(Adopted at the Fourty-fourth Session of the Standing Committee of the SixthPeople's Congress of Shenzhen Municipality on August 26, 2020)

　　Article 1 for the purpose of improving the environmental public interest lawsuit system, promote green urban development, and build Shenzhen the first model of harmonious coexistence between man and nature in China, these Provisions are formulated in accordance with the basic principles of relevant laws and regulations and in light of the actual circumstances of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone.

　　Article 2 The environmental public interest lawsuits mentioned in these Provisions include civil lawsuits for environmental public interests and administrative lawsuits for environmental public interests.

　　Civil lawsuits for environmental public interests refer to the civil lawsuits filed by the people's procuratorates, relevant administrative organs, and social organizations in people's courts against acts that cause actual damage to the environment or destroy the ecosystem, or pose significant risks of damage, to protect public interests.

　　Administrative lawsuits for environmental public interests refer to the administrative lawsuits filed by people's procuratorates in people's courts against acts that cause damage to national interests or public interests due to the illegal exercise of functions and powers or inaction of administrative organs that are responsible for the supervision and administration over environmental and resource protection.

　　Administrative organs mentioned in these Provisions refer to administrative organs that are responsible for the supervision and administration over environmental and resource protection; social organizations mentioned in these Provisions refer to organizations that meet the provisions of Article 58 of the Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China and engage in public interest activities for environmental protection.

　　Article 3 People's procuratorates shall support or file environmental public interest lawsuits in accordance with the laws, regulations, and these Provisions.

　　Relevant administrative organs shall file civil lawsuits for environmental public interests related to their authorities and duties in accordance with the laws, regulations, and these Provisions.

　　Social organizations shall be encouraged to file civil lawsuits for environmental public interests related to their purposes and principal businesses.

　　The public shall have the right to give opinions on the work of environmental public interest lawsuits and to supervise the environmental public interest lawsuits filed by the people's procuratorates, relevant administrative organs, and social organizations, the implementation of mediation statements, judgments or decisions of the people's courts, and the ecological environment restoration.

　　Article 4 The people's court shall hear cases of environmental public interest lawsuits in accordance with the laws, regulations, and these Provisions.

　　Article 5 Functional departments of the municipal and district people's governments, including departments of development and reform, industry and information technology, finance, planning and natural resource, ecology and environment, housing and construction, traffic and transportation, water affairs, health, audit, market regulation, urban management and law enforcement, marine fishery, and forestry, shall carry out environmental and resource protection within the scope of their authorities and duties in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, and assist the people's procuratorates and people's courts in handling environmental public interest lawsuits according to the law.

　　Article 6 The people's procuratorates, relevant administrative organs, and social organizations may file environmental public interest lawsuits where there are any of the following acts that pollute the environment and destroy the ecology:

　　(1) Illegal discharge of pollutants causing air pollution;

　　(2) Illegal discharge of pollutants causing pollution of surface water and groundwater;

　　(3) Direct discharge of toxic and hazardous substances into the soil, illegal disposal of hazardous wastes, and illegal development and utilization of land, etc., which cause changes in the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of the soil and damage the functions and effectiveness of the soil;

　　(4) Illegal storage, utilization, and disposal of domestic waste, construction waste, and other solid waste that cause environmental pollution;

　　(5) Acts that threaten the ecological balance and cause damage to the living environment of animals and plants, including but not limited to illegal hunting and killing of rare or endangered wild animals, illegal consumption of wild animals and their products prohibited by laws and regulations, destroying the main habitats of wild animals, unlawful logging and deforestation, illegal felling of and destroying precious trees or other important plants under national protection, and the illegal introduction of animal and plant species;

　　(6) Acts that destroy the marine environment, including but not limited to illegal discharge of pollutants into the ocean, destroying mangroves, tidal flats, and coral reefs, illegal fishing of seafood, illegal mining of seabed minerals, illegal land reclamation from the sea, and illegal use of the sea;

　　(7) Other acts that pollute the environment and destroy the ecology.

　　Article 7 Any organization or individual shall have the right to report illegal acts that cause environmental pollution and damage to the ecology to the people's procuratorates, relevant administrative organs, and social organizations, and to offer recommendations on environmental public interest lawsuits.

