Ethiopian Valleys Development Studies Authority Establishment Proclamation No. 318/1977

Pf-OCLAMATION No. 318--0F-l.9~, A PROCLAMATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTAllLlSHMENT OF TllE ·EtIHOPIAN V.Uti:YS DEVELOPMENT snforns A.tiruORlrt~i "' WHEHEAS. the promotion. of the social and eeonomic pro gress of Ethiopia requires that propef use be made of its natural resources: WHEREAS, continued integrated utilizati•>n of the natural rrsources in ·tJ1c n:::tion·s valleys and. in particula-r~ coordinated optimal ,illoc:Hit'•n of \\'ater resource. indcspcnsaLle for •dtwelop mcnL lo irriµ:atiou uml ether use~ ea.Us for study and research a~ an urgent Ht:•k; \\'HEllE.\5. in ur<ler to accomplish the study and rescurch. ~tat the integrat<-d n1itirntion, of vnUeys' reso11rc-cs unJer a l't>n 11'<1li1.f'd m:11rn~t•1iw1H. it lu1!- lic('omc necessary to c:.t:1hli!-ih an aulo 11,1nwus g0\('1nmrnt bod) with .1pprop•rintc J>OWCr!'; iinJ dutic,.s-. \'i)\V, TIILHEFOHE. 111 ac·(·ordaucc wilh Arlide :i{6) o[ 1lu- Hnldiui1.io11 of po\\·1·r~ awl H~•:-porn.ibiliti~ of the Provi:.ion.il :\li!iiary 1\dmini ... lri11i\t• ('.oum-i:l a11ti th~ Coun<'ii of ~liuiskr;;; Pro ,·! nn:i!i,,u \.,, l ln !';77. i1 i-: hrreby pro-c·l.1i1m~d J..s follo,,· .. : :·hurt Titfr Thi ... Pnwl.nmtlion lllay {N· cit1·d as the •·Ethiv1,ian \'nlle,·."' !i,·\1 !«:011d'liJ :--111di,,.., .\111lr1111t\ E .... 1.il,li,.,J11w•11I l'rnc:l:1111.1!1011 In thi:-. f'n1dn1natmu. tt11h·.-,.. the nmlc,t -olhcn\t""~ rc,tmrc:-: J) ··\ •• ut'~ H mt'"aU!'t a bomhlary ltt ,,. .... o tb-i~mllrtl In: tlw . thorit, in <HTnr1l.:11tt·r wlrh .\rtirlt~ tl-( l I hr:·t·of: ..! I ",\,1tilr,&1 Hc~ourccs iuchul«· \,;1h'r. IJ111l. ,di". H';.!l'l•1• tion. :,ttlmal~, fii,heric:J . .\$ ,,,·II ;i.; mitwrnl rt·~•ure:•~ 1h:1i ualh·~~ po:4.-."le:l-S: ~) "lb~IN Plan·· means a g:t~ncrul plan \~ hi..Ji. l1J~:1l un stmlit..-.j and n.1-Sesments of the phy:iiit·:-il '{lldtHiry. :-p.ilinl tli!>lrilmtlon. chanicteristics, intl'rrclation, etc.. o( a , .illey •~ untural resources an,l in«tic-.ates th~ pri11rit~' of 1lt~vrlopmC'nf prog:rumme-i. l I There i.! hereby e5tabli•hed •n Ethiopian Valleys De,e• Iopmeut Authority (hereinafter the H,Authorityh) a:-1 an aulonomOUif pub1ie nulhority havirq il<.1 own juri~ dieal personality. ~ l The Authority ,hall be accountable to tho, Orfice ,,f th" Chnimlan of the Council of ~linisten. The Authority shall have its bead orfice in Addi, Aboha and 1n11y ~t.ahlisb branch ollicea.u neceaary; .. 5. Ol,jecti,,.,. of The Authority The objeetive5 of the Authority shall be to: l l conduct studies and. ,-,..,h of natural resoun,es, in particular water ............,, in the valley& of the oomitrr, 2} pre1'41"' dmw>pment muter p1,. for ....ncy.; 3) eonduet studies and :Mearch for the protection of the environment;. 