The following decisions were made following the meeting on July 2, 2012 of the State Commission on the Socioeconomic Development of the Russian Far East, the Republic of Buryatia, the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Irkutsk Region.

1. To approve a report by Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov on this issue.

2. The Ministry of Regional Development (Oleg Govorun), the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Energy (Alexander Novak), the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov) and regional executive agencies in drafting the state programme The Socioeconomic Development of the Far East and the Trans-Baikal Territory to 2018 shall proceed from the need for the high-priority development of the transport, railway and energy infrastructure.

3. The Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Federal Tariff Service (Sergei Novikov), the Ministry of Energy (Alexander Novak) and the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov), jointly with Russian Railways, in formulating the socioeconomic development forecast, shall proceed from the need to establish long-term tariffs for railway transport which will ensure economically justified profitability and return on capital invested in the railway infrastructure, and  draft proposals to include the investment component in infrastructure tariffs for railway freight transport.

The report is to be submitted to the Government in August 2012. 

4. The Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov) and the Federal Tariff Service (Sergei Novikov), jointly with Russian Railways, Vnesheconombank and other major banks, taking into account previously issued Government instructions, shall draft proposals to attract extra-budgetary investment in the development of the general purpose railway infrastructure, including pension savings, private investments and loans, and consider the possibility of attracting funding under concession agreements, as well as specific criteria for selecting infrastructure sectors which can receive this funding.

The report is to be submitted to the Government in September 2012.

5. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov) and the Federal Tariff Service (Sergei Novikov), jointly with Russian Railways, taking into account previously issued instructions, shall submit to the Government in the third quarter of 2012 a draft network contract specifying a long-term investment programme and a model for long-term tariff regulation, as well as setting out target parameters regarding the quality of services and related operational indicators, including the possibility of implementing them in pilot infrastructure sectors in 2013.

The report is to be submitted to the Government in the third quarter of 2012, along with the required legislative acts and other regulatory documents. 

6. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov) and the Federal Tariff Service (Sergei Novikov), jointly with Russian Railways, in drafting a long-term investment programme for Russian Railways and taking into account previously issued Government instructions, shall allocate funding for the preliminary assessment of projects, including feasibility studies, in order to formulate a long-term investment programme.

7. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (Igor Artemyev), the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov) and the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), jointly with Russian Railways and the organisations concerned, shall study the possibility and appropriateness of amending the legislation of the Russian Federation to grant high-priority railway freight delivery rights on a paid-for basis and in the following format: co-financing of projects to develop the general-purpose railway transport infrastructure; pre-payment for long-term shipments, extra payments for shipments and using the funding thus derived to finance general-purpose railway infrastructure development projects.

The report is to be submitted to the Government in November 2012.

8. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), jointly with the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov) and the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), shall, in accordance with established procedure, approve standard financial expenditure volumes for the maintenance of inland waterways of the Russian Federation, including the step-by-step conversion to financing the inland waterways of the Russian Federation in 2014 in accordance with the relevant standards.

The results are to be reported to the Government by November 30, 2012.

9. To advise Russian regions, jointly with the Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, to examine the issue of establishing municipal road construction funds and to submit the relevant information to the Ministry of Transport in October 2012.

The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov) is to summarise the information received and report to the Government in December 2012.

10. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov), the Ministry of Regional Development (Oleg Govorun) and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East (Viktor Ishayev) shall examine proposals to amend the Regulations for Providing and Allocating Federal Budget Subsidies to Russian Regions in the Northwestern, Siberian, Urals and Far Eastern Federal Districts. The subsidies, which are intended to ensure affordable regional and local passenger air traffic, have been approved by Government Resolution No. 1211 of December 30, 2011. From 2013, Russian regions shall co-finance 50% of these expenditures, regardless of their respective budget provision levels.

11. The Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Denis Manturov), the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov), the Federal Customs Service (Andrei Belyaninov) and the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (Igor Artemyev) shall examine the issue of imposing a 0% import duty on the import of a limited number of specific types of civilian aircraft with a seating capacity of not more than 72 passengers, including the possibility of a limited period of exemption from customs duties, taking into account the maximum production capacities of Russian aviation industry enterprises that manufacture similar types of aircraft.

