 43 4.2.5 Key Provisions in the Interim Regulations of Shanxi Province on Compensations for Acquiring and Occupying Forest Land and Forest Vegetation Reclamation .................................................................................................................. 44 4.2.6 Key Provisions in the Implementation Measures of Shanxi Province on Administrating the Levy and the Use of Fees for Forest Vegetation Reclamation ......................................................................................................................................... 44 4.2.7Key Provisions in the Regulations of Shanxi Province on Review and Approval of Forest Land Acquisition and Occupation (Including Temporary Occupation) ................................................................................................................... 44 1 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 4.2.8 Key Provisions in the Circular of Shanxi People’s Government on Promulgating Unified Standard of Annual Land Output Values in Land Acquisition ..................................................................................................................... 45 4.3 Compensation Standards of This Project .......................................................................... 47 4.3.1 Land Lease Compensation Standard .............................................................. 47 4.3.2 Compensation Standard for Temporary Land Use ........................................ 47 4.3.3 Deposit for Land Reclamation .......................................................................... 48 4.3.4 Tree Compensation Standard........................................................................... 48 4.4 Rights of the Affected ....................................................................................................... 49 5.Livelihood Restoration and Resettlement Planning ............................................................. 51 5.1 Goals and Principles for Resettlement Planning ............................................................... 51 5.1.1 Goals for Resettlement Planning ..................................................................... 51 5.1.2 Guiding Principles for Resettlement Planning ................................................ 51 5.2 Resettlement ...................................................................................................................... 52 6. Land Compensation and Related Costs............................................................................... 56 6.1 Cabinet Occupation Rent .................................................................................................. 56 6.2Compenation for Temporary Land Use .............................................................................. 56 6.3 Compensation for Ground Attachment ............................................................................. 56 6.4 Land Reclamation Cost ..................................................................................................... 56 6.5 Vegetation Reclamation Cost ............................................................................................ 57 6.6 Independent Cost............................................................................................................... 57 6.7 Contingency Cost .............................................................................................................. 58 6.8 Compensation Budget ....................................................................................................... 58 7. Implementation of RAP ........................................................................................................... 59 7.1 Preliminary Works............................................................................................................. 59 7.2 Work during Resettlement ................................................................................................. 60 7.3 Compensation Schedule .................................................................................................... 60 7.4 Fund Flow and Disbursement Plan ................................................................................... 61 8. Institutional Framework ........................................................................................................... 62 8.1 Hierarchical Establishment ............................................................................................... 62 8.2 Institution Components and Responsibilities .................................................................... 62 8.3 Staffing .............................................................................................................................. 63 9. Public Participation and View Exchange .............................................................................. 65 9.1 Public Participation ........................................................................................................... 65 9.1.1Public Participation during RAP Formulation Phase ...................................... 65 9.1.2Public Participation during the Implementation of the RAP .......................... 70 9.2 Grievance Mechanism and Channels ................................................................................ 70 10. Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................................................... 71 10.1 Internal Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 72 10.1.1 Institution and Staffing ..................................................................................... 72 10.1.2 Monitoring Items ............................................................................................... 72 10.1.3 Execution Procedures ..................................................................................... 72 10.2 Independent External Monitoring and Evaluation .......................................................... 72 10.2.1 Goals and Tasks ............................................................................................... 72 10.2.2 Main Indices for Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................. 73 10.2.3 Monitoring and Evaluation Methods .............................................................. 73 10.2.4 Working Procedures ........................................................................................ 74 Appendix 1: RAP Brochure ......................................................................................................... 75 2 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Purpose of Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) and Definitions of Resettlement Terms This resettlement Action Plan is formulated based on the laws and regulations of People’s republic of China and Shanxi Province, and World Bank’s operational guideline OP4.12 Involuntary Resettlement. The purpose of this document is “for the persons affected on the account of execution of the project and other activities, to formulate a resettlement and rehabilitation action plan, to ensure they are benefited by the execution of the project and their living standard can be improved, or at least upon completion of the project, their living standard can be restored”. During execution of the project, the acquisition of land and other assets will cause adverse impact upon the person who toils on the land or whose livelihood depends on it. Based on the policies of World Bank, “Affected Persons “refers to the persons whose production work or livelihood is under adverse impact of resettlement, including: ⑴ Persons whose lands (including house stead land, public facility land, and land for agriculture, forest, stock raising, fishing or sideline), structures (private house and attachment, corporate estates or public buildings), rights or other assets, are partially, or fully, temporarily or permanently acquired or seized. ⑵ Persons who are using the lands, structure or assets above, or whose business, work, residence or living habits are under adverse impact. ⑶ Persons whose living standard is adversely affected on account of land acquisition or resettlement. ●Definition of “Affected Persons”: Affected persons refer to persons whose living standards are or will be under adverse impact on account of land acquisition or resettlement, or whose house’s ownership, rights or lands (including house stead land, public facility land, and land for agriculture, forest, stock raising, fishing or sideline), structures (private house and attachment, corporate estates or public buildings), rights or other assets, are temporarily or permanently acquired or seized, or whose operation, avocation, working or living habits are under adverse impact. “Affected persons” can be an individual, or a legal person as an enterprise or public institution. The definition of “Affected persons” is not restricted on the legal registration, living permit or operational business in the affect area, or limited on asset compensation. Therefore, it includes: ⑴ All affected persons without considering their legal right or whether they are on site when the acquisition takes place. ⑵ Persons without living permit in a specific area. Therefore, all affected persons will be considered as affected and thus 3 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County recorded, not considering their assets, land or location. All affected persons shall be compensated, to improve or at least restore their living standard, and their asset loss shall be also compensated. Asset loss will be compensated at replacement price, depreciation, reducing the amount with other reason, or discount is not allowed. Affected persons should obtain rights. In addition, besides the compensation to the asset loss, subsidy should be paid for their restoration. Those who operate a business, cultivate a land or build a house without asset, right or legal permit, should be treated the same as those who have official legal, asset, right permit. They are illegible for life rehabilitation and asset compensation. ● Definition of “Resettlement”: Resettlement means business or livelihood arrangement for the affected persons by the execution of the project, to benefit them on account of the project. It mainly includes: ⑴ Displacement of living place; ⑵ Seeking new employment for those whose livelihood is affected; ⑶ Reclaiming (or compensating for) affected land, work site, trees and infrastructure; ⑷ Rehabilitation or compensation of persons whose living standard (life quality) is adversely affected (such as by harmful air); ⑸ Restoring or compensating affected private or public enterprise; ⑹ Rehabilitating adverse impact on culture or common assets. ●Definition of “Rehabilitation”: Rehabilitation means restoring capabilities of the affected person to continue working or improve his living standard or at least keep the level before project execution. The purpose of RAP is to provide a resettlement rehabilitation plan for affected persons, so they can get compensation for their loss, or improve their living standard or at least keep the level before project execution. Accordingly, affected operational production resources (including shops and enterprises), public assets, infrastructure and culture assets, will also be improved, or at least restore the level before the project. For this purpose, the RAP puts forwards rehabilitation measures to restore the income of affected persons and sustain their life. 4 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 1. Executive Summary The Coalbed Methane (Natural Gas) Utilization Project, funded by the World Bank, consists of 6 components. Two of them are power and heat cogeneration plants in Xiyang and Baode Counties; and the remaining four are gas pipeline network components in Changzhi, Xiangyuan, Tunliu, and Qingxu counties. As the main borrower of the World Bank loan, Guoxin Energy is responsible for execution of the project, including fund raising, construction and engineering, and personnel deployment. The project has begun execution since 2014. In November 2016, the project owner applied for project reconstruction to the World Bank mission to cancel phase II construction of gas pipeline network in Changzhi, Xiangyuan and Tunliu, and to add a natural gas utilization component in the Yangcheng County instead. The construction of the new component will be executed by Zhonghaosheng Natural Gas, a child company of Shanxi Guoxin. 1.1 Midterm Project Reconstruction The 4 gas pipeline network components of this project are constructed by 3 companies: The two pipeline networks in the Changzhi County and in the Tunliu County are built by Shanxi CBM (Natural Gas) Pipeline Company, and the pipeline network in the Xiangyuan County is built by the local Zhangjiang CBM (Natural Gas) Pipeline Company. The pipeline network in the Qingxu County is built by the local Kaitong Natural Gas Company. The 3 pipeline networks in the 3 counties – Changzhi, Tunliu and Xiangyuan, was planned to use 16.5 million US dollars, and to build 222.3 km pipelines in total according to the original Feasibility Research Report. The total length consists of 52.7 km (25 km in phase I and 27.7 km in phase II) in Changzhi, 86.4 km (40 km in phase I and 46.4 km in phase II) in Tunliu, and 83.21 km (44 km in phase I and 39.21 km in phase II) in Xiangyuan. The 3 networks are all built in two phases. The procurement and bidding work of phase I of the networks have been completed, using CNY 62.44 million of the bank loans. The construction of 3 networks has begun since 2016. In recent years, great changes have taken place in Shanxi economy and marketing. The coal industry in Changzhi, Xiangyuan and Tunliu is suffering serious down slide. Reduced energy usage, slow development in the gas market, and village and town resettlement lead to insufficient need for gas. To better use the bank loan and to avoid public resource waste, Shanxi Guoxin decides to make reconstructions over phase II construction of the 3 networks in Changzhi, Tunliu and Xiangyuan: The 113 km pipelines of the 3 networks will no longer be built, and a network in the Yangcheng County will be built 5 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County instead. Currently, natural gas is widely used in Yangcheng, 6 towns, 120 plus villages, and 60 thousand residents, 200 plus institutions are already using gas. The network construction in Yangcheng consists of 2 parts: a new pipeline of 27.79 km, and upgrade of old pipeline network that has safety risks. The construction will be done by Guoxin Zhonghaosheng Natural Gas Company. The network in Yangcheng is among ten important jobs in 2016 in the agenda of the local government, which is a token of new energy development in the local area. 1.2 Project Overview The construction of the network in Yangcheng consists of the following 3 items: The network goes along the Anyang Village of the Fengcheng Town, Hongshang Village, Laoquan Village, He Village, Zhangzhuang Village, and Baisang Village of Baisang Town, and Baisang Village, Wanan Village, Hougetuo Village, Panglong Village, Taitou Village, Xiyu Village, Nanpo Village, Shijiu Village, Beiyao Village, Dongyu Village, Jianping Village of the Fengcheng Town, and Dongye Village of Dongye Town, altogether 19 villages and 3 towns. 1) Anyang gas station: for the service of pipeline network in the Dongye Town, with design pressure 0.8MPa, total length 20.2 km, annual gas supply 56.2798 million m3/a. The network starts at the Anyang station in the north, and ends at the west of the Dongye Village in the south. The network goes along the Beianyang Village of the Fengcheng Town, Hongshang Village, Laoquan Village, He Village, Zhangzhuang Village, and Baisang Village of Baisang Town, and Shangbaisang Village, Wanan Village, Hougetuo Village, Panlong Village, Taitou Village, Xiyu Village, Nanpo Village, Shijiu Village, Beiyao Village, Nanyao Village, Dongyu Village, Jianping Village of the Manghe Town, and Dongye Village of Dongye Town, altogether 19 villages and 3 towns. The future network will provide gas for more than 6000 households in the 17 villages, and a carbon disulfide plant of 90,000 tons per year to be built in the Manghe Town, targeting the designed supply scale in 2031. The network is distributed as follows: 6 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Figure 1 Anyang Gas Station – Network Distribution in the Dongye Town 2) Lanhua No. 151 valve well: pipeline network in the Yanli Town, with design pressure 0.4MPa, 7.59 km in length. The network starts at the No. 151 valve well of Lanhua Group, and ends at the Shangli Village of Yanli Town. The pipeline goes along 5 villages, Huwagou, Xianyi, Shang Qingchi, Yanli and Shangli. The future network will play as the second gas source for the residents and commerce in the town. The network is distributed as follows: Figure 2 Lanhua No. 151 Valve Well – Network Distribution in the Yanli Town Nine regional pressure adjustment cabinets need to be equipped for the 2 gas pipeline. The locations of the cabinets are listed in Table 1-1. 7 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 1-1 Distribution of Regional Pressure Adjustment Cabinets SN Pipeline Network Field Location East of Hongshang Village in 1 1# region Baisang Town North of Baisong Village in 2 2# region Baisang Town East of Shang Baisong Village 3 3# region in Manghe Town West of Hougetuo Village in 4 Anyang gas station – 4# region Manghe Town Dongye Town East of Shijiu Village in Manghe 5 network 5# region Town West of Nanyao Village in 6 6# region Manghe Town North of Jianping Village in 7 7# region Manghe Town Dongye Village in Dongye 8 8# region Town Lanhua No. 151 9 valve well – Yanli 9# region East of Yanli Village Town network 3) Potential risks are to be examined along the existing gas facilities, upgrading or reconstructing the old that does not comply with safety requirements, mainly including reconstruction of gauges and pipelines connecting to the gauge. About 10 villages, 13,411 households in 11 communities in the Fengcheng Town will be involved. Gauge reconstruction means replacement of the gauge in the household, as well as the pipeline connecting to the gauge. Existing equipment with potential risks will be removed and replaced with new one complying with new gas entrance standards. Outdoor membrane gauges will be replaced with indoor Intelligent Card (IC) gauges. The networks cost CNY 66.872 million, with the construction taking up CNY 65.2277 million. 