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An Introduction

2 The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport

The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport is located at Odeonsplatz in

The Supreme Building Authority is located at Franz-Josef-Strauß-Ring in Munich

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Joachim Herrmann, State Minister, Gerhard Eck, Permanent State Secretary, MdL/Member of the State Assembly MdL/Member of the State Assembly

Dear Readers,

At the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, There is also a wide variety of other tasks. important decisions are made regarding As supreme authority, we also oversee our lives both today and in the future. all governmental activities, for example, We are available to help you. when you apply for a driver’s licence at the county commissioner’s office or register Established about 200 years ago, the your newborn child at the registry office. Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for When you go to the polls, it is the Ministry Building and Transport is one of Bavaria’s, of the Interior that has organised the elec- and indeed one of Germany’s, oldest tions. Universities, financial authorities ministries. and state museums are all also built by the Bavarian State Building Administration. From an organisational point of view, Whenever you participate in traffic, whe- our house comprises two major areas ther by rail, on the roads or in the air, the of responsibility: The General Internal Ministry of the Interior has been involved Administration is, for example, in charge in the reliable legal framework and the of constitutional matters, administra- implementation of the transportation. tive tasks of the state, internal security, municipal affairs and sport. The Supreme But politics and administration cannot and Building Authority is in charge of all may not regulate everything. Democracy governmental building projects, state needs active citizens. And so we ask building construction, housing, urban you to get involved yourselves, volunteer development and all traffic related works. and be an active part of your municipality. 4 Facts and figures about the Ministry of the Interior

The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport is located at Odeonsplatz in Munich

Facts and figures Employees Police: 4 1, 3 7 0 p o s t s

General Internal Administration: Since 1946, 17 state elections, 15 district 14,365 posts elections, 20 petitions for referendums Bavarian State Building Administration: 10,20 0 posts and 19 referendums have been held in Bavaria. Every 6 years, the general In total: municipal and district elections are held 65,935 posts for around 39,500 municipal officers.

13,373 people were naturalised in 2015.

Annually, the police help around 90,000 school entrants practise their daily route before the beginning of the school year. In addition, the police have trained around 30,000 school crossing guards and aides Voluntary participants (rounded up) Fire brigades, voluntary aid organisations, THW*: who are then available to assist. 450,000 voluntary staff Sport: Bavaria also has around 17,000 fire 345,000 voluntary staff engines and other firefighting vehicles. Municipal officials: 38,300 voluntary staff

Around 470,000 personnel, some 450,000 School crossing guards: of them voluntary, are active in the fire 30,000 voluntary staff services, the volunteer aid organisations Amphibian crossing services: and the Federal Agency for Technical 6,000 voluntary staff Relief (THW). They rescue people, fight Judges: 2,200 voluntary staff fires and assist the Bavarian aid provision. This is the largest number of voluntary Security services: 800 voluntary staff staff nationwide. * Technisches Hilfswerk = Federal Agency for Technical Relief The Supreme Building Authority, with a construction volume of around 3.2 billion The Bavarian State Building Administration euros in 2015 for the state construction also contributes to the promotion of and road construction, is one of the largest non-state construction measures with a clients in the construction industry. construction volume of one billion euros.

The Bavarian State Building Administration The Supreme Building Authority funds triggers, with its funding for urban devel- rail passenger traffic with one billion euros. opment and municipal road construction, It supports the local public passenger a construction volume of more than 3.8 bil- network with 200 million euros annually lion euros. and contributes more than 112 million euros towards security at the airports in Munich, and . 5 Modern administration

High performing The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport and service-oriented and subordinate authorities and administrative jurisdiction