The agreed proposals are to be submitted to the Government in September 2012. 

12. The Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov), the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov) and the Federal Agency for State Property Management (Olga Dergunova) shall continue to implement the projected federal property privatisation plan/programme and the main federal property privatisation priorities in 2011-2013, which were approved by Government Executive Order No. 2102-r of November 27, 2010, including the privatisation of Magadan Airport in the town of Sokol in the Magadan Region. A preliminary report is to be submitted to the Government within the timeframe of the relevant privatisation projects that are needed to privatise the above-mentioned enterprise in accordance with specific deadlines.

13. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Regional Development (Oleg Govorun), the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Denis Manturov) and the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov) shall draft and submit to the Government for consideration materials on the development of regional air traffic, including the renovation of the air fleet.

14. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Denis Manturov) shall review progress on equipping aircraft, including the An-28, with terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) and mid-air collision prevention systems.

The agreed proposals are to be submitted to the Government.

15. The Federal Agency for Water Resources (Marina Seliverstova), the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov) and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East (Viktor Ishayev) shall ensure coordinated efforts  to establish various modes for the operation of reservoirs which are part of bodies of water in Russia’s Far East, the Republic of Buryatia, the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Irkutsk Region, taking into account the need to deliver freight to remote regions of the Far East and Siberia. Reports are to be submitted to the Government each month during the 2012 navigation season.

16. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov) and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East (Viktor Ishayev), jointly with other federal executive agencies concerned, Russian Railways and Mechel Plc, shall re-examine the issue of increasing the annual capacity of the Ussuriisk – Khasan section of the Far Eastern Railway to 15 million tonnes by 2014.

The results are to be reported to the Government.

17. The Ministry of Energy (Alexander Novak), jointly with the Federal Network Company of the Unified Energy System (FSK UES), in drafting the investment programme and financial plan of the Federal Network Company of the Unified Energy System (FSK UES) for 2013-2017, shall examine the issue of financing the design and construction of the 500-KV Nizhneangarsk – Chara high-voltage line with the 500-KV Chara substation.

The results are to be reported to the Government.

18. The Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), jointly with Russian Railways, in drafting the long-term investment programme for Russian Railways up to 2020,  shall examine the issue of designing and upgrading the Novaya Chara railway station and the Novaya Chara – Chineiskoye Deposit railway section up to the 34th Km Sidetrack.

19. The Ministry of Economic Development (Elvira Nabiullina), the Ministry of Regional Development (Oleg Govorun) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Sergei Donskoi), jointly with the federal executive agencies and regional executive agencies concerned, taking into account previously issued Government instructions (No. VP-P9-34pr of August 21, 2009 and No. VP-P9-16pr of March 19, 2011) shall reduce to six months the specific deadlines for issuing permits to implement port infrastructure expansion projects.

The results are to be reported to the Government.

20. The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East (Viktor Ishayev), the Ministry of Regional Development (Oleg Govorun), the Ministry of Economic Development (Andrei Belousov) and the Ministry of Transport (Maxim Sokolov), jointly with the Government of the Sakha Yakutia Republic and Mechel Plc, shall examine the issue of building a town for workers and specialists who are involved in the development of the Elginskoye coal deposit.  

The results are to be reported to the Government.

21. The Ministry of Regional Development (Oleg Govorun), the Interior Ministry (Vladimir Kolokoltsev), the Ministry of Finance (Anton Siluanov) and state clients of the sub-programme Development of the City of Vladivostok as a Centre of International Cooperation in the Asia Pacific Region of the Federal Targeted Programme The Socioeconomic Development of the Russian Far East and the Trans-Baikal Territory to 2013 shall ensure acceptance and payment for the works carried out, open specific facilities, sign contracts for the operation of specific facilities and make advance payments as quickly as possible.

The results are to be reported to the Government by July 20, 2012.