The Confederation shall, within the limits of the approved credits and on the basis of programme agreements, make compensatory payments to the cantons in the form of global contributions to the planning and implementation of measures for the rehabilitation of waters.
In the case of especially complex projects, the cantons may receive the compensatory payments on a case-by-case basis.
The amount of the compensatory payments is determined by the relevance of the measures for the re-establishment of the natural functions of the waters and by the effectiveness of the measures.
3bis. In rehabilitation projects, the development of sections of space provided for waters in accordance with Article 37 paragraph 3 must be financed from the project budget during the first five years.1
No contributions shall be paid for the dismantling of an installation if the person responsible for it is obliged to dismantle it.
The managers of the space provided for waters shall receive compensatory payments in accordance with the Agriculture Act of 29 April 19982for the extensive use of their lands. The agriculture budget as well as the related spending ceilings shall be increased for this purpose.
Footnotes
Inserted by Annex No 4 of the FA of 15 March 2024, in force since 1 Aug. 2025 (AS 2025 430;BBl 2023 858). ↩