The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport for Building and Transport consists of the General Internal Administration Independent and the Supreme Building Authority. courts and The budget of the sector is around authorities 7 district govern- Bavarian Bavarian State Landes- Motorway Head High Adminis- 7.5 billion euros a year. ments State Criminal Office for the anwaltschaft Office, Southern trative Court Investigation Protection of Bayern Bavaria of Bavaria Department the Constitution Our responsibilities Bayerische Motorway Head The Ministry of the Interior covers: Bavarian Police Bavarian State Versorgungs- Office, North- Administration Office for kammer ern Bavaria with 6 Administrative 7 district governments Office Statistics Building Head Tribunals of 3 State Fire- Office First Instance 71 county commissioner’s offices Headquarters of men’s Schools The entire Bavarian police force the Bavarian Alert Police Forces B ayerisches Landesamt für Verfas- Bavarian 10 police head- State Office for sungsschutz (Bavarian State Office quarters for Data Protection for the Protection of the Constitution) the State Police Bavarian State Office for Statistics Landesanwaltschaft Bayern 246 police stations 36 criminal investigation 3 State Firemen’s Schools departments 32 traffic police stations Bayerische Versorgungskammer 16 criminal investigation squads 22 State Building Offices 6 police stations for searches 2 M otorway Head Offices 71 county commissioner’s offices (North and South) (with a total of 25 independent towns totalling 96 local government authorities) Independent courts and authorities also 22 State Building Offices included in the area of responsibility: T he Bavarian administrative jurisdiction B avarian State Office for Data Pro- tection You can count on us: recorded and evaluated statistically. Central service offerings Statistics in Bavaria Particularly important are the annual For citizens, companies and adminis- population projections that enable trations, we provide contact data and predictions regarding the number of information on the Internet: Reliable and objective statistical informa- inhabitants and developments regarding www.freistaat.bayern tion is as important for state and municipal the age of the population. for services related to state and authorities as it is for companies. This municipal authorities and chambers. service is provided by the Bavarian State The State Office for Statistics is also www.eap.bayern.de Office for Statistics. responsible for organising elections for companies. in Bavaria. The president of the State www.vergabe.bayern.de From beginning to end: Office is also in charge of elections. for all construction and delivery Statistical yearbook services of the Free State The State Office publishes the Statistical and other public contractors. yearbook for Bavaria once a year. There is barely a sector of life that has not been 6 Citizens and the State

Democracy and We protect your data constitutional state Within the State Government, the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for data protection in Bavaria. The Bavarian State The Ministry and the State Office for Data Protection, which is part The Ministry of the Interior is the »Cons- of the area of responsibility covered by titutional Ministry« in Bavaria. The ministry the Ministry of the Interior, is in charge of takes care of the proper execution of data protection in the private sector (thus, elections and ballots and checks the ac- with regard to companies). The State Of- ceptance of the petitions for referendums fice for Data Protection is an independent submitted. In addition, the Ministry of the institution and, like a court, it is not subject Interior is also responsible for regulations to any administrative authority. regarding the emblems of the Free State of Bavaria, thus the large and small state Legal protection is ensured coat of arms and flags. The administrative jurisdiction in Bavaria is part of the area of responsibility of the The tasks also include citizenship plus Ministry of the Interior. It mostly handles From popular petition alien and asylum law. Regarding this, the public-legal disagreements generally bet- to referendum administrative and executive authorities ween citizens and authorities. In Bavaria, Application for approval in Bavaria are the local administration there are six Administrative Tribunals Of 25,000 authorised to vote authorities: the county commissioner’s First Instance and the High Administrative offices and the self-administered towns Court of Bavaria. The »Landesanwalt- as well as the district governments. schaft Bayern« is the legal representative Approval by the Ministry of the Interior of the Free State before the High Adminis- We will accompany you throughout trative Court of Bavaria. This institute Popular petition with 1/10 of those eligible to vote your entire life may also participate in other proceedings The Ministry of the Interior is the supreme as a representative of public interest. State Government supervisory authority over the registry In addition, it is also the disciplinary offices in Bavaria. The fulfilment of the authority for both state and municipal Bavarian Parliament tasks of the registry offices in Bavaria is public servants. the responsibility of the municipalities. Rejection Agreement*

Referendum ** Referendum We organise public life in the event The Ministry of the Interior is responsible of change to constitution for many organisational tasks: These include protection against unlawful gamb-

ling, the weapons law, the association Law law, the protection of public holidays or generally the law regarding public safety and order. * In the event of change to constitution of at least 2/3 of the legal members

