Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters necessary for efficiently solving traffic problems in metropolitan areas in a metropolitan level.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Feb. 22, 2012; Aug. 6, 2013; Jul. 24, 2015; Jun. 9, 2020; Oct. 20, 2020; Nov. 15, 2022; Apr. 22, 2025; Dec. 2, 2025>
1. The term “metropolitan area” means any of the following regions prescribed by Presidential Decree:
(a) A Special Metropolitan City or a Metropolitan City under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Local Autonomy Act and any region sharing the same commuting area with such city;
(b) A city, other than those referred to in item (a), which is a provincial-capital large city having a population of 500,000 or more under Article 198 (1) of the Local Autonomy Act (hereinafter referred to as “provincial-capital large city”) and any region sharing the same commuting area with such city;
2. The term "metropolitan transport" means the following facilities, which are transport facilities for dealing with the demand for metropolitan transport:
(a) A road that spans 2 or more of Special Metropolitan Cities, Metropolitan Cities, a Special Self-Governing City, Dos, or Special Self-Governing Dos (hereafter in this Article referred to as “Si/Dos”), as well as provincial-capital large cities, and that meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereafter in this Article referred to as “metropolitan road”);
(b) Urban railroads (referring to urban railroads defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Urban Railroad Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) or railroads (referring to railroads defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on Railroad Construction and Railroad Facilities Management Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) operated across at least 2 Cities/Dos or provincial-capital large cities, which meet the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "metropolitan railroads");
(c) A parking lot constructed in the vicinity of an metropolitan railroads station located in the outskirts of the city which is the center of metropolitan transport;
(d) A public depot established by the head of a local government, which are provided for passenger transport service under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Passenger Transport Service Act or trucking transport business under subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Trucking Transport Business Act;
(e) A truck stop defined in subparagraph 10 of Article 2 of the Trucking Transport Business Act, which are built by the head of a local government;
(f) The stream-lined bus transit system under subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the Act on the Act on the Support and Promotion of Use of Public Transportation, which meets the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree;
(g) Transfer centers and intermodal transfer centers under Article 2 of the National Transport System Efficiency Act, which meet the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "transfer centers and intermodal transfer centers");
(h) Other transport facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree;
3. The term “metropolitan bus transport business” means a route-based passenger motor vehicle transport business and a demand-responsive passenger motor vehicle transport business under Article 3 (1) 1 and 3 of the Passenger Motor Vehicle Transport Business Act, which operate across 2 or more Si/Dos and provincial-capital large cities within a metropolitan area and meet the requirements prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 3(Formulation of master plans for metropolitan transport) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall, for the efficient management of metropolitan transport within a metropolitan area, formulate a metropolitan transport master plan covering a 20-year period (hereafter in this Article referred to as “metropolitan transport master plan”) after hearing the opinions of the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies and the Special Metropolitan Mayor, Metropolitan Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Do Governor having jurisdiction over the administrative districts included in the metropolitan area (hereafter in this Article referred to as “Mayor/Do Governor”). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Aug. 6, 2013; Apr. 22, 2025>
(2) The master plan for metropolitan transport shall include the following matters:
1. Matters concerning the current status of metropolitan transport and the prediction of long-term demand for transportation;
2. Matters concerning objectives of master plans for metropolitan transport and strategies for phased-in implementation;
3. Matters concerning the improvement of metropolitan transport systems and the management of demand for metropolitan transport;
4. Matters concerning long-term expansion of metropolitan transport facilities and connection with other transport facilities;
5. Matters concerning long-term expansion and improvement of means of public transport in metropolitan areas;
6. Matters concerning the basic direction-setting for raising financial resources necessary for the construction of metropolitan transport facilities and the priority order of investment;
7. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree for the improvement of metropolitan transport.
(3) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to determine or modify a master plan for metropolitan transport, they shall undergo deliberation by the National Transport Commission established under Article 106 of the National Transport System Efficiency Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"); provided, in the case of the modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, deliberation by the Committee shall not be required. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(4) When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport determines or modifies an metropolitan transport master plan pursuant to paragraph (3), they shall hold a public hearing before deliberation by the Committee to hear opinions of residents, relevant experts, etc.; provided, this shall not apply in the case of the modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
Article 3-2(Formulation of master plans for metropolitan transport) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall formulate a five-year implementation plan for metropolitan transport (hereinafter referred to as "metropolitan transport implementation plan") after hearing the opinions of the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors, in order to expand metropolitan transport facilities and to effectively promote the improvement of metropolitan transport systems in metropolitan areas determined by the master plan for metropolitan transport. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to determine or modify an inter-city transport implementation plan, they shall undergo deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission under Article 8 (hereinafter referred to as the "Metropolitan Transport Commission"); provided, where deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall not be required in the case of the modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 18, 2018>
(3) When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport determines or modifies a metropolitan transport implementation plan under paragraph (2), they shall hold a public hearing before deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission to hear opinions of residents, relevant experts, etc.; provided, this shall not apply in the case of the modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 18, 2018>
(4) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall publicly notify a metropolitan transport implementation plan, formulated or modified pursuant to paragraph (2), and notify the heads of related central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors of such plan, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 4(Relationship to other plans) #
(1) A master plan for, and an implementation plan for inter-city transport shall take precedence over a master plan for urban traffic improvement under the Urban Traffic Improvement Promotion Act or a transport plan formulated under other statutes or regulations (hereinafter referred to as "transport plan"); provided, the same shall not apply to transport plans formulated by the head of the competent local government in order to deal with the demand for transport within the jurisdiction of a single metropolitan local government.
(2) Where the head of a relevant central administrative agency, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) intends to formulate a transport plan not in compliance with a metropolitan transport master plan or an metropolitan transport implementation plan, they shall undergo deliberation by the Commission. In such cases, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall request the Commission to deliberate on such plan through the Mayor/Do Governor.
(3) When a transport plan has undergone deliberation by the Committee pursuant to paragraph (2), the metropolitan transport master plan and the metropolitan transport implementation plan shall be deemed to have been modified accordingly.
