Section 4: Environment and local services

I. – The territorial collectivity of Corsica implements balanced management of water resources. Corsica constitutes a hydrographic basin within the meaning of Articles L. 212-1 to L. 212-6 of the Environment Code. The master plan for water development and management provided for in article L. 212-1 of the same code is drawn up at the initiative of the Corsican regional authority or, where applicable, the State representative, by the basin…

The State representative may ask the territorial collectivity of Corsica to amend the master plan for water development and management to bring it into line with the provisions of articles L. 212-1 and L. 212-2 of the Environment Code. If, within eight months of this request addressed to the President of the Assembly of Corsica, the amendment procedure has not been successful, he submits a draft amendment to the master…

The powers devolved to the representative of the State in the department by article L. 2224-12-4 are exercised by the Assembly of Corsica.