Soil and water Conservation Act Article 3

For purposes of this Act, the following special terms or phrases are defined as below:1.Soil and water conservation treatment and maintenance: the application of engineering, agronomic or vegetative measures to protect soil and water resources, maintain natural ecology and landscape, and prevent erosion, landslide, debris flow, and other disasters.2.Soil and water conservation plan: a plan on soil and water conservation treatment and maintenance.3.Slopeland: state-owned forestry area, forest land for experimentation, protection forest land and public and private land conforming to either of the following which the central the central level or municipality competent authority identifies in accordance with the natural terrain, requirements of the administrative regions, and requirement for conservation and utilization, and which are approved and publicly announced by the Executive Yuan upon application of the central or municipal competent authority: (1)With an elevation of 100 meter or above; or (2)With an elevation below 100 meter but average slope 5% or more.4.Watershed: area above a given point of stream and river where the natural flow of water converges.5.Designated soil and water conservation area: area designated by the central or municipality competent authority where soil and water conservation treatment and maintenance must be strengthened.6.Reservoir watershed: area within the watershed of a reservoir or dam (including the outlet of an off-channel reservoir).7.Protection belt: land not suitable for farming within a designated soil and water conservation area which shall be afforested with legally prescribed tree species or in which natural forest growth or vegetation cover shall be maintained.8.Protection forest: as defined in the Forest Act.
中文原文 水土保持法第3條
本法專用名詞定義如下:
一、水土保持之處理與維護:係指應用工程、農藝或植生方法,以保育水土資源、維護自然生態景觀及防治沖蝕、崩塌、地滑、土石流等災害之措施。
二、水土保持計畫:係指為實施水土保持之處理與維護所訂之計畫。
三、山坡地:係指國有林事業區、試驗用林地、保安林地,及經中央或直轄市主管機關參照自然形勢、行政區域或保育、利用之需要,就合於下列情形之一者劃定範圍,報請行政院核定公告之公、私有土地:
(一)標高在一百公尺以上者。
(二)標高未滿一百公尺,而其平均坡度在百分之五以上者。
四、集水區:係指溪流一定地點以上天然排水所匯集地區。
五、特定水土保持區:係指經中央或直轄市主管機關劃定亟需加強實施水土保持之處理與維護之地區。
六、水庫集水區:係指水庫大壩(含離槽水庫引水口)全流域稜線以內所涵蓋之地區。
七、保護帶:係指特定水土保持區內應依法定林木造林或維持自然林木或植生覆蓋而不宜農耕之土地。
八、保安林:係指森林法所稱之保安林。

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