(4) The heads of relevant central administrative agencies, Mayors/Do Governors, and the heads of Sis/Guns/Gus shall faithfully implement the matters included in the master plan for, and the implementation plan for metropolitan transport in the business plan of the relevant agencies.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 5(Implementation plans) #
(1) The heads of relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors shall formulate an implementation plan by jurisdiction and an annual plan (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plan") to implement the metropolitan transport implementation plan and submit it to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall finalize an implementation plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) after deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission and notify the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors thereof. The same shall also apply to any modification of the finalized implementation plan. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 18, 2018>
(3) Upon receipt of notification of a finalized implementation plan, the head of the relevant central administrative agency and the Mayor/Do Governor shall publicly notify such finalized implementation plan without delay.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 6(Evaluation and ex post facto management of implementation plans) #
(1) The heads of relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors shall submit to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport the outcomes of executing implementation plans (where the outcomes of executing implementation are poor, including the grounds therefor, future measures, etc.) as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems it necessary for the smooth implementation of an metropolitan transport implementation plan after examining the outcomes of executing the implementation plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), they may recommend the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors to make improvements or request them to make corrections. Upon receipt of a recommendation for improvement or a request for correction, the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors shall take necessary measures. <Amended on Feb. 22, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 7(Measures to improve metropolitan transport over two or more local governments) #
(1) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems it necessary to facilitate smooth dealing with demand for metropolitan transport as projects prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as housing site development projects, etc. under the Housing Site Development Promotion Act, are dispersed across regions, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may formulate comprehensive measures to improve metropolitan transport spanning at least two local governments. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to finalize or amend measures to improve metropolitan transport under paragraph (1), they shall undergo deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission and notify the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and the heads of local governments of such measures; provided, if they intend to modify minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall not be required in the case of the modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 18, 2018>
(3) The heads of relevant central administrative agencies and the heads of local governments shall faithfully implement measures to improve metropolitan transport finalized pursuant to paragraph (2).
(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems it necessary for the smooth implementation of measures to improve metropolitan transport after examining the status of implementation of measures to improve metropolitan transport finalized pursuant to paragraph (2), they may recommend the head of the relevant central administrative agency or the head of the relevant local government to make improvements or request the head of the relevant local government to take corrective measures. Upon receipt of such recommendation or request for improvement, the head of the relevant central administrative agency or the head of the relevant local government shall take necessary measures. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(5) Matters necessary for the details, etc. of measures to improve metropolitan transport under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 7-2(Measures to improve metropolitan transport for large-scale development projects) #
(1) The Mayors/Do Governors of the areas where a development project, the development area of which is at least 500,000 square meters or the population or the capacity of which is at least 10,000 persons, which falls under any of the following subparagraphs (hereinafter referred to as "large-scale development project"), which affects the metropolitan transport in a metropolitan area (hereinafter referred to as "large-scale development project"), shall formulate measures to improve metropolitan transport in accordance with the development project and submit such measures to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 18, 2023>
1. A housing site development project under the Housing Site Development Promotion Act;
2. A housing construction project and a housing site preparation project under the Housing Act;
3. A project for developing publicly-funded private rental housing under the Special Act on Private Rental Housing;
4. An urban development project under the Urban Development Act;
5. Other projects prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where a development project under paragraph (1) falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may directly formulate measures to improve metropolitan transport in accordance with such project, following consultation with the Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the area where the project is implemented. <Amended on Feb. 22, 2012; Mar. 23, 2013; Jun. 9, 2020>
1. A project for which the State directly implements or grants permission, approval, or authorization (excluding where the authority for permission, approval, or authorization is delegated to a Mayor/Do Governor) and which is deemed necessary to achieve the policy objectives of urgent easing of housing shortage or balanced regional development, etc.;
2. Where it is necessary to improve the management of metropolitan transport spanning at least two local governments, such as the expansion of metropolitan transport facilities and means of transportation, and where the head of the relevant local government requests such improvement.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall finalize measures to improve metropolitan transport submitted or formulated pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) after deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Committee and shall notify the Mayors/Do Governors of the areas where measures to improve metropolitan transport have been submitted or the project is implemented. The same shall also apply to any modification to the finalized measures to improve metropolitan transport. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 18, 2018>
Article 7-3 #
Deleted. <Feb. 22, 2012>
Article 7-4(Special cases concerning design of metropolitan roads) #
(1) If the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems it necessary to match or harmonize the structures, facilities, etc. of the entire metropolitan road for the smooth traffic and traffic safety, when a road management authority constructs or improve a metropolitan road in accordance with a master plan or an implementation plan for metropolitan transport, they may, notwithstanding Article 31 of the Road Act, formulate a basic design for the construction or improvement of a metropolitan road (referring to a basic design that includes outline of the outline of construction works, the type of major structures, the policy of detailed design for the specific implementation of construction works, etc.; hereinafter the same shall apply). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 14, 2014>
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has formulated a basic design pursuant to paragraph (1), they shall notify the head of a local government having jurisdiction over the relevant metropolitan road of such fact. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(3) The head of a local government notified of the basic design pursuant to paragraph (2) shall formulate and implement detailed designs for the construction or improvement of metropolitan roads in accordance with the basic design. In such cases, the head of the local government shall consult with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport before formulating the detailed designs. The same shall also apply to any modification of the detailed designs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(4) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may delegate their authority over basic design under paragraph (1) and consultation under paragraph (3) to the head of an affiliated agency having jurisdiction over an area where such metropolitan road is located. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 7-5(Recognition of road routes according to measures to improve metropolitan transport) #
(1) The Mayor/Do Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall recognize and publicly announce routes under the Road Act on roads to be constructed in accordance with measures to improve metropolitan transport finalized pursuant to Article 7-2 (3) according to the functions or purposes of the roads classified in such measures.
(2) Matters necessary for the details, methods, etc. of public announcement under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 7-6(Establishment and operation of metropolitan transport account) #
(1) To transparently and efficiently manage the financial resources for the measures to improve metropolitan transport under Article 7-2, a development project implementer prescribed by Presidential Decree among public institutions under Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions shall establish a metropolitan transport account that is separate from the implementer’s own account.
(2) The metropolitan transport account under paragraph (1) shall be accounted for separately from the accounts of the development project implementer under that paragraph.
(3) A development project implementer under paragraph (1) shall, each year, formulate an operational plan for the metropolitan transport account for that year and submit it to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. In such case, the operational plan for the metropolitan transport account shall include the investment and execution plan for the relevant measures to improve metropolitan transport.
(4) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall finalize the operational plan for the metropolitan transport account submitted under paragraph (3) after deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission.
(5) A development project implementer under paragraph (1) shall faithfully implement the operational plan for the metropolitan transport account finalized under paragraph (4).