1.3 Introduction of the Construction Company Guoxin Zhonghaosheng Natural Gas Company (hereinafter called Guoxin Zhonghaosheng) is co-funded by Shanxi Guoxin Energy Group and Zhonghaosheng Industry and Trade in the Jincheng City. Guoxin Zhonghaosheng was registered in January 2013 at Yangcheng County Industry and Commerce Administration Bureau, with registered capital amounting to CNY 60 million (CNY 30.6 million from Shanxi Guoxin Energy Group, 51% of the equity; CNY 29.4 million from Jincheng Zhonghaosheng, 49% of the equity). Its main business includes construction, operation and management of compressed natural gas stations, gas pipeline networks in the jurisdiction of the Yangcheng County. 8 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 1.4 Background and Project Significance 1.4.1 Background In the Thirteen Five-Year Plan of the state, the non-fossil energy consumption in the energy structure by 2020 shall improve up to 11.4%, the percentage of power generation with non-fossil energy shall reach 30%, the consumption of natural gas in the primary energy shall improve up to 10%, and the consumption of coal reduces to 65%. For environment protection, the emission of carbon dioxide shall reduce 17% than 2010, the emission of sulfur dioxide per kwh in power generation with coal shall reduce to 1.5g, and nitrogen oxide to 1.5g. A new round of power network reconstruction in villages and counties is to be executed, to achieve same price for all categories of users in the same network, power service for administrative villages, power supply for households of no power service, natural gas service for 250 million residents, and remarkable improvement in fundamental energy public service. Among primary energy consumption in Shanxi, a province rich in coal, the coal takes up to 94.7%, 26% higher than the national average level. Such energy structure inflicts great pressure upon the economy and social development in the province, as well as great difficulties in emission reduction and environment protection. As a clean energy, natural gas can reduce 60% of carbon dioxide, and 50% of nitrogen oxide emission, which is significant to the environmentally fragile Shanxi. For a province confronting economy reconstructing, wide use of natural gas has led to huge economic and social benefit. Extending use of natural gas has gradually become an important key to energy structure reconstructing and circular economic development in Shanxi. With its rich Coalbed Methane (CBM) resource, Shanxi has unique advantage in using clean energy. Taking up to 1/3 of the national CBM resource, Shanxi has become the most prospective CBM development and utilization base in China. In addition, there are 5 national natural gas pipelines travelling through its region. Therefore, CBM and natural gas development is no doubt the most realistic option in energy structure optimization. Booming the CBM and natural gas industry and increasing the percentage of it in primary energy consumption have great strategic significance in energy and industry reconstructing, new industry cultivation, environment protection, life standard improvement, energy saving, emission reduction, climate change combating, and sustainable economy development. In 2010, Shanxi Provincial Commission and government put forward the strategy to develop natural gas in the province. With its rich CBM resource, coal oven gas, coal-made natural gas and traveling-through pipeline gas, Shanxi targets overall coverage of natural gas in its 119 counties, improving the percentage of clean energy using within its jurisdiction. After several years of development, an industrial line has come into being. By August 2016, the gas projects in the whole province had amounted to CNY 25.5 billion in 9 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County investment, with transmitted gas accumulated to 15.6 billion m 3, covering 104 counties and cities, 52% of the province, a percentage much higher than the national average level. Jincheng City, which Yangcheng County is subject to, acts as a model city in gas development. It raises the target of ranking first in gas development, and puts forward a series of policies to fasten the development of CBM industry and to provide support and guide for the development. During the phase of Thirteen Five-Year Plan, the total investment on gas projects has amounted to CNY 1.1 billion. A base, located at Dingdian for collection and distribution of CBM was built, where 5 local gas extraction companies, Qinshui Guoxin, Shanxi Tongyu, the national gas transmission network, and the public gas network are connected through pipelines for multiple gas sources and sufficient supply in this region. Pipeline network for civil use in towns, gas supply networks for industry zones, gas stations along vital lines are built to form as three industry blocks. As the main force in gas development in Shanxi, Guoxin Energy has exclusivity over 10 billion cubic meters natural gas and leading operation right over 20 billion cubic meters diverse gas resources. During strategy execution, a comprehensive gas resource system has come into being, with natural gas, CBM, coal oven gas, and hydrogen compensating each other in every way. In the Development Plan from 2015 – 2017, it targets to build a 2-grade pipeline network of 12000 km in total length, 18 LNG plants, 592 gas stations, a transport team of 205 CNG/LNG trailers, with CNY 23.48 billion fund. The execution of the target will generate CNY 10 billion sales income, CNY 0.5 billion revenue, and 10000 jobs. It will pool together CNY 50 billion investment in the province, and contribute CNY 2 billion tax income. The gas industry in Shanxi will become a brand new sector of high concentration and remarkable competition advantage, and carve a new way of low-carbon utilization from high-carbon resource. Since its establishment in January 2013, Guoxin Zhonghaosheng concentrates on gas development in Yangcheng based on the overall strategic deployment of the local government. By September 2016, its investment had amounted to CNY 0.3 billion. It has built and operated a 2-stage network of over 1000 km pipeline. The network covers 6 towns, Fengcheng, Dingdian, Xihe, Yanli, Gulong and Beiliu, with 60000 users. It has also built the gas supply pipeline of over 20 km for the Dingdian – AnYang industry zone. A CNG compression station at Daning is under construction, and a LNG/CNG gas station is about put into operation at Daning. 1.4.2 Necessity and Significance of Project Construction The gas pipeline network in Yangcheng, as one of the infrastructures, delivers outstanding economic, social and environmental benefits, improves the investment ambience and living standards of residents, complies with the necessity for sustainable development, and breaks the bottleneck between the 10 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County complex caused by energy economy and ecological environment. Currently the network in 6 towns – Fengcheng, Dingdian, Xihe, Yanli, Beiliu, and Gulong, has been completed. Altogether 250 km mid-pressure pipelines are installed, extending gas convenience to 60000 households and over 200 commerce users. Residents and most commerce users in other towns of Yangcheng still use coal mainly, which not only wastes great amount of coal resources, but also causes serious pollution by releasing SO 2, smoke, dust and NOX into the air. Such irrational energy structure and backward combustion is harmful to resident health and environment. As a clean energy, CBM/natural gas offers great significance in energy structure optimization, environment protect, energy saving and emission reduction. Using natural gas can reduce the emission of SO2 and dust by 100%, CO2 by 60%, and nitrogen dioxide by 50%. It is helpful in decreasing arid rain, slowing down green house effect, and improving air quality drastically. Being non-toxic, vaporific, and lighter than air, natural gas does not tend to accumulate into explosive gas. Therefore, it is much safer. Coal-made gas contains greater tar, and has lower pressure from factory. It is a low-heat value fuel. Natural gas is clean. It can extend the life of ovens and furnace, and thus reducing maintenance cost. As a traditional coal county, Yangcheng has always been using coal as the primary fuel by households and commerce users. Each year, about 0.3 million tons of coal is used. Especially in winter every year, the government manages to provide fee coal for households, hospitals, schools and nursing homes to get by. With the increasing of residents in towns, motor vehicles are increasing drastically, leading to more serious pollution from tail gas. Coal combustion in the booming industry sector leads to more and more serious air pollution. If natural gas replaces coal in households, commerce sector and some industries, and replaces fuel in buses, taxes and trucks, each year a great amount of CO2, SO2, NO2, and dust will be reduced in emission. In addition, CBM extraction to the ground and emission in the wells, greatly eliminates the content of gas in coal mine, thus decreases the possibility of coal mine accidents and achieves work safety. The construction of gas pipeline network will push forward sustainable development in modern economy, society, resources and environment of the region. The social and ecological benefits are remarkable. 1.5 Construction Overview The construction of the network falls into 2 categories as follows: 1) Anyang gas station – pipeline network in the Dongye Town, design pressure 0.8MPa, 20.20 km in length, D323.9×6.3 in pipeline diameter, maximum supply scale 56,279,800 m3/a; 2) Lanhua No. 151 valve well – Pipeline network in the Yanli Town, starting at No. 151 valve well in Lanhua Group, ending at the Shangli Village, pipeline length 7.59 km, design pressure 0.4MPa, pipe diameter D219.1×5.6, serving as the secondary gas sources of the 11 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County local residents and commerce users; In addition, nine regional pressure adjustment cabinets need to be equipped for the 2 gas pipeline. The cabinets are located respectively in Hongshang and Baisang of Baisang Town, Shangbaisang, Hougetuo, Shijiu, Nanyao and Jianping of the Manghe Town, and Dongye of Dongye Town, and Yanli of the Yanli Town. Table 1-2 Construction Items and Main Technical and Economic Indices Construction Items SN Unit Amount Remarks Technical and Economical Indices 1 Gas supply scale Supply scale of Anyang – Dongye Design pressure: 1.1 104m3/a 5627.98 network 0.8MPa Supply scale of Lanhua No. 151 gas Design pressure: 1.2 104m3/a 260.64 well – Yanli network 0.8MPa 2 Households involving reconstructing 13411 Households to be connected (until 3 6000 2018) 4 Gas pipeline (2 lines) Km 27.79 5 Number of cabinets 9 Temporary and 6 Total land taken Mu permanent land acquisition Temporary land 6.1 Land taken by the pipeline Mu 500.2 acquisition Permanent land 6.2 Land taken by the cabinets Mu 1.62 acquisition 7 Investment estimation CNY 7.1 Total investment 6687.20 10000 CNY 7.2 Construction investment 6522.77 10000 CNY 7.3 Interest during construction phase 90.56 10000 CNY 7.4 Flow capital 246.24 10000 CNY 7.5 Start-up capital 73.87 10000 8 Return rate of total investment % 7.34 1.6 Construction Progress The final year to reach the maximum supply scale is by the end of 2030. That is, the supply shall reach the design capacity 5627.98×10 4m3/year. The schedule of execution takes gradual rising of users into account. By 2018, the main frame of the network will be completed, as well as reconstructing of the existing network. A gas supply system has come into being, with users gradually connected to it, network gradually optimizing, structure being promoted, functions upgrading, and safety being reliable. The 12 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County system will reach its design capacity by 2031. Based on the concept above, the construction is executed in the following order: 1) Install main truck pipeline by stages; 2) Install branch pipeline by communities and install pipelines in the yards and houses in sequence of users. 3) When the households and commerce users reach to a certain amount, install an automatic monitoring and management system in steps, and complete testing and commissioning by the end of 2030. For construction schedule, refer to Table 1-3. Table 1-3 Construction Schedule Ti 2016 2017 2018 me Item Nov. Dec. Jan-Mar Apr. May-Jul. Aug.-Dec Jan.-Aug Sep.-Nov Dec FRR formulation and approval Initial design and approval Contract drawing Procurement Pipeline installation Field engineering Trail Completion and acceptance 1.7 Measures to Eliminate Side Effects To eliminate the side effects from construction, time of temporary land acquisition is shortened to the minimum in laying the pipelines and farming season is avoided by rationally scheduling the construction time. Forest land is avoided as much as possible. Based on the Feasibility Report (FR) and by talking with the project owner, we get to know that pipeline construction generally takes the following measures to eliminate side effects to the local residents: 1) When the pipeline distribution is designed and when the design is carried out, farm land is avoided to take less such land or no such land. Waste land is chosen instead. If it is inevitable to take farm land, dry land, instead of forest land, is taken. As the pipeline is long, it is inevitable to take some land. Length of pipeline and area of land acquisition is an important factor in choosing among several design schemes by the design department, to save land taking and shorten 13 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County construction time. Thus, the side effects are eliminated. The final scheme of pipeline distribution does not involve resettlement of houses and large area of forest land. The scheme steers clear of hundreds area of forest land. By estimation, the pipeline layout needs to take 500.2 mu land, including dry land 357.48 mu (71.46% of the total), forest land 45 mu (9%), unused land 26.82 mu (5.36%), and country road 70.92 mu (14.18%). 2) The construction is scheduled generally before the spring or after the harvest time in autumn. Even in case of land acquisition, farming and harvest are not affected. 3) The quality of land reclamation is guaranteed. Before construction, the earth on the surface of the farm land and forest land to be used is removed. The removed earth will be used to restore the land. 1.8 Formulation of RAP Entrusted by Guoxin Zhonghaosheng, Institute of Sociology, Shanxi Academy of Social Sciences takes the mission to formulate the RAP. From December 5 to 8, 2016, 5 researchers from Institute of Sociology went to the Yangcheng County as an RAP team to do research before the formulation work. The team and the personnel from the PMO of the company did extensive economic and social research in the field, and made surveys on the effect of the project. The research invited public participation in many matters. The team and the personnel for FRR had in-depth talks over the routes of pipelines and information on temporary land acquisition. Based on the information collected, RAP is formulated. 14 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 2. Social and Economic Overview on the Affected Areas The construction field of the project, the Yangcheng County, belongs to the Jincheng City. The project field involves 5 towns and 34 villages, and the construction field involves 5 towns and 24 villages. There are 10 villages involving only equipment reconstructing. No land compensation is involved as there is no construction work. Qingxu Xiangyuan Tunliu Changzhi Yangcheng Figure 2-1 4 Existing Components and Newly added Yangcheng 15 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 2.1 Natural, Social and Economical Development of Shanxi Province Shanxi Province is located in the middle of China, in the middle stream of Huanghe River, and on the west of Taihang Mountain. It neighbors with the Hebei Province in the east, and looks at Shanxi Province and Henan Province across the Huanghe River in the South-west. It is adjacent to Mongolia in the north. Its shape of outline is more like a parallelogram inclining to the north-east and south-west direction. The total area of Shanxi is 156,700 km 2. Based on the census in 2015, there were 36.64 million permanent residents at the end of the year, consisting of 20.16 million in the cities and towns, and 10.48 million in the villages. The urbanization rate is 55.02%, and the natural population growth rate over the year is 4.42‰. Shanxi governs 11 cities (Taiyuan, Datong, Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Yangquan, Jinzhong, Lvliang, Changzhi, Jincheng, Linfen and Yuncheng), and 119 counties, with Taiyan as its capital city. The land in Shanxi is mostly mountain hills and the mountain area takes up over 80% of its total. Shanxi boasts rich mine resources and ranks in the top in resource development and mine economy. By the end of 2015, 120 mines had been discovered, among which the coal reserve is 270.901 billion tons, 17.3% of the national reserves and ranking the third in the state. There is 230.409 billion m3 of CBM can be extracted, ranking the first in China and providing great prospect in economy development. In 2015, the Gross Regional Domestic Product of the province was CNY 1280.206 billion, grown by 3.1% than the previous year if calculated at comparable prices. The primary industry added value of CNY 78.81 billion, grown by 1.0% (6.2% of the GDP). The secondary industry added value of CNY 522.43 billion, declined by 1.1% (40.8% of the GDP). The tertiary industry added value of 679.02 billion, grown by 9.8% (53.0% of the GDP).Per capita GDP reached CNY 35018 in 2015, USD 5624 by the average exchange rate in 2015. In 2015, the General Public Budget Revenue of the province was CNY 164.22 billion, declined by 9.8%. The tax revenue was CNY 105.65 billion, declined by 6.8%. The General Public Budget Expenditure was CNY 344.34 billion, grown by 11.2%. In 2015, the farming area in the province reached 3767700 hm 2, among which 3287200 hm2 were grains, 256700 hm2 vegetables, 121200 hm2 oil plant, 362800 hm2 fruits. The whole year yielded 12,596,000 tons of grains, among which 27280000 tons from the summer, and 9868000 from the autumn. At the end of 2015, there were 3731 industrial above-scale enterprises at the provincial level, grown by 11 than the previous year. However, their 16 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County industrial added value declined by 2.8%. Their main business revenue was CNY 1439.37billion, declined by 16.9%, contributing CNY 63.18 billion in tax (declined by 35.7%). The total investment in fixed assets in 2015 were CNY 1413.72billion, among which CNY 1374.46 billion went to fixed assets (14.8% up), and CNY 603 billion were retail sale (5.5% up). In 2015, the per capita disposable personal income of the whole province was CNY 17854 (8.0% up). Calculated by permanent residence, the per capita disposable personal income of urban residents was CNY 25828 (7.3% up), while the income of rural residents was CNY 9454 (7.3% up). The per capita personal expenditure of urban residents was CNY 15819 (8.1% up), while the expenditure of rural residents was CNY 7421 (6.1% up). In 2015, 600 thousand urban residents received the subsistence allowances in the total amount of CNY 2.3 billion. 