SFG3345 REV RAP for the Natural Gas Pipeline Network in the Yangcheng County Coalbed Methane (Natural Gas) Utilization Public Disclosure Authorized Project Funded by the World Bank Yangcheng County Natural Gas Network Public Disclosure Authorized Resettlement Action Plan Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 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 ..........................................................................................................