　　Article 8 If any act that damage the social public interests are discovered by the people's procuratorates, including but not limited to act that causes environmental pollution and damage to the ecology, but no lawsuit has been filed by any relevant administrative organ or social organization. Where there are such acts, the people's procuratorates may file civil lawsuits for environmental public interests with the people's courts.

　　For cross-department, cross-field, and cross-regional major civil lawsuits for environmental public interests and criminal and civil lawsuits for environmental public interests, the people's procuratorates may directly file the lawsuits.

　　Article 9 Before filing a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests with the people's court, the people's procuratorate shall make an announcement in accordance with the law, and the announcement period shall be 30 days. Before or during the announcement, the people's procuratorate may urge or advise the relevant administrative organ and social organization to file a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests.

　　At the expiry of the announcement period, if the relevant administrative organ or social organization has not filed a lawsuit, the people's procuratorate shall file a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests with the people's court in accordance with the law.

　　Article 10 If the people's procuratorates discover any acts that cause damage to national interests or public interests due to the illegal exercise of functions and powers or inaction of relevant administrative organs, the people's procuratorates shall offer these organs procuratorial suggestions and urge them to fulfill their duties in accordance with the law.

　　The relevant administrative organ shall fulfill its duties in accordance with the law and give a reply in writing within two months from the date of receipt of the procuratorial suggestions; the relevant administrative organ shall give a reply in writing within 15 days from the date of receipt of the procuratorial suggestions for any of the following circumstances that cause environmental pollution and damage to the ecology:

　　(1) Circumstances that may seriously endanger the ecological environment;

　　(2) Circumstances that may cause damage to the ecological environment that is difficult to restore;

　　(3) Circumstances that may constantly aggravate the damage to the ecological environment;

　　(4) Other urgent circumstances that may lead to continuous and expanding damage to the national interests or public interests.

　　If the relevant administrative organ fails to fulfill their duties, in violation of law, the people's procuratorate shall file the administrative lawsuit for environmental public interests with the people's court in accordance with the law.

　　Article 11 Before filing civil lawsuits for environmental public interests with the people's courts, relevant administrative organs shall, in accordance with the law, take administrative supervision and management measures against the acts that cause environmental pollution and damage to the ecology in advance or at the same time.

　　Article 12 Before filing a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests, the people's procuratorate, the relevant administrative organ, and social organization may hold a hearing on the proposed lawsuit request and the facts and reasons on which it is based. The adoption of the hearing opinions shall be disclosed to the public.

　　Article 13 Evidence including but not limited to physical evidence, documentary evidence, audio-visual materials, and electronic data collected by the relevant administrative organ during administrative law enforcement may be used as evidence in a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests.

　　Article 14 The people's procuratorates may adopt the following methods to investigate and verify relevant cases, and relevant organizations and individuals shall provide cooperation:

　　(1) Consulting, extracting, and copying files regarding administrative law enforcement;

　　(2) inquiring the parties involved in a case, relevant personnel of administrative organs, witnesses, etc.;

　　(3) Interviewing the responsible personnel of administrative organs, enterprises, and public institutions, social organizations, or other organizations;

　　(4) Collecting evidence including but not limited to documentary evidence, physical evidence, audio-visual materials, electronic evidence at relevant organizations and places;

　　(5) Seeking advice on professional matters from relevant departments, industry associations, or professionals;

　　(6) Entrusting an agency with appraisal, evaluation, and audit;

　　(7) Inspecting and checking physical evidence and spots;

　　(8) Other legal investigation and verification methods.

　　Article 15 When investigating and verifying relevant information of a case, the people's procuratorate may be assisted by judicial police in the investigation. For any person who obstructs prosecutors from performing their duties with violence, threats, or other methods, judicial police may stop such persons in accordance with the law, forcibly take them away from the scene, or take other measures prescribed by law.

　　If any organization or individual that is obligated to assist in the investigation but refuse to cooperate, evade without cause, or obstruct prosecutors from performing their duties, the people's procuratorate shall order the violator to fulfill obligations to provide assistance; if such organization or individual is in violation of the public security administration, the violator shall be punished by public security organs in accordance with the law; if such violation is considered as a crime, the violator shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.