154000 rural residents received subsistence support. 2.2 Jincheng City The Jincheng City is located in the south-east of Shanxi, neighboring with Jiaozuo, Jiyuan, and Luoyang of Henan Province, adjacent with Linfen and Yuncheng on the west, with Changzhi on the north. The city’s total area amounts to 9490 km2, and its rural area takes 147 km2. It governs one city (Gaoping), 1 district (urban district), 4 counties (Zezhou, Yangcheng, Linchuan and Qinshui), and 84 towns. By the end of 2015, there were 2315000 permanent residents, 1329300 in the urban area, and 985700 in the rural area, 57.42% in urbanization rate. Being rich in resources, Jincheng is a treasure land, especially the coal, CBM, dolomite, limestone, and bausite reserves. The coal is great in reserve, and excellent in quality, whose reputation travels all over China. The area with coal takes up 49% of the total area. Its anthracite reserves takes up 1/4 of the nation and 1/2 of Shanxi. The production of coal is 5% of national total. CBM is first developed in scales as an industry in China. The climate here is moderate with plenty of rain. The forest coverage reaches 35.7%, and is rich in water resources. It is also the biggest silk base in North of China, as well as a key livestock base. In 2015, the Gross Regional Domestic Product of the city was CNY 104.02 billion, grown by 3.3% than the previous year if calculated at comparable prices. The primary industry added value of CNY 4.92 million, grown by 5.8% (4.7% of the GDP). The secondary industry added value of CNY 57.63 billion, grown by 0.8% (55.4% of the GDP). The tertiary industry added value of CNY 41.47 billion, grown by 8.1% (39.9% of the GDP).Per capita GDP reached CNY 44994 in 2015, USD 7243 by the average exchange rate in 2015. 17 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County In 2015, the total fiscal revenue of the city was CNY 19.25 billion, declined by 7.1%. The public fiscal budget revenue was CNY 9.39 million, declined by 4.2%. In 2015, the farming area of the city reached 189190 hm 2, among which 178140 hm2 were grains, 2060 hm2 oil plant, 140 hm2 cotton, decreasing 80 hm2. The whole year yielded 962 thousand tons of grains, increasing 232 thousand tons by 31.8%. In 2015, the main business revenue of its above-scale enterprises achieved CNY 96.38 billion, declined by 12.8%. In 2015, CNY 110.51 billion were invested for fixed assets, grown by 13.4%, and consumption retails totaled CNY 35.88 billion, grown by 5.1%. In 2015, the per capita disposable personal income of the whole city was CNY 19352 (8.1% up). Calculated by permanent residence, the per capita disposable personal income of urban residents was CNY 26651 (7.0% up), while the income of rural residents was CNY 10914 (8.2% up). By the end of 2015, 18973 residents enjoyed urban subsistence allowances allowance, and 64889 residents enjoyed rural subsistence allowances, and 1891 residents in villages enjoyed subsistence support. With the fund from the civil administration department, 73646 residents participated in the cooperated medical care, 15757 residents were given special care by the government and 12610 residents receives periodical subsidy. A total of CNY0.3 million was allocated as the minimum subsistence support in 2015. 2.3 Yangcheng County The Yangcheng County is located in the south-east of Shanxi, at the intersection of 3 mountains, Taihang, Taiyue, and Zhongtiao. It faces the middle of China on the south and neighbors the Taiyue Mountain on the north. The total area of the county is 1968 km2, with 546000 mu farm land. It governs 10 towns, 7 townships, 467 administrative villages. By the end of 2015, there are 391408 permanent residents, 197884 being male, 193524 female, and the gender rate of total population is 102.25. There are 178363 urban residents, and 213045 rural residents, urbanization rate 45.57%. In 2015, the Gross Regional Domestic Product of the county was CNY 16,946,160,000, grown by 5.3% than the previous year if calculated at comparable prices. The primary industry added value of CNY 992,000,000, grown by 7.6%. The secondary industry added value of CNY 9,770,610,000, grown by 4.2%. The tertiary industry added value of CNY 6,183,550,000, grown by 7.7%.Per capita GDP reached CNY 43329 in 2015, USD 6,958 by the average exchange rate in 2015. In 2015, 33355 hm2 were planted with grains, 8806 hm2 for summer grains, 18 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County and 24549 hm2 for autumn grains. The whole year harvested 164727 tons grains, grown by 17.1%, 42532 tons of summer grain (grown by 23.7%); 122195 tons of autumn grain (grown by14.9%). In 2015, the whole industry added valued of CNY 9231070000, grown by 4.2% than the previous year. The industries above the state designated scale grown by 4.1%. Fixed assets investment (excluding farmers) were CNY 16007160000, grown by 13.7%. In 2015, the fiscal revenue totaled CNY 3269430000. The public fiscal budget revenue totaled CNY 1059860000, while the expenditure CNY 2388430000. In 2015, the per capita disposable personal income of the whole county was CNY 16589 (7.5% up). Calculated by permanent residence, the per capita disposable personal income of urban residents was CNY 24629 (7.2% up), while the income of rural residents was CNY 10777 (8.0% up); the per capital consumption expenditure of urban residents were CNY13398 (9.2% up), the expenditure of rural residents were CNY 9437 (4.1% up). For the economical and social development indices of Shanxi, Jincheng and Yangcheng, refer to Table 2-1. Table 2-1 Economical and Social Development Overview of Shanxi, Jincheng and Yangcheng Item Unit Shanxi Jincheng Yangcheng I. Total Population 10000 3664 231.5 39.15 Urban 10000 2016 132.93 17.84 Rural 10000 1648 98.57 21.31 Urbanization rate % 55.02 57.42 45.57 II. Land area 10000 km2 15.67 0.95 0.193 CNY 100 III. GDP 12802.6 1040.2 169.5 million 1.Added value of primary CNY 100 788.1 49.2 9.9 industry million Percentage of primary industry % 6.2 4.7 5.9 2. Added value of secondary CNY 100 5224.3 576.3 97.6 industry million Percentage of secondary % 40.8 55.4 57.6 industry 3. Added value of tertiary CNY 100 6790.2 414.7 61.9 industry million Percentage % 53.0 39.9 36.5 IV. Per capita GDP CNY 35018 44994 43331 CNY 100 V. Fiscal revenue 1642.2 192.5 32.7 million VI. Land for grains 10000 hm2 328.72 17.81 3.34 19 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County VII. Grain output 10000 tons 1259.6 96.2 16.47 VIII. Per capita disposable CNY 25828 26651 24629 income of urban residents IX. Per capita income of rural CNY 9454 10914 10777 residents 2.4 Overview of Towns Involved The pipeline networks in the Yangchang County involve 5 towns – Fengcheng, Baisang, Manghe, Dongye, and Yanli. Fengcheng Yanli Baisang Dongye Manghe Figure 2-2 Location of 5 Towns Involved in the Project 20 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Figure 2-3 Distribution of Gas Pipeline Networks in Yangcheng 2.4.1 Fengcheng Town The Fengcheng Town is located in the south of Shanxi, and in the center of the Yangcheng County. It adjoins with the Runcheng Town on the east, and neighbors with the Baisang Township, Hebei Town, Jialing Township on the south. It is adjacent with the Yanli Township on the west, and with the Dingdian Town on the north. It is the political, economical and cultural center of the whole county. In 2001, the Bajiakou town was canceled, and the Yinzhuang Township and the Chengguan Town were joined together to set up a Fengcheng Town for administrative division. The local town government sits at West Fenghuang Street. The town extends 117.9 km2, with 40032 mu farm land, 0.7 mu per person. It governs 57 administrative villages, 1 resident committee, 219 natural villages, 297 villager team, and 19 enterprises and institutions. The town provides convenient transportation, with Houyue railway and Linqin level 1 highway passing through the town, and Jinyang highway and Yanji high way going in the east and west direction. The Yanji highway and the Yanduan highway start from the town. It takes only 3 hours to arrive at Taiyuan, Houma and Zhengzhou. It is 2 hours’ ride to go to Changzhi airport, Luoyang airport and Zhengzhou airport. According to Yangcheng Statistics Yearbook, there were 58903 households, 127317 residents in the town in 2015,among which 63226 were male, and 64091 were female at the gender rate of 98.66. Fengcheng is the most densely populated town. The rural household of the town were 32667, with 70859 residents. 21 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Based on its central location and rich resources, its economy builds on ceramics, building materials, construction, real estates and tertiary industry. In 2014, CNY 2400 million were invested on fixed assets, created over 3200 jobs. The total rural revenue amounted to a new mark, CNY 5000 million. The income per farmer broke through CNY 10000 for the first time. In 2014, 13 villages, including Beianyang, Houzeyao, Tujian and Yinzhuang, over 5200 households were connected to the gas supply network. Currently, 39 villages and over 32000 households are enjoying the convenience of gas supply. 2.4.2 Baisang Township The Baisang Township is located in the south of Yangcheng, about 7 km away from the county. The Qinhe River flows in the east. It adjoins with the Beiliu Town and the Runcheng Town on the north. It neighbors with the Dongye Town and Manghe Town on the south. It shares border with the Fengcheng Town and Hebei Town on the west. On the north, it is adjacent with the Fengcheng Town. Its outline is shaped like a diamond. The north-south highway from Yangcheng to Manghe and Dongye passes through it. The Yangji highway travels through its 4 villages, Hongshang, Laoquan, Fenghuangshan, Wadi. The Houyue railway travels at the foot of the mountain where its 3 villages are located, Lianshang, Dongling and Pingtouzhuang. The township is about 6 km from south to north, and about 10 km from east to west, with a total square of 58 km2, farm land 19459 mu, 1.22 mu per person. The Huoze River winds its way from its north, to the center, then to the south. Hills rise and fall, with ditches everywhere. The township governs 18 administrative villages and 32 natural villages. According to Yangcheng Statistics Yearbook, there were 6620 households, 15700 residents in the township in 2015,among which 7823 were male, and 7877 were female at the gender rate of 99.31. The township owns iron making, casting, cement, chemical engineering, and coating plants. It grows wheat, millet and corns. In 2015, the disposable income per farmer is CNY 9098. 2.4.3 Manghe Town The Manghe Town is located in the mountain area in the south of Yangcheng, named after Manghe National park, a nature reserve 30 km away from the county . In the town governing area, the overall forest coverage reaches 81%. It neighbors with the Dongye Town in the east, the Jiyuan City of Henan Province in the south, the Hebei Town in the west, and the Baisang Township in the north. It was a combination of the Sanglin Township and Taitou Township in 2001.The town government is seated at Taitou Village. The town’s total land is 241.4 km2, including farm land 31,576 mu, forest land 84,961 mu. It now governs 37 administrative villages, and 176 natural villages. According to Yangcheng Statistics Yearbook, there were 9196 households, 22 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 20559 residents in the town in 2015, among which 10423 were male, and 10136 were female at the gender rate of 102.83. The rural households were 9028, with 19826 residents. In recent years, farming categories are adjusted to promote income. Private sector is encouraged to create more jobs, and tourism is developed. With the three strategies, the disposable income per farmer was CNY 9235 in 2015. 2.4.4 Dongye Town Located in the south-east of Yangchang, the Dongye Town is 21 km away from the county. It is separated from the suburb of Jincheng by the Qinhe River in the east, and from the Manghe Town by the Jianhe River in the west. It adjoins with Jiyuan of Henan province in the south, and with Beiliu Town and Baisang Township in the north. The Yanji Highway travels across its land, and the Houyue Railway passes its northeast part. It serves as the south gate to the middle of China. It governs 33 administrative villages, 322 natural villages (121 villages do not have any residents now), with land area 267 km 2, farm land 32303 mu, forest land 180000 mu. It ranks the first in the county in land area. According to Yangcheng Statistics Yearbook, there were 10241 households, 22311 residents in the town in 2015, among which 11339 were male, and 10972 were female at the gender rate of 103.34. The rural households were 9836, with 21667 residents. Agriculture is the traditional trade, as well as the mining and smelting. In 2015, the disposable income per farmer is CNY 5000. 2.4.5 Yanli Township The Yanli Township, mainly hills, is located about 7 km away from Yangcheng in the west. It is 13 km away from the Houyue Railway, 5 km away from the Jinhou Highway, and 180 km from Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province. It governs 19 administrative villages, 58 natural villages, with land area 40.1 km2. The township government is stationed at Liyi Village. The Yangheng road passes through its land, providing transportation convenience. The township’s location delivers remarkable advantages. It is the main grain and cotton production base and the silk base. The leading trade includes coal, smelting, casting ceramics, silk and livestock. According to Yangcheng Statistics Yearbook, there were 5799 households, 13202 residents in the township in 2015, among which 6547 were male, and 6655 were female at the gender rate of 98.38. The rural households were 5,800, with 13,204 residents. Being located at the fringe area of the county, Yanli Township plays as the 23 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County portal connecting the county and the southwest region. Its trade mainly depends on almonds, ceramics, coal and pole industries. The private sector is booming with 51 companies and their income takes up 60% of the total. Ceramics and poles trades have formed into 2 bases of large scale. For information of towns and townships in 2015, refer to Table 2-2. Table 2-2 Overview of Towns and Townships of Yangcheng Land Governed Residents Per Capita Name Area Households Villages (10000) Income (CNY) (km2) Fengcheng 117.9 57 58903 12.7317 Baisang 58.1 17 6620 1.5700 9098 Manghe 241.4 37 9196 2.0559 9235 Dongye 132.5 33 10241 2.2311 5000 Yanli 40.1 19 5799 1.2302 2.5 Villages Affected The network, 27.79 km long, goes through 5 towns and 24 villages. For social and economic information overview of the villages, refer to Table 2-3. Table 2-3 Overview of Villages Involved in the Pipeline Network Per Capital Farm Households Man Disposable SN Town Village Residents Land Power Income (hm2) (CNY) 1 Fengcheng Beianyang 1078 2401 1660 78 2 Hongshang 927 2142 1172 134 9347 3 Laoquan 351 832 536 57 9169 4 Baisang Baisang 560 1220 645 78 9148 5 He 320 690 410 56 8822 6 Zhangzhuang 370 890 580 63 Shang 7 496 1128 785 107 9860 Baisang 8 Wanan 167 369 258 57 9002 9 Manghe Taitou 427 943 659 66 9036 10 Nanpo 313 692 474 55 9410 11 Hougetuo 254 568 392 64 9491 24 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 12 Xiyu 252 596 409 54 9055 13 Panlong 526 1172 820 85 9880 14 Shijiu 786 1791 1229 156 9360 15 Beiyao 220 473 318 61 9298 16 Nanyao 432 962 653 91 9106 17 Dongyu 190 395 268 29 9236 18 Jianping 230 536 362 64 9413 19 Dongye Dongye 1003 2220 889 148 5000 20 Huwagou 124 241 120 83 21 Xianyi 293 628 365 116 Shang 22 Yanli 211 431 235 64 Qingchi 23 Shangli 406 919 635 80 24 Yanli 690 1542 823 93 2.6 Overview of Affected Households From December 5 to 8, 2016,the RAP team went to the Yangcheng County for economical and social research. The research was carried out in many ways, such as meetings, visiting related departments and questionnaires. This section only records the result of questionnaires. Based on the social and economical development level and population structure of different villages, the RAP team chose Taitou Village and Shijiu Village of Manghe Town, Dongye Village of Dongye Town, and Dongguan Village of Fengcheng Town handing out the questionnaires. Representative samples were selected to reflect the overall social and economical development levels of the affected districts. The survey involved 55 households with 181 residents, among which there were 39 rural households with 128 residents, and 16 urban households with 53 members. Among these households, 35 households of 116 residents involved first time pipeline installment; 20 households of 65 residents involved reconstructing of existing pipeline. 