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Act on Amendments to the General Part of the Environmental Code Act and Other Acts (repeal of the Environmental Register Act)

tagasi voetudEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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23 November 2020

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23 November 2020

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Summary

The bill updates the procedure for handling environmental information in state databases. In place of the environmental register, an environmental portal will be created that aggregates environmental data, in which environmental information stored in different databases will be displayed, and the Estonian nature information system (EELIS) ​​and mineral resources register will be established as independent databases, which until now have functioned as sub-information systems of the environmental register. A new web page aggregating environmental data, the environmental portal, will be created, which will enable central access to environmental information stored in state databases in the internet environment and provides a causally and spatially linked overview of the state of the environment. Ensuring access to different databases through one website does not mean creating an independent database, but an information technology solution that facilitates the use of data. The environmental portal becomes the one and only gateway to all public data in the governance area. As an independent database the purpose of the established EELIS is to systematically collect and ensure the public availability of data on spatial objects related to the environment. EELIS data is published on the environmental portal. Since the existing EELIS solution is technically outdated, the development of a new EELIS has also been started in parallel with the law. The process of organizing data collections containing environmental information has been going on for a long time. Among other things, environmental monitoring has been established the KESE database, the environmental permit information system KOTKAS, and the scientific and recreational fishing database TEHA, which contains fishing permits and data. Since the previous environmental register will be replaced by a website, but the majority of the previous lists/data of the environmental register are currently and will continue to be collected in EELIS, the legal basis will be given to EELIS, which until now operated as sub-information systems of the register, and also to the register of mineral resources. Sub-information systems of the environmental register are the original sources of data collected in the environmental register, i.e. data collections according to the Public Information Act. The impact of the draft is primarily on the work organization of state institutions and the public availability of environmental information. The bill does not plan fundamental changes compared to the current law. The bill updates the procedure for handling environmental information in state databases and declares the Environmental Register Act invalid for the sake of legal clarity and better administration.

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