** Majority »Yes«, with change in constitution: at least 25% »Yes« votes of all eligible to vote 7 Municipalities

Lively municipalities – We take care of local elections keeping the region strong In Bavaria a total of some 39,500 citizens are involved in their municipalities as elected mayors, Gemeinderatsmitglieder Lively and strong municipalities (local council members), Landräte (coun- are the foundation of our state ty commissioners) or Kreisräte (county The Free State of Bavaria is organised into councillors). Local council members or 7 administrative districts, 71 counties and county councillors hold voluntary roles, 2,056 municipalities. The municipalities which is also true for mayors of small have the right, as granted by the constitu- municipalities. These public representa- tion, to manage their own affairs and the tives are elected every six years. These Ministry of the Interior supports their activ- local elections are supervised by the ities. Ministry of the Interior. Also the president of the seven districts and the elected Keeping the municipalities in good finan- representatives of the districts are exer- Wine culture house in Bürgstadt cial order is a major concern for the Free cising their mandate on a voluntary basis. State of Bavaria. The most important The representatives are elected for a element here is the financial equalisation period of 5 years. at municipal level. But there are also many funding programmes, the urban develop- ment programme, for example, designed We partner the to assist the municipalities to accomplish municipalities their tasks. The traditional task of the Ministry of the Together many things are better Interior and its subordinated district We support inter-municipal cooperation governments and county commissioner’s as a future-proof strategy in order to offices is the supervision of the munici- increase the quality and efficiency of the palities. In doing so, the consultation management of tasks even in the event of municipalities and the partnered treat- of reduction in population numbers. ment of such is a main focus. Exemplary projects carried out jointly Residential construction programme, Bayreuth by multiple municipalities may be funded by the Ministry of the Interior.

Rathausplatz Kempten (Town Hall square) 8 Sport

Top sportsperson, canoeist Tobias Kargl Top sportsperson, judoka Maria Ertl

We are the Bavarian We support competitive sports Ministry for Sport While the promotion of top sports is a federal level task, it is the job of the state to promote competitive youth sports. Sport in clubs We do this via the sports associations. The Ministry of the Interior is also respon- In addition, at the Ministry of the Inte- sible for sport. In the Bavarian umbrella rior, we offer young sportspersons the organisations for sport, the Bavarian Sport chance of a dual career. The Bavarian Association and the Bavarian Sport Shoo- police force, specifically, provides excel- ting Association, there are around 17,000 lent young athletes with an opportunity clubs with almost 5 million members – of combining sport with a career. The more than one third of the inhabitants of extended police education offers plenty Bavaria. of scope for a first class sporting career.

We promote sport for the masses as well We also ensure your safety at Fitness training as competitive sports. For example, in sporting events 2015, around 17.5 million euros in state Both the football league matches and funding flowed into the sport-clubs other major sporting events should be held and a further almost 9.5 million euros into peacefully. We take care of this. A special the construction of sporting facilities challenge for us is ensuring safety in foot- throughout Bavaria. ball stadiums. Here, we cooperate with towns, clubs and fans to achieve the best solutions.

Sport in clubs 9 Police

Our police – for your safety Internet criminality Our police force is well equipped with Top when it comes to internal security regard to Internet crime. The Criminal The people in Bavaria are safer than in Investigation Department houses the other states. For years, Bavaria has taken »Cybercrime Competence Centre«. a top position in the federal rankings The local police stations offer citizens with regard to the state-wide lowest level qualified contacts, and the criminal inves- of crime and first-class rates of crime- tigation department even has specialised solving. cybercrime units.

We invest in our police Targeted prevention More than 41,000 employees of the We want to reduce the number of crimes Bavarian police force ensure your safety and misdemeanours before they happen. around the clock. For this reason, we implement compre- hensive prevention work. With the implementation of a digital radio network for emergency services, we Road traffic safety Police and crime statistics in Bavaria enable the forces of police, fire brigade With our traffic safety programme Level of crime offences and rescue services to implement modern »Bayern mobil – sicher ans Ziel« (Mobile per 100,000 inhabitants operations management. Bavaria – getting to your destination Without migration law offenses safely), we want to reduce the number Rate of crimes solved in % Consistency when it comes of accident deaths and serious accidents to criminality by 30 percent by 2020. We want to 2011 2012 2 013 2014 2015

We respond to new criminal phenomena achieve these goals together: With the 6,350 such as cybercrime and adapt our organi- help of road construction, the police, 4,969 4,977 5,073 5 ,16 4 sation flexibly by introducing specialised municipalities, science, associations and 4,832 4,837 4,883 4,821 72,5 4,687

64,1 64,4 services. clubs (www.sichermobil.bayern.de). 64,0 63,0 63,2 62,2 62,7 61,9 62,8

We are constantly refining our tried and tested concepts for combating terrorism and organised crime, also in cooperation with international security authorities. Comparison of states regarding the crime levels Many citizens actively participate in a Comparison 2015 Number of offences per 100,000 inhabitants volunteer capacity in the Security Watch Without migration law offenses programme. And work closely with us. 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0