1) Household Information In the 55 households, there were 81 males (44.8%), and 100 females (55.2%). The ages of the surveyed people show that the population is distributed in 25 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County the normal fashion: 32 residents are 19 or under 19 (17.7%); 131 residents are 20 to 59 (72.4%); 18 are 60 or above 60 (9.9%). Among the urban residents, 12 are 19 or under 19 (22.6%); 34 residents are 20 to 59 (64.2%); 7 are 60 or above 60 (13.2%). Among the rural residents, 20 are 19 or under 19 (15.6%); 97 residents are 20 to 59 (75.8%); 11 are 60 or above 60 (8.6%). Table 2-4 Age Distributing of Residents Item ≤19 20 - 59 ≥60 Total Total 32 131 18 181 Percentage (%) 17.7 72.4 9.9 100.0 Urban 12 34 7 53 Percentage (%) 22.6 64.2 13.2 100.0 Rural 20 97 11 128 Percentage (%) 15.6 75.8 8.6 100.0 Viewed from education degree of the surveyed residents, 149 are 16 or above 16. Among them 6 are illiterate (4.0%) and most are above 60. 8 graduated from the primary school (5.4%). 55 graduated from junior high school (36.9%). 41 graduated from senior high school or secondary specialized school (27.5%). 39 graduated from college or above college (26.2%). Among urban residents, most are from senior high or above; while among rural residents, most are from junior high. There is not much difference between males and females at the degree of college or above. Table 2-5 Education of Residents of 16 or Above Senior Junior College or Item Illiterate Primary High/Sec Total High Above ondary Total 6 8 55 41 39 149 Percentage (%) 4.0 5.4 36.9 27.5 26.2 100.0 Male 3 3 24 24 19 73 Percentage (%) 4.1 4.1 32.9 32.9 26.0 100.0 Female 3 5 31 17 20 76 Percentage (%) 3.9 6.6 40.8 22.4 26.3 100.0 Urban 2 2 7 13 20 44 Percentage (%) 4.5 4.5 15.9 29.5 45.5 100.0 Rural 4 6 48 28 19 105 Percentage (%) 3.8 5.7 45.7 26.7 18.1 100.0 Among 181 residents surveyed, 113 are employed (62.4% of the total), 26 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County among which 33 are urban resident (employment rate 62.3%), and 80 are rural resident (employment rate 62.5%). The unemployed among the urban residents are mainly retired, besides children under the age of schooling or students. The unemployed among the rural residents are doing housework or taking care of children, besides children under the age of schooling or students. Among the urban residents, most employed are working at state-owned enterprises (51.5%); secondly these employed are working in the private sector (24.2%); 6.1% of the residents are working in the individually-owned companies; 6.1% hold public welfare posts, 3.0% are working in government or institutions; 3.0% have temporary jobs. Among the rural residents, most are farming (32.5%); 20% of the people are working in the private sector or individually-owned companies; 17.5% hold temporary jobs. 8.8% are from state-owned enterprises, 6.3% are hired by private companies, 5.0% are working in the government or state institutions, and 2.5% are from private companies. Table 2-6 Employment Information of Residents Percent Percent Percent Career Employed Urban Rural age (%) age (%) age (%) Government and 5 4.4 1 3.0 4 5.0 institutions State-owned 24 21.2 17 51.5 7 8.8 enterprise Private enterprise 3 2.7 1 3.0 2 2.5 Individually-owned 7 6.2 2 6.1 5 6.3 Privately-owned 24 21.2 8 24.2 16 20.0 Farming 26 23.0 0 0.0 26 32.5 Community worker 5 4.4 0 0.0 5 6.3 Public welfare 2 1.8 2 6.1 0 0.0 Odd job 15 13.3 1 3.0 14 17.5 Others 2 1.8 1 3.0 1 1.3 Total 113 100.0 33 100.0 80 100.0 2) Land Information of Sampled Households The survey shows each household has 3.33 mu lands by average, averagely 1 mu for each resident. Wheat and corns are mostly grown. 3) Financial Information of Sampled Households Within the 55 households surveyed, an urban household in 2015 had an income of CNY 60875 by average, averagely CNY 18377 per resident; every household spent CNY 42394 a year by average, CNY 12798 per person. The expenditure seized 69.6% of their income. Among the rural household, the 27 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County average income of the year was CNY 48580, CNY 15658 per person. By average, each household spent CNY 29051 a year, CNY 9363 per person. The expenditure takes up 59.8% of the income. The income of rural families is much lower than that of urban families. Table 2-7 Income and Expenditure of Surveyed Household in 2015 Household Average Person Average Index Househ Range (CNY) (CNY) (CNY) old Income 40000-170000 60875 18377 Expend Urban 23000-84300 42394 12798 iture Income 4260-116000 48580 15658 Expend Rural 2700-67050 29051 9363 iture Among the households that are newly connected to the network, 35 households had an average annual income of CNY 47646, CNY 14376 per person; they had an average annual expenditure of CNY 27565, CNY 8317 per person. The expenditure was 57.9% of the income. The average income of man in these households was CNY 32,523, while that of women was 15,124. By average, women’s income took up 46.5% of the total household income. For details, refer to Table 2-8. Table 2-8 Income and Expenditure of Surveyed Households Index Average/Household (CNY) Average/Person (CNY) Net Income 47646 14376 Total Expenditure 27565 8317 Among the households of new network connection, the minimum income was CNY 4260, and the maximum was CNY 170000. Most households ranged among 3 sections: CNY 10001 – 30000, 30001 – 50000 and 50001 -100000, which respectively take up 28.6%, 25.6%, and 28.6% of the total households. Table 2-9 Incomes of Newly Connected Households Income <10000 10001-30000 30001-50000 50001-100000 >100000 Total (CNY/Year) Number of 3 10 9 10 3 35 Households Percentage 28.6 25.6 28.6 8.9 100.0 (%) 8.6 2.7Social Status of Women During the research, the RAP team specifically concerned about the social 28 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County status of women in the affected regions. They got full knowledge on their household position, social position, and participation in public affairs through questionnaires and meetings. In general, the women in the affected regions play important role in both family matters and social affairs. In the case of education, there is not much difference between the women and men. Most of them are of junior high or senior high, and few are of primary school. None is illiterate. Generally, women above 60 or in poor health no longer seek employment. They mostly do housework. More and more middle-aged and young women go out to work, especially young women. Most of them seek jobs nearby, mostly in the service posts. Women of senior age mostly are farming. By average, women’s income takes up 46.5% of the total income of the household. In public affairs, women also begin to play important roles. Through the knowledge publicized by the PMO personnel, all women got to know the network to be set up. They all expressed their support to the project. They believed using natural gas in the household was beneficial to the family, men and women, especially to the women. They looked forward to the establishment and completion of network, so that they could enjoy the convenience. Over half of the women shared their views and suggestions on the land compensation schemes. They hoped the construction could schedule the execution time reasonably, avoiding the harvest time. They should be informed of the execution time once defined as soon as possible, so that they could arrange the farming time. The identification of compensation standards for land and ground attachment needs to be discussed with them, and the compensation fee shall hand over to the affected household in time. They hoped that the project can create jobs for women. 29 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 3. Project Impacts 3.1 Affected Regions and Categories The project involves 5 towns and 34 villages, and two new lines involve 5 towns and 24 villages. The construction causes mainly temporary land use, which leads to affected households, some long-term land rent, and ground attachment. Temporary land use involves mainly dry land, forest land, country road and unused land. Based on the research, the construction will not take natural reserve and park. No house is to be removed. No enterprise or other institution is affected. No bridge, water project, power lines, telecommunication lines or historic relics are affected. So far, the project is still in the feasibility research phase with basic construction contents defined. However, the detailed design has not started. The final and definite affected range and contents can be identified until the drawings of detailed design comes into being, and based on the drawing, the project owner and land department carry out land survey, demarcation and measurement. 3.2 Land Acquisition The construction needs to occupy land when 27.79 km pipelines are laid and when the 9 cabinets are equipped. Pipeline installation requires temporary land use, and the cabinets, as specialized equipment, require long-term land rent. 3.3 Research Methods in Identifying Physical Indicators of Land Acquisition Impact The following research methods were used when the RAP team identified the physical indicators of land acquisition effects: 1) Based on the Feasibility Research Report of the project, identify the construction contents, sites, and planned land use area; 2) Communicate with Zhonghaosheng personnel, and get to know the length, distribution, coverage, information on the affected towns and villages, location of cabinets, area of occupied land, means of lend rent; 3) Consult with the village committee of Baisang, Dongye, Taitou, Shijiu, and get to know the routes of network, area of land occupation, land categories, 30 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County and other information; 4) Identify the affected villages, land categories and areas by looking through the terrain map and administration division map. 3.4 Main Physical Indicators of the Affected The affected by the construction mainly refers to temporary land use, ground attachment, households affected by temporary land use, and some long-term land rent for cabinets. 3.4.1 Temporary Land Use The two pipelines to be installed require 500.22 mu lands for temporary use, among which 357.48 mu are dry lands, about 71.46% of the total land use; 45 mu are forest land, about 9% of the total; 26.82 mu are unused land, about 5.36% of the total; 70.92 mu are county road, about 14.18% of the total. Altogether, 24 villages out of 5 towns are affected. For details, refer to Table 3-1. Table 3-1 Temporary Land Use Area of Dry Forest Unused Country Land SN Town Village Land Land Land Road Use (Mu) (Mu) (Mu) (Mu) (Mu) 1 Fengcheng Beianyang 8.1 8.1 2 Hongshang 42.12 42.12 3 Laoquan 27 18 9 4 Baisang 34.2 34.2 Baisang 5 He 18 18 6 zhangzhuang 28.8 18 10.8 Sum 150.12 88.2 0 19.8 42.12 Shang 7 15.12 15.12 Baisang 8 Wanan 16.2 16.2 9 Taitou 5.4 5.4 10 Nanpo 9 9 11 Hougetuo 12.6 12.6 12 Manghe Xiyu 10.8 10.8 13 Panlong 19.8 19.8 14 Shijiu 16.2 16.2 15 Beiyao 21.6 21.6 16 Nanyao 19.8 19.8 17 Dongyu 11.7 11.7 18 Jianping 15.3 15.3 31 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Sum 173.52 144.72 0 0 28.8 19 Dongye Dongye 31.86 31.86 20 Huwagou 45 45 21 Xianyi 32.40 25.38 7.02 22 Shang Qingchi 18.00 18.00 Yanli 23 Shangli 14.4 14.4 24 Yanli 26.82 26.82 Sum 136.62 84.6 45 7.02 0 Total 500.22 357.48 45 26.82 70.92 3.4.2 Long-Term Rent of Land There are 9 pressure cabinets, requiring 1.62 mu lands. For the location and land occupation of these cabinets, refer to Table 3-2. Table 3-2 Location and Land Occupation of Cabinets Land Occupied (Mu) SN Pipeline Field Location Unused Total Land North of Hongshang, 1 1# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Baisang Township North of Baisang Village, 2 2# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Baisang Township East of Baisong Village, 3 3# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Manghe Town West of Hougetuo, 4 4# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Anyang gas Manghe Town station – East of Shijiu, Manghe 5 5# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Dongye Town Town West of Nanyao, Manghe 6 6# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Town North of Jianping, Manghe 7 7# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Town Dongye Village of Dongye 8 8# cabinet 0.18 0.18 Town Lanhua No. Outbound Yanli Village of Yanli 9 151 gas well – 0.18 0.18 cabinet Township Yanli Total 1.62 1.62 3.4.3 Ground Attachment The 45 mu forest lands for temporary use contain mainly poplar trees and miscellaneous trees in the number of 900. As the project is still in the feasibility research phase, the actual route has not been defined yet. Therefore, the size 32 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County and number of affected trees can only be estimated roughly, they need to be identified when the construction drawing is ready, and be checked, ratified and counted by three parties (the county land bureau, village committee and property owner) at time of land survey and demarcation by the land department. 3.4.4 Households and Residents Affected by Temporary Land Use Based on farm land distribution and population in this region, it is estimated that temporary land use caused by network pipeline installation will affect 858 residents in 373 households. For details, refer to Table 3-3. 33 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 3-3 Households and Resident Affected by Temporary Land Use Total Affected Area of Forest Dry Land Unused Country SN Town Village Land Land (Mu) Land (Mu) Road (Mu) Household Persons Used (Mu) (Mu) 1 Fengcheng Beianyang 8.1 8.1 9 21 2 Hongshang 42.12 42.12 3 Laoquan 27 18 9 23 53 4 Baisang 34.2 34.2 38 87 Baisang 5 He 18 18 13 30 6 Zhangzhuang 28.8 18 10.8 21 48 Sum 150.12 88.2 0 19.8 42.12 95 219 7 Shang Baisang 15.12 15.12 11 25 8 Wanan 16.2 16.2 9 Taitou 5.4 5.4 5 12 10 Nanpo 9 9 10 23 11 Manghe Hougetuo 12.6 12.6 12 Xiyu 10.8 10.8 6 14 13 Panlong 19.8 19.8 17 39 14 Shijiu 16.2 16.2 18 41 15 Beiyao 21.6 21.6 14 32 34 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 16 Nanyao 19.8 19.8 23 53 17 Dongyu 11.7 11.7 15 35 18 Jianping 15.3 15.3 21 48 Sum 173.52 144.72 0 0 28.8 140 322 19 Dongye Dongye 31.86 31.86 38 87 20 Huwagou 45 45 21 Xianyi 32.40 25.38 7.02 26 59 22 Shang Qingchi 18.00 18.00 20 47 Yanli 23 Shangli 14.4 14.4 14 32 24 Yanli 26.82 26.82 31 71 Sum 136.62 84.6 45 7.02 0 91 209 Sum 500.22 357.48 45 26.82 70.92 373 858 35 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 3-4 Summary of the Affected Temporary Use Long-Term Rent The Affected Unused Country Unused Trees SN Town Village Total Dry Land Forest Total Land Road Land Households Persons Affected (Mu) (Mu) Land (Mu) (Mu) (Mu) (Mu) (Mu) 1 Fengcheng Beianyang 8.1 8.1 9 21 2 Hongshang 42.12 42.12 0.18 0.18 3 Laoquan 27 18 9 23 53 4 Baisang 34.2 34.2 0.18 0.18 38 87 Baisang 5 He 18 18 13 30 6 Zhangzhuang 28.8 18 10.8 21 48 Sum 150.12 88.2 0 19.8 42.12 0.36 0.36 95 219 Shang 7 15.12 15.12 0.18 0.18 11 25 Baisang 8 Wanan 16.2 16.2 9 Taitou 5.4 5.4 5 12 10 Nanpo 9 9 10 23 Manghe 11 Hougetuo 12.6 12.6 0.18 0.18 12 Xiyu 10.8 10.8 6 14 13 Panlong 19.8 19.8 17 39 14 Shijiu 16.2 16.2 0.18 0.18 18 41 15 Beiyao 21.6 21.6 14 32 36 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 16 Nanyao 19.8 19.8 0.18 0.18 23 53 17 Dongyu 11.7 11.7 15 35 18 Jianping 15.3 15.3 0.18 0.18 21 48 Sum 173.52 144.72 0 0 28.8 0.9 0.9 140 322 19 Dongye Dongye 31.86 31.86 0.18 0.18 38 87 20 Huwagou 45 45 900 21 Xianyi 32.40 25.38 7.02 26 59 Shang 18.00 18.00 20 47 Yanli Qingchi 22 Shangli 14.4 14.4 14 32 23 Yanli 26.82 26.82 0.18 0.18 31 71 Sum 136.62 84.6 45 7.02 0 91 209 Total 500.22 357.48 45 26.82 70.92 1.62 1.62 373 858 900 37 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 3.5 Vulnerable Groups Affected The vulnerable group means poor family, family with disabled member, elderly people of no family, family of minority nationality, or households with a woman as the head, whose annual income per person is below CNY 3026. In this project, as now it is difficult to identify the exact households affected, the RAP team made a survey on the existing families on subsistence allowance, families of minority nationalities (there is no such families in the villages along the pipeline), and families with a woman as the head of the household, when doing research in the villages along the pipeline routes. During the execution of RAP, the project owner will identify the vulnerable groups affected by analyzing the information on age, health, employment and income of affected families and by comparing and checking it with what are recorded in the civil administration department. The RAP team also held discussions with the village committees of affected villages during the research. All committees promised a certain amount of subsidy will be paid to the vulnerable families from the land compensation for the village. The amount of the subsidy and the eligible families will be discussed and determined on the village representative meetings. The project owner also promised that vulnerable families would have priority in temporary employment, and the opportunity would be decided along with the village committee. 3.6 Impact Analysis As the construction requires land use, the affected village will have less dry land at the time. If the construction is chosen at the time of planting or harvesting, it will affect the living of local villagers In general, the affected scope is wide, involving the farmland and households in 24 villages of 5 towns. Calculated by loss of one season (estimated by CNY 500 per mu of dry land), the total loss on dry lands will be CNY 178,700. In addition, some trees need to be transplanted or cut down. However, as pipeline installation involves only temporary land use, the affected time is short, about 3 to 4 months for each section of pipeline, and the construction will avoid the spring and autumn. Upon completion, the land used will be restored to the original condition for farming strictly in accordance with the reclamation scheme approved by the land resource department. Even the farm land is taken for temporary use, planting and harvesting will not be affected. Therefore, the affected degree to the households and villages is light. 