4) t<>nduct stud.lee and , .,,.,h p,mainiog lo uawbo,a.., dvy riven, 6. pq ,-1 and Dulin of Ike AJOthorily The Authority ,hall have the following powers and dutie1: l l on tho buu of wale!: n- delimit th" bounclari• ol. the count,,y'• viiu .. ,..; 2) maduct atudiea and -rch pertaining to the quantity and dlm-il,utioa of natural ,,,.. in the nation'• , ..Ueys u -u • coll«t and -rJ. data; 3) lo ...ut in the l""l"'"'U011 of the -- plan ...t.m,d to Wider IWHl'tWA 4 of thla Anlcle, recr- md abWA. ftom go••- iatitulioaa ■nd -- erpaiatloN lltud.i"'• data ■ad npon1 pel'laiaiD1 ta n■tund ~ In vuloy,,; Nepril Gu,ta - No. 111 - 25th July, l?R7 -- 1'"11• 141 4) t.....i 011 prioritie,, IO be determined by the G.rren, nud in oonfonnity with the country's loag term -,lal und n,onomie development plu,, prepan .., , plana for , ulley, development and upon approval, -re that ,alley• de,..,lopment proj«ta are implemented in accor ,lance with the muter plan. :; * !tu:tied ou valfeya development muter plans, identify Jevelopmcnt projecta • well 14 1'""1"""' prio,ity thereof an<l suluuil same to the Government ind, upon appro val, conduc! pre-leuibility and feaibility sludic,, of irri g,-lion projectat i,) upon appronl of the study submitted in -<>rdauce with sub-article 5 of this Article and de.il!liation of the project owner. {oUow up the implemcnt11Lion of th~ pM,iect a,,corwng to the otudy; 7) t.-onduet !-ludy and initiate~ and directive pertain ;ng to utilization of traushoundary river~ and. upon approval. follow up the implementation of ,ame; 8) conduct study and ffile8rch with a view 10 devising and i..wpro~ ing inigation methods and techniques of water man~tgemt"nt; 9 I conduct en\·ironmental re5e:itch and studies with a view lo ronlrolling depletion or pollution of uatural resour" t·cs in ,·nHeys; initiate J?2lig' and devise ways and means for the protection of thr.: environment and, upon appro-, ,,nJ, sup<"rvisc th~ implementation of same: l O l P""Jwre and !Uhmit to the Gm,-ernment the optimum allACa1ion of val!eys· water resource for irrigation and , r1riom1 other use!t: 11) 1:"lllt•r inlo contracts. l ·! t 1li•lcg.11ll• part uf ib powt•n- aud dutieJo- lo nny per.:.Qn lo llw t·xtPnl m·<·css;1r~· for lht• effici~nt pc-rformnnct" t1f ils Jutit". I t a 1..·nmu·il: lf,111 ,'/1, 1,,,,.,,,/ l J tilt" GPlwrnJ \fnna;;t•r of rhe :\u1h--ri1y 2 1 :1 rrpr,·::l"tttati\·c uf rlic OHit•1• 111' llw ,\,:tlunal Commiurr for ( 1•11lrnl Pf~urning :; ) ., rqm·:-rntiitivt· •)f th~ :\linistr~ of r\grit•ulturt~ i 1 a n~prr!4-ntarivc uf the l{inistry f)r Slute Farms Den~topmcnt :; I a repr~s-entnth·e of the ~linistry of Coffee aml Tea Development ... r, • a l'r1,resentnfrve of the.- :\lin.istry f)r :\lint"S auJ Energy .... ~. . . . .... 7) a rel'rf'~entatlvc of the :\Unistry of Im!u1<1try • !:l t .t reprt•stmtath-e of the :;\linistry of Puhlic Health .. (}) .a rcprt"~ntative of the ~Unistry of Housing Rnd Urban Development , . IO I a repre,entative of the Ministry of Corutruction . . . . : . . . . . . . . ... 11) a ,..,pre,entative o[ the National Water Resources Commi...ion . . . ... 12 I • representative of th,, Science and Technology CominiMion . . . •.• 13) a iepffllentntivo of tho -Iruititute of Development PIOject SrudiM •••• 14 I a repr...,ntativo of. the Addis Ababa Univenity ••••.•.. 