Berlin Baden- Bavaria Hessen Saxony Bremen Thuringia Saarland Hamburg Germany Pomerania BrandenburgNorthWestphalia Rhine- Württemberg Lower Saxony Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-HolsteinMecklenburg-West Rhineland-Palatinate 10 Fire brigades, rescue services, disaster control

A strong network: Rescue, Voluntary posts are important firefighting, protection 470,000 women and men work with the fire brigades, voluntary aid organisations and the THW, and are on hand when it In Bavaria, high, statewide safety standards comes to rescuing people’s lives, as well have always had the greatest of priority. as nature and property. Some 450,000 This is why for our citizens, the Bavarian of these forces are volunteers. aid system is ready and waiting with fire brigades, voluntary aid organisations, rescue For example, Bavaria has: services, the Federal Agency for Technical in t he firefighting sector alone, a com- Relief (THW) and other disaster control prehensive network of around 7,700 vol- services to jump into action day and night. untary fire brigades, 7 professional, 159 factory and 50 company fire brigades Rapid aid in the event of an emergency as well as For this, the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, r escue services (with mountain and Avalanche commission for Building and Transport ensures the water rescue) with around 1,400 vehicles basic prerequisites necessary for organisa- and 15 helicopters. tion, financing, fostering, training, imple- mentation and coordination. Rapid aid in an Strong in any situation emergency situation means safety based In 2016 alone, we will provide municipalities/ on quality and quantity. fire brigades, voluntary aid organisations and associations with around 71 million Emergency phone number 112 euros to pay for equipment, vehicles and The fire and rescue services are contacted training of forces. via the Europe-wide unified emergency telephone number 112 (www.notruf112. The initial equipping with digital end devices bayern.de). In order to handle this, 26 inte- has been funded with more than 80 million grated control centres have been set up euros. throughout Bavaria to provide this unified service. Around 80 million euros have been planned for the first step at the three state Firemen’s Water supervision Schools thus ensuring modern and real opportunities for practice. But above and beyond this, construction improvements are planned in a considerable scope.

Voluntary fire brigade 11 Protection of the constitution and cyber security

The protection of the con- Cyber security initiative stitution ensures safety The Internet needs security The Internet is not a lawless zone. Here, We protect the free democratic the state is also responsible for security. basic order We have developed a comprehensive The task of the Bayerisches Landesamt strategy for cyber security in Bavaria. für Verfassungsschutz (Bavarian Office for Our aim: We want to achieve the highest the Protection of the Constitution) is to possible level of protection for the citizens collate information and evaluate it in order in Bavaria, for businesses and institutes to ensure the early recognition of threats of scientific research and development to internal security and the free democratic and for public IT infrastructures. order. For this purpose, the Bayerisches Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz mo- Bavarian cyber security strategy nitors extremist activities of persons and We coordinate the fields of action with Right-wing extremist proof organisations. regard to cyber security and develop cross-sector solutions and approaches: The Verfassungsschutz acts as P rotection of citizens by way of an early warning system advising and raising awareness We warn against extremists planning poli- Enabling competent governmental tically motivated acts of violence and of structures to act, combating Cybercrime risks to the constitutional premises of the P rotection of the economy by the Federal Republic of Germany. Threats may »Cyber-Allianz-Zentrum Bayern« come from extremists from both Creating a network for cybersecurity and right wings of the political spectrum, Islamic fundamentalists, foreign extremist Cyber-Allianz-Zentrum Bayern activities or groups like Scientology. The (Bavarian Cyber-Alliance-Centre) Verfassungsschutz specifically passes Since July 2013, practical aid and advice information to the security authorities, has been offered to companies in Bavaria for example, the police, in order to enable in the »Cyber-Allianz-Zentrum Bayern« them to act early of their own accord at the Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz. Networked in response to threatening situations. This office acts as a single and competent We also inform the public, for example, point of contact for Bavarian companies in annual reports. and the operators of critical infrastruc- tures. Affected companies can be ensured Against extremism absolute confidentiality. The »Bayerische Informationsstelle gegen Extremismus« (Bavarian Information Protection of the economy Office Combating Extremism) has been Closely related to cyber security is the set up by the Bavarian State Government combating of espionage. Companies and as a central information and advisory institutes of scientific research and devel- service: opment are at risk due to their knowledge w ww.bayern-gegen- and expertise with regard to innovation. rechtsextremismus.bayern.de The Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz w ww.bayern-gegen- also offers confidential advice regarding linksextremismus.bayern.de this issue. Left-wing extremist demonstration 1212 State Minister Minister’s Office Joachim Herrmann