38 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 4. Resettlement Policy Framework The RAP under the project is compiled in accordance with the World Bank policy of OP/BP 4.12 and the laws, regulations and local rules of the People’s Republic of China. Resettlement implementation will be made by strictly abiding to the policies and criteria made in this resettlement plan. In case of any changes during the implementation, the World Bank will be kept informed in time. 4.1 Fundamental Policies The legal and policy frameworks of the resettlement action plan are as follows.  Operational Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12)  Land Administration Law of People's Republic of China (Adopted in June 1986, revised in 1988, 1998, 2004).  Regulations of Shanxi Province on Implementing the “Land Administration Law of People's Republic of China” (Adopted On September 26, 1999, revised on May 16, 2008)  Circular of Shanxi Government Concerning Unified Standard of Annual Land Output Values in Land Acquisition (Jinzhengfa [2013] No. 22)  Regulations on Land Reclamation (Adopted on Feb. 22, 2011, issued and effective on Mar. 5, 2011)  Implementation of Forestry Law of the Peoples Republic of China  Interim Regulations of Shanxi Province on Charging Compensations for Forest Land Acquiring and Occupying and for Vegetation Reclamation  Implementation Measures of Shanxi Province on Administrating the Levy and the Use of Fee for Forest Vegetation Reclamation  Regulations of Shanxi Province on Review and Approval of Forest Land Acquisition and Occupation (Including Temporary Occupation) 4.2 Related Laws and Regulations 4.2.1 Key Provisions from the World Band Operational Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (OP 4.12) The goal of resettlement plan by World Bank is to ensure that the resettled persons will be benefited from the project. As involuntary resettlement is an integral part of the project, the following activities should be performed at the initial and preparatory phase of the project. (1) Involuntary resettlement should be avoided where feasible, or minimized, exploring all viable alternative project designs. (2) Where it is not feasible to avoid resettlement, resettlement activities 39 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County should be conceived and executed as sustainable development programs, providing sufficient investment resources to enable the persons resettled by the project to share in project benefits. Resettled persons3 should be meaningfully consulted and should have opportunities to participate in planning and implementing resettlement programs. (3) Resettled persons should be assisted in their efforts to improve their livelihoods and standards of living or at least to restore them, in real terms, to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of project implementation, whichever is higher. (4) All the persons impacted by the project are provided prompt and effective compensation at full replacement cost for losses of assets attributable directly to the project to improve or at least restore their living standard. "Replacement cost" is the method of valuation of assets that helps determine the amount sufficient to replace lost assets and cover transaction costs. In applying this method of valuation, depreciation of structures and assets should not be taken into account. (5) All persons impacted by the project are to be benefited from the project. Subsidies should be provided in addition to the compensation for the losses of their property for restoration. The persons losing the property, equity, legal domicile permit, business, land exploitation, or building attributed directly to the project, should be treated the same as those with legitimate assets, equity or franchise, in life restoration and asset compensation. 4.2.2Key Provisions from the Land Administration Law of the People's Republic of China Article 42 The land use institution or individual shall be responsible for restoration if damages are made to the land due to diggings, collapse, or seizure. If the institution or individual is not qualified to perform the restoration or the restoration does not comply with requirements, restoration cost shall be paid, and the paid amount shall be used for the restoration only. The restored land shall be used for agricultural purpose in priorities. Article 57 Where land owned by the State or by peasant collectives needs to be used temporarily for construction of projects or for geologic prospecting, the matter shall be subject to approval by the land administration departments of people's governments at or above the county level. However, if the land to be temporarily used is located in the area covered by urban planning, the matter shall be subject to agreement by the urban planning administration department concerned before it is submitted for approval. The land user shall, depending on who owns the land and who has the land-use right, enter into a contract for the temporary use of the land with the land administration department concerned, or the rural collective economic organization, or the villagers committee and pay compensation for it in accordance with the provisions of the contract. The temporary land user shall use the land for purposes stipulated in the contract for temporary use of the land and may not build permanent structures on it. 40 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Generally, the period for temporary use of land shall not exceed two years. 4.2.3 Key Provisions in the Land Reclamation Regulations Article 3 The land destroyed through construction activities shall be restored to the original status by the construction institution or individual (hereinafter called “the liable party”), following the principle: The one who has made the destruction shall be the one who makes the reclamation. Article 4 Land should be used in thrift and intensive ways during construction activities, and farmland acquisition should be tried to eliminated or reduced to the minimum. Effective measures should be taken for legally acquired land to reduce damage area and degree. Article 5 The Ministry of Land and Resources of State Council is responsible for supervision and management over land reclamation in whole country. The Land and Resources Bureau at county level or above is responsible for supervision and management over land reclamation in its administrative region. Article 10 The liable party shall be responsible for reclamation of the following destroyed land: 1) Ground surface destructed through such activities as open mining, brick and tile burning, sand dredging, and soil borrowing; 2) Land collapse due to underground mining or other activities; 3) Land seized for piling of solid waste, such as mining overburden, waste stones, waste residue, and coal powder; 4) Land destruction caused by temporary acquisition for construction activities, including construction of public energy, transportation and irrigation facilities; Article 11 The reclamation scheme should be formulated in accordance with reclamation standards and regulations by the Ministry of Land and Resources. Article 13 The land reclamation scheme should be submitted along with the application for land acquisition or the application for mining rights. Article 15 The land reclamation cost should be listed among the construction cost or the total budget of construction. Article 16 The liable party should establish a reclamation quality control system, abide by reclamation standards and environment protection standards, protect soil quality and ecological environment, and avoid pollution of soil and underground water. The liable party shall first strip the surface soil from the farmland, forest land or grassland to be destructed. The stripped soil will be used for land reclamation. 41 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County It is prohibited to back fill heavy metal pollutant or any other poisonous or harmful substance among the backfilling materials. If the land is contaminated by heavy metal pollutant or any other poisonous or harmful substance, and the restored land does not comply with national standards, edible crops are not allowed to plant on the land. Article 17 The liable party shall report land destruction information, reclamation cost use, and execution information of the year to the Land and Resources Bureau above the county level before December 31 every year. The Land and Resources Bureau above the county level shall strengthen its supervision over the use of reclamation cost and execution of reclamation by the liable party. Article 18 If the liable party will not restore the land, or the reclamation remains unqualified though rectified after reclamation acceptance inspection, the liable party shall pay reclamation cost with which the Land and Resources Bureau find other institution to do the job. Article 19 Besides the reclamation cost, the liable party shall also compensate the loss to the institute or individuals whose land in use or land collectively owned by village is destructed by the liable party during construction activities. The loss compensation shall be agreed upon by the two parties through negotiations. If not, the damaged party can appeal to the Land and Resources Bureau for arbitration or to the civil court for lawsuit. Article 28 When the liable party have fulfilled the reclamation task as required, it shall apply to the Land and Resources Bureau above county level for acceptance in accordance with the regulations of the Land and Resources Bureau. The Land and Resources Bureau accepting the application shall perform inspection for acceptance along with the same-level agricultural, forestry and environment protection bureaus. To perform the acceptance, related experts should be invited for onsite survey, to examine whether the restored land complies with reclamation standards and the reclamation scheme. Information including category, area, and quality of restored land is to be verified, and the initial inspection result is to be publicized to seek comments of right holders. If any right holder raises objection to the reclamation, the Land and Resources Bureau shall make further check along with related government bureaus, and feed back the check result to the right holder. If the right holder’s opinion is true, rectification suggestions shall be made to the liable party. Article 32 If the liable party restores the farmland, forest land or grassland destructed through construction activities to the original status in the defined period, the land occupancy tax that have been paid by the liable party can be returned in accordance with related tax collection laws and regulations of the state. 42 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 4.2.4 Key Provisions in the Implementation of Forestry Law Article 16 In the event of surveying or exploiting mineral resources, or constructing road, water conservancy, power, communication and etc. projects needing to occupy or confiscate forest land, the following provisions must be adhered to: (1) The unit using the land shall submit land use application to the competent forestry authority of the people's government at or above county level, and, after examination and approval, prepay forest cover reclamation fees according to the standard stipulated by the state and collect approval document on forest land usage. The unit using the land shall conduct examination and approval procedures for use of land in construction with the approval document according to law. Without examination and approval by the competent forestry authority for the occupancy or confiscation of forest land, the competent land administration authority shall not process application for use of land in construction. (2) For occupation or confiscation of forest land of shelter forest land or special-use forest land with an area over 10 hectares, or timber forest, economic forest or fuel forest as well as cutting blank over 35 hectares, or other forest land over 70 hectares, it shall be examined by the competent forestry authority of the State Council; for occupation or confiscation of forest land with an area below the above regulated amount, it shall be examined by the competent forestry authority of the people's government of province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the central authority. Occupation or confiscation of forest land of key forest zone shall be examined by the competent forestry authority of the State Council. (3) When the unit using land needs to cut the forest wood on the forest land occupied or confiscated with approval, it shall apply for forest wood felling permit from the competent forestry authority of the people's government at or above county level where the forest land is located or from the competent forestry authority of State Council. (4) The relevant competent forestry authority shall refund the forest cover reclamation fees charged within 7 days as from the date of receipt of notice of non-approval. Article 17 Where ones need to occupy and use forest land temporarily, they shall obtain the approval of the competent authorities of the people's governments at or above county level. The period of temporary usage of forest land shall not exceed 2 years, and it's prohibited to construct permanent structures on the temporarily used forest land; after such period expires, unit using land must restore forestry production conditions. 43 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 4.2.5 Key Provisions in the Interim Regulations of Shanxi Province on Compensations for Acquiring and Occupying Forest Land and Forest Vegetation Reclamation Article 2 Any entity and/or individuals with approval of forest land acquisition or occupation will pay the compensations for the land, trees, forest reclamations, and resettlement subsidy. Article 8 The local administrative department of forestry will collect the compensations for the forest land, trees, and resettlement subsidy. In case the forest land rights were originally owned by individual(s), the compensations for the forest land, trees and resettlement will be returned to the previous owner(s). In case the trees were originally owned by individual, the compensation for these trees will be returned to the previous owner. The residual amount from the compensation for forest land and from other fees will be temporarily deposited in the local administrative department of forestry, and returned to the previous owner of the forest land if and only if the cost for forestation paid by such owner has reached total compensation amount with official verification and acceptation. 4.2.6 Key Provisions in the Implementation Measures of Shanxi Province on Administrating the Levy and the Use of Fees for Forest Vegetation Reclamation Article 6 The amount of fee for forest reclamation will be determined according to the cost for forestation and the associated planning, design and seedling incubation among others for the area no smaller than the land to be expropriated. The specific unit amount is as follows. (1) 6 yuan per m2 for the land of lumber forest, economic forest, charcoal forest, and tree seedling nursery; (2) 4 yuan per m2 for land without established forest; (3) 8 yuan per m2 for the land of shelter forest or forest of special purpose, and 10 yuan per m2 for the land of national key shelter forest or forest of special purpose; (4) 3 yuan per m2 for land of open forest or shrubs; (5) 2 yuan per m2 for land suitable for forestation, land of deforestation or land after burning. 4.2.7Key Provisions in the Regulations of Shanxi Province on Review and Approval of Forest Land Acquisition and Occupation (Including Temporary Occupation) I. Item for administrative examination: the administrative examination of forest land acquisition and occupation. II. Targeted Entities and Events 1. The administrative examination on forest land acquisition and occupation for prospecting, mineral extraction, or construction projects 44 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County (thereafter as construction projects); 2. The administrative examination on the temporary occupation of forest land; 3. The administrative examination on forest land occupation for constructing the facilities directly for forest production and services within the forest area owned by the forest business entity. IV. Procedure for administrative examination and approval: the application will be submitted to the department of forestry at county level, then to municipal level, and then to provincial level. 1. The applicant submits the application along with the relevant documents to the administrative department of forestry at county level; 2. The administrative department of forestry at county level examines the application documents and proposes the comments and measures for forest reclamation; 3. The prospecting institution with proper certification will provide the in situ prospecting report, feasibility study, and assessment report; 4. The municipal administrative department of forestry examines the application documents and proposes the comments; 5. The provincial department of forestry examines and approves the application, and issues the “Approval to Forest Land Examination”; 6. In case the application is subject to the examination by the State Administration of Forestry, the verified application will be submitted to the State Administration. 