(6) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (5), matters necessary for the operation of the metropolitan transport account shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Apr. 22, 2025]
[Previous Article 7-6 moved to Article 7-12 <Apr. 22, 2025>]
Article 7-7(Approval of road project plans under measures to improve metropolitan transport) #
(1) If any of the following persons (hereafter in this Article referred to as “road project implementer”) intends to implement a road project prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the construction, expansion, or change of a road that passes through 2 or more Si/Dos and is included in the measures to improve metropolitan transport (referring to a road under Article 2 (1) of the Road Act or a road that constitutes infrastructure under Article 2 (6) (a) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act; the same shall apply in this Article and in Article 7-10), they may obtain approval or approval for modification of the road project plan from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and implement the project, if necessary for the prompt implementation of the road project:
1. Public institutions referred to in Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions;
2. A local public corporation under Article 49 of the Local Public Enterprises Act.
(2) A road project implementer who seeks approval under paragraph (1) shall formulate a road project plan that includes the following matters and submit it to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport:
1. The type and name of the road;
2. The area or scale of the project;
3. The location of the road project site;
4. The name and address of the project implementer;
5. The project implementation period;
6. The purpose and reasons for the construction;
7. The documents required for expropriation, etc. of land under Article 7-9 (1);
8. Other matters necessary for the implementation of the road project as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) When approving or approving amendments to a road project plan under paragraph (1), the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall follow the following procedures in the order set forth below; provided, the Minister may omit part or all of the procedures if confidentiality is required for national defense or if the modification involve minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree:
1. Public announcement of matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as the address, drawings, and area of the road project;
Article 7-8(Deemed approval, permission under other statutes) #
(1) Where approval or approval for modifications of a road project plan has been granted under Article 7-7, the matters that have been consulted in advance with the heads of the relevant administrative agencies concerning the approvals, permissions, authorizations, decisions, reports, designations, consultations, etc. (hereafter in this Article referred to as “authorization or permission, etc.”) under the following subparagraphs shall be deemed to have been granted such authorization or permission, etc.; and when a public notice under Article 7-7 (5) has been issued, it shall be deemed that the public notices or announcements required under the relevant statutes for such authorization or permission, etc. has been obtained:
1. Building permission under Article 11 of the Building Act; building reports under Article 14 of that Act; modification of matters permitted or reported under Article 16 of that Act; permission for, or reports on, temporary buildings under Article 20 of that Act; and consultation on building works under Article 29 of that Act;
2. The examination for publication of maps, etc. under Article 15 (4) of the Act on the Establishment and Management of Spatial Data, and the notification of commencement, modification, and completion of a project under Article 86 (1) of that Act;
3. The permission for the occupation or use of public waters under Article 8 of the Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act; the consultation or approval for occupation or use under Article 10 of that Act; the approval or notification of the implementation plan for occupation or use under Article 17 of that Act; the reclamation license for public waters under Article 28 of that Act; the public notice of a reclamation license under Article 33 of that Act; the consultation or approval for reclamation implemented by the State, etc. under Article 35 of that Act; and the approval and public notice of a public waters reclamation implementation plan under Article 38 of that Act;
4. Disuse of administrative property under Article 11 of the Public Property and Commodity Management Act, and the permission for the use of administrative property under Article 20 of that Act;
5. The permission for the use of administrative property under Article 30 of the State Property Act, and the disuse of administrative property under Article 40 of that Act;
6. The determination of a urban or Gun management plan under Article 30 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act (limited to the determination of urban or Gun management plans concerning roads among the facilities under Article 2 (6) (a) of that Act and the green areas and transport plazas installed for buffering purposes in connection therewith); the determination of district unit plans under Article 50 of that Act; the permission for development activities under Article 56 of that Act; the permission for activities within an urbanization control zone under Article 81 (2) of that Act; the designation of the implementer of a urban or Gun planning facility project under Article 86 of that Act; the preparation and approval of the implementation plan under Article 88 of that Act; and the permission to enter another person’s land under Article 130 of that Act;
Article 7-9(Expropriation of land) #
(1) A road project implementer may expropriate or use the following property or rights if necessary for implementing a road project:
1. Land, buildings, or objects affixed to the land;
2. Rights other than ownership relating to the land, buildings, or objects affixed to the land.
(2) If a road project implementer deems it particularly necessary for implementing a road project, they may temporarily use any of the following property or rights adjacent to the road project site:
1. Land, buildings, or objects affixed to the land;
2. Rights other than ownership relating to the land, buildings, or objects affixed to the land.
(3) With respect to the expropriation or use under paragraph (1), the Act on the Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects shall apply mutatis mutandis. In such cases, when the road project plan has been approved and publicly notified under Article 7-7 (5), it shall be deemed that the project approval and the public notice of project approval under Articles 20 (1) and 22 of that Act have been made, and the road project implementer may file an application for adjudication during the implementation period of the road project, notwithstanding Articles 23 (1) and 28 (1) of that Act.
[This Article Added on Apr. 22, 2025]
[Previous Article 7-9 moved to Article 7-15 <Apr. 22, 2025>]
Article 7-10(Mutatis mutandis application of vesting of public facilities) #
If the road project implementer installs a new road as a public facility (referring to a "public facility" under subparagraph 13 of Article 2 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) or installs a road as a public facility that replaces an existing public facility, Article 65 of that Act shall apply mutatis mutandis. In such cases, the "Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the head of a Si/Gun" shall be construed as the "Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport," and "development activity permission" as "approval of a road project plan".
[This Article Added on Apr. 22, 2025]
[Previous Article 7-10 moved to Article 7-16 <Apr. 22, 2025>]
Article 7-11(Completion inspection) #
(1) When a road project implementer completes a road project, they shall, without delay, undergo a completion inspection by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) If the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport recognizes that the road project has been completed, they shall issue a completion inspection certificate to the road project implementer and publicly announce it in the Official Gazette, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(3) When the road project implementer undergoes a completion inspection under paragraph (1), it shall be deemed that they have undergone the completion inspection or received the completion approval required for the relevant project under the permits and approvals deemed granted under Article 7-8.
(4) When the road project implementer undergoes a completion inspection under paragraph (1), it shall be deemed that they have undergone the completion inspection or received the completion approval required for the relevant project under the permits and approvals deemed granted under Article 7-8.
[This Article Added on Apr. 22, 2025]
[Previous Article 7-11 moved to Article 7-17 <Apr. 22, 2025>]
Article 7-12(Designation of metropolitan transport special countermeasure district) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may designate an area where traffic inconvenience is severe due to a significant delay, etc. in implementing measures to improve metropolitan transport under Article 7-2 as a metropolitan transport special countermeasure district (hereinafter referred to as "special countermeasure district") directly or at the request of a Mayor/Do Governor.