Press

State Secretary’s Office State Secretary Gerhard Eck Digital radio network for emer- gency services Chief Officer Data protection commissioner for the State General Internal Ministry Administration (I)

Central Affairs State Adminis- Municipal Affairs Public Safety Fire Protection, Protection of tration and Con- and Order Rescue Services, the Constitution, stitutional Affairs Disaster Control Cyber security Department I Z Department I A Department I B Department I C Department I D Department I E

Personnel law Constitutional and Municipal Constitutio- Management; General Affairs Right-wing extremism in public service; administrative law; nal and Electoral law; Equipment and of Fire brigades; Administrative reform Electoral Law Municipal monitoring supply of police Chimney sweeps

Unit I Z 1 Unit I A 1 Unit I B 1 Unit I C 1 Unit I D 1 Unit I E 1

Personnel fourth Alien and asylum law Municipal human Law on public security Technical matters Left-wing extremism qualification level resources; and order; Registration regarding fire services Savings banks and disaster control

Unit I Z 2 Unit I A 2 Unit I B 2 Unit I C 2 Unit I D 2 Unit I E 2

Personnel of first to Administrative Municipal cooperation Personnel of the Rescue services; Islamism and islamist third qualification level jurisdiction; and municipal economy police and Office BRC supervision terrorism; Extremism Citizenship law; for the Protection of foreigners; counter Civil registration law of the Constitution espionage Unit I Z 3 Unit I A 3 Unit I B 3 Unit I C 3 Unit I D 3 Unit I E 3

Information and com- Pensions; Municipal Road traffic law Disaster control; Public law of associ- munication technology Statistics, Gambling; financial affairs Civil defence; ations; Weapons and in the area of respon- Public holiday law Military service law right of assembly sibility Unit I Z 4 Unit I A 4 Unit I B 4 Unit I C 4 Unit I D 4 Unit I E 4

Internal services; Representation by Police operations Cyber security Personnel the Bavarian state representative in Berlin

Unit I Z 5 Unit I A 5 Unit I C 5 Unit I E 5

Budget Federal council; Information conference of the and communication ministers of the interior; of police Foundations Unit I Z 6 Unit I A 6 Unit I C 6

Organisation Data protection

Unit I Z 7 Unit I A 7

Representation by the Bavarian state representative in Brussels Unit I A 8 State Minister 1313 Joachim Herrmann Key political issues Cabinet, parliament Speeches European politics; and planning International relations

Planning, Unit PKS 1 Unit PKS 2 Unit PKS 3 Unit PKS 4 Communication and Sport Department PKS Protocol, awards, Communication Sport sport prizes, and dialogue with State Secretary service point citizens Gerhard Eck Coordination of Asylum Affairs Unit PKS 5 Unit PKS 6 Unit PKS 7

Chief Officer

State Building Administration – Supreme Building Authority (II)

Central Affairs State Building Law, Planning Housing and Pro- Roads and bridges Transport construction and Engineering motion of Urban Development Department II Z Department II A Department II B Department II C Department II D Department II E

Organisation of General Affairs General Legal Affairs Housing Promotion General Affairs of Transport Policy and the State Building of the Department the Department; Road Planning; International Administration Operation Services Transport Issues

Unit II Z 1 Unit II A 1 Unit II B 1 Unit II C 1 Unit II D 1 Unit II E 1

Staff of the State Buil- Technical Policies in Law of Public Streets Technical Affairs Infrastructure Public Transportation ding Administration Building Construction; and Roads of Housing, Planning (Roads) Energy-Efficient Experimental Housing Building Unit II Z 2 Unit II A 2 Unit II B 2 Unit II C 2 Unit II D 2 Unit II E 2

Office of Training, State Parliament; Coordination of Environ- Residential Affairs Budget Affairs of Rail Infrastructure Development State Chancellery; State mental Law; Special the Department; and Railways and Examinations Ministry of Education, Urban Development Municipal Roads Science and the Arts Law; Dispossession Law Unit II Z 3 Unit II A 3 Unit II B 3 Unit II C 3 Unit II D 3 Unit II E 3