4.2.8 Key Provisions in the Circular of Shanxi People’s Government on Promulgating Unified Standard of Annual Land Output Values in Land Acquisition I. The standard is applicable to all the collectively owned lands for agricultural purpose within the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province expect for the basic farmland. For key construction projects, as national energy, transportation, irrigation works, mine or military facilities, that comply with Land Administration Law of People's Republic of China and Regulations on the Protection of Basic Farmland (Decree No. 257 of the State Council), when it is impossible for the construction site to steer away from the basic farmland, the land compensation shall adopt the highest standard, and the land acquisition approval shall be granted by the State Council. II. When a non-agricultural project involves collectively-owned farmland, land acquisition is determined based on land location in the governing county (city or district), and the annual output value and compensation times is defined in a unified way. To make the compensations for farmlands of different quality yet in the same region more reasonable, unified adjustments are identified in Shanxi: In the same region, irritable farmlands and paddy fields increase 2 more times based on the published total compensation times; Dry lands and gardening lands stick to the published total compensation times; Forest lands reduce 2 less times based on the published total compensation times; Natural grassland, man-made grassland, and other farmland reduce 4 less times based on the published total compensation times. 45 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County III. This standard involves only land compensation and resettlement subsidy, not including the cost for crops and ground attachment. The compensation for the crops on the acquired land shall be calculated not exceeding the output value of one season. Ground attachment shall be priced and compensated as regulated. In case of forest land or gardening land acquisition, the project company shall pay the land compensation and resettlement subsidy as defined above, and tree compensation, forest vegetation reclamation cost and fruit tree compensation shall be paid in accordance with the nationally regulated standards and local practice. IV. When state-owned farm or tree farm needs to be reclaimed for national economy construction or local welfare construction, this standard is applicable (including land compensation, resettlement subsidy, crop and ground attachment compensation. V. For construction land and unused land, the compensation shall be paid in accordance with unified annual output value standard published by the local region and shall adopt the upper limit of compensation times defined in the Regulations of Shanxi Province on Implementing the “Land Administration Law of People's Republic of China”. For acquisition of village homestead, the compensation shall adopt the standard for nearby farmland. VI. Farmland reclamation cost and social security fee for the farm whose land is to be acquired shall be calculated in accordance with the adjusted unified annual output value standard and the times regulated by Shanxi Province. When land compensation and resettlement subsidy are paid in accordance with the published standard, the farmer of the land still cannot keep the original living standard, and the compensation is not enough to pay the social security fee for the farmer who lost his land, the resettlement subsidy can be increased after approved by the provincial government, in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Deepening the Reform of Strict Land Management (Decree No. 28 by State Council [2004]). When the total of land compensation and resettlement subsidy reaches to the upper limit defined by law, yet it is still not enough for the farmer to keep the original living standard, the local government can compensate the farmer with state-owned land under pay terms. All levels of government shall improve the allocation percentage of farms for land incremental benefits. 46 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 4-1 Summary of Annual Output Value of Yangcheng Annual Compensation Times Area Output Land Resettlement Cost SN Region (hm2) Value Total Compensation Subsidy (CNY/mu) (CNY/mu) Times Times Hills in Ⅰ central 61404.43 1514 25 9 16 37850 west Industrial Ⅱ zone in 42686.36 1667 28 10 18 46676 northeast City Ⅲ planning 11161.95 2172 28 10 18 60816 zone City Ⅳ built-up 1503.25 2826 28 10 18 79128 areas Mountain Ⅴ area in 74995.6 1113 23 9 14 25599 the south Average 191751.59 1440 25 / / 36000 standard 4.3 Compensation Standards of This Project The compensation standards apply to land lease, temporary land use, and ground attachment. 4.3.1 Land Lease Compensation Standard This project requires a number of pressure adjustment cabinets to be equipped. Small in size, a cabinet generally takes up 120 m2. Usually land lease is practiced. The village committee choose an unused land for the cabinet, and the lease of the land is generally about 5000. Here the cost is calculated by the average CNY 5000 per cabinet. 4.3.2 Compensation Standard for Temporary Land Use In this project, land mainly involves dry land, forest land, unused land and country road. Through consulting with the land resource bureau of the county, the compensation standard for temporary land use has never been defined. It is generally negotiated between the construction team, town government and committee of the affected village. Usually the standard for temporary land use is based on the one defined in the Circular of Shanxi People’s Government on Promulgating Unified Standard of Annual Land Output Values in Land 47 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Acquisition, and the farmland and other lands are compensated by CNY 1440/mu, the average annual output value of the county. Installation of pipelines requires digging in the country road. Besides no less than CNY 1440/mu as temporary land use compensation to the road owner, the road needs to be restored to the original shape after the installation. For forest land compensation standard, a professional forest survey and design team needs to be commissioned. The standard shall be based on the site survey result, and laws and regulations of the state and Shanxi Province. The compensation for forest land falls into 3 items: vegetation reclamation cost, land compensation, and tree compensation. The pipeline from No. 151 gas well to the Yanli Town needs to pass through a forest land. The forest land belongs to the hills in the central west. With the annual output value CNY 1514/mu, timber land type, poplar trees of 10 cm in diameter, the compensation standard will be as follows: 1) Vegetation reclamation cost: timber forest, CNY 6 /m2, CNY 4000/mu; 2) Forest compensation: CNY 12535.92/mu (Within the same region, the compensation for forest land is calculated 2 times less than the published total compensation times. Formula: 23×[9÷ 25]×1514=12535.92) 3) Tree compensation: CNY 50/tree×years (including the transplanting cost) Before the land acquisition procedures are performed, the compensation standard needs to be re-examined by a profession forest survey and design team. 4.3.3 Deposit for Land Reclamation After the land resource department approves the temporary land acquisition, the project owner needs to pay deposit for land reclamation in the following standard: farmland CNY 18/m2, CNY 12000/mu; Unused land CNY 7.5/m2, CNY 5000/mu. 4.3.4 Tree Compensation Standard The ground attachment in this project is mainly poplar tree, with the trunk about 10 cm in diameter. The compensation standard is CNY 50/tree. According to the construction team, the standard above is generally the minimum, and the actual compensation is higher than the standard after negotiation. As the project is still in the feasibility research phase, the actual installation site can be determined only after the detailed design is finished, as well as the category of the land affected, crops, trees and other ground attachment. 48 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Therefore, the compensation standard stated in the RAP is the general land compensation standard and main ground attachment compensation standard based on the research. The actual compensation standard will vary with land and ground attachment, and will be updated accordingly. 4.4 Rights of the Affected Any person affected by the project is entitled to the rights as shown in Table 4-2. 4-2 Rights of the Affected Compensation Category Affected Compensation Policies Standard Village as The land taken by the cabinet generally is Land lease a compensated with long-term rent as in the CNY 5000/cabinet community right column. 1. The compensation standard for temporary land use and ground attachment is co-decided by the construction team, town government, affected village, and property owner. For the compensation standard in this project, refer to the right column. 2. The construction time of pipeline installations relatively short, 3-4 months generally, and the compensation time is 1 1. Dry land: CNY year. 1440/mu 2.Unused land: CNY 3. If the land belongs to a contractor, all 1440/mu Temporary Contractor, compensation will be given to the property 3. Forest land: CNY land use village as a owner. 12535.92/mu and community, 4.Country road: CNY ground property 4. The compensation for forest land 1440/mu attachment owner consists of land compensation, tree 5. Poplar tree: CNY compensation and vegetation reclamation 50/tree cost. Refer to the right column for the 6. Vegetation compensation standard. reclamation cost: CNY 6/m2 5. The local forest administration department will collect the forest land compensation and tree compensation. If the land belongs to a contractor, the land and tree compensation will be transferred to him. If the trees belong to some individual, the tree compensation will be passed back to him. The other cost will be kept by the forest administration department, when the property 49 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County owner’ cost to restore the vegetation is equivalent to the total cost, and be checked and accepted, the reclamation compensation will be passed back to the owner. 6. Pipeline installation requires digging in the country road. Besides the compensation payment for temporary land use, the road needs to be restored to the original shape upon completion. 7. Upon completion, the construction team is responsible to restore the land. 50 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 5.Livelihood Restoration and Resettlement Planning This Resettlement Action Plan has been formulated based on the characteristics of economic development in each village, the status quo of resource utilization, in accordance with the prevailing polices, regulations, laws, and the stipulations on resettlement by the World Bank, and according to the consultations with the comments from the authorities at county, township and villages, and the farmers who are affected by the project. 5.1 Goals and Principles for Resettlement Planning 5.1.1 Goals for Resettlement Planning It is to make proper compensation for all kinds of property and the placement for the persons affected by the project, to ensure the production, income and living standard to be restored or be higher than before. 5.1.2 Guiding Principles for Resettlement Planning (1) The resettlement plan is prepared based on the results of socioeconomic survey and the statistics of physical property to be impacted by the project, and in accordance with the state laws and local regulations/policies on compensation for land requisition, and the World Bank Guideline OP/BP4.12 of “Involuntary Resettlement”. (2) Attentions should be paid to optimizing the design for construction in terms of protecting the arable and forest land, and minimizing the permanent land acquisition and temporary land occupation, and thus the involuntary resettlement. Various measures should be taken to make less inconvenience and fewer troubles to the people during the construction. (3) The expropriated land and the associated losses are subject to reasonable compensation. The full payment for land compensation will be made within 3 months upon the approval of the plans for land requisition and resettlement, or at least no later than the starting date when the piece of land is used for the construction work. (4) It is to ensure that land rights owners will get the full amount of compensation for land requisition prior to land transfer, and to ensure that their living standard, production capacity and income will be resumed or better than that prior to the resettlement. (5) No compensation will be made to those who occupied the land and/or 51 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County constructed building on the land without approval after the predefined date. (6) The public participation is encouraged in both the preparation and the implementation phases of the resettlement plan. The policies on the standards for compensation and resettlement will be publicized in timely manner. The persons to be impacted by the project will be broadly consulted and their comments will be integrated into the plan. (7) Great importance will be attached to the complaints and grievance by the persons impacted by the project, to provide reasonable and timely assistance to those with difficulties and inconvenience encountered in the process of compensation for land requisition. (8) The coordination and cooperation will be strengthened among the administrative departments and institutions responsible for the resettlement. The institutional capacity will be enhanced and all the staff will be trained prior to working on the post. (9) The project implement entity will perform internal monitoring on the project process. The independent institution will also be entrusted for external monitoring, for submitting reports to the World Bank periodically. After all the activities are completed, the final assessment on resettlement will be made. (10) The World Bank will be kept informed about any significant alterations in the implementation of this resettlement plan (including lowering the compensation amount, changing location and scope of land requisition, adding new subcomponent(s), and/or state investment on a subcomponent). If necessary the resettlement plan will be revised or a new plan will be prepared. 5.2 Resettlement Resettlement in this project is to make compensations to the residents affected temporary land acquisition, to restore their working conditions and livelihood. Only 1.62 mu is rented in this project, and all others are for temporary use. When construction is done at the land for temporary use, affected villagers and owner can be compensated in time. The project altogether will affect 5 towns and 24 villages and they can be compensated in all categories at CNY 1,717,500. The amount is estimated at CNY 1440/mu of dry land, unused land or country road, at CNY 12535.92/mu of forest land. During the execution, there probably will be difference in whether there are crops in the land or what crops are in the land. Generally, the total compensation will be higher than this standard. If the land for temporary use is contracted by a villager, all compensation will be given to the contractor. If the land is collectively owned, all compensation will belong to the whole community. After consulting with the affected villages and their representative, they 52 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County believed the standard was the minimum standard. They asked if there were crops in the land to be harvested, compensation need include the crops. It is estimated that averagely the dry land produces CNY 500 – 800/mu every year. Therefore, the living standard of the affected will not be lowered, but improved. The principle that the one, who uses the land, shall be responsible for land reclamation is applicable to the land for temporary use. The construction team will perform the land reclamation obligation as regulated by the law. After approved to use the land, the construction team will remove the farming layer of earth and put it aside, restore it to the original shape upon construction completion, and report to the land resource department for acceptance. After receiving the acceptance application, the land resource department will lead the project owner, the construction team, and the village committee for acceptance. No reclamation, or unqualified reclamation after rectifying, a land reclamation fee needs to be paid to the land resource department, and the village committee will be asked by the land resource department for land reclamation. 53 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 5-1 Compensations to the Affected Villages Dry Land Forest Land Unused Land Country Road Rent Trees Compen Compe Compe Compe Compen Compen Total (CNY SN Town Village sation nsatio nsatio nsatio sation Numb sation 10000) Mu Mu Mu Mu Mu (CNY n (CNY n (CNY n (CNY (CNY er (CNY 10000) 10000) 10000) 10000) 10000) 10000) Fengch Beianya 1 8.1 1.17 1.17 eng ng Hongsha 2 0.00 42.12 6.07 0.18 0.5 6.57 ng 3 Laoquan 18 2.59 9 1.30 3.89 4 Baisan Baisang 34.2 4.92 0.18 0.5 5.42 5 g He 18 2.59 2.59 Zhangzh 6 18 2.59 10.8 1.56 4.15 uang Sum 88.2 12.70 19.8 2.85 42.12 6.07 21.62 Shang 7 15.12 2.18 0.18 0.5 2.68 Baisang 8 Wanan 0.00 16.2 2.33 2.33 9 Taitou 5.4 0.78 0.78 10 Nanpo 9 1.30 1.30 Mangh Hougetu 11 e 0.00 12.6 1.81 0.18 0.5 2.31 o 12 Xiyu 10.8 1.56 1.56 13 Panlong 19.8 2.85 2.85 14 Shijiu 16.2 2.33 0.18 0.5 2.83 15 Beiyao 21.6 3.11 3.11 54 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 16 Nanyao 19.8 2.85 0.18 0.5 3.35 17 Dongyu 11.7 1.68 1.68 18 Jianping 15.3 2.20 0.18 0.5 2.70 Sum 144.72 20.84 28.8 4.15 24.99 Dongy 19 Dongye 31.86 4.59 0.18 0.5 5.09 e Huwago 20 0.00 45 56.41 900 4.5 101.70 u 21 Xianyi 43.38 3.65 7.02 1.01 4.67 Shang 2.59 2.59 Yanli Qingchi 22 Shangli 14.4 2.07 2.07 23 Yanli 26.82 3.86 0.18 0.5 4.36 Sum 84.6 12.18 45 56.41 7.02 1.01 0 13.19 Total 357.48 51.48 45 56.41 26.82 3.86 70.92 10.21 1.62 4.5 900 4.05 171.75 55 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 6. Land Compensation and Related Costs The compensation budget of this project consists of compensation for temporary land use, compensation for ground attachment, independent cost and contingency cost. The total budget is CNY7.9789 million. 