Fifteenth meeting of 12th session of NPC Standing Committee was held in Beijing on June 24th, 2015. Topics of meeting include deliberation for Amendment Bill of Atmospheric Pollution PreventionAct, attached Law enforcement inspection reports, etc.
Mr. Sun Baoshu, Vice Chairman of NPC Law Committee, expressed that NPC Law Committee made some suggestion for amendmentbill of Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act under combination of opinions fromcommittee members, government department and public. The suggestions are as follow:
1. About reestablishment of environmental protection standards:
Accompanied with expert’s inspection and argumentation, Atmospheric EnvironmentQuality Standard and Air Pollutant Emission Standard both should be reestablished. For public reference, Atmospheric EnvironmentQuality Standard and Air Pollutant Emission Standard should beupdated on official website of provincial government departments regularly.
2. About supervision and appraisal for air qualityof key cities:
Rules about supervision and appraisal forair quality of key cities should be established. And the result of supervision should also be published.
3. About supervision for monitoringequipment:
Amendment bill should declare key sewage institutions are responsible for the authenticity and accuracy of automatic monitoring data.
4. About the reduction and cleandevelopment of coal use:
Coal washing facilities should be equipped around the completed collieries. Local governments should introduce some facilities to encourage public to use clean coal and high-quality coal.
5. About the pollution control fromautomobile and vessel:
Heavy-duty diesel vehicle and other automobiles should be installed exhaust pollution control device. Vessel should use the ordinary diesel which meets the standards. Shore-basedpower supply facilitiesshould be equipped around newly-built and completed piers. Once vessels dock atthe pier, shore-based power should be in priority of use.
6. About particles pollution control from constructionsites:
Construction units should list the cost of particles pollution control into the project budget. Also, the responsibility of particles pollution control for construction units should be declared in thecontract. Measures, name of person in charged and supervision department forparticle pollution control for each construction site should be published.
7. About agriculturalair pollution control:
Fertilization method should be improved. In order to exhaust malodorous gas and VOC, owner oflivestock and poultry farm should collect sewage, animal manure and carcasses in time.
Source:http://www.gdepi.com/bencandy.php?fid=102&id=19371
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