　　Article 16 A social organization may apply to the people's procuratorate for support when filing a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests. If the people's procuratorate deems it necessary to offer support, it may support the lawsuit by providing legal opinions, assisting in the investigation and collecting evidence, participating in hearings, submitting statements supporting the lawsuit, and being present in a court to state its opinions on supporting the lawsuit.

　　Article 17 Justice administrative department may provide public legal service including but not limited to legal consultation and judicial authentication for the social organization to file a civil lawsuit for the environmental public interests.

　　Volunteer organizations shall be encouraged to provide voluntary service for the social organizations to file civil lawsuits for the environmental public interests.

　　Article 18 When filing a civil lawsuit for the environmental public interests, the people's procuratorate, relevant administrative organ, or social organization shall disclose the following basic case information to the public: (1) Basic information of the parties involved;

　　(2) Time for prosecution and acceptance;

　　(3) Litigation request;

　　(4) Basic facts and reasons on which a litigation request is based.

　　Any other party who has the right to file a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests may apply to participate in the litigation.

　　After accepting a civil lawsuit for the environmental public interests, the people's court shall announce the acceptance of the case, and the announcement period shall not be shorter than 30 days. If the people's procuratorate has gone through the announcement procedure before the lawsuit, the people's court shall not make an announcement after the case has been filed, and the people's procuratorate shall disclose the basic information of the case to the public in accordance with the paragraph 1 of this article.

　　Article 19 When a people's court accepts a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests filed by a social organization, the people's court shall notify the people's procuratorate and relevant administrative organ within ten days from the date of acceptance.

　　If a people's procuratorate decides to support the prosecution, it shall notify the people's court five days before the court date.

　　Article 20 When a people's court is trying a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests and the plaintiff of the lawsuit applies for taking measures including but not limited to property preservation, evidence preservation, and behavior preservation, the plaintiff may apply for exemption from provision of guarantee.

　　Article 21 During a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests, if the environmental pollution and ecological destruction is ongoing, with the suggestions of the people's procuratorate or the application of relevant administrative organ and social organization, the people's court may issue an environmental protection injunction to order the offender to cease the pollution of the environment and destruction of the ecology.

　　After the issuance of the environmental protection injunction, if the offender takes effective measures to ensure that the damage does not continue to expand or that the risk of damage is eliminated, the offender may apply for having the injunction lifted. When necessary, the people's court may order the offender to provide a guarantee.

　　Article 22 The plaintiff and defendant of a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests may reach a settlement, and the people's court may also organize mediation. The settlement agreement or the mediation settlement agreement shall be without prejudice to national interests or public interests.

　　Before a settlement agreement is reached, the plaintiff or the people's procuratorate that supports the prosecution shall organize a hearing on the content of the agreement. The hearing process and the adoption of hearing opinions shall be disclosed to the public.

　　Article 23 After a settlement agreement or mediation settlement agreement is reached between the plaintiff and defendant of a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests, the people's court shall make an announcement of the content of such agreement to the public, and the announcement period shall not be shorter than 30 days.

　　Before the expiry of the announcement period, any organization or individual may submit a written objection to the people's court if it is supposed that the settlement agreement or mediation settlement agreement prejudices any national interests or public interests,. If the people's court believes that the objection is justified upon review, the people's court shall not confirm the settlement agreement or mediation settlement agreement, but continue to hear the case and make a judgment in accordance with the law.

　　If there is no objection before the expiry of the announcement period or objections are not justified, and the people's court believes that the settlement agreement or mediation settlement agreement is without prejudice to national interests or public interests, the people's court shall issue a statement of mediation in accordance with the law.

　　Article 24 A people's court shall select people's assessors with environmental professional knowledge or background to participate in the trial of an environmental public interest lawsuit.

　　Article 25 The prosecutor or other parties involved in an environmental public interest lawsuit may apply for personnel with special knowledge to provide professional opinions on the special issues involved in the lawsuit.

　　Upon the approval of the people's court, the opinions issued by professional institutions with corresponding qualifications or personnel with special knowledge on special issues including but not limited to environmental damage, compensation, and restoration, may be adopted as evidence after cross-examination.