6.1 Cabinet Occupation Rent 9 cabinets are equipped with the land occupation rent CNY 45,000. 6.2Compenation for Temporary Land Use This project requires 500.22 mu lands for temporary use, including dry land 357.48 mu, forest land 45 mu, unused land 26.82 mu, country road 70.92 mu. The construction will be finished in one year, therefore, the compensation period is estimated by 1 year. By estimation, the compensation for temporary land use totals CNY 1,219,600. For details, refer to Table 6-1. Table 6-1 Compensations for Temporary Land Use Standard Categories Mu Compensation (CNY 10000) (CNY/mu) Dry land 357.48 1440.00 51.48 Forest land 45 12535.92 56.41 Unused land 26.82 1440.00 3.86 Country road 70.92 1440.00 10.21 Total 500.22 121.96 6.3 Compensation for Ground Attachment The ground attachment is 900 poplar trees. Estimated by CNY 80 per tree, the compensation totals CNY 45000. 6.4 Land Reclamation Cost This project requires 500.22 mu lands for temporary use, including farmland 402.48 mu, unused land 26.82 mu. The deposit for land reclamation is CNY 4,963,900. 56 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 6-2 Reclamation Cost for Temporary Land Use Categories Mu Standard (CNY/mu) Cost (CNY 10000) Farmland 402.48 12000 482.98 Unused land 26.82 5000 13.41 Total 429.3 496.39 6.5 Vegetation Reclamation Cost This project requires 90 mu forest lands for temporary use, with the vegetation reclamation cost CNY 180,000. 6.6 Independent Cost The independent fee covers the operation and management cost of the resettlement implementation offices, RAP formulation fee, social impact evaluation fee, and RAP implementation supervision fee, amounting to CNY 800,000. 1) Operation and management cost of the resettlement implementation offices For land compensation and resettlement works, implementation offices must be established and then put into operation. Offices need to be rented, vehicles and equipment must be prepared, as well as other necessary costs. The cost for this item is about CNY 300,000. 2) RAP formulation fee To formulate a standard RAP, a special institution is hired to help with the related jobs. This item requires about CNY150,000. 3) Social impact evaluation fee To evaluate the social benefits and side effect of each component of the project in a comprehensible way, to fully understand each user’s willingness and capability to pay, to prevent social risks and optimize the implementation scheme, a third party is needed. Each component requires CNY150,000. 4) Supervision and assessment cost by the third party After resettlement work begins, a professional institution is needed to supervise and assess the implementation of RAP, each component requires about 200,000 RMB. The 4 items above add up to CNY 800,000. 57 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 6.7 Contingency Cost The contingency cost is calculated by 10% of the total of compensation for temporary land acquisition, compensation for ground attachment, vegetation reclamation cost, and independent fee, amounting to CNY 729,900. 6.8 Compensation Budget The total compensation budget is CNY 7,978,900, and is listed in total construction budget and is assumed by the construction company. For details, refer to Table 6-3. Table 6-3 Total Compensation Budget SN Item Cost (CNY 10000) Remarks Compensation for 1 121.96 temporary land use Compensation for 2 4.5 ground attachment 3 Cabinet land rent 9 4 Land reclamation 496.39 5 Vegetation reclamation 18 6 Independent cost 80 7 Contingency cost 72.54 10% of items 1-6 Total 797.89 58 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 7. Implementation of RAP The network installation is scheduled as follows: Pipeline installation begins in May 2017, and completes in 2018. The compensation and RAP begins from some preliminary works in the early of 2017. Before pipeline installation, the work needs to be reported to the land resource department of the county for approval, and compensation needs to be negotiated with the town government and village committee before signing the compensation agreement. 7.1 Preliminary Works 1) Defining the land scope The construction company, the local town government and the village committee make an on-site survey, identify the location, scope, area, land categories, ground attachment of the land, and then determine the compensation standards. 2) Signing the land compensation agreement and land reclamation agreement The construction company signs a compensation agreement with the village committee based on the land survey report. The agreement shall state the location, borders, area, and category of the land, land usage, using term, compensation cost, compensation standard for crops and ground attachment, amount and payment method, time and liabilities. The agreement shall be co-signed and sealed by the town government and village committee for confirmation. The construction company signs a land reclamation agreement with the village committee based on the Regulations on Land Reclamation by the State Council. The agreement shall state the following matters: 1) Project overview and land use information of the region; 2) Analytical prediction on land damages and feasibility comments on land reclamation; 3) Target and tasks of land reclamation; 4) Quality requirements of land reclamation and measures to be taken; 5) Cost estimation; 6) Plan and schedule; 7) Other matters; 8) Liabilities; 3) Submitting land acquisition application to the local land resource department To apply for temporary land acquisition, the following documents should be provided:  Application Form for Temporary Land Acquisition;  Reconnaissance demarcation map drawn by a qualified survey and measurement company;  Compensation agreement for temporary land acquisition signed 59 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County between the applicant and village committee;  If the land applied is within the range of urban planned area or uses irrigation facilities, or the land is forest land, the approval document from the planning department, irrigation department, or the forest administration department is needed. If the land is farmland, a reclamation solution compiled by a qualified land consolidation planning institution should be provided. 7.2 Work during Resettlement Based on the temporary land use compensation agreement, the project owner or the construction company pays the compensation to the village committee 1 month before the construction or at the agreed time. The committee will hand out the whole amount of the compensation to the villager, the contractor. The compensation for the ground attachment will be paid to the owner. After the construction, the construction team restores the affected land to the original shape based on the reclamation scheme. The reclamation will be checked by the local land resource department, and related agricultural, forest and environment protection department for acceptance. Refusal of reclamation or unqualified reclamation even after rectification will be punished with land reclamation cost at CNY 10000/mu. The land resource department will assign the reclamation work to the village committee. 7.3 Compensation Schedule The implementation of RAP is based on the construction schedule, as shown in Table 7-1. Table 7-1 RAP Implementation Schedule Item Time I. Compensation for temporary land use 1. Define the land scope. 2017-2 2. Sign compensation agreement. 2017-3 3. Apply for land acquisition to the local land 2017-3 resource department. 4. Pay the compensation for the land and ground 2017-4 attachment. II. Land reclamation 1. Land reclamation; 2017-9—2018-9 2. Return the land to the owner; 2017-10—2018-10 60 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 7.4 Fund Flow and Disbursement Plan During the compensation process, the project owner needs to pay mainly the compensation for temporary land use, cabinet site rent, compensation for ground attachment and independent fee. The compensation for temporary land use is paid to the village committee as agreed. The committee then hands the compensation for land to the affected villager, and the compensation for the ground attachment is paid to the owner. The independent fee is paid directly to the related institution. For the fund flow, refer to Diagram 7-1. temporary land use Compensation for Village 占地补偿与移民安置总费用 committee Land contractor Total Fund for compensations and related cost For ground Owner attachment Independent Professional fees institute Cabinet Land owner site rent Diagram 7-1 Fund Flow of Compensations and Related Cost 61 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 8. Institutional Framework 8.1 Hierarchical Establishment To formulate the RAP of this project, to ensure effective implementation of the RAP and reach the expected effect, a hierarchical management structure to plan, manage, coordinate and supervise the compensation and resettlement actions is needed. The management structure is as follows: 1) Resettlement leading group 2) Resettlement management office 3) County-level resettlement coordination team 4) Town-level resettlement coordination office 5) PMO resettlement office 6) Village-level resettlement team 7) Third-party supervision and evaluation institution 8.2 Institution Components and Responsibilities 1) Resettlement leading group To ensure smooth proceeding of compensation and resettlement, senior managers from Shanxi Guoxin Energy and Guoxin Zhonghaosheng form a Resettlement Leading Group. It means to strengthen the management over the project, coordinate with the local government of each component, and ensure smooth proceeding of resettlement work. An office led by the team is set up, processing routine affairs. The office is under the PMO of Guoxin Energy. 2) Resettlement management office The office is composed of personnel who are good at communications and coordination, and are responsible for the following jobs: (1) Push and review the formulation and implementation of RAP of each component; (2) Provide training for related persons; (3) Push each component to hire a third-party supervision institution and examine its jobs. 3)County-level resettlement coordination team The team is composed of the head of the PMO, personnel from the construction company, officials of functional agencies of Yangcheng County, and responsible persons of the related town. It is to resolve issues rising from land acquisition, compensation and resettlement, coordinate between the construction company and the affected villages, and handle the complaints of 62 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County affected residents. 4) Town-level resettlement coordination office Town-level resettlement coordination offices are established to coordinate between the construction company and the affected villages, organize the related parties for onsite survey, measure the land, demarcate the border, identify the impact, negotiate the compensation standard, and handle complaints 5) PMO resettlement office The office comprises staff experienced in resettlement. As a management office for compensation and resettlement, it has the following jobs: (1) Commission the related party to identify the impact in numbers and record the information; (2) Process temporary land acquisition procedures; (3) Cooperate with the construction company and village committee in compensation negotiations; (4) Accept and handle complaints of residents or report them to their superior office; (5) Organize and review internal monitoring activities, and formulate the resettlement progress report; 6) Village-level resettlement team The team comprises members from the village party branch, village committee, and villager representatives. It has the following jobs: (1) Participate in the surveys on socioeconomic impact by the project; (2) Organize negotiation meetings, and advertise land compensation policies; (3) Feed villagers’ comments back to the PMO and superior offices; (4) Report the resettlement progress; (5) Provide help for affected vulnerable groups. 7) Independent third-party supervision and assessment institution The project owner will hire an independent third-party to fully understand the implementation of RAP, and provide RAP monitoring and assessment report to the World Bank via the PMO. This job will be described in detail in the later chapter. 8.3 Staffing For smooth proceeding of land compensation and resettlement work, the project owner has established a hierarchical management structure staffed with professionals and experienced administrative persons to form an unimpeded information channel. For more information, refer to Table 8-1. 63 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 8-1 Hierarchical Management Structure Institution Jobs and Members Position Post and office Specialties Team leader from Planning and Liu Jun Team leader Guoxin Energy Group coordination Vice team leader from Vice team Planning and Guoxin Energy Group leader coordination Resettlement Director of PMO from Guoxin Vice team Planning and leading group Sun Libin Energy Group leader coordination Planning and Vice team coordination, project leader management PMO of Guoxin Energy Group Coordination and Li Rumjie Manager management PMO of Guoxin Energy Group Vice Environment Yang Fan manager management Zhang PMO of Guoxin Energy Group Office Resettlement Resettlement Jianyu worker management PMO of Guoxin Energy Group Office office Fan Zhibin Resettlement worker PMO of Guoxin Energy Group Office Environment Song Peng worker management Zhao PMO of Guoxin Energy Group Office Progress report Danqing worker Administrative Team leader management Director of Yangcheng County Vice team Project County-level DRC leader management resettlement Director of Yangcheng County Vice team Land management coordination Land Resource Bureau leader team Director of Yangcheng County Vice team Forest land Forest Industry Bureau leader management Director of Yangcheng Natural Vice team Project Gas Utilization Project Office leader management Vice director of Yangcheng Project Natural Gas Utilization Project Director management Office PMO Office worker of Yangcheng Deputy Land compensation resettlement Natural Gas Utilization Project director and resettlement office Office Office worker of Yangcheng Office Project Natural Gas Utilization Project worker management Office 64 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 9. Public Participation and View Exchange 9.1 Public Participation Public participation and view exchange are hold important in the process of compiling the resettlement action plan. The public participation will be further encouraged in implementation phase. 9.1.1Public Participation during RAP Formulation Phase From December 5 to 9, 2016, the RAP team, with the help from and the personnel from Guoxin Zhonghaosheng, went to related county and town government institutions and affected villages to make social and economic survey. During the survey, importance was given to public participation, especially view exchanges with affected residents. Their attitudes towards project construction, comments and demands for compensation and resettlement were inquired. The team discussed the project impact, compensation standards of different categories, resettlement of the affected, mitigation measures. Their comments are fed back to the project owner, and the feasibility research department. Common comments and suggestions were included in this report. The following pictures recorded the scenarios that the RAP team made research and organized public participation, as well as street scenes of future construction site. 65 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 66 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Figure 1-4 Research Scenarios Table 9.1 summarizes the research process, the information collected from the public participation activities and public opinions. 67 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Table 9-1 Information Collected from Public Participation Researched Time Method Participated by Information and Opinions by The RAP team exchanged ideas with the vice governor of the township and Officials from other officials on their attitude towards the project, compensation and resettlement Meeting Baisang Township ideas, project impact, and side effect mitigation measures. They all approve the government project, and believe the project will improve living standard of local residents. They hope early completion of the project. Questionnaire Representatives from Most of them support project construction, but they hope the access fee can and Dongye Village of be reduced or free of charge. RAP team of interview Dongye Town 7 people, 4 The RAP team held a meeting with the secretary of the village, accountant, December females, 2 women director, and representatives of affected villagers. The talks were on their 5-9 PMO attitude towards the project, compensation and resettlement ideas, project impact, Leaders and workers and side effect mitigation measures. They expressed their views. They all approve Questionnaire representatives from the project, and believe the project will bring a lot of benefits. Except land and interview Taitou Village of acquisition, there will no other side effect. They hope early completion of the Manghe Town project. Questionnaires were handed out and talks with some individual villagers were made. They support project construction and hope the access fee can be reduced. Representatives from Questionnaire Questionnaires were handed out and talks with some individual villagers were Shijiu Village of and interview made. They support project construction and hope the access fee can be reduced. Manghe Town 68 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County The research of RAP team covers all involved counties and villages. The surveyed people are widely representative, and the survey result is highly credible and truly represents the wills of local residents. For survey result and public comments, refer to Table 9-2 and Table 9-3. Table 9-2 Survey of Public Opinions SN Question Options Provided Result (%) (1)I know every well. 18.2 Do you know this 1 (2)I know a little. 