9. Powu and Dutw of 1/ui Council ('.han·111;111 Tho Council .hall have tho following pow,,rs and duties: 1.) dcliberntc and comment on general pollel<:4 for valley, development studi~; , .2 l en mine ond conunent on valley,, devdopment master piano; 3) advise on W111" and ,,;.,..,. of obtaining from £ield· "" w,11, • from' govenunenr lmtitiltiom · and: -m- orga nization• such data .. may enable the pn,pantiou of muter plans for ftile19 demopment; 4) delibenite and comment on en.-uonmental policy for valloys; 5 J doliberalo and comment on tho Authority'• •hort, me• dium nod long term. ,...,,Ir. programme:· 61 dalib,,rate and comment on other pertinent n,auera ne ..,...ry for the altainmonl ol. the Authority'• objeeli-. LO, M,..,1in1• of tt.. Co....,,;l l) The Council ahall - al leflll onoe • y.u. lJr,,lhall allD meet at any time when the Chairman .., ""I"''"'•· :"lel!aflt Gauta - Nu. 16 - 25th July. 1987 ·- P..., 14:f 2) Then, will be quorum for any meeting ot thr Council when the -jority of ito p,emben are D""""''· j) )l,,ciaions or' the Council shall be ID.Ide by majority vote o{ thft membent p~nt; ~n cue of a tie. the ChaiT• man shall have • easting vote. 4 I The Council may determine its own rules 0£ prooedure. l l. Tl,e Genoral Manager and Deputy General M~~r l) 'I'.~ Y,.enet3l MaJUOW ?f the Authority ,hnll be •ppoin ted by the Government. 2) Tbe Deputy General Manager shall be appointed by the Govf."rnment upon the recommendation of the General Manager. 12. Pa,oers and Dutw of the Cene,.;,z Manager I) The General Manager shall be the chi~ executi,·e uffi• cer of the Authority and shall direct the operation ol ·' •·· .1•, , .. , ' the Authority; 21 without pn,judfoe to the generality of <ub-article I of this Article. the General Manager shall: u) <'~erd.se the powers and duties of the Authority pro\·ided for in this Proclamatjon: b) ~mploy and administer personnel following 1he Ua~ic principles contained in public seJ"\·ice laws: c) prepare and submit to the Go\"en1ment ?-hort. me• dium and long term ,..,·ork programme of the Au• thnrity and ,upon approval. implement same; J) prr-parc and suhmit to the GoYernmr:nt annunl Lud~et and work programme of the Authority and. I ) tq,r<"M•nt the Authority In nU it~ 1if"nlin~, with lhird pnr1i,·i-: Th .. l;,·m•rul \lauaµ;i·r nrny ,l1•l••~tth• par'f of f11 .. JMnHm• an1J tllllit'!'I lo the Dt'IHlf) Ct"rwral .\tnn,,p;t"r 11ml lu ulfll•r 1·nq,luyecs. of 1lu- Authority In the (•\lent uect•!<ll'IJr) for thf' c•fli("if."nl monagenwul oF lhc ft(•li\'ilic:1 or the ,\utlm rity: prn\i,lcd. how.-vl!r. that the lJeputy '16111!1·111 ,\1.wa ~er ~hull 1wt uu bdrnl[ ul the Geuerul \fon1.1ie;e1· iu thP al~~111•1• of the laltt"r. The l,uJ~d of the Authority ~hail he al10t·uh"'I Uy th1• Cu-. 1·riu:1t~111. l,J,. Uelatiou. lf"itl, Other Lares Xo law ~hall, in .,.o far as it is inconsistent w~th th.llf P1"f.K'la mntion. han~ force in n~spect of ~nulter-s. prnvidc-rl for hY" thi5 J>roc.:hunation. 1,;. Eflerthe [/ale This l"'roclumution ~hnll come into force upo11 ill publicntion in tlw .Negorit Gazeta. Done at .\ddis Al,;,ha this 23th day of Julv, 19,17. T/JE PROVISIONAL illlLl1':lRI' AD.l/JNISTRATIVE COUNCIL