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or a Mayor/Do Governor shall gather consensus from residents, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, relevant experts, etc. before designating a special countermeasure district or requesting the designation thereof pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport designates a special countermeasure district or alters such designation pursuant to paragraph (1), they shall undergo deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission; provided, this shall not apply in the case of modification of minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport designates a special countermeasure district or alters such designation, they shall publicly notify the details thereof in the Official Gazette, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(5) Other matters necessary for the standards and procedures for designating special countermeasure districts shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Apr. 7, 2020]
[Moved from Article 7-6 <Apr. 22, 2025>]
Article 7-13(Cancellation of designation of special countermeasure districts) #
(1) Where the objectives of designating a special countermeasure district are achieved through sufficient implementation of the special measures for metropolitan transport under Article 7-14 have been fully implemented, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may cancel the designation of the special countermeasure district after deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, directly or at the request of the Mayor/Do Governor. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport cancels designation pursuant to paragraph (1), they shall publicly notify matters concerning the cancellation of such designation in the Official Gazette.
[This Article Added on Apr. 7, 2020]
[Moved from Article 7?7 <Apr. 22, 2025>]
Article 7-14(Formulation and implementation of special measures for metropolitan transport) #
(1) The Mayor/Do Governor shall formulate special measures for metropolitan transport (hereinafter referred to as "special measures"), including the following matters, with respect to a special countermeasure district designated under Article 7-12 and submit them to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
1.Objectives and direction-setting for the implementation of special measures;
2. Status of implementation of measures for the improvement of metropolitan transport in the special countermeasure district;
3. Current status of metropolitan transport in a special countermeasure district and forecast of traffic demand following development projects;
4. Expansion of means of public transportation equivalent to traffic facilities for which implementation is delayed;
5. Expansion and improvement of public transport facilities necessary for smooth operation of means of public transportation, such as exclusive bus lanes and transfer facilities;
6. A plan for raising funds necessary for implementing special measures;
7. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree as necessary for the improvement of metropolitan transport in a special countermeasure district.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if necessary, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may directly formulate special measures after consulting with Mayors/Do Governors.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall finalize or modify the special measures submitted or formulated under paragraph (1) or (2) after deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission and notify the relevant Mayor/Do Governor of such finalized or modified special measures; provided, if they intend to modify minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, they need not undergo deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission.
(4) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or the Mayor/Do Governor may request the implementer of a development project to submit data necessary for formulating special measures. Upon receipt of such request, the implementer of the development project shall comply therewith, except in extenuating circumstances.
(5) The heads of relevant central administrative agencies, the heads of local governments, and the implementers of development projects shall faithfully implement special measures for metropolitan transport finalized pursuant to paragraph (3).
Article 7-15(Financial resources for special measures for metropolitan transport) #
The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or a Mayor/Do Governor may require a development project implementer to preferentially bear financial resources necessary for the implementation of special measures, following consultation with the implementer.
[This Article Added on Apr. 7, 2020]
[Moved from Article 7-9 <Apr. 22, 2025>]
Article 7-16(Designation of metropolitan transportation corridor) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may designate major transportation corridor deemed necessary to curb traffic congestion from among the transportation corridor functioning as an metropolitan transport (referring to one or more traffic lanes; hereinafter the same shall apply) as an metropolitan transportation corridor, and may formulate metropolitan traffic measures including the following matters by metropolitan transportation corridor (hereinafter referred to as "transport measures for each metropolitan transportation corridor"):
1. Matters concerning expansion of metropolitan transport facilities and connection with other transport facilities;
2. Matters concerning the expansion and improvement of operation of public transportation such as metropolitan buses;
3. Matters concerning the improvement of congested roads in metropolitan areas under Article 8 of the Road Act;
4. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree to resolve the problem of traffic congestion for each intercity transport axis.
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to designate a metropolitan transportation corridor or formulate measures for each metropolitan transportation corridor under paragraph (1), they shall undergo deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Committee. The same shall also apply where they intend to modify the measures for each metropolitan transportation corridor (excluding where the modification involves minor matters prescribed by Presidential Decree).
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall notify the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors of the transport measure for each metropolitan transportation corridor formulated pursuant to paragraph (1), and the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors shall faithfully implement such measures.
(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport deems it necessary for the smooth implementation of measures for each metropolitan transportation corridor after examining the status of implementation of the measures for each metropolitan transportation corridor formulated pursuant to paragraph (1), they may recommend the head of the relevant central administrative agency or the head of the relevant local government to make improvements or request the head of the relevant local government to take corrective measures. Upon receipt of such recommendation or request for improvement, the head of the relevant central administrative agency or the head of the relevant local government shall take necessary measures.
Article 7-17(Examination of convenience in transfer) #
(1) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or a Mayor/Do Governor implements a project prescribed by Presidential Decree as a construction or improvement project for an urban railroad or railroad station where two or more routes intersect in a metropolitan area, they shall examine the convenience of transfer distance, transfer time, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "examination of transfer convenience") so that users can conveniently use other routes or means of transportation before formulating or publicly announcing the following plans:
1. Formulation of a master plan for urban railroads by route under Article 6 of the Urban Railroad Act (hereinafter referred to as "basic plan for urban railroads");
2. Formulation of master plans for railroad construction projects under Article 7 of the Act on Railroad Construction and Railroad Facilities Management (hereinafter referred to as "master plan for railroad construction");
3. Formulation of a master plan for public-private partnership infrastructure project under Article 10 of the Act on Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure (hereinafter referred to as "master plan for infrastructure project");
4. Where a railroad or urban railroad is constructed as a project proposed by the private sector pursuant to Article 9 of the Act on Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure under Article 9 of the same Act, a public announcement of the outline of the details of the proposal under paragraph (3) of that Article (hereinafter referred to as "public announcement for the details of the proposal").
(2) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport or a Mayor/Do Governor examines the convenience of transfer, they shall take into account the following matters:
1. Matters concerning a layout plan for urban railroads or railroad routes that minimize the transfer distance;
2. Matters concerning a plan for transfer to other means of transportation;
3. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree as necessary for the examination of transference convenience.
(3) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport examines the convenience of transfer, they shall undergo deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Committee.
(4) Where a Mayor/Do Governor examines the convenience of transfer, they shall consult with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in advance, and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport upon receipt of a request for consultation shall notify the relevant Mayor/Do Governor of the results thereof after deliberation by the Metropolitan Transportation Committee.
Article 8(Establishment of Metropolitan Transport Commission) #
(1) A Metropolitan Transport Commission shall be established under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to conduct affairs concerning metropolitan transport.
