Irrigation Act Article 22

The Competent Authority shall, in order to handle water conservancy activities and fund the operations of irrigation management organizations as mentioned in Article 18, establish the Farmland Water Conservancy Activities Operational Fund, whose funding sources shall be as follows:1. Appropriations of the governmental budget.2. Income from fees collected for applications in farmland water conservancy facilities areas based on Paragraph 1 of Article 12, Paragraph 1 of Article 13, and Paragraph 2 of Article 14, as well as fees collected from users based on the provisions of Article 25.3. Rental and interest income.4. Income from asset disposal or revenue from assets activation.5. Other income.The uses of the Operational Fund as mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall be as follows:1. Expenditures for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or management of farmland water conservancy activities.2. Expenditures for matters related to prevention of disasters and post-disaster response measures for farmland water conservancy activities.3. Personnel costs for staff for farmland water conservancy activities.4. Expenditures for matters related to the rental or acquisition of land needed for the use of farmland water conservancy facilities belonging originally to an Irrigation Association.5. Other expenditures related to farmland water conservancy activities.The Farmland Water Conservancy Activities Operational Fund as mentioned in Paragraph 1 of this Article shall set up individual accounts for each farmland water conservancy activity.The income listed in the Sub-Paragraphs of Paragraph 1 of this Article shall be exempted from the Business Tax.
中文原文 農田水利法第22條
主管機關為辦理農田水利事業及維護第十八條所定灌溉管理組織之營運,應設置農田水利事業作業基金,其來源如下:
一、政府循預算程序之撥款。
二、農田水利設施範圍內依第十二條第一項、第十三條第一項、第十四條第二項規定申請許可時所收取規費及依第二十五條規定向使用者收取費用之收入。
三、租金及利息收入。
四、資產處分或活化收益收入。
五、其他收入。
前項作業基金之用途如下:
一、農田水利事業之興辦、改善、保養及管理事項之支出。
二、農田水利事業災害之預防及搶救事務之支出。
三、農田水利事業人員人事費。
四、原農田水利會所屬農田水利設施所需使用土地之承租或用地取得事項之支出。
五、其他與農田水利事業有關支出。
第一項農田水利事業作業基金應依各農田水利事業分別設置專戶。
第一項各款收入免徵營業稅。

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