Tatsuo Hirano, state minister for reconstruction, explained the gist of a bill on the special measures law on Fukushima Prefecture's restoration and revitalization in a meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato at the Fukushima prefectural government office on Saturday morning.
The central government plans to submit the bill at an ordinary Diet session to be convened next month.
In the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the bill will include provisions that enable the central government to take over the restoration work such as restoration of water supply and sewerage systems based on requests from local governments, according to government officials. (Yomiuri)
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