(2) The business affairs under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall be as follows: <Amended on Apr. 7, 2020; Jun. 9, 2020; Jun. 10, 2022; Nov. 15, 2022; Aug. 16, 2023; Apr. 22, 2025>
1. Matters concerning metropolitan transport implementation plans under Article 3-2;
2. Matters concerning implementation plans under Article 5 and evaluation and follow-up management of and implementation plans under Article 6;
3. Measures for improving metropolitan transport under Articles 7 and 7-2;
3-2. Matters concerning the coordination of differing opinions during the implementation of the measures to improve metropolitan transport under Article 7-2 (6);
4. Matters concerning the operation plan for the metropolitan transport account under Article 7-6;
5. Matters concerning the approval of road project plans under Article 7-7;
6. Matters concerning special countermeasure districts and special measures under Articles 7-12 through 7-15;
6-2. Matters concerning the designation, modification, and cancellation of transportation corridors, and the formulation and modification of the transport measures by transportation corridor under Article 7-16;
6-3. Matters concerning the review of transfer convenience under Article 7-17;
7. Matters concerning financial support for metropolitan transport facilities under Article 10;
7-2. Matters concerning financial support for the operation of metropolitan bus transport business under Article 10-2;
7-3. Matters concerning the survey and evaluation of metropolitan transport services under Article 12;
8. Deliberation and coordination on the following metropolitan transport matters, the opinions of which are different between related central administrative agencies and local governments or between local governments:
(a) Matters concerning the formulation, adjustment, and expansion of plans for metropolitan transport facilities, such as metropolitan railroads, and connection with other transportation facilities;
Article 9(Composition of Metropolitan Transport Commission) #
(1) The Metropolitan Transport Commission shall be comprised of up to 30 members, including 1 chairperson, 1 standing member, and the following members: <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
1. Persons prescribed by Presidential Decree from among high-ranking public officials belonging to central administrative agencies in charge of affairs related to metropolitan transport;
2. Persons prescribed by Presidential Decree from among the vice heads of metropolitan local governments included in a metropolitan area;
2-2. A person with extensive professional knowledge and experience in preventing and resolving conflicts;
3. A person with extensive professional knowledge and experience related to metropolitan transport.
(2) The chairperson of the Metropolitan Transport Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "chairperson") shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and members shall be appointed or commissioned by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport upon the recommendation of the chairperson.
(3) The chairperson shall be appointed from among public officials in political service, and standing members shall be appointed from among public officials in general service belonging to the Senior Executive Service.
(4) A working committee may be established under the Metropolitan Transport Commission to conduct prior examination, coordination, etc. of agenda items to be referred to the Metropolitan Transport Commission.
(5) Other matters necessary for the organization and operation of the working committee shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 9-2(Chairperson) #
(1) The chairperson shall represent the Metropolitan Transport Commission.
(2) Where the chairperson is unable to perform their duties due to any unavoidable reason, a standing member, a member designated in advance by the chairperson, or the other members shall act in order of seniority on the behalf of the chairperson.
(3) The chairperson of the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall be deemed to have been delegated the authority to request and execute budgets under the national finance statutes, etc. for the overall affairs of the Metropolitan Transport Commission by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
(4) Where the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport intends to reduce the amount of the budget requested by the chairperson pursuant to paragraph (3) or change the details thereof, they shall obtain prior consent from the chairperson.
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 9-3(Grounds for disqualification of members) #
(1) None of the following persons shall be a member of the Metropolitan Transport Commission:
1. A person under adult guardianship, a person under limited guardianship, or a person who was declared bankrupt and is yet to be reinstated;
2. A person who has been sentenced to imprisonment or a heavier penalty, for whom 2 years have not elapsed from the date on which the sentence was fully executed (including cases deemed to have been fully executed) or exempted from execution;
3. A person who is under suspension of the execution of their imprisonment without labor or heavier punishment declared by a court;
4. A person who has been sentenced to a fine and for whom 2 years have not elapsed since the sentencing.
(2) Where a member falls under any subparagraph of paragraph (1), they shall resign from their office ipso facto.
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 9-4(Term of office and guarantee of status) #
(1) The term of office of the chairperson and members (including standing members) shall be three years, and they may be reappointed only once; provided, the members referred to in Article 9 (1) 1 and 2 shall hold office while they remain in office.
(2) No member shall be dismissed or decommissioned from their duties against their will, except in cases falling under any of the following subparagraphs:
1. When any of the subparagraphs of Article 9-3 (1) applies;
2. When the member becomes substantially incapable of performing their duties due to a mental or physical disability.
(3) In cases falling under paragraph (2) 2, the chairperson shall be dismissed or decommissioned from office following a resolution by the Metropolitan Transport Commission.
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 9-5(Organization of sectoral committees) #
(1) To efficiently perform the duties related to metropolitan transport in large cities, the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall establish sectoral committees classified as follows (hereafter in this Article and Article 9-6 referred to as “sectoral committee”). <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
1. Regional Committee: A sectoral committee that deliberates and resolves the matters provided in the subparagraphs of Article 8 (2), (excluding subparagraphs 3-2 and 8), for each metropolitan area, taking into account regional characteristics;
2. Conflict Mediation Committee: A sectoral committee that deliberates, mediates, and resolves the conflict-related matters under Article 8 (2) 3-2 and 8.
(2) The chairperson of a sectoral committee shall be concurrently served by the chairperson of the Metropolitan Transport Commission, and the standing member of the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall serve as an ex officio member of a sectoral committee. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(3) Members of a sectoral committee shall be appointed from among the members of the Metropolitan Transport Commission, and a sectoral committee shall be composed of up to 10 members. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(4) A sectoral committee may, where the chairperson deems it necessary for the deliberation or mediation of conflict-related matters, deliberate, mediate, and resolve such matters prior to the Metropolitan Transport Commission. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(5) Other matters necessary for the organization of sectoral committees shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
[Title Amended on Apr. 22, 2025]
Article 9-6(Operation of Metropolitan Transport Commission and sectoral committees) #
(1) The Metropolitan Transport Commission shall convene on a quarterly basis, and the chairperson may convene the Metropolitan Transport Commission or any sectoral committee when they deem it necessary. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(2) A majority of the members of the Metropolitan Transport Commission or a sectoral committee shall constitute a quorum, and any resolution thereof shall require the concurring vote of at least a majority of those present. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(3) A resolution of a sectoral committee shall be deemed a resolution of the Metropolitan Transport Commission, and the chairperson shall report the results of the meeting to the Metropolitan Transport Commission. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(4) If the head of a metropolitan local government falling within a large-city has an objection to the results of a resolution of a sectoral committee, they may request a reconsideration from the chairperson. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
(5) Upon receipt of a request for reexamination under paragraph (4), the chairperson of the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall undergo deliberation and resolution by the Metropolitan Transport Commission. In such cases, the Metropolitan Transport Commission shall convene with the attendance of a majority of the members, and pass resolutions with the consent of at least 2/3 of the members present.
