【正文】 nd such demarcation shall be arranged by the land administration department together with the agriculture administration department of a people39。s governments shall make arrangements for rural collective economic organizations to conduct, in accordance with overall plans for land utilization, allround improvement of the fields, water conservancy, roads and forests and development of the villages in order to improve the quality of the cultivated land, increase the efficient area of cultivated land and better the conditions of agricultural production and the ecological environment. Local people39。s governments at all levels shall take measures to protect irrigation and drainage facilities, improve soil, increase soil fertility and prevent desertification, salinization, and soil erosion and contamination. Article 36 In nonagricultural construction, attention shall be paid to economizing on the use of land. Where wasteland can be used, no cultivated land may be used。s governments at or above the county level may require the units that wish to use cultivated land to move the arable layer of cultivated land to the reclaimed land or to land of inferior quality, or to other cultivated land for improving soil. Article 33 People39。s government at the provincial level, the change shall be made in accordance with the document of approval issued by such government. Article 27 The State shall establish a land survey system. Land administration departments of people39。s governments of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government. Among these, the ones drawn up by townships (towns) may be submitted for approval to the people39。s government at the next higher level. In drawing up their overall plans for land utilization, the people39。s government. Disputes between units shall be handled by people39。 land already owned by a peasant collective of a township (town) shall be operated and managed by the rural collective economic organization of the township (town). Article 11 Land owned by peasant collectives shall be registered with and recorded by people39。 and unused land means land other than land for agriculture and construction. All units and individuals shall use land in strict pliance with the purposes of use defined in the overall plans for land utilization. Article 5 The land administration department under the State Council shall be in charge of unified administration of and supervision over the land throughout the country. The establishment and duties of the land administration departments of local people39。s Republic of China on August 29, 1998。 Land Administration Law of the People39。s Congress on August 29, 1998 and promulgated by Order of the President of the People39。 land for construction means land for constructing buildings and other structures, including land for housing in urban and rural areas, for public utilities, for factories and mines, for munications and water conservancy, for tourism and for military installations。 groups。s government for approval. Article 16 Disputes over ownership of land or the right to the use of land shall be solved through consultation between the parties. If such consultation fails, the disputes shall be handled by the people39。s government at the next higher level and the area of cultivated land reserved shall not be smaller than the control norm set in the overall plan for land utilization of the people39。s governments of the provinces or autonomous regions, before they are submitted to the State Council for approval. The overall plans for land utilization other than the ones mentioned in the second and third paragraph of this Article shall be submitted for approval level by level up to the people39。s governments of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government and the plan is within the limits of the approval authority of a people39。s governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall formulate plans for land reclamation, see that the unit that uses cultivated land reclaims land according to plan or arranges reclamation according to plan, and conduct inspection before acceptance. Article 32 Local people39。s government at the county level. Article 35 People39。s governments at all levels shall take measures to transform the medium and lowyield fields and improve idle and waste land. Article 42 Land users that cause damage to land as a result of digging, subsiding or crumbling under heavy weight shall be responsible for recultivating the land in accordance with the relevant regulations of the State. Where conditions do not permit such recultivation or the land recultivated does not meet the requirements, the user shall pay charges for recultivation, which shall exclusively be used for the purpose. The land recultivated shall first be used for agriculture. Chapter V Land to Be Used for Construction Article 43 All units and individuals that need land for construction purposes shall, in accordance with law, apply for the use of Stateowned land, with the exception of the collective economic organizations and peasants of such organizations that have lawfully obtained approval of using the land owned by peasant collectives of these organizations to build township or town enterprises or to build houses for villagers and the units and individuals that have lawfully obtained approval of using the land owned by peasant collectives to build public utilities or public welfare undertakings of a township (town) or village. The Stateowned land mentioned in the preceding paragraph includes land owned by the State and land originally owned by peasant collectives but expropriated by the State. Article 44 Where land for agriculture is to be used for construction purposes, the formalities of examination and approval shall be gone through for the conversion of use.