Decision No. 351/QD-TTg dated March 29, 2018 of the Prime Minister on approval for target program for investment in infrastructure of coastal economic zones, bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones for the period of 2016 - 2020

THE PRIME MINISTER

Decision No. 351/QD-TTg dated March 29, 2018 of the Prime Minister on approval for target program for investment in infrastructure of coastal economic zones, bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones for the period of 2016 - 2020

Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Public investment dated June 18, 2014;

Pursuant to the Law on State budget dated June 25, 2015;

Pursuant to Resolution No.1023/NQ-UBTVQH13 dated August 28, 2015 of the Standing Committee of National Assembly on promulgation of regulations, criteria and quotas on allocation of investment capital for development of state budget in the period of 2016 – 2020;

Pursuant to Resolution No.60/NQ-CP dated July 08. 2016 of the Government on primary missions, solutions for accelerating progress and disbursement of state capital in 2016;

Pursuant to Resolution No.73/NQ-CP dated August 26, 201 of the Government on approval for policy on investment of target programs in the period of 2016 – 2020;

Pursuant to Resolution No.46/NQ-CP dated June 09, 2017 of the Government on the Government’s regular meeting in May 2017;

Pursuant to Decision No.40/2015/QD-TTg dated September 14, 2015 of the Prime Minister on promulgation of regulations, criteria and quotas on allocation of investment and development capital for state budget in the period of 2016 – 2020;

At the request of the Minister of Planning and Investment,

HEREBY DECIDES:

Article 1.Granting approval for the target program for investment in coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones for the period of 2016 – 2020 with main contents as follows:

1.Name of the program and supervisory authority:

a) Name of the program: Target program for investment in coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zonesfor the period of 2016 – 2020 (hereinafter referred to as Program)

b) Name of supervisory authority: Ministry of Planning and Investment

2.Objectives

a) Overall objectives:

Ensure the consistency in the development of engineering and social infrastructure among coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones; offer opportunities and lay a basic foundation to call for, foster and especially attract and launch plans for large-scale investment; develop economic sectors in coastal and bordering areas or other potential areas; stimulate the development and application of science and technology in production, support the development and application of science and technology in production and assist in development of handicraft industry.

b) Particular objectives to be achieved by 2020:

-Complete the construction of from 200-250 kilometers of main road, central drainage and wastewater treatment with capacity of from 13,000 to 14,000 cubic meters per day, engineering and social infrastructure of relocation areas with total area of from 150 to 200 hectares in 16 coastal economic zones aiming at 8 key coastal economic zones with large-scale projects which is on progress or expected to be carried out in the period of 2016 -2020;

Complete the construction of 200- 220 kilometers of roads, central drainage and wastewater treatment with capacity of from 300 to 400 cubic meters per day, build a power transmission line of from 8 to 10 kilometers, grade from 60 to 80 hectares of land, set up a rock revetment of from 3 to 5 kilometers, complete the construction of houses for professional sectors, cargo examination yards, warehouses and container yards for 21 bordering economic zones of from 8,000 to 10,000 square kilometers aiming at 9 key bordering economic zones which have large-scale import and export of goods.

-Invest in the construction of 80-100 kilometers of roads, 15 to 20 central drainage and wastewater treatment with capacity of from 40,000 to 45,000 cubic meters per day for 35 to 40 industrial parks and 30 to 35 industrial clusters in local authorities which face difficulty and severe difficulty in socio-economic development.

-Invest in the bomb detection and clearance in the area of from 550 to 600 hectares, complete the land grading of from 800 to 850 hectares, construction of 80-85 kilometers main road, system of rain drainage channel and treated wastewater in length of from 3.5 to 4 kilometers, central factories of wastewater treatment with capacity of 3,500 to 4,000 cubic meters per day, a system of power provision line in length of from 3.5 to 4 kilometers, set up a transformer station of 22/0.4 kilovolt-ampere for 3 high technology zones.

-Invest in grading of from 150 to 200 hectares of land, construction of 35-40kilometers main road, a system of rain drainage channel and treated wastewater in length of from10 to12 kilometers, build central factories of wastewater treatment with capacity of 2,200 to 2,500 cubic meters per day, a system of power provision line in length of from 60 to 80 kilometers for 6 high-tech agricultural zones in accordance with Decision No.575/QD-TTg dated May 04, 2017 of the Prime Minister.

3.Scope, entities and priority funding allocation principle of the Program

a) Scope:

-Provinces and centrally-affiliated cities in which coastal and bordering economic zones:

+ are founded pursuant to the Decision of the Prime Minister and operates in accordance with regulations in Decree No.29/2008/ND-CP and Decree No.164/2013/ND-CP;

+ are included in a general construction planning approved by the Prime Minister;

+ are under management of Economic Zone Management Boards founded according to the Decisions of the Prime Minister.

-Provinces in which bordering economic zones are founded according to the Decisions of the Prime Minister and operate in compliance with regulations in Decree No.29/2008/ND-CP and Decree No.164/2013/ND-CP.