　　Article 26 A prosecutor may apply for withdrawal of an environmental public interest lawsuit before the court debate ends. The people's court shall make an announcement to the public upon receiving the application for withdrawal of the lawsuit, and the announcement period shall not be shorter than 30 days.

　　Before the expiry of the announcement period, any organization or individual who believes that the withdrawal of the lawsuit is not conducive to the protection of national interests or public interests may submit a written objection to the people's court. If the people's court confirms that the objection is justified upon review, the people's court shall continue to hear the case and make a judgment in accordance with the law.

　　If there is no objection before the expiry of the announcement period or the objection is not justified and the people's court confirms that the withdrawal of the lawsuit is without prejudice to national interests or public interests, the people's court shall make its ruling to allow the withdrawal.

　　Article 27 Where a social organization files a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests and it is indeed difficult for the social organization to pay the legal fees, if the social organization applies for a postponement of payment in accordance with the law, the people's court may allow the postponement.

　　Where a social organization loses or partially loses the lawsuit and applies for a reduction or exemption of legal fees in accordance with the law, the people's court may approve the reduction or exemption based on the social organization's economic status and the trial of the case.

　　Article 28 Where a people's court makes a decision that the defendant of a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests shall have the obligation to restore the ecological environment, the people's procuratorate, relevant administrative organ, or social organization that filed the lawsuit shall have the right to supervise the defendant's fulfillment of its obligation to restore the ecological environment.

　　The ecological environment restoration plan made by the defendant mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be made public and subject to the supervision by the public. The people's court may entrust relevant administrative organs and institutions with professional qualifications with the evaluation of the ecological environment restoration. If the evaluation indicates that the restoration targets confirmed in the ecological environment restoration plan are not reached, the people's court shall order the defendant to continue fulfilling its restoration obligation or to bear the costs of alternative restoration.

　　Article 29 A fund for environmental public interests shall be established, and charitable trust management shall be implemented.

　　Article 30 Funding for the environmental public interest fund shall be raised from the following sources:

　　(1) Compensation for environmental damage and fees specified in an effective judgment and conciliation statement issued by a people's court regarding a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests;

　　(2) Compensation paid by the obligor regarding environmental pollution and ecological damage;

　　(3) Social donation;

　　(4) Other legal funding that complies with the funds articles of association.

　　Compensation and fees for environmental damage specified in the preceding paragraph shall include: the losses caused by the loss of service function from when the ecological environment is damaged to when the restoration is completed, the losses caused by permanent damage to the functions of the ecological environment, the fees for cleaning up pollution and restoring the ecological environment, reasonable fees incurred for preventing the occurrence and expansion of damage, and the punitive damages decided by a people's court.

　　Article 31 The fund for environmental public interests shall be used for the following matters:

　　(1) Expenditures for the alternative restoration against ecological and environmental damage, including but not limited to the preparation and implementation of restoration plans and the evaluation of restoration effects

　　(2) Expenditures required for filing a civil lawsuit for environmental public interests, including but not limited to the fees for investigation and evidence collection, appraisal and evaluation fees, legal costs, and attorney fees;

　　(3) Expenditures with clear purposes specified in legal documents;

　　(4) Expenditures for rewarding the organizations and individuals that have made significant contributions to the protection of the environment;

　　(5) Expenditures for addressing emergencies;

　　(6) Expenditures for public interest activities for environmental protection.

　　Article 32 These Provisions shall come into force on October 1, 2020.

深圳经济特区生态环境公益诉讼规定

　　（2020年8月26日深圳市第六届人民代表大会常务委员会第四十四次会议通过） 

　　第一条  为了健全生态环境公益诉讼制度，促进城市绿色发展，率先打造人与自然和谐共生的美丽中国典范，根据有关法律、行政法规的基本原则，结合深圳经济特区实际，制定本规定。 

　　第二条  本规定所称生态环境公益诉讼包括生态环境民事公益诉讼和生态环境行政公益诉讼。 

　　生态环境民事公益诉讼，是指人民检察院、有关行政机关和社会组织为了保护社会公共利益，对污染环境、破坏生态造成实际损害或者存在重大损害风险的行为，向人民法院提起的民事诉讼。 

