Supporting Implementation of the Legal and Regulatory Framework for Albania's Water Supply, Waste Water, and Solid Waste Sectors

摘要

This interim report summarizes the work performed by the Contractor s Senior Legal/Regulatory Specialist in Tirana, Albania October 7 - 15, 1996. Initially, the Contractor was tasked to: 1) resolve certain jurisdictional conflicts existing between the National Water Resources Law and the National Water Sector Regulatory Act; and, 2) continue work on elaboration of the legal and administrative structure of the regulatory commission authorized under the latter act. Following consultations in the field, USAID s Resident Urban Infrastructure Advisor directed the Contractor to focus efforts on those activities identified under Task 2 of the Statement of Work. Progress to date in developing the organizational and administrative structures of the National Waster Supply, Wastewater and Solid Waste Regulatory Commission (Commission) has been hampered by the political uncertainty attendant to recent elections. With those elections now completed, and appointment of the Minister of Public Works, Territorial Adjustment and Tourism immanent, the prospects for rapid progress toward creation of a rudimentary regulatory capacity are better now than they have been since May.