十二届全国人大常委会第十二次会议12月28日表决通过了《中华人民共和国航道法》。国家主席习近平签署第17号主席令予以公布。航道法将于2015年3月1日起施行,共分7章48条,分别为:总则、航道规划、航道建设、航道养护、航道保护、法律责任和附则。法律明确,国务院交通运输主管部门主管全国航道管理工作,并按照国务院的规定直接管理跨省、自治区、直辖市的重要干线航道和国际、国境河流 The Twelfth Session of the 12th NPC Standing Committee passed the “People’s Republic of China Waterway Law” on December 28. President Xi Jinping signed No. 17 Chairman Order to be announced. The Waterway Law will come into force on March 1, 2015 and is divided into 7 chapters and 48 chapters, which are: General Provisions, Waterway Planning, Waterway Construction, Waterway Maintenance, Waterway Protection, Legal Liability and Supplementary Provisions. The law is clear that the State Council department in charge of transportation is in charge of national waterway management and directly manages the major arterial watercourses and international and national rivers in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government according to the provisions of the State Council