　　生态环境行政公益诉讼，是指人民检察院对生态环境和资源保护等领域负有监督管理职责的行政机关违法行使职权或者不作为，致使国家利益或者社会公共利益受到侵害的行为，向人民法院提起的行政诉讼。 

　　本规定所称有关行政机关，是指对生态环境和资源保护等领域负有监督管理职责的行政机关；本规定所称社会组织，是指符合《中华人民共和国环境保护法》第五十八条规定，从事环境保护公益活动的组织。 

　　第三条  人民检察院依照法律、法规和本规定支持或者提起生态环境公益诉讼。 

　　有关行政机关依照法律、法规和本规定提起与其职责相关的生态环境民事公益诉讼。 

　　鼓励和支持社会组织提起与其宗旨和主要业务相关的生态环境民事公益诉讼。 

　　公众有权对生态环境公益诉讼工作提出意见，对人民检察院、有关行政机关和社会组织提起生态环境公益诉讼情况、人民法院调解书或者判决裁定执行情况、生态环境修复情况等进行监督。 

　　第四条  人民法院依照法律、法规和本规定审理生态环境公益诉讼案件。 

　　第五条  市、区人民政府发展改革、工业和信息化、财政、规划和自然资源、生态环境、住房和建设、交通运输、水务、卫生健康、审计、市场监管、城管和综合执法、海洋渔业、林业等职能部门，依照有关法律、法规的规定，在本部门职责范围内开展生态环境和资源保护工作，依法协助人民检察院、人民法院办理生态环境公益诉讼案件。 

　　第六条  有下列污染环境、破坏生态行为之一的，人民检察院、有关行政机关和社会组织可以提起生态环境公益诉讼： 

　　（一）非法排放污染物导致污染大气环境的； 

　　（二）非法排放污染物导致污染地表水体和地下水体等水环境的； 

　　（三）直接向土壤排放有毒有害物质、非法处置危险废物、违法开发利用土地等行为引起土壤化学、物理、生物等方面特性的改变，损害土壤功能和有效利用的； 

　　（四）非法储存、利用和处置生活垃圾、建筑垃圾及其他固体废物污染环境的； 

　　（五）非法捕猎、杀害珍稀或者濒危野生动物，非法食用法律、法规禁止食用的野生动物及其制品，破坏野生动物主要生息繁衍场所，盗伐、滥伐林木，非法采伐、毁坏珍贵树木或者国家重点保护的其他植物，非法引入威胁生态平衡动植物品种等破坏动植物生存环境的；  

　　（六）非法向海洋排放各类污染物，破坏红树林、滩涂、珊瑚礁，非法捕捞海产品，非法开采海底矿产资源，非法围填海，非法用海等破坏海洋生态环境的；  

　　（七）其他污染环境、破坏生态的行为。 

　　第七条  任何组织和个人均有权向人民检察院、有关行政机关和社会组织举报污染环境、破坏生态的违法行为，提出生态环境公益诉讼建议。 

　　第八条  人民检察院发现污染环境、破坏生态等损害社会公共利益的行为，有关行政机关和社会组织未提起诉讼的，可以向人民法院提起生态环境民事公益诉讼。 

　　对跨部门、跨领域、跨区域的重大生态环境民事公益诉讼案件以及生态环境刑事附带民事公益诉讼案件，人民检察院可以直接提起诉讼。 

　　第九条  人民检察院向人民法院提起生态环境民事公益诉讼前，应当依法公告，公告期间为三十日。公告前或者公告期间，人民检察院可以督促或者建议有关行政机关、社会组织提起生态环境民事公益诉讼。 

　　公告期间届满，有关行政机关、社会组织未提起诉讼的，人民检察院应当依法向人民法院提起生态环境民事公益诉讼。 

　　第十条  人民检察院发现有关行政机关违法行使职权或者不作为，致使国家利益或者社会公共利益受到侵害的，应当向其提出检察建议，督促其依法履行职责。 

　　有关行政机关应当及时依法履行职责，并在收到检察建议书之日起两个月内书面回复；污染环境、破坏生态行为有下列情形之一的，有关行政机关应当在收到检察建议书之日起十五日内书面回复： 

