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| Providing the Legal Basis to Support Areas Near Military Installations | Despite the

inconvenience caused by noises from military operations and training, local residents lack the
support and compensation for such damage, save for seeking damages through court decisions.
To address this issue, the MND is currently developing a legal basis for implementing noise

reduction projects and supporting local residents to reduce the violation of the rights of the
people living near military installations, improve the welfare of residents, and improve the
environments in the relevant areas.

The Act on Supporting Areas Near Military Installations (tentative title), which is being
drafted by the MND for enactment, includes expanding the scope of applicable facilities 29) and
the legal ground for resident support projects. The MND will prepare the draft after consultation

with f inancial authorities in 2019, and take active efforts to ensure that the act is approved by the
National Assembly and takes effect early on.

| Promoting Shared Use between Civilians and the Military | The MND is opening more

and more facilities to local residents for use as spaces for social functions.
The ROK Armed Forces is currently opening around 40 sports and cultural facilities to the

general public. However, due to the insufficiency of public sports and welfare facilities in the
local community, residents continue to demand the opening of more military installations. To
open more military installations to the public, the MND is currently identifying the relevant
legal basis and drafting detailed operation methods.

[ Chart 6-12 ] Examples of Facilities Open to the Public: Air Force Academy

Category Description
Open sports facilities (soccer field, baseball field, and archery range) to residents at
Convenience for residents
all times.
Provision of venues for Host large-scale local events such as the National Sports Festival, the National
large local events Junior Sports Festival, the World Firefighter Games, and paragliding events.

Provide school facilities (stadium, gym, and sky park) for sports events and

Provision of venues for
gatherings.
civilian events
Rent a large auditorium (Ahn Jung-geun Hall) for concerts and other cultural events.

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29) The government-proposed bill submitted to the 18 and 19 National Assembly was only applicable to military
airstrips and firing ranges. The new act will expand the scope to include military installations in general.

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