Transfer of Reconstruction Safety Inspection Authority from Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to City and Provincial Governors Underway

Kim Byung-wook, Democratic Party Lawmaker, Proposes
"Uniform Regulations by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Are Excessive Due to Lack of Local Understanding"

The appearance of apartments in Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, where reconstruction promotion complexes are gathered

A plan is being promoted to transfer the role of overseeing the 'safety inspection,' a key hurdle in reconstruction projects, from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to the head of the relevant metropolitan local government.

On the 25th, Kim Byung-wook, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, announced, "I have introduced the 'Urban and Residential Environment Maintenance Act (Urban Maintenance Act)' to allow metropolitan local government heads to set the standards for reconstruction safety inspections."

Under the current law, safety inspections for reconstruction projects must be conducted according to standards set and announced by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Rep. Kim explained, "As a result, many restrictions have been imposed on local governments pursuing reconstruction projects considering regional characteristics," adding, "We propose delegating the safety inspection standards announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to metropolitan local government heads to unify the authority for planning and promoting reconstruction projects under metropolitan local government heads."

In the process of reconstruction projects, safety inspections are the only ones that require approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The Democratic Party stated, "Since housing environments vary by local government, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's uniform setting of safety inspection standards has caused many difficulties in promoting reconstruction projects aimed at improving residential environments."

Rep. Kim explained, "The standards for safety inspections should be set and announced by the planners of maintenance plans; however, since granting authority to basic local government heads could cause side effects, the scope has been limited to metropolitan local governments."

He continued, "The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is imposing excessive administrative regulations that are out of touch with reality by uniformly setting safety inspection standards for local-level maintenance projects," and added, "It is necessary to improve outdated housing environments and enhance the quality of citizens' residential life through unnecessary regulatory reforms."

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