This Regional Act consists of 19 articles implementing Legislative Decree No. 152 of 1999, amending Regional Act No. 46 of 1993 as well as Regional Act No. 23 of 1998. Article 1 provides for the establishment of a documentary centre intended for the collection of data concerning the characteristics of basins and for the elaboration, management and dissemination of said data, in accordance with Legislative Decree No. 152 of 1999. The Regional Agency for the protection of the environment is in charge of the approval of the water protection plan referred to in article 44 of Legislative Decree No. 152 of 1999. Following the approval of the plan, the regional authority shall elaborate a programme concerning the environmental quality objectives, the protection measures to be undertaken, the priorities and costs of special interventions. Article 3 concerns the authorization to discharges that may be issued by the local authorities. The Region shall disseminate the information regarding water quality and submit to the National Agency for the Protection of the Environment (ANPA) all the particulars concerning the enforcement of Legislative Decree No. 152 of 1999. Article 8 concerns the financial resources to be allocated by the Region in order to enable the elaboration of the waste disposal regional plan. Article 10 concerns the financial support to fishery and aquaculture enterprises.