Budget of the State Various State Ministries; Public Building Law Social Housing Law Federal Motorways; Public Transport Building Administration Supreme Court of Road Traffic Organisation Auditors; »PPP«; Management and Financing Wood Construction Unit II Z 4 Unit II A 4 Unit II B 4 Unit II C 4 Unit II D 4 Unit II E 4

Procurement Universities Land Use Planning Promotion of Regional Section Upper Registration of Motor and Contracts and Zoning Law Urban Development, Bavaria, Swabia Vehicles; Road and Rail Housing Benefit, Transport; Logistics Tax and Rental Law Unit II Z 5 Unit II A 5 Unit II B 5 Unit II C 5 Unit II D 5 Unit II E 5

ICT in the State Buil- Ministry of the Interior; Urban Planning Promotion of Regional Section Navigation; Ports; ding Administration; University Clinics; Urban Development Lower Bavaria, Navigable Waterway Telecommunications Hospital Building Upper Palatinate Construction; Technical in the State Ministry Affairs of Road Traffic Unit II Z 6 Unit II A 6 Unit II B 6 Unit II C 6 Unit II D 6 Unit II E 6

Landscape planning Federal Government; Technical Affairs Regional Section Air Transport; NATO; State Ministry regarding Construction Upper, Middle and Air Transportation of Finance Regulation Lower Franconia Facilities

Unit II Z 7 Unit II A 7 Unit II B 7 Unit II D 7 Unit II E 7

Thermal Energy Supply; Construction Safety; Bridge and Tunnel Aviation Safety and Machinery Equipment Construction Stan- Construction Noise, Cableways, – HAVAC dards; Construction Trams, Transport of Research dangerous Goods Unit II A 8 Unit II B 8 Unit II D 8 Unit II E 8

Electrical and Informa- Construction Road Design and Aviation Security tion Technologies Engineering Construction; Road Traffic Technology

Unit II A 9 Unit II B 9 Unit II D 9 Unit II E 9

Cycling Mobility; Short-range Mobility

Unit II E 10 14 Future Building Bavaria

Constructing for Bavaria, more than 25,000 buildings

The State Building Construction looks after all buildings of the State and the Federal Government in Bavaria as well as other building owners, such as churches and foundations.

Churches, clinics and barracks Whether it be a restoration, a new build- ing, an annex or renovation, we carry out all state building projects. The bandwidth Annex of the Bavarian Parliament of activities ranges from church restora- Barrier-free Walhalla tions through to the building of new clinics, State building initiatives from the financial offices to research labo- ratories, from barracks to art museums. We regulate issues of fundamental im- portance for construction in Bavaria and Building culture coordinate the organisation and operation Our aims are the maintenance and care of of the State Building Authorities. building culture in Bavaria. In our construc- tion projects, we pay special attention to Building for the future ensure a high architectural quality, along Around 10,000 employees work for the with energy-efficient, sustainable and Supreme Building Authority, for district barrier-free planning and implementation, governments, the State Building Offices without losing sight of costs and dead- and the Motorway Head Offices. These lines. authorities are responsible for construction worth 3.2 billion euros, they provide more Motor for industry than 4 billion euros in funding and order With an annual construction expenditure Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg train services for the passenger rail net- of around 1.5 billion euros spent by the work to the tune of almost a billion euros. State and Federal Government on state construction, we are one of the largest We manage all state construction projects building owners in the Bavarian construc- in Bavaria, from the castle at Neuschwan- tion industry as well as for freelance archi- stein through to motorway bridges, from tects, engineers and artists. university lecture halls through to the military air fields. The contracts on our In addition, we advise when it comes to construction projects are awarded accord- construction projects that the state isn’t ing to procurement law and handled via building itself but which it funds, for exam- the assignment platform www.vergabe. ple, nursery schools, fire stations, schools bayern.de. and hospitals.

St. Johann Baptist, Beyharting 15 Construction made easy

Best construction conditions

An annual construction volume of around 43,000 private and public buildings in Bavaria showcases the great significance of planning and construction for citizens, municipalities, the environment and land- scape.

Development of settlements for the future In urban planning, we advise towns and municipalities in their planning and pro- Single family home in raw state mote model innovative projects. Currently, it is particularly important to manage the Construction safety consequences of demographic change We take care of the technical regulations and to reduce space and energy consump- surrounding safety, fire protection, thermal tion. With our »Innenstadtinitiative« (inner- and noise protection, energy saving, traffic city initiative), we are strengthening city safety and barrier-free use as well as the and town centres and equipping them for harmonisation of technical regulations in the future. the EU.

