Development and Reform Commission (Bureau), Finance Bureau, Natural Resources and Planning Bureau of each city (including Dingzhou and Xinji City), relevant departments of Xiong'an New Area, and relevant departments of the province:

In order to implement the decision-making deployment of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on the reform and improvement of the system of arable land occupation and supplementation balance, and to strengthen the arable land quantity, quality, and ecological "trinity" Protection, according to the "Land Management Law of the People's Republic of China", "Administrative Charges Standard Management Measures" (Development and Reform Price Regulation [2018] No. 988), "Hebei Provincial Land Management Regulations" and other provisions, is hereby notified of matters related to the standard of arable land reclamation fee in Hebei Province as follows:

I. Scope of collection

Non-agricultural construction approved to occupy the arable land in accordance with The principle of "occupy as much as possible, reclaim as much as possible", the unit occupying the arable land is responsible for reclaiming the arable land equivalent to the quantity and quality of the occupied arable land. If there are no conditions for reclamation or if the reclaimed arable land does not meet the requirements and cannot be replenished with arable land of comparable quantity and quality on its own, it shall pay the arable land reclamation fee in accordance with the stipulated levy standard, which shall be used by the local government to organize the reclamation of arable land of a comparable quantity and quality as the arable land it has occupied. Cultivated land reclamation fee shall be included in the total investment of the construction project as the cost of construction land.

Two, the collection standard

Hebei Province, arable land reclamation fee standards are detailed in the annex. For the occupation of permanent basic farmland approved by law, the levy standard in accordance with the local cultivated land reclamation fee standard two times.

Third, strict collection and utilization management

The arable land reclamation fee is collected by the competent department of natural resources of the people's governments of the cities and counties (municipalities) in the districts where the task of arable land compensation balance is implemented. Cultivated land reclamation fee is an administrative fee, levied and collected using the non-tax revenue bills uniformly printed by the financial department, the full amount of which is paid to the state treasury, the implementation of the two lines of income and expenditure, and is included in the management of the general public budget.

The arable land reclamation fee is mainly used for the reclamation of new arable land as well as supplementary arable land index trading expenditure.

Four, strengthen supervision and management

Cities, counties (cities, districts) finance, development and reform, natural resources departments shall, in accordance with the requirements of this notice, strictly regulate the collection and use of management, and effectively improve the efficiency of the use of funds. No unit or individual shall reduce, exempt or suspend the levy of arable land reclamation fee without authorization, and shall not adjust the scope and standard of the levy of arable land reclamation fee without authorization. Unauthorized reduction, deferment, adjustment of the scope and standard of cultivated land reclamation levy, retained, crowded, misappropriation of cultivated land reclamation fee, shall be seriously dealt with in accordance with the law and regulations, and hold the relevant responsible persons accountable.

This notice shall be effective for five years from the date of issuance.