-Provinces having industrial parks or clusters for which funding from central government budget is more than 50% of local government budget (except special cases decided by the Prime Minister); local authorities which meet the criteria determined based on data on revenues and expenses of the State in 2014 according to Resolution No. 57/2013/QH13 dated November 12, 2013 of the National Assembly session thirteen and Decision No.2337/QD-TTg dated November 30, 2013 of the Prime Government on state funding in 2014 and satisfies the following requirements:

+ Industrial parks are included in the overall planning for development of nationwide industrial parks at the time: (i) inspecting capital sources, (ii) approving the policy on investment in projects and (iii) consolidating the list of plans for middle-term public investment. Industrial parks founded operate in accordance with regulations in Decree No.29/2008/ND-CP and Decree No.164/2013/ND-CP at the time of investment capital allocation;

+ Industrial clusters are included in the planning for development of industrial clusters in the areas specified by the Ministry of Industry and Trade with an area of more than 25 hectares (more than 15 hectares for Northern midlands and mountainous) at the time: (i) inspecting capital sources, (ii) approving the policy on investment in projects and (iii) consolidating the list of plans for middle-term public investment and have decision on foundation issued by competent authority or equivalent legal documents, have approved detailed construction planning, investor of construction and operate complying with regulations of law on industrial cluster management at the time of planned capital allocation. The mandatory ratio of registered occupancy by enterprises is 30%;

+ Industrial parks and clusters playing an vital role in investment attractiveness shall be prioritized in pursuit of transiting economic structure, promoting economic growth of local authority, assuring the environment protection to reach the objective of relocation of polluted production facilities or facilities founded between residential areas entering to industrial parks or clusters;

+ Construction projects for infrastructure of industrial parks and clusters are invested by business entities which have 100% of its capital supported by Vietnamese investors or assigned business providers in compliance with regulations of law on industrial parks and clusters.

-Provinces and centrally-affiliated cities which have high-tech agricultural zones approved in Decision No.575/QD-TTg dated May 04, 2015 and such zones approved in Decision No.792/QD-TTg dated June 08, 2015 of the Prime Minister and founded in consideration of decision of competent authority.

b) Principles for allocation of capital from local budget

The allocation shall be made in accordance with general principles for capital allocation for target programs in compliance with regulations of the Prime Minister and law on public investment. For projects invested through PPP, financial support will comply with regulations in the project contract.

c) Entities implementing the Program: the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Finance, local authorities and coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zoneswhich receive support from the Program.

4.Implementation period:From 2016 to 2020

5.Funding for the Program

Total funding of the Program is VND 20,982.02 billion which may be increased when available, including:

-Funding from central budget is VND 16,676.61 billion which may be increased when available.If the investment and development capital fails to be adequately allocated during the period of the Program, the extension of time is allowed to implement the Program and change the objectives in the Program.

-Funding from local budget and other legal capital sources is VND 4,215.41 billion.

6.Component projects in the Programs:

a) Project no.1: Investment in infrastructure of coastal economic zones

-Primary contents and missions:

+ Invest in the construction of main transportation system in the area;

+ Compensate for ground clearance and develop engineering and social infrastructure of projects for residential areas for employees and relocation areas for people having land appropriated in coastal economic zones;

+ Invest in the construction of solid waste treatment zones and central systems of wastewater treatment of function areas in coastal economic zones including drainage systems and central station of wastewater treatment.

-Funding:

Total funding called for the project is VND 10,774.18 billion which may be increased when available including VND 9,090.61 billion and VND 1,683.57 billion from central and local budget respectively.

b) Project no.2: Investment in infrastructure of bordering economic zones

-Primary contents and missions:

+ Grade land in the area:

+ Develop main roads and other mandatory infrastructure such as inter-sector management stations, parking, rock revetments, etc. for internal areas:

+ Complete the construction of power and water provision, central wastewater and trash treatment

-Funding:

Total funding for the project is VND 3,676.4 billion which may be increased when available including VND 2,518.4 billion and VND 1,068 billion from central and local budget respectively.

c) Project no.3: Investment in infrastructure of industrial parks and clusters

-Primary contents and missions:

+ Central systems of wastewater treatment;

+ Engineering infrastructure in barriers of industrial parks and clusters;

+ Collector roads and roads to industrial parks and cluster

-Funding:

Total funding called for the project is VND 4,027.1 billion which may be increased when available including VND 3,227.3 billion and VND 799.8 billion from central and local budget respectively.

d) Project no.4: Investment in infrastructure of high technology zones

-Primary contents and missions:

+ Land grading;

+ Investment in the construction of main transportation system in the internal area;

+ The construction of power and water provision, central wastewater and trash treatment;

+ The construction of other mandatory infrastructure

-Funding:

Total funding called for the project is VND 2,192.34 billion which may be increased when available including VND 1,682.3 billion and VND 510.04 billion from central and local budget respectively.

dd) Project no.5: Investment in infrastructure of high-tech agricultural zones

-Primary contents:

+ Land grading;

+The construction of main transportation system in the internal area;

+ The construction of power and water provision, central wastewater and trash treatment;

+ The construction of other mandatory infrastructure

-Funding:

Total funding called for the project is VND 312 billion which may be increased when available including VND 158 billion and VND 154 billion from central and local budget respectively.

