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The draft executive order has been developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment.
Federal Law No. 216-FZ On the Federal Budget for 2013 and the Planning Period of 2014 and 2015 of December 3, 2012 provides for budget allocations to the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources under the line of expenses entitled “Budget investments in state-owned unitary enterprises based on the right of economic jurisdiction” in the amount of 822.195 million roubles in 2013, 1.223 billion roubles in 2014 and 1.87 billion roubles in 2015. In addition, budget allocations in 2016 and 2017 are planned for the amount of 2.060 billion roubles.
In accordance with the executive order, the above budget allocations will be used to design or renovate the research vessels Akademik Alexander Karpinsky, Professor Logachev, Gelendzhik and Yuzhmorgeologia; for a main core sample storage facility operated by the Federal Core Material Fund; and for paleontological and lithological collections and collections of oils from Russian oil and gas provinces.