(6) If a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or a sectoral committee falls under any of the following cases, they shall be disqualified from deliberating on the relevant agenda item: <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
1. Where the member, or the agency, corporation, or organization to which they belong, has an interest in the agenda item; provided, this shall not apply to a member referred to in Article 9 (1) 1 or 2, if the chairperson determines that such member’s participation would not impede objective, neutral deliberation, coordination, or resolution;
2. If any of the member's family members (referring to family members defined in Article 779 of the Civil Act) is an interested party;
3. Where the member is deemed to have any other direct interest in the agenda item to be deliberated by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or a sectoral committee.
(7) A party interested in a matter subject to deliberation or resolution by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or a sectoral committee may file a request for challenge with the relevant commission or committee if there are circumstances under which it is difficult to expect the member to perform their duties impartially, and the commission or committee shall decide on the recusal by resolution if it finds the request well-founded. <Amended on Apr. 22, 2025>
Article 9-7(Metropolitan Transport Headquarters) #
(1) The Metropolitan Transport Headquarters shall be established under the Metropolitan Area Transport Committee to support and handle the affairs of the Metropolitan Area Transport Committee.
(2) Standing members shall concurrently hold office as the head of a Metropolitan Transport Headquarters shall concurrently hold the office of standing members, take charge of the affairs under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transport Commission under the direction of the chairperson, and direct and supervise the staff members under their control.
(3) Other matters necessary for the composition, organization, and operation of the Metropolitan Transport Headquarters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 9-8(Dispatch of public officials) #
When deemed necessary to perform the duties of the Metropolitan Transport Commission, the chairperson may request the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, Mayors/Do Governors, or the heads of agencies conducting research and development related to transport policies or the development of traffic facilities, etc. to dispatch public officials or employees under their control.
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 9-9(Hearing opinions) #
(1) If necessary for affairs under their jurisdiction, the chairperson may require public officials belonging to the relevant administrative agencies or relevant experts to attend a meeting to hear their opinions, or may request relevant institutions, corporations, organizations, etc. to provide necessary cooperation, such as submission of materials and statement of opinions.
(2) Any institution or person in receipt of a request to submit materials, state opinions, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1) shall faithfully comply therewith and cooperate with such request, and where it fails to comply with such request, it shall explain the grounds therefor. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>
[This Article Added on Dec. 18, 2018]
Article 10(Financial support for metropolitan transport facilities) #
(1) Expenses incurred in constructing and improving metropolitan transport facilities (excluding metropolitan railroads) implemented by the heads of local governments in accordance with an implementation plan for metropolitan transport shall be subsidized from the National Treasury, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) The State and local governments shall share expenses incurred in constructing or improving metropolitan railroads (where a corporation jointly established by the State or a local government with a private enterprise implements a project, referring to project expenses after deducting expenses to be borne by such private enterprise) as prescribed by Presidential Decree, taking into consideration the functions of routes, finances of the State and local governments, etc., as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2013>
(3) If the relevant Cities/Dos share the costs borne by a local government under paragraph (2), the share shall be determined based on the actual project costs incurred in the section of the metropolitan railroad within the City/Do; provided, this shall not apply if the relevant Mayors/Do Governors agree to determine different sharing ratios.
(4) Where the relevant City/Do and the relevant Si/Gun/Gu (referring to an autonomous Gu) shall share expenses to be borne by the relevant City/Do pursuant to paragraph (3), the Mayor/Do Governor shall determine the apportionment ratio of such expenses in consultation with the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu.
(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) through (4), where it is necessary to construct or improve a metropolitan railroad due to a specific development project, such as the construction of a new city, etc., the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the head of the relevant local government may separately determine the apportionment rate after consultation between the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the head of the relevant local government or after consultation between the heads of the relevant local governments and deliberation by the Metropolitan Transport Commission. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 18, 2018>
(6) Where the construction or improvement of a metropolitan railroad is implemented as a public-private partnership project under the Act on Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure, paragraphs (2) through (5) shall not apply when the State or a local government grants a subsidy to a project implementer pursuant to Article 53 of the same Act.
(7) In order to facilitate construction of metropolitan transport facilities, local governments shall appropriate the cost-sharing portion of expenses of each local government under paragraphs (1) and (2) in its budget for the pertinent year in preference to other projects.
Article 10-2(Financial support for operation of metropolitan bus transport business) #
(1) The State and local governments shall apportion the operating expenses of business designated by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport among metropolitan bus transportation businesses, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, in consideration of the functions of routes, finances of the State and local governments, etc. In such cases, the requirements for designation of metropolitan bus transport business eligible for financial support shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(2) Where expenses to be borne by local governments pursuant to paragraph (1) are to be borne by the relevant Cities/Dos, the apportionment ratio shall be determined through mutual consultation.
(3) Where the relevant City/Do and the relevant Si/Gun/Gu (referring to an autonomous Gu) shall share expenses to be borne by the relevant City/Do pursuant to paragraph (2), the Mayor/Do Governor shall determine the apportionment ratio of such expenses in consultation with the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu.
(4) In order to facilitate support for the operation of metropolitan bus transport business, each local government shall appropriate the cost-sharing portion of each local government under paragraph (1) in its budget for the pertinent year in preference to other projects.
(5) Where the expenses to be borne by a local government pursuant to paragraphs (1) are not appropriated in the relevant budget, the State may request the return of such apportionments and may suspend or reduce financial support for metropolitan transport facilities under Article 10.
[This Article Added on Jun. 10, 2022]
Article 10-3(Establishment and operation of comprehensive metropolitan bus information system) #
(1) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may establish and operate a comprehensive metropolitan bus information system to efficiently process and systematically utilize information on metropolitan bus transport business.
