Huaihua Urban Management and Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau is a department of the People’s Government of Huaihua City, which was established as per the Implementation Opinions of the CPC Huaihua Municipal Committee and People’s Government of Huaihua City on the Function Transformation and Institutional Reform Plan of People’s Government of Huaihua City (H.F. [2015] No. 7) and Notice of the CPC Huaihua Municipal Committee and People’s Government of Huaihua City on the Institutions of the People’s Government of Huaihua City (H.W. [2015] No. 8).
I. Responsibility Adjustment
1. Matters subject to administrative review and approval
Cancel, delegate, adjust and add matters subject to administrative review and approval announced by the People’s Government of Huaihua City for change.
2. Integrated responsibilities
(1) Integrate the responsibilities of the former Huaihua Urban Management and Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau and the former Huaihua Public Utilities Administration.
(2) Transfer the administrative functions of the former Huaihua Garden Management Office.
(3) New responsibilities to support the development of the “smart Huaihua” digital city platform, and lead the establishment of the digital urban management system.
(4) Transfer the power of administrative penalty prescribed by laws, regulations and rules on urban public passenger transport management of Huaihua Urban Management and Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau to Huaihua Traffic and Transportation Bureau.
(5) Transfer the power of administrative penalty prescribed by laws, regulations and rules on urban planning management of Huaihua Urban Management and Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau over construction projects launched in city planning areas without the Permit for Planned Land Use and Permit for Planned Construction Project to Hecheng District.
II. Main Responsibilities
The main responsibilities of Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau (“the Bureau” hereinafter) are as follows:
1. The Bureau shall implement national, provincial and municipal laws, regulations and policies on urban management and administrative law enforcement. It shall also formulate and adopt medium- and long-term plans as well as annual work plans for sanitation, landscaping, water supply and drainage, sewage treatment, outdoor advertising, parks, urban lighting facilities, centralized disposal of urban waste, municipal infrastructure management maintenance, etc.
2. The Bureau shall be responsible for the organization, leadership, coordination, assessment, supervision and performance evaluation of urban management and administrative law enforcement efforts. It shall also guide urban management and administrative law enforcement work, and undertake the administrative review of urban management and administrative law enforcement cases in county-level cities and districts.
3. The Bureau shall establish and manage the “smart Huaihua” digital urban management platform, and guide digital urban management work in county-level cities and districts.
4. The Bureau shall be responsible for the centralized disposal of urban household waste and management of garbage disposal sites.
5. The Bureau shall be responsible for the management, law enforcement and maintenance of municipal public facilities, municipal roads, street lamps, urban bridges and culverts, and urban drainage systems transferred to Huaihua City (excluding those within the jurisdiction of Hecheng District and Huaihua Economic Development Zone); undertake the general renovation and expansion of municipal infrastructure; undertake the temporary occupation and excavation management of the city’s main and secondary roads (including sidewalks) due to actual and maintenance needs, supervise the urban underground pipe network facilities, prepare plans for municipal facilities, and participate in the final acceptance of municipal works.
6. The Bureau shall manage the gardens, landscaping work, scenic spots and parks in city planning areas whose jurisdiction has been transferred to Huaihua City (excluding those within the jurisdiction of Hecheng District and Huaihua Economic Development Zone); manage and maintain sculptures in urban areas; protect the ancient and famous trees in urban areas, and review and approve the transplant of such trees; protect the biodiversity in city planning areas; and implement national standards and codes of practice for the urban landscaping industry.
7. The Bureau shall be responsible for the management and law enforcement of water supply (including secondary water supply), planned water use and water conservation in city planning areas; issue the urban drainage permit; monitor the water quality of urban water supply enterprises, give relevant guidance, and manage urban sewage treatment.
8. The Bureau shall be responsible for outdoor advertising and law enforcement within the municipal jurisdiction.
9. The Bureau shall be responsible for urban management and comprehensive law enforcement in city planning areas. Its functions and powers are as follows:
(1) Administrative punishment powers provided by laws, regulations and rules on municipal management.
(2) Administrative punishment powers provided by laws, regulations and rules on urban landscaping management.
(3) Certain administrative punishment powers provided by laws, regulations and rules on environmental protection.
(4) Administrative punishment powers provided by laws, regulations and rules on outdoor advertising.
10. The Bureau shall establish an information system and assessment mechanism for the investigation and handling of illegal buildings in city planning areas, and guide, supervise and coordinate the investigation and handling of such buildings.
11. The Bureau shall formulate the annual plan for the use of maintenance and management funds for municipal facilities and report such funds. It shall administer urban maintenance and construction funds and other special funds; inspect and supervise the use of funds; collect, manage and use various fees and relevant special funds according to its responsibilities, laws, regulations, rules and policies.
12. The Bureau shall guide and promote technology application in the urban management industry, as well as the introduction and innovation of major technologies.
13. The Bureau shall undertake other tasks assigned by the Huaihua Municipal Party Committee and People’s Government of Huaihua City.
In addition, as per the Notice on Deepening Urban Administrative Law Enforcement and Reform of the Sanitation Management System (H.B. [2015] No. 46) issued by the General Office of the CPC Huaihua Municipal Committee and General Office of the People’s Government of Huaihua City, the Bureau shall, in line with the principles of “performing due responsibilities within the geographical jurisdiction, delegating power, and unifying responsibilities and powers”, delegate its management responsibilities for urban administrative law enforcement, sanitation, muck law enforcement, and regulation and demolition of illegal buildings to Hecheng District. Specifically, it shall: (1) delegate the urban management law enforcement and muck management functions to Hecheng District; (2) delegate powers over urban road cleaning, maintenance of sanitation facilities, cleaning and business order management of farmer’s markets, management of fireworks prohibited in urban areas, management of coal yards, decoration management of stores along streets and residential property, layout, access and assessment of time-limited night markets, street markets and stalls, and management of the urban sanitation accountability system for institutions, stores and households along streets to Hecheng District; (3) delegate the functions for the traffic order management of pedestrians and non-motor vehicles in urban areas to Hecheng District.