The Bavarian building regulations Innovation Bavarian construction law is designed to Construction products and types influ- limit all regulations to an absolute mini- ence, primarily, the safety, durability, mum and to make obtaining permits easier efficiency, quality and appearance of and cheaper for builders. The current our buildings. We contribute to innovative Bavarian building regulations implement and save developments in this sector. a high level of deregulation. Allianz Arena, Munich

Innovative residential district, Munich BMW Welt, Munich 16 Residential construction and housing promotion

Living space for the people Diverse housing offerings in Bavaria Student residential quarters and perma- nent residential spaces for people with With a wide range of promotional options, disabilities are also built with the support we ensure tailored residential offerings, of the state. Beyond this, the Free State also for less well-off citizens. also promotes the adaptation of residen- tial spaces to the needs of people with Well-priced and attractive homes a disability or serious illness. Within the framework of the Bavarian residential construction programme, In 2016, 379.2 million euros are available we support the construction of rental for the housing promotion programmes and cooperative apartments as well as and 22.5 million euros are available for owner-occupied homes and apartments. the funding of student residential quarters. In doing so, we do not focus solely on the large cities with their very high need Housing benefit Residential construction programme, Gilching for apartments. The building of homes In order to ensure that even households is a significant social task even in country- with lower incomes are able to afford side areas. appropriate and suitably sized living spaces, we provide housing benefit Within the framework of Bavarian funding, on request. 110 million euros have been we pay particular attention to low energy earmarked for this purpose in 2016. and space consumption as well as the barrier-free design of apartments. For all Innovative residential projects people, regardless of their age or physical Under the approved label of »Experi- restrictions, accessibility in apartment menteller Wohnungsbau« (Experimental construction brings about an improvement Housing), we are lending an impulse in living quality. Families with children to the further development of housing. profit from barrier-free living opportunities This refers to the creation of innovative as much as older or disabled people. new apartments as well as the further development of existing residential The Bavarian modernisation programme buildings. The current topics of focus Experimental Housing, promotes the modernisation of rental are affordable housing in the inner city apartments in multiple-family units as well particularly for families, energy-efficient as care-spaces in stationary senior citizen residential buildings, housing for all care facilities. The focuses are on saving stages of life and for all generations as energy and age-appropriate modernisation well as cost efficient pilot housing. whilst still ensuring socially acceptable rents.

Promotion of student residential quarters, Würzburg 17 Urban development programme

Living cities, attractive villages

Powerful investments The urban development programme has been active for 45 years. In total, 4.7 billion euros of state funds have been incorporat- ed in Bavaria into the urban development and modernisation of our towns, markets and villages. The financial aid provided by the Federal Republic and the Free State activate private capital many times the amount and contribute to ensuring work- Residential construction programme, Gilching places are sustainable. In 2016, the urban Participation of all generations development programme has a planned around 200 million euros at its disposal.

Attractive homes The current focuses are on strengthening the inner cities and town centres as well as promoting the further development in urban and rural areas with particular devel- opmental needs.

Our aims are to improve living situations, quality of living and the economic condi- tions. Currently, there is a particular need for action in the countryside which is experiencing a reduction in population numbers. Public spaces, city square Burghausen Library and citizen house, Litzendorf

City construction impulse We accompany and promote the con- version of former military or industrial properties. In this way, we help to ensure that such fallow land becomes home to new residential properties or sites for edu- cation, social institutions or companies.

Model projects, for example, within the framework of the »Ort schafft Mitte« (focus on the middle of a town) and »Leben findet Innenstadt« (living in the innercity) initiatives give significant impetus to the development of municipalities in our state. Model project »Ort schafft Mitte«, Blaibach 18 Transport

