财政部印发 《重点生态保护修复治理资金管理办法》

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Finance has revised and issued the "Management Measures for Key Ecological Protection and Restoration Governance Funds," which aims to enhance and standardize the management of ecological protection funds, improve fund utilization efficiency, and promote ecosystem protection and restoration until the end of 2030 [1] Group 1: Funding Overview - Key ecological protection and restoration governance funds are transfer payment funds arranged by the central government through the general public budget, aimed at integrated protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and deserts, as well as the ecological restoration of historically abandoned mines [1] - The distribution of these funds will be project-based, with a project implementation period of three years [1] Group 2: Expenditure Restrictions - The measures specify areas where the ecological protection and restoration governance funds cannot be used, including projects with clearly defined restoration responsibilities, projects that do not comply with national control requirements such as natural protected areas and ecological protection red lines, and extravagant landscape engineering projects like squares and sculptures [1] - Additionally, the funds cannot be used for personnel salaries and allowances, "three public" expenditure, construction of office buildings, debt repayment, or any other expenditures unrelated to ecological protection and restoration [1]