7.Main methods for implementation of the Program

a) Agencies implementing the Program, central and local component projects in the Program shall mobilize legal resources to strive to fulfill objectives and missions of the Project including:

-Supported capital from central budget which is specified in middle-term plans in 2016 - 2020, detailed information will be provided when sources are available.

-Reciprocal capital from central budget allocated from local budget by local-level People s Councils to fulfill objectives and missions of the Program. Local authorities shall take responsibility and commit to allocate capital for the implementation of the Program.

-Overlap-implementation between Programs and projects sharing same objectives, missions and activities

-Other legal sources.

b) Formulate a policy on public investment: Cooperate with relevant ministries and departments in preparation of guiding documents, especially documents of policy on management and use of funding from state budget to implement the Program.

c) Implement, supervise and evaluate the implementation of the Program: The head of the Program shall regularly plan to cooperate with relevant ministries, departments and local authorities in promoting the supervision and evaluation of the implementation of the Program in local authority.

8.Implementation of the Program

For the purpose of making advantages of achievements, overcoming unsolved issues and difficulties during the process of management and use of capital sources from central budget to support the investment in infrastructure of coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones, ministries, departments and local authorities must fulfill the following missions in the following years:

a) Ministry of Planning and Investment:

-Preside over the implementation of the Program

-Preside over and cooperate with the Ministry of Finance in providing guidelines for organizations and individuals to implement the Program

-Preside over and cooperate with relevant agencies to inspect plans for the allocation of capital for plans for middle-term investment and capital from state budget for projects/construction projects specified in the Program for middle-term of 2016 - 2020 and annual programs.

-Preside over and cooperate with the Ministry of Finance to review and consolidate construction projects/projects specified in the Target Program for investment in infrastructure of coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zonesin the plan for middle-term public investment for the period of 5 years from 2016 to 2020 and annually report to the Prime Minister.

-During the operation of the plan for middle-term public investment, the Ministry of Planning and Investment shall preside over, cooperate with the Ministry in informing the Government the requirement for more capital support of target programs to receive more money from the amount of increased revenues or save spending of state budget or other legal capital sources.

-Instruct local authorities to perfectly orientate the capital source supported from central budget in pursuit of attracting and calling for other capital sources to assure the consistency in investment in construction of engineering and social infrastructure for sustainable development of coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones.

-Cooperate with relevant ministries, departments to conduct a research, formulate or amend regulations of law concerning tax, investment, enterprise, labor, land, industry and trade, investment, etc with a view to formulate a clear policy and create a favorable environment for investment to attract investors, activity environment and state management for investment projects; facilitate the investment, construction and development of coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones.

-Conduct researches on construction and development of new models for the purpose of maximizing potentials and take advantages of breakthrough policies to create positive effects.

b) Ministry of Finance

Cooperate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to instruct organizations and individuals to implement the program; balance and allocate investment and development capital depending on annual and middle-term plans to implement the program; inspect capital sources and capacity of capital balance for projects of the program.

c) Other ministries, departments and People’s Committee of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities

-Preside over the implementation of the Program in local authority

-Review, propose the development of, prepare and inspect dossiers of projects/construction projects for investment in infrastructure of coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones conforming to objectives, principles, criteria and allocation quota of supplemented capital from central budget of target program for investment in infrastructure of coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zones in the period of 2016 – 2020 and annual program.

-According to judgments of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance and local authorities complete the plan for middle-term investment of state budget for projects/construction projects of the target program for investment in infrastructure of coastal and bordering economic zones, industrial parks and clusters, high technology zones and high-tech agricultural zonesintended for consolidation in construction and adjustment of plans for public investment in 5 years from 2016 to 2020 and make annual report submitted to competent authority for consideration in accordance with regulations of Law on Public Investment.

-Be active to call for capital sources to balance local budget and seek for other legal capital sources for the purpose of replacing the capital amount whom central budget fails to allocate or balance due to lack of financial sources.

-Monitor and carry out procedures for approval for projects, investment in construction projects and disbursement of capital sources as required by law on public investment, basic construction and other relevant laws.

-During the implementation of plans for public investment, all requirements for security and national defense assurance as well as protection of natural resources and environment must be satisfied.

-Manage, evaluate and inspect the results of implementation of the program governed by local authority and periodically report the progress of implementation of the program in local area to the Ministry of Investment and Planning; organize preliminary review and official review of the local program as regulated.

Article 2.This decision takes effect on the singing date.

Article 3.Ministers, Directors of ministerial agencies and Governmental agencies, Chairperson of People’s Committee of provinces and cities and relevant agencies and organizations shall take responsibility to implement this Decision./.

The Prime Minister

Nguyen Xuan Phuc