Traffic and mobility When it comes to the S-Bahn (local train) sector, we, in conjunction with Deutsche Mobility from a single source Bahn (German Rail), ensure the necessary Whether road or rail, local public passenger infrastructure. At www.bayern-fahrplan.de, transportation or commercial passenger you will find timetable information for bus or freight transportation, air transportation, and rail in real time. This service is also inland harbours, waterways and shipping, available as a free app. cable cars or hazardous goods transpor- tation, we ensure sustainable mobility. Bavaria, a land of trains We are responsible for the planning, A high-performing and safe road organising and financing of rail passenger network networks. On our behalf, the Bayerische We design, build, maintain and operate the Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (Bavaria Rail- motorways and federal and state roads ways) orders more than 120 million train in Bavaria. We maintain a 25,500 km road kilometres per year at a cost of one billion Port logistics network with 14,500 bridges, 61 tunnels euros (status at 2015). The transport and 6,000 km of cycle paths. We are services are placed in open competition. investing 1,5 billion euros in the construc- In addition, we finance infrastructure tion of motorways, federal and state roads. measures. In 2014, we spent 72 million The expansion and new construction euros. of municipal roads is funded with around 200 million euros a year. With public- Air transportation makes connections private partnerships, we enter into new When it comes to air transportation, we methods of financing and contracting. take care of the permits of airports and air operations, air traffic monitoring and the Our motorway and road maintenance management of the air traffic economy. depots ensure general operation and In addition, we also look after the technical winter services. With the help of traffic considerations posed by air transportation, telemetry, we operate automatically airport noise protection, and the weather controlled road signs and directions and services as well as safety and security inform the public of the traffic situations in air transportation. We spend more than Federal road 19 Kempten – Immenstadt in order to ensure a journey as smooth 112 million euros per year on safety and as possible. Our www.bayerninfo.de security at the airports in Munich, Nurem- platform provides current traffic infor- berg and Memmingen. mation in real time. This is also available as a free app. Here you will also find Logistics location Bavaria our »Bayernnetz für Radler« (Bavarian We are partners for the road and rail Cycle Network) offering. transportation and logistics industry. We are investing 3 million euros to Each year we spend around 200 million promote the combined transportation, euros on short-distance public transport, the expansion of freight terminals as accessible buses and on reduced-fare well as the development of innovative tickets for schoolchildren. In Bavaria, we transportation concepts and the use act as supervisors regarding the execution of new transport technologies. of European and German Public Transpor- tation Law. We are as well a prior contact for bus, cab and rental car companies. Air transportation 19 State coat of arms and flags

Bavarian identity Striped flag and lozenge flag The Free State of Bavaria has two state The large Bavarian state coat of arms flags that are considered equal. The The white-blue lozenges of the heart striped flag is made up of two equally wide shield of the coat of arms, originally the horizontal stripes in the colours of the coat of arms of the Duke of Bogen and State, white on top, blue on the bottom. adopted by the Wittelsbach family in the 13th century, represent the entire state The lozenge flag contains at least 21 white of Bavaria. Of the heraldic symbols in the and blue lozenges, whereby those cut off four fields, the golden lion on the black at the edges are also counted. The heraldic background represents the Upper Palati- top right corner of the flag (for the observ- nate, the white rake on the red background er, the top left corner) must be a cut white represents Franconia. The blue panther lozenge. on the white background symbolises Upper and Lower Bavaria and the three The large Bavarian state coat of arms Staufer lions on the golden background represent Bavarian Swabia.

Small Bavarian state coat of arms The small Bavarian state coat of arms is made up of a diagonally right, white and blue lozenged shield on which a crown rests.

State emblem The Bavarian state coats of arms are reserved as state emblems within public office. In addition, they may only be used for artistic, art-commercial or scientific purposes or for purposes of teaching and citizen education. Any other use requires Striped flag Small Bavarian state coat of arms the authorisation of the appropriate gov- ernment.

The symbol of the Free State of Bavaria The symbol is available and free for use by citizens, companies and groups. The white-blue lozenges and the Franconian rake may also be used in the form of a coat of arms. But the people’s crown, any other crowns, animals, shield-bearing animals or other similar symbols may not be added. An official impression may not be made.

Lozenge flag State symbol The Bavarian Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Transport

General Internal Administration Supreme Building Authority Odeonsplatz 3 Franz-Josef-Strauß-Ring 4 80539 München/Munich, Germany 80539 München/Munich, Germany

Postal address: Postal address: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Postfach 221253 Innern, für Bau und Verkehr 80502 München/Munich, Germany 80524 München/Munich, Germany Telephone (089) 2192-02 Telephone (089) 2192-01 Telefax (089) 2192-13350 Telefax (089) 2192-12225 [email protected] [email protected] www.innenministerium.bayern.de www.innenministerium.bayern.de Underground lines U4, U5 Underground lines U3, U4, U5, U6 Station/stop Lehel Station/stop Odeonsplatz Bus lines 100, 153 Bus line 100 Station/stop Odeonsplatz Station/stop Königinstraße