　　（一）可能严重危及生态环境安全的； 

　　（二）可能导致生态环境损害难以恢复的； 

　　（三）可能持续加重生态环境破坏的； 

　　（四）可能造成国家利益或者社会公共利益损害继续扩大的其他紧急情形。 

　　有关行政机关不依法履行职责的，人民检察院应当依法向人民法院提起生态环境行政公益诉讼。 

　　第十一条  有关行政机关向人民法院提起生态环境民事公益诉讼前，应当依法对污染环境、破坏生态的行为先行或者同时采取行政监督管理措施。 

　　第十二条  人民检察院、有关行政机关和社会组织提起生态环境民事公益诉讼前，可以就拟提出的诉讼请求及其所依据的事实和理由等事项举行听证。听证意见的采纳情况应当向社会公开。 

　　第十三条  有关行政机关在行政执法过程中调查收集的物证、书证、视听资料、电子数据等证据材料，在生态环境民事公益诉讼中可以作为证据使用。 

　　第十四条  人民检察院可以采取下列方式调查核实案件相关情况，有关组织和个人应当予以配合： 

　　（一）查阅、摘抄、复制行政执法卷宗材料； 

　　（二）询问案件当事人、行政机关相关人员、证人等； 

　　（三）约谈行政机关、企业事业单位、社会组织和其他组织负责人； 

　　（四）到有关单位和场所收集书证、物证、视听资料、电子证据等证据材料； 

　　（五）向相关部门、行业协会或者专业人员等征询对专业问题的意见； 

　　（六）委托鉴定、评估、审计； 

　　（七）勘验、检查物证和现场； 

　　（八）其他法定调查核实方式。 

　　第十五条  人民检察院调查核实案件相关情况，可以由司法警察协助调查。对以暴力、威胁或者其他方法阻碍检察人员执行职务的，司法警察可以依法予以制止、强行带离现场或者采取法律规定的其他措施。 

　　有义务协助调查的组织和个人拒绝、无故推拖或者妨碍检察人员执行职务的，由人民检察院责令其履行协助义务；构成违反治安管理行为的，由公安机关依法处罚；构成犯罪的，依法追究刑事责任。 

　　第十六条  社会组织提起生态环境民事公益诉讼，可以申请人民检察院支持起诉。人民检察院认为有必要的，可以通过提供法律意见、协助调查取证、参与听证、提交支持起诉意见书并出席法庭发表支持起诉意见等方式支持起诉。 

　　第十七条  司法行政部门可以为社会组织提起生态环境民事公益诉讼提供法律咨询和司法鉴定等公共法律服务。 

　　鼓励志愿者组织为社会组织提起生态环境民事公益诉讼提供志愿服务。 

　　第十八条  人民检察院、有关行政机关和社会组织提起生态环境民事公益诉讼时，应当将案件下列基本情况向社会公开： 

　　（一）当事人基本信息； 

　　（二）起诉和受理时间； 

　　（三）诉讼请求； 

　　（四）诉讼请求所依据的基本事实和理由等。 

　　有权提起生态环境民事公益诉讼的其他主体可以申请参加诉讼。 

　　人民法院受理生态环境民事公益诉讼后，应当公告案件受理情况，公告期间不少于三十日。人民检察院已经履行诉前公告程序的，人民法院立案后不再进行公告，由人民检察院依照本条第一款规定将案件基本情况向社会公开。 

　　第十九条  人民法院受理社会组织提起的生态环境民事公益诉讼案件，应当在受理之日起十日内告知人民检察院及有关行政机关。 

　　人民检察院决定支持起诉的，应当在开庭五日前告知人民法院。 

　　第二十条  人民法院在审理生态环境民事公益诉讼过程中，起诉人申请采取财产保全、证据保全、行为保全等措施时，可以申请免予提供担保。 

　　第二十一条  生态环境民事公益诉讼过程中，污染环境、破坏生态的行为正在发生的，经人民检察院建议或者有关行政机关和社会组织申请，人民法院可以作出环境保护禁令，责令行为人立即停止实施污染环境、破坏生态的行为。 

