RP1351 V2 World Bank-financed Liaoning Coastal Public Disclosure Authorized Economic Belt Infrastructure Construction and Environmental Management Project Resettlement Action Plan (General Report) Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Liaoning Provincial Management Office of World Bank-financed Project Public Disclosure Authorized July 2012 Contents 1 Overview of the Project ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of the Project ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Components............................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Progress of project preparation and resettlement ...................................................... 1 Table 1-2 Progress of project preparation and resettlement .............................................................. 8 1.4 Measures to reduce resettlement ............................................................................... 8 1.5 Public Participation ................................................................................................... 8 1.6 Identification of related projects ............................................................................... 8 2 Impacts of the Project .......................................................................................................... 13 2.1 Project impact survey .............................................................................................. 13 2.2 Affected area ........................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Impacts of the Project .............................................................................................. 14 2.3.1 Affected population ....................................................................................... 14 2.3.2 Permanent acquisition of collective land ................................................... 14 2.3.3 Permanent occupation of state-owned land ............................................. 14 2.3.4 Impacts of temporary land occupation....................................................... 15 2.3.5 Demolition of residential houses ................................................................ 15 2.3.6 Demolition of non-residential properties ................................................... 15 2.3.6.1 Demolition of properties of entities ............................................. 15 2.3.6.2 Demolition of commercial stores ................................................ 23 2.3.7 Vulnerable groups ......................................................................................... 25 2.3.8 Affected ethnic minority population ............................................................ 25 2.3.9 Ground attachments ..................................................................................... 25 3 Socioeconomic Profile of the Project Area ....................................................................... 26 3.1 Socioeconomic profile of affected cities and counties ............................................ 26 3.2 Socioeconomic profile of affected townships ......................................................... 28 3.3 Socioeconomic profile of affected villages ............................................................. 30 3.4 Socioeconomic profile of AHs ................................................................................ 31 3.5 Profile of affected entities ....................................................................................... 33 3.6 Profile of affected commercial stores ...................................................................... 35 4 Legal and Policy Framework .............................................................................................. 37 4.1 Policy framework .................................................................................................... 37 4.2 Key principles ......................................................................................................... 39 4.3 Overview of project policies ................................................................................... 40 4.3.1 Acquisition of collective land and resettlement ........................................ 40 4.3.2 Permanent occupation of state-owned land ............................................. 40 4.3.3 Temporary land occupation ......................................................................... 40 4.3.4 Demolition of residential houses and resettlement.................................. 41 4.3.5 Demolition of non-residential properties and resettlement ..................... 41 4.3.6 Ground attachments ..................................................................................... 41 4.3.7 Resettlement of vulnerable groups ............................................................ 41 5 Compensation Rates ........................................................................................................... 42 5.1 Compensation rates for acquisition of rural collective land .................................... 42 5.2 Compensation rates for permanent occupation of state-owned land ....................... 42 5.3 Compensation rates for temporary occupation of collective land ........................... 43 5.4 Compensation rates for demolition of residential houses ........................................ 44 5.5 Compensation rates for demolition of non-residential properties ........................... 44 5.5.1 Compensation rates for demolition of properties of entities ................... 44 5.5.2 Compensation rates for demolition of commercial stores ...................... 45 5.6 Compensation rates for ground attachments ........................................................... 46 6 Production and Livelihood Restoration Programs for APs ............................................. 48 6.1 Compensation and restoration for permanent land occupation ............................... 48 6.1.1 Allocation, transfer and assignment of state-owned land ....................... 48 6.1.2 Permanent acquisition of collective land ................................................... 52 World Bank-financed Liaoning Coastal Economic Belt Infrastructure Construction and Environmental Management Project 6.2 Restoration program for temporarily occupied land ............................................... 61 6.3 Compensation and restoration for residential houses .............................................. 61 6.4 Compensation and restoration for non-residential properties.................................. 63 6.4.1.1 Compensation and restoration for entities ................................ 63 6.4.1.2 Compensation and restoration for commercial stores ............ 65 6.5 Restoration program for affected vulnerable groups ............................................... 66 6.6 Restoration program for ground attachments .......................................................... 66 7 Organizational Structure and Implementation Progress ................................................. 67 7.1 Organizational structure .......................................................................................... 67 7.2 Implementation progress ......................................................................................... 67 8 Budget and Funding Sources ............................................................................................. 69 8.1 Budget ..................................................................................................................... 69 8.2 Annual investment plan ........................................................................................... 72 8.3 Funding sources and disbursement ......................................................................... 72 9 Public Participation and Consultation, and Grievance Redress .................................... 74 9.1 Public participation ................................................................................................. 74 9.2 Public participation strategy and methods............................................................... 74 9.3 Public participation and consultation activities to date ........................................... 75 9.4 Information disclosure ............................................................................................ 77 9.5 Public participation plan for the next stage ............................................................. 77 9.6 Appeal channel and handling .................................................................................. 78 10 Monitoring and Evaluation Arrangements ................................................................. 79 10.1 Internal monitoring .................................................................................................. 79 10.1.1 Implementation procedure........................................................................... 79 10.1.2 Scope of monitoring ..................................................................................... 79 10.1.3 Internal monitoring reporting ....................................................................... 79 10.2 Independent external monitoring ............................................................................ 79 10.2.1 Independent monitoring agency ................................................................. 79 10.2.2 Monitoring