SFG2432 The World Bank Financed Jiangxi PoyangLake Basin Water Environment Management Project Public Disclosure Authorized The World Bank Financed Jiangxi Poyang Lake Basin Water Environment Management Project Public Disclosure Authorized Resettlement Plan Public Disclosure Authorized Jiangxi Province Urban Construction and Public Disclosure Authorized Utilization of Foreign Investment Office September 2016 Preface 1. Purpose for preparing the Resettlement Plan This Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) has been prepared in accordance with the applicable state and local laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, and the WB operational policy Involuntary Resettlement (OP4.12), etc. The purpose for preparing the RAP is to improve their livelihoods and standards of living for those affected by the project or at least to restore them, in real terms, to pre-displacement levels or to levels prevailing prior to the beginning of project implementation, whichever is higher. 2. Terms and Definitions Criteria for eligibility of Displaced Persons (DPs) (a) Those who have formal legal rights to land (including customary and traditional rights recognized under the laws of the country); (b) those who do not have formal legal rights to land at the time the census begins but have a claim to such land or assets—provided that such claims are recognized under the laws of the country or become recognized through a process identified in the resettlement plan; (c) Those who have no recognizable legal right or claim to the land they are occupying. Persons covered under part a. (a) and (b) are provided compensation for the land they lose, and other assistance. Persons covered under part. (c) are provided resettlement assistance1 in lieu of compensation for the land they occupy, and other assistance, as necessary, to achieve the objectives set out in this policy. All persons included in part (a), (b), or (c) are provided compensation for loss of assets other than land. Compensation and Resettlement measures: To solve or eliminate the effects of mandatory requisition land which cause (1) relocation or losses of residence; (2) losses of property or the way of gaining profit; (3) 1 Resettlement assistance may consist of land, other assets, cash, employment, and so on, as appropriate. i losses of revenue sources or the way of making a live (whether influenced person should be relocated), the compensation and resettlement measures are required: (a) The resettlement plan or resettlement policy framework includes measures to ensure that the displaced persons are (i) informed about their options and rights pertaining to resettlement; (ii) Consulted on, offered choices among, and provided with technically and economically feasible resettlement alternatives; and (iii) Provided prompt and effective compensation at full replacement cost2 for losses of assets attributable directly to the project. (b) If the impacts include physical relocation, the resettlement plan or resettlement policy framework includes measures to ensure that the displaced persons are (i) provided assistance (such as moving allowances) during relocation; and (ii) Provided with residential housing, or housing sites, or, as required, agricultural sites for which a combination of productive potential, location advantages, and other factors is at least equivalent to the advantages of the old site. (c) Where necessary to achieve the objectives of the policy, the resettlement plan or resettlement policy framework also include measures to ensure that displaced persons are (i) Offered support after displacement, for a transition period, based on a reasonable estimate of the time likely to be needed to restore their livelihood and standards of living; (ii) Provided with development assistance in addition to compensation measures described in paragraph (a) (iii), such as land preparation, credit facilities, training, or job opportunities. 2"Replacement cost" is the method of valuation of assets that helps determine the amount sufficient to replace lost assets and cover transaction costs. In applying this method of valuation, depreciation of structures and assets should not be taken into account. ii CONTENTS PREFACE......................................................................................................................................... I CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY OF DISPLACED PERSONS (DPS).......................................................... I COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT MEASURES:..........................................................................I CONTENTS......................................................................................................................................1 LIST OF TABLES.......................................................................................................................... V LIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................................................ V 1BASIC INFORMATION OF THE PROJECT........................................................................... 1 1.1 BRIEF INTRODUCTION AND COMPOSITION OF THE PROJECT..................................................... 1 1.2 PREPARATION OF THE PROJECT.................................................................................................1 1.3 BENEFICIARY AND AFFECTED AREA OF THE PROJECT.............................................................. 6 1.3.1 Beneficiary areas................................................................................................................. 6 1.3.2 Affected areas...................................................................................................................... 6 1.4 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF AFFECTED AREAS...................................................7 1.5 THE TOTAL INVESTMENT OF THE PROJECT AND FUNDING SOURCES.......................................15 1.6 MEASURES TO REDUCE ENGINEERING IMPACTS......................................................................15 1.7 RELATED PROJECTS.................................................................................................................16 2IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT..................................................................................................25 2.1 SURVEY OF PROJECT IMPACT.................................................................................................. 25 2.2 RANGE OF THE PROJECT IMPACTS.......................................................................................... 25 2.3 PERMANENT ACQUISITION OF RURAL COLLECTIVE LAND....................................................... 25 2.4 PERMANENT ACQUISITION OF STATE-OWNED LAND............................................................... 29 2.5 TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF COLLECTIVE LAND...................................................................30 2.6 TEMPORARY OCCUPATION OF STATE-OWNED LAND...............................................................30 2.7 THE POOR................................................................................................................................ 32 2.8 VULNERABLE GROUPS.............................................................................................................33 3SULTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF THE PROJECT...........................................34 3.1 SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND SURVEY OF THE AFFECTED VILLAGES, TOWNSHIPS, AND COUNTIES.......................................................................................................................................... 34 3.2 RESULTS OF SAMPLING SURVEY OF BASIC INFORMATION OF AFFECTED RURAL HOUSEHOLDS 34 3.2.1 Distribution of age............................................................................................................. 34 3.2.2 Distribution of educational level....................................................................................... 36 3.2.3 Labor employment structure..............................................................................................38 3.2.4 Family composition............................................................................................................39 3.2.5 Building area of houses..................................................................................................... 41 3.2.6 Family income and expenditure.........................................................................................41 4POLICY OBJECTIVE AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK...........................................................45 4.1 MAIN LAWS AND POLICIES APPLICABLE TO RESETTLEMENT...................................................45 4.1.1 State laws and regulations.................................................................................................45 4.1.2 Local Regulations and policies..........................................................................................45 4.1.3 WB Policies........................................................................................................................46 4.2 LAWS AND POLICIES APPLICABLE TO RESETTLEMENT............................................................ 46 4.3 COMPENSATION AND RESETTLEMENT POLICIES OF THE PROJECT...........................................55 4.3.1 Compensation rates for permanent acquisition of collective land.................................... 55 1 4.3.2 Compensation policies of permanent acquisition of state-owned land............................. 58 4.3.3 Temporary land compensation policy................................................................................58