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may request the heads of relevant agencies to provide data or information necessary for the establishment and operation of the comprehensive metropolitan bus information system under paragraph (1). In such cases, the heads of relevant agencies shall comply with such request, except in extenuating circumstances.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may entrust the Korea Transportation Safety Authority established under the Korea Transportation Safety Authority Act or an institution having expertise in the field of transport with the affairs related to the establishment and operation of the comprehensive metropolitan bus information system, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) Matters necessary for the establishment and operation of the comprehensive metropolitan bus information system under paragraph (1) and the types, etc. of data or information under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Jan. 16, 2024]
Article 11(Subjects to imposition of charges for Metropolitan transport facilities) #
(1) A person who implements any of the following projects in a metropolitan area for which an implementation plan for metropolitan transportation has been formulated and publicly notified shall pay charges for metropolitan transport facilities (hereinafter referred to as "charges") for the construction and improvement of metropolitan transport facilities, etc. and support for metropolitan bus transportation business, etc. <Amended on Feb. 22, 2012; Aug. 6, 2013; Feb. 8, 2017; Jun. 9, 2020>
1. A housing site development project under the Housing Site Development Promotion Act;
2. An urban development project under the Urban Development Act;
3. A housing site preparation project under the Housing Act and an apartment district development project to comply with the previous provisions under Article 9 of the Addenda to the Housing Construction Promotion Act (Act No. 6916);
4. A housing construction project under the Housing Act (including consultation on which approval of a project is deemed granted under other statutes or regulations);
5. Redevelopment and reconstruction projects under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments; provided, in cases of a redevelopment project, this shall apply only where multi-family housing with at least 20 households is built;
6. A project for constructing facilities other than housing and housing with at least 20 households in the same building after obtaining a building permission under Article 11 of the Building Act;
7. Other projects prescribed by Presidential Decree, which are similar to those referred to in subparagraphs 1 through 6.
(2) Where a person liable to pay charges under paragraph (1) succeeds to the status of a project implementer before the date (referring to the date of public announcement of the completion of completion in cases of a project implemented by the State or a local government) they receive approval for use, inspection for use, authorization for completion, or inspection for completion (hereinafter referred to as "approval for use, etc.") of a project, the person who succeeds to such status shall pay the charges. <Added on Aug. 6, 2013>
(3) Articles 41 through 48 of the Framework Act on Local Taxes and Article 15 of the Local Tax Collection Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the succession to the obligation to pay charges, the obligation to jointly and severally pay, and the secondary obligation to pay charges, to the extent not contrary to this Act. <Added on Aug. 6, 2013; Dec. 27, 2016; Jun. 9, 2020>
Article 11-2(Reduction of and exemption from charges) #
(1) No charges shall be imposed on the following projects. <Amended on Feb. 22, 2012; Aug. 6, 2013; Aug. 28, 2015>
1. Projects referred to in Article 11 (1) 1 through 4, 6, and 7, which is implemented in a district, zone of a project, or a project area determined to be subject to imposition of charges as falling under Article 11 (1) 1 through 3;
2. A residential environment improvement project under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments Act;
3. A project from among the following projects prescribed by Presidential Decree to construct private rental housing under the Special Act on Private Rental Housing or public rental housing under the Special Act on Public Housing to lease housing for at least four years:
(a) A housing construction project under Article 11 (1) 4;
(b) A project under Article 11 (1) 6.
4. The creation of housing lots and the construction of houses following implementation of relocation measures under Article 78 of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects;
5. A project implemented by a person who implements a project to newly establish, expand, or improve facilities falling under any of subparagraph 1 (a) through (c) of Article 2 of the Act on Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure, among the projects referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 11 (1), as an incidental project under Article 21 of that Act;
6. A project for construction of housing implemented in a prearranged area designated pursuant to Article 11 of the Special Act on the Construction of Administrative City in Yeongi-Gongju Area for Follow-Up Measures for New Administrative Capital;
(2) Charges shall be reduced by 50/100 for the following projects; provided, 75/100 of the charges shall be reduced for projects falling under subparagraphs 1 through 4 among projects falling under subparagraph 8: <Amended on May 22, 2013; Aug. 6, 2013; Feb. 8, 2017; Aug. 16, 2023; Apr. 22, 2025>
1. Projects implemented by the State or local governments;
2. A redevelopment project under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments Act;
3. A reconstruction project under the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments Act;
Article 11-3(Standards for calculation of charges) #
(1) Charges for projects referred to in Article 11 (1) 1 through 6 shall be calculated by the following formula. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
1. Charges falling under Article 11 (1) 1 through 3 = Projects referred to in Article 11 (1) 1 through 3 = Standard development cost per square meter × imposition rate × development area × (floor area ratio ÷ 200)) - Amount deducted;
2. Charges corresponding to the projects referred to in Article 11 (1) 4 and 5 = Charges referred to in Article 11 (1) 4 and 5 = Standard construction cost per square meter × imposition rate × total floor area of construction) - Amount deducted;
3. Charges corresponding to projects referred to in Article 11 (1) 6 = Standard construction cost × imposition rate per square meter × total floor area of construction (referring to the sum of total floor area of facilities which are housing))) - Amount deducted.
(2) Charges for projects under Article 11 (1) 7 shall be as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
(3) The imposition rates under paragraph (1) 1 shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree within the scope of 50/100 and the imposition rates under paragraph (1) 2 and 3 shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree within the scope of 10/100, respectively, and the Mayor/Do Governor may adjust the imposition rates within the scope of 50/100 according to the location, scale, characteristics, etc. of a district, zone, or project area in which a project under Article 11 (1) is implemented, as prescribed by ordinance of the relevant local government. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
(4) The standard development cost referred to in paragraph (1) 1 shall be the amount publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in consideration of the producer price inflation rate, etc., which is the development cost per unit, and the standard construction cost referred to in paragraph (1) 2 and 3 shall be the standard construction cost publicly notified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as the basis for calculating the conversion price of publicly-constructed rental housing for sale under Article 50-3 of the Special Act on Public Housing. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013; Aug. 28, 2015>
(5) The standards for the development area, floor area ratio, total building area, deduction amount, etc. under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 11-4(Imposition and collection of charges and deadline for payment of charges) #
(1) Charges shall be imposed and collected by the Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the area where a project under Article 11 (1) is implemented, but charges calculated pursuant to Article 11-3 shall be imposed within 60 days from the date the project implementer obtains approval or authorization for the project from the State or a local government. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
(2) Charges imposed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be paid within 1 year from the date of imposition, but where approval for use, etc. of a project is obtained within the payment deadline, such charges shall be paid before the date of application (referring to the date of public announcement of completion of completion in cases of a project implemented by the State or a local government); provided, the Mayor/Do Governor may, upon receipt of an application from a payment obligor, allow them to pay charges in installments within the limit of the date on which they obtain approval for use, etc. of a project (referring to the date of public announcement of completion of completion in cases of a project implemented by the State or a local government), as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), where the commencement of construction of a project subject to imposition of charges is postponed for justifiable grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree, the Mayor/Do Governor may postpone the payment deadline until the commencement of the project at the request of a payment obligor. <Added on Aug. 6, 2013>
(4) Where a person liable to pay charges fails to pay the charges by the payment deadline, the Mayor/Do Governor shall issue a reminder within 10 days after the payment deadline. In such cases, the payment deadline shall be 10 days from the date on which the reminder is issued. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
(5) Where a person liable to pay charges fails to pay the charges by the deadline specified in paragraph (2), the Mayor/Do Governor may collect an additional charge equivalent to 1/100 of the charges. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013; Nov. 15, 2022>
(6) When collecting additional dues under paragraph (5) from a person liable to pay a charge due to their failure to pay the charge in arrears, a Mayor/Do Governor shall collect an amount calculated by multiplying the charge in arrears by the interest rate prescribed by Presidential Decree, taking into account the period from the day after the payment deadline to the day before the payment date and the interest rate applied by financial companies, etc. to the overdue loan, in addition to the additional dues under paragraph (5). In such cases, the total amount of additional dues shall not exceed 3/100 of the charge in arrears. <Added on Nov. 15, 2022>
Article 11-5(Special Cases concerning Filing Objections to Disposition of Imposing Charges) #
(1) If a person on whom a charge has been imposed under Article 11-4 objects to the imposition, they may file an objection with the Mayor/Do Governor within 90 days from the date of imposition, along with materials substantiating the grounds therefor. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
(2) Upon receipt of an objection filed under paragraph (1), the Mayor/Do Governor shall deliberate on the objection within 15 days from the date of receipt of the objection and notify the applicant of the results thereof in writing.