　　环境保护禁令作出后，行为人采取有效措施确保损害不再继续扩大或者消除损害风险的，可以申请解除禁令；必要时，人民法院可以责令行为人提供担保。 

　　第二十二条  生态环境民事公益诉讼起诉人可以与被告达成和解，人民法院也可以组织调解。和解、调解协议不得损害国家利益或者社会公共利益。 

　　和解协议达成前，起诉人或者支持起诉的人民检察院应当就协议内容组织听证。听证过程和听证意见采纳情况应当向社会公开。 

　　第二十三条  生态环境民事公益诉讼起诉人与被告达成和解协议或者调解协议后，人民法院应当将协议内容向社会公告，公告期间不少于三十日。 

　　公告期间届满前，任何组织和个人认为和解协议或者调解协议损害国家利益或者社会公共利益的，可以向人民法院提出书面异议。人民法院经审查认为异议成立的，应当不予确认和解协议或者调解协议，并继续审理案件，依法作出裁判。 

　　公告期间届满无异议或者异议不成立，人民法院经审查认为和解协议或者调解协议内容不损害国家利益或者社会公共利益的，依法出具调解书。 

　　第二十四条  人民法院应当选取具有生态环境专业知识或者职业背景的人民陪审员参加生态环境公益诉讼案件审判。 

　　第二十五条  生态环境公益诉讼起诉人及其他当事人可以申请具有专门知识的人员对诉讼中涉及的专门性问题提出专业意见。 

　　经人民法院准许，具备相应资质的专业机构或者具有专门知识的人员对生态环境损害、赔偿、修复等专门性问题提出的意见，经质证后可以作为证据使用。 

　　第二十六条  生态环境民事公益诉讼案件法庭辩论终结前，起诉人可以申请撤回起诉。人民法院接到撤回起诉申请后应当向社会公告，公告期间不少于三十日。 

　　公告期间届满前，任何组织和个人认为撤回起诉不利于保护国家利益或者社会公共利益的，可以向人民法院提出书面异议。人民法院经审查认为异议成立的，应当继续审理并依法作出裁判。 

　　公告期间届满无异议或者异议不成立，人民法院审查认为撤回起诉不损害国家利益或者社会公共利益的，应当裁定准许撤回起诉。 

　　第二十七条  社会组织提起生态环境民事公益诉讼，交纳诉讼费用确有困难，依法申请缓交的，人民法院可以准许。 

　　社会组织败诉或者部分败诉，依法申请减交或者免交诉讼费用的，人民法院可以视其经济状况和案件审理情况予以准许。 

　　第二十八条  人民法院判决生态环境民事公益诉讼案件被告承担生态环境修复义务的，提起诉讼的人民检察院、有关行政机关、社会组织有权监督其履行生态环境修复义务。 

　　前款规定的被告作出的生态环境修复方案应当向社会公开，接受社会监督。人民法院可以委托有关行政机关、具有专业资质的机构对生态环境修复效果进行评估。经评估未达到生态环境修复方案确定修复目标的，人民法院应当责令该被告继续履行修复义务，或者承担替代性修复的费用。 

　　第二十九条  设立生态环境公益基金，实行慈善信托管理。 

　　第三十条  生态环境公益基金通过下列来源筹集资金： 

　　（一）生态环境民事公益诉讼中，人民法院生效裁判文书、调解书确定的生态环境损害赔偿金和费用； 

　　（二）污染环境、破坏生态赔偿义务人主动缴纳的生态环境损害赔偿金； 

　　（三）社会捐赠； 

　　（四）符合章程规定的其他合法资金。 

　　前款规定的生态环境损害赔偿金和费用包括：生态环境受到损害至修复完成期间服务功能丧失导致的损失，生态环境功能永久性损害造成的损失，清除污染、修复生态环境的费用，防止损害发生和扩大所支出的合理费用，以及人民法院判决的惩罚性赔偿金。 

　　第三十一条  生态环境公益基金应当用于下列事项： 

　　（一）修复方案编制、实施及修复效果评估等生态环境损害替代性修复支出； 

　　（二）提起生态环境民事公益诉讼所需的调查取证、鉴定评估、诉讼费、律师代理等相关费用支出； 

　　（三）生效法律文书明确用途的相关支出； 

　　（四）对保护生态环境作出显著贡献的组织和个人奖励支出； 

　　（五）应急处置阶段发生的相关费用； 

　　（六）生态环境保护公益活动支出。 

　　第三十二条  本规定自2020年10月1日起施行。