Water Supply Act Article 12-3

Water resources related funds shall set up an account for each water quality and quantity protection area with a management board established for managing and utilizing the funds in the account. The account management board shall be composed of representatives from relevant central authorities, local authorities in the water quality and quantity protection area as well as its supply areas, people’s representative bodies, local residents and reputable citizens. The directions for the establishment of account management team shall be prescribed by the water resources funds management committee.The local resident representatives on the account management board for water quality and quantity protection area involving the areas of indigenous peoples shall comprise a number of indigenous people according to their percentage of population in the protection area; the water resources conservation and compensation fees collected shall also be spent on the areas of indigenous peoples by proportion.The local construction fees levied to assist the water sources districts prior to the promulgation of the revised Act on June 30, 2004 shall continue to be levied as a surcharge to the water bill before the collection of water resources conservation and compensation fees; the Regulations for Assisting Local Construction in Taipei Water Sources Districts shall continue to apply.After the collection of water resources conservation and compensation fees, the local constructions fee originally levied to assist the water sources districts under the Act will be placed under the management account for the water sources district.