(3) Except as otherwise provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 36 of the Framework Act on Administration (excluding the proviso to paragraph (2) of that Article) shall apply to matters concerning filing objections. <Added on Jan. 9, 2024>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
[Title Amended on Jan. 9, 2024]
Article 11-6(Distribution and use of charges) #
(1) 40 percent of the collected charges shall be reverted to the local support account among the special accounts for balanced regional development under the Special Act on Decentralization of Local Autonomy and Balanced Regional Development <Amended on Jan. 7, 2014; Mar. 20, 2018; Jun. 9, 2023>
(2) The remaining 60/100 of the collected charges shall devolve on the special accounts for local metropolitan transportation facilities established in the City/Do which has collected the charges pursuant to Article 11-7.
(3) Charges collected shall be used for any of the following purposes. <Amended on Dec. 18, 2018; Jun. 9, 2020; Dec. 22, 2020>
1. Construction or improvement of metropolitan transport facilities;
2. Construction or improvement of transport facilities designated by the metropolitan transport committee as transport facilities for implementing measures to improve metropolitan transport under Article 7-2;
3. Construction or improvement of a road designated by the Metropolitan Transportation Committee as a section or location of a Special Metropolitan City road, Metropolitan City road, provincial road, Si road, Gun road, or Gu road designated by the Metropolitan Transport Commission as having an impact on metropolitan transport under the Road Act. In such cases, the Mayor/Do Governor may use it within the limit of 10/100 of the charges attributed to the special accounts for local metropolitan transport facilities installed in the City/Do under paragraph (2).
4. Construction or improvement of a parking lot designated by the Metropolitan Transport Commission, which is a parking lot recognized by the Mayor/Do Governor as having an impact on metropolitan transport, among parking lots (excluding parking lots defined in subparagraph 2 (c) of Article 2 of the Act on Railroad Construction and Railroad Facilities Management) installed in the vicinity of a general railroad (referring to a general railroad defined in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Act on Railroad Construction and Railroad Facilities Management) located in the outskirts of a city which is the center of metropolitan transport. In such cases, the Mayor/Do Governor may use it within the extent of 10/100 of the charges attributed to the special accounts for local metropolitan transport facilities installed in the City/Do pursuant to paragraph (2).
5. Support for metropolitan bus transport business prescribed by Presidential Decree and construction or improvement of facilities related to metropolitan bus transport business.
Article 11-7(Establishment and creation of special account for local metropolitan transport facilities) #
(1) The City/Do in a metropolitan area subject to charges under Article 11 (1) shall establish a special account for local metropolitan transport facilities in order to secure financial resources necessary to solve metropolitan transport problems, such as the expansion of metropolitan transport facilities, etc. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
(2) The special account for local metropolitan transport facilities shall be raised from the following financial resources. <Amended on Aug. 6, 2013>
1. Money transferred from general accounts and other revenues;
2. Subsidies from the national treasury under Article 10 (1) and project expenses allocated by local governments under paragraph (2) of that Article;
3. Charges reverted pursuant to Article 11-6 (2).
(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), matters necessary for the operation and management of the special accounts for local metropolitan transport facilities shall be prescribed by ordinance of a City/Do.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 17, 2012]
Article 12(Survey and evaluation of metropolitan transport services) #
(1) In order to improve the level of metropolitan transport, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may regularly survey and evaluate (hereinafter referred to as "survey and evaluation of metropolitan transport services") the level of accessibility and convenience of use of transport facilities, means of transport, etc. to deal with the demand for metropolitan transport and may publish the results thereof.
(2) The State and local governments shall reflect the findings from the survey and evaluation of metropolitan transport services in the implementation plan for metropolitan transport, measures to improve metropolitan transport, formulation and implementation of special measures, etc.
(3) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may request the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, the heads of local governments, the heads of public institutions under Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions, and public transport operators under Article 2 of the Act on the Support and Promotion of Utilization of Mass Transit Services to provide necessary cooperation, such as submission of data, for the survey and evaluation of metropolitan transport services. Upon receipt of such request, they shall comply therewith, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
(4) Matters necessary for the standards, procedures, methods, etc. for the survey and evaluation of metropolitan transport services shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
[This Article Added on Jun. 10, 2022]
Article 13(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #
(1) The authority of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport under this Act may be delegated in part to the Mayor/Do Governor, the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, the Metropolitan Transport Commission, or the head of an affiliated agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jul. 24, 2015; Apr. 22, 2025>
(2) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport may entrust part of their authority under this Act to institutions or organizations with expertise in transport as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jul. 24, 2015>
[This Article Added on Aug. 6, 2013]
[Title Amended on Jul. 24, 2015]
Article 14(Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of penalty provisions) #
Any of the following persons shall be deemed public officials for purposes of applying penalty provisions of Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act:
1. A member who is not a public official, among the members of the Metropolitan Transport Commission or the working committees;
2. An executive officer or employee conducting the duties in institutions, corporations, or organizations entrusted in Article 13 (2).
[This Article Added on Jun. 10, 2022]