Gyeonggi-do Requests Government to Remove Temporary Clause on Special Cases in US Military Return Land Individual Act

Proposal to Make Special Provisions Permanent for U.S. Military Returned Land Development
Province Requests Revision of Temporary Provisions in Individual Laws
Ahead of Expiration, Province Urges National Assembly and Ministries to Amend Special Provisions for U.S. Military Returned Land

Gyeonggi Province has proposed to the government and the National Assembly the deletion of temporary provisions stipulated in individual laws to facilitate the smooth promotion of the U.S. military returned land development project.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

According to Gyeonggi Province on the 1st, the province sent requests to related ministries such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Korea Forest Service, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, and the relevant standing committees in the National Assembly, including the Planning and Finance Committee and the Administration and Safety Committee, to delete four temporary provisions in individual laws: ▲Reduction of farmland preservation charges in the Enforcement Decree of the Farmland Act (deadline: May 17, 2025) ▲Reduction of substitute forest resource creation costs in the Enforcement Decree of the Mountainous Districts Management Act (deadline: August 31, 2025) ▲Reduction of corporate tax and income tax under the Restriction of Special Taxation Act (deadline: December 31, 2025) ▲Exemption from acquisition tax under the Restriction of Local Tax Special Cases Act (deadline: December 31, 2025).

Additionally, the province plans to deliver the proposal to lawmakers who have introduced amendments related to U.S. military base areas in the 22nd National Assembly, including Representative Park Ji-hye (Uijeongbu-si Gap), Representative Lee Jae-gang (Uijeongbu-si Eul), and Representative Kim Seong-won (Dongducheon·Yangju·Yeoncheon Eul), who proposed the Special Act on Support for Long-term Non-returned U.S. Military Base Areas.

The U.S. military base areas require considerable time for procedures such as delayed return, environmental pollution cleanup, land use planning, and permits, making it difficult to continuously apply practical benefits solely through temporary special provisions included in individual laws.

Accordingly, the province, after gathering opinions from cities and counties promoting development, holds the position that the temporary deadlines for special provisions related to U.S. military base areas should be deleted or made permanent.

Jung Chang-seop, Gyeonggi Province’s Military Cooperation Officer, said, “The U.S. military returned land development project requires long-term administrative procedures and complex maintenance processes, so temporary special provisions have limitations in inducing and supporting development,” adding, “We will make the special provisions permanent to provide more practical help for regional development.”