2009年5月20日,江苏省十一届人大常委会第九次会议审议通过了《江苏省人民代表大会常务委员会关于促进农作物秸秆综合利用的决定》(以下简称《决定》),并定于2009年6月1日起开始实施(全文见后页)。这标志着促进农作物秸秆综合利用工作开始依法进行,为各级政府及政府有关部门依法行政提供了法律依据,必将有 On May 20, 2009, the 9th meeting of the Standing Committee of Jiangsu Province Eleventh National People’s Congress examined and adopted Decision of Standing Committee of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress on Promoting Comprehensive Utilization of Crop Straw (hereinafter referred to as “Decision”), Effective June 1, 2009 (full text see later). This indicates that the work of promoting the comprehensive utilization of crop stalks begins to be carried out in accordance with the law and provides the legal basis for the administration by law at all levels of government and relevant government departments according to law.