43.6 project? (3)I do not know. 38.2 (1) Yes. 81.8 Do you approve this 2 (2) No. 7.3 project? (3) I do not care. 10.9 What do you think about (1) Improving 69.1 the impacts of the project on (2) Worsening 1.8 3 the environment where you (3) No impact. 9.1 live? (4) I do not know. 20.0 What is your opinion on (1) Beneficial. 69.1 the impact of the project on (2) Not beneficial. 0.0 4 the local economic (3) I do not know. 30.9 development? (1) Yes. 90.9 Do you think the project 5 (2) No. 3.6 will benefit yourself? (3) I do not know. 5.5 From Table 9-2, it is clear that all the interviewed knew about the project. 81.8% people agreed with the project to be constructed within the village, 69.1% believed that the project would promote the economic development for the village, and 90.9% thought the project would bring benefits to the villagers. Table 9-3 Public Opinions Question Options Result (%) 1. If the construction needs to (1) Yes. 90.6 use temporarily your land, and (2) No. 0.0 compensation you for the use, will you agree with it? (3) Others. 9.4 2. Do you know local practice (1) Yes. 18.8 on land compensation? (2) No. 81.2 3. If you are unfairly treated in (1) Yes. 21.9 land acquisition process, do you know where to complain? (2) No. 78.1 69 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County The survey shows that in the aspect of right protection, 18.8% of farmers do not know the policies concerning land compensation, and 78.1% do not know where to complain if unfairly treated before this survey. Therefore, the RAP team advertised widely the related laws and regulations. When the survey ended, all farmers got to know the compensation policies in this project, and the complaint channel if their rights are violated. They hoped that the compensation standards in this project will comply with the regulation of the state and the province, and can be negotiated fully with them. In the future the PMO Resettlement Office will take the following measures to strengthen the popularity campaign and encourage public participation. ---- Publicizing the Resettlement Action Plan To ensure the local government and affected residents fully understand the details of RAP, the PMO will publicizing the RAP approved by the World Bank, and brochures will be handed out to each affected village. The brochure contains the following information: project overview, project impact, compensation standards, resettlement policies, resettlement rights, feedback and complaint channel. ---- Calling for meetings Prior to the implementation of land compensation and resettlement, meetings will be hold to continue explaining the relevant policies, regulations, and the standards for compensation, etc., to provide villagers with access to information and make proper arrangement as soon as possible. ---- Publicizing the project, progress and policies through network, newspapers, and bulletins 9.1.2Public Participation during the Implementation of the RAP Public participation will be encouraged throughout the implementation process of the RAP. Participate in management, distribution and use of land compensations: For the compensation kept as collectively-owned, its distribution and use must be discussed on the villager meeting and be monitored by villager representatives. Participate in project construction: To ensure the affected to be benefited by the project, public participation is encouraged in project construction. Local building materials and contract workers are preferred under the same terms. 9.2 Grievance Mechanism and Channels Public participation is always encouraged in both phases of compilation and implementation of the RAP. However, it is inevitable to encounter more or less problems in actual process. Therefore, it is necessary to timely solve 70 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County these problems to ensure the smooth progress in project construction, land acquisition and resettlement. In addition to the existing governmental channels for filing complaints and grievance (including the offices of complaints and appeals at county, municipal and provincial levels, the law enforcement departments of supervision, jurisdiction and prosecution, and the department of disciplinary inspection), a public and effective assess to filing the complaints and grievance has been provided specifically for this project. The procedures are as follows: Stage 1: Any person aggrieved by any aspect of land acquisition and resettlement can lodge an oral or written grievance to the resettlement team of affected village, or project resettlement office. The oral grievance shall be dealt with by the village authorities in two weeks and the written records shall be kept. Stage 2: In case the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the decision of the village authorities or project resettlement office at Stage 1, s/he can present the case to the township government, who shall make the responsive decision in two weeks. Stage 3: In case the aggrieved person is still dissatisfied with the decision in Stage 2 s/he may present the case to the Bureau of Land Recourses of the County for administrative arbitration, which shall be made in ten days. Stage 4: In case aggrieved person is still dissatisfied with the arbitration made by the corresponding administrative department, s/he may file the lawsuit to civil court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Act. The aggrieved person is eligible for filing lawsuit on any aspect of the resettlement, including the standards for compensation. The procedures for filing compliant and grievance will be included into the Booklet of Information on Land Compensation to keep the villagers informed about their rights of appeals and petitions. 10. Monitoring and Evaluation In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the resettlement action plan, the whole process will be monitored in perspectives of land requisition and resettlement implementation. Both the internal and external monitoring will be applied. 71 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County 10.1 Internal Monitoring 10.1.1 Institution and Staffing The internal monitoring will be directed by the PMO, and implemented by the village compensation and resettlement team. In order to facilitate the internal monitoring process, all the staffs have the experience in participating in the compilation of the RAP. They will practice the internal monitoring in the progress of implementing the RAP. 10.1.2 Monitoring Items The monitoring items are listed as follows: (1) Execution of policies regulated in RAP; (2) Complaints of affected residents; (3)Participation and negotiations of affected residents during execution of RAP during resettlement; (4) Support for vulnerable groups; (5) Quality and quantity of land reclamation. 10.1.3 Execution Procedures The PMO sets up a basic database on compensation and resettlement, and monitors the whole process of resettlement preparation and execution. During the execution, each level of resettlement office will set up a corresponding database, update it dynamically in accordance with actual execution, and report in real time to its superior office actions and execution progress, to keep monitoring resettlement execution in a continuous way. A form of prescribed format will be formulated for the operation of above mechanism, so that information can flow continuously from the lower levels to higher levels of institution. The PMO will check and verify the operation periodically. 10.2 Independent External Monitoring and Evaluation 10.2.1 Goals and Tasks The external monitoring includes the periodical supervision and 72 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County assessment on the activities of land compensation and resettlement by a third-party institution to assess the achievement based on the goals and objectives of the resettlement. Through the external monitoring, the comments and suggestions will be proposed on the restoration of production and living standard among the villagers. It also functions as a pre-warning system to the construction management departments, and as a channel for the villagers to submit their comments. 10.2.2 Main Indices for Monitoring and Evaluation 1) Progress: covering the preparations for land requisition, implementation of land compensation, resettlement and restoration, etc.; 2) Quality: covering the satisfaction of the villagers in land compensation process, etc.; 3) Fund: covering the allocation and use of the fund for land compensation and resettlement, etc.; and, 4) Displaced persons: covering the development of household-based economy and productive activities before and after the resettlement among the families impacted by the land requisition; 10.2.3 Monitoring and Evaluation Methods The monitoring and assessment will be based on the survey data provided by the institution responsible for the resettlement under the project. The assessment will be performed by surveying the comprehensive situations, in which the sampling method and rapid appraisal method will be used. The independent institution for monitoring and evaluation will also perform the tasks as follows: 1). Surveys on the Living Standard of the Resettled People The benchmark survey will be thoroughly performed for obtaining the baseline formation on the production and living among the local people, including the representative samples. The survey on living standard will be performed 1~2 times a year to keep track on the changes of the sampled subjects. The methods include the periodical investigation, causal talk, and in-situ observation for obtaining the necessary information. The statistical analysis will be performed and assessment will be made. The questionnaire of living standard will contain the indices for measuring the production and living conditions. The same indices are used for indicating the dynamics in productive activities and living standards before and after the resettlement. The design of the indices will tested in the benchmark survey and modified according to the baseline data for obtaining the comprehensive and realistic data that truly reflects the production and living standard both qualitatively and quantitatively among the resettlement people. 73 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County The external monitoring includes the periodical supervision and assessment on the activities of land compensation and resettlement by a third-party institution to assess the achievement based on the goals and objectives of the resettlement. Through the external monitoring, the comments and suggestions will be proposed on the restoration of production and living standard among the villagers. It also functions as a pre-warning system to the construction management departments, and as a channel for the villagers to submit their comments. Sample size: 10% of the resettled people, and 30% of villagers in the village impacted by the project. 2). Collecting and submitting the comments and suggestions from the resettled people The independent monitoring institution will meet with the administrative departments responsible for resettlement at village and township levels to consult for the comments and suggestions of the villagers. The formal and informal talks will also be held with the villagers with complaints. The desires and demands from the villagers and organizations impacted by the project will be submitted to the relevant departments, and the proposals for improvement will also be made. 3). Other responsibilities The independent institution monitors the activities as follows. (1) Network devolvement of the resettlement organizations; (2) Payment and amount of the land compensations; (3) Support for vulnerable groups; (4) Production settlement and restoration; (5) Labor employment and revenue growth; (6) Use of land compensation and benefits of resettled people. 10.2.4 Working Procedures 1) Compiling the framework of monitoring and assessment process; 2) Compiling the survey framework and forms, and the records for typical villages and households; 3) Design of sampling schemes; 4) Background survey; 5) Establishing the information system of monitoring and assessment; 6) Monitoring and research: − Local socioeconomic survey; − Surveys on typical villages; − Surveys on typical households; − Surveys on other typical targets; − Monitoring the institutions responsible for resettlement. 7) Data processing and document keeping, and establishing database; 8) Contrasting analysis; 9) Compiling the annual assessment report. 74 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Appendix 1: RAP Brochure RAP Brochure of Yangcheng County Natural Gas Network I. Project Overview The LNG network in Yangcheng County, by mainly establishing 27.79 km new pipelines from Anyang Gas station to the Dongye Town, and from No. 151 gas well at Lanhua to Yanli Town, introduces natural gas to 3 towns, Baisang, Manghe and Dongye, to replace coal as living and producing gas source for the residents and commerce users. The network totals CNY 61.6086 million in investment. It is planned in 2 phases, respectively 2018 and 2030, to reach its annual supply capacity of 56279800 m3/a for over 6000 households. II. Purpose and Meaning of the Project Currently, 6 towns in the county, Fengcheng, Dingdian, Xihe, Yanli, Beiliu and Gulong, have been accessible to natural gas, with 250 km pipelines, about 60000 resident users and 200 commerce users. The residents and commerce users in the other towns of the county still use coal as fuel. Such unreasonable energy structure and backward combustion technology not only waste a great amount of energy, but also cause serious SO2, dust, smoke and NOX pollutions, which is harmful to people’s health and urban environment. This project, acting as an infrastructure of remarkable social and economical benefits in energy conservation and environment protection, will boost local investment and improve the living standard of local residents. As a clean energy, CBM/natural gas offers great significance in energy structure optimization, environment protect, energy saving and emission reduction. Using natural gas can reduce the emission of SO2 and dust by 100%, CO2 by 60%, and nitrogen dioxide by 50%. It is helpful in decreasing arid rain, slowing down green house effect, and improving air quality drastically. Being non-toxic, vaporific, and lighter than air, natural gas does not tend to accumulate into explosive gas. Therefore, it is much safer. Coal-made gas contains greater tar, and has lower pressure from factory. It is a low-heat value fuel. Natural gas is clean. It can extend the life of ovens and furnace, and thus reducing maintenance cost. The construction of gas pipeline network will push forward sustainable development in modern economy, society, resources and environment of the region. The social and ecological benefits are remarkable. III. Project Impact The pipeline networks cover 24 villages of 5 towns in the country. The installation of pipelines will take over 500 mu land in 24 villages, mainly dry lands and unused lands, as well as a few amount of country road and forest 75 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County land. Each village is affected for about 3 month. The installation will avoid the spring and autumn as much as possible, and land reclamation will be performed strictly in accordance with the reclamation scheme approved by the land resource department to restore the land affected land to the original conditions and not to affect next year’s production. IV. Compensation Standards The compensation standards for temporary land use are determined after the construction company negotiates with the village committee, as shown in the table below: Compensation Standards for Temporary Land Use Categories Standard (CNY/mu) Dry land 1440 Forest land 12535.92 Unused land 1440 Country road 1440 The ground attachment can be identified now is the poplar tree, CNY 50 for each tree. V. Grievance Mechanism and Channel Public participation is always encouraged in both phases of compilation and implementation of the RAP. However, it is inevitable to encounter more or less problems in actual process. Therefore, it is necessary to timely solve these problems to ensure the smooth progress in project construction, land acquisition and resettlement. In addition to the existing governmental channels for filing complaints and grievance (including the offices of complaints and appeals at county, municipal and provincial levels, the law enforcement departments of supervision, jurisdiction and prosecution, and the department of disciplinary inspection), a public and effective assess to filing the complaints and grievance has been provided specifically for this project. The procedures are as follows: Stage 1: Any person aggrieved by any aspect of land acquisition and resettlement can lodge an oral or written grievance to the resettlement team of affected village, or project resettlement office. The oral grievance shall be dealt with by the village authorities in two weeks and the written records shall be kept. Stage 2: In case the aggrieved person is not satisfied with the decision of the village authorities or project resettlement office at Stage 1, s/he can 76 RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County present the case to the township government, who shall make the responsive decision in two weeks. Stage 3: In case the aggrieved person is still dissatisfied with the decision in Stage 2 s/he may present the case to the Bureau of Land Recourses of the County for administrative arbitration, which shall be made in ten days. Stage 4: In case aggrieved person is still dissatisfied with the arbitration made by the corresponding administrative department, s/he may file the lawsuit to civil court in accordance with the Civil Procedure Act. The aggrieved person is eligible for filing lawsuit on any aspect of the resettlement, including the standards for compensation. 77