In October 2015, as per the Notice on Deepening Urban Administrative Law Enforcement and Reform of the Sanitation Management System (H.B. [2015] No. 46) issued by the General Office of CPC Huaihua Municipal Committee and General Office of the People’s Government of Huaihua City, the Bureau shall, in line with the principles of “performing due responsibilities within the geographical jurisdiction, delegating power, and unifying responsibilities and powers” and Huaihua’s realities, delegate its management responsibilities for urban administrative law enforcement, sanitation, muck law enforcement, and regulation and demolition of illegal buildings to Hecheng District. The urban management power and authority at the municipal level shall be adjusted. Specifically, the Bureau shall: (1) Delegate the urban management law enforcement and muck management functions to Hecheng District; (2) delegate powers over urban road cleaning, maintenance of sanitation facilities, cleaning and business order management of farmer’s markets, prohibition of fireworks in urban areas, management of coal yards, decoration management of stores along streets and residential property, layout, access and assessment of time-limited night markets, street markets and stalls, and management of the urban sanitation accountability system for institutions, stores and households along streets to Hecheng District; (3) delegate the functions for traffic order management of pedestrians and non-motor vehicles in urban areas to Hecheng District.
In April 2019, in line with the Notice on Issuing the Plan for Adjusting the Responsibilities and Organization Structure of 16 Party and Government Bodies Including the Work Committee of Departments under CPC Huaihua Municipal Committee and Regulations on the Function Allocation, Internal Organizations and Staffing of Seven Government Bodies Including Huaihua Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (H.B. [2019] No. 11), Huaihua Urban Management and Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau was renamed “Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau”. Responsibility adjustment is as follows: (1) The responsibilities of Huaihua Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development for the operation and management of public facilities and development, maintenance and management of landscaping facilities shall be transferred to Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau. (2) The responsibility for managing green lines and green seals in the urban area of Huaihua City shall be added.
To further streamline the urban management system of Huaihua, in May 2023, in line with the Notice on Adjusting Relevant Responsibilities and Organization Structure of Urban Management in Huaihua City (H.B. [2023] No. 6) and the principles of establishing a sound, standardized urban management system, integrating power and responsibility, defining responsibilities, unifying authority and financial power, and acting with an open, transparent approach, responsibilities and organization structure related to urban management in Huaihua City underwent the following adjustments: (1) The responsibilities for urban sewage management (including black and odorous water bodies) were adjusted. The responsibilities for sewage treatment and supervision, sewage pipe network construction, management and maintenance of main sewage pipes in the central urban area, construction, management and maintenance of lift pump stations, transformation, expansion, supervision and management of sewage treatment plants, pollutant discharge licensing, collection of sewage treatment and operation fees, and treatment and supervision of black and odorous water bodies undertaken by Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau were transferred to Huaihua Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau shall continue to manage and maintain the municipal pipe network in the central urban area (except for main sewage pipes). Counties, cities and districts may refer to this paragraph for implementation. (2) The management responsibilities for rural household waste were added, which shall be undertaken by the Public Utilities Management Division. The Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau of counties, cities and districts shall manage rural household waste. (3) The responsibilities for maintaining and managing urban landscaping facilities were adjusted. Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau shall be responsible for the greening, maintenance and management of alleyways in Hecheng District and road, street and scenic belt green spaces, squares (Wuxi Square and Jinhai Square), and urban road green spaces near city entrances and exits in Chengdong cluster. Huaihua Municipal Landscaping Service Center shall assume the administrative functions of greening and maintenance in this area. (4) Division of responsibilities for the management of outdoor advertisements and signboards in the urban area of Huaihua. Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau shall be responsible for organizing the preparation of outdoor advertising plans as well as the management and law enforcement of large-scale outdoor advertising in the central urban area. The Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau of Hecheng District shall be responsible for the management and law enforcement of shop signs, guide signs, road signs, plaques, illegal advertisements, banners, leaflets, advertising inflatables and aircraft, as well as outdoor advertisements and signboards outside the scope of authority of Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau.
In May 2024, in line with the Notice on Issuing the Regulations on the Function Allocation, Internal Organizations and Staffing of Huaihua Civil Affairs Bureau, Plan for Adjusting the Responsibilities and Organization Structure of the General Office of People’s Government of Huaihua City, Huaihua Industrial and Information Technology Bureau and Huaihua Municipal Health Commission, and Plan for Adjusting the Organization Structure of 15 Institutions Including Huaihua Municipal Education Bureau and Huaihua Municipal Finance Bureau (H.B. [2024] No. 28), Huaihua Urban Management and Law Enforcement Bureau was renamed “Huaihua Urban Management Bureau”, which shall consist of nine internal institutions, including the Office, Public Utilities Management Division (Safety Supervision & Management Division), Public Facilities Management Division, Landscaping Management Division, Law Enforcement Supervision Division (Legal Division), Administrative Approval Service Division, Supervision & Evaluation Division, Finance & Equipment Division, and Personnel Division. The Party Committee shall also be established.
(Translated by Professor Yu Jie)