What unit is the Urban Construction Bureau?

The Construction Bureau is the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, which was established according to the institutional reform plan of the State Council approved by the first session of the 11th National People's Congress and the Notice of the State Council on the Establishment of Institutions (Guo Fa [2008] 1 1No.), referred to as the Construction Bureau, and is a component of the State Council. Main functions (1) To undertake the responsibility of housing security for urban low-income families. Formulate policies related to housing security and guide their implementation. To formulate plans and policies for low-rent housing, arrange funds for low-rent housing from the central government in conjunction with relevant departments, and supervise the implementation of local organizations. Prepare housing security development plans and annual plans and supervise their implementation. (two) to undertake the responsibility of promoting the reform of the housing system. Formulate housing policies suitable for national conditions, guide housing construction and housing system reform, formulate national housing construction plan and guide its implementation, and study and put forward policy suggestions on major issues of housing and urban and rural construction. (three) to assume the responsibility of standardizing the management order of housing and urban and rural construction. Draft laws and regulations on housing and urban and rural construction, and formulate departmental regulations. Organize the preparation and implementation of urban and rural planning according to law, formulate urban and rural planning policies, regulations and rules, organize the preparation of national urban system planning in conjunction with relevant departments, be responsible for the review, approval and implementation supervision of the overall urban planning and provincial urban system planning assigned by the State Council, participate in the review of the outline of the overall land use planning, and formulate scientific and technological development planning and economic policies for housing and urban and rural construction. (four) to undertake the responsibility of establishing a scientific and standardized system of engineering construction standards. Organize the formulation of national standards in the implementation stage of engineering construction, formulate and publish national unified engineering construction quotas and industry standards, formulate feasibility study and evaluation methods, economic parameters, construction standards and engineering cost management system of construction projects, formulate construction standards for public service facilities (excluding communication facilities) and supervise their implementation, guide and supervise the implementation of various engineering construction standard quotas and engineering cost valuation, and organize the release of engineering cost information. (five) to regulate the order of the real estate market and supervise and manage the real estate market. Work with or cooperate with relevant departments to formulate real estate market supervision policies and supervise their implementation, guide the paid transfer and development and utilization of urban land use rights, put forward industry development plans and industrial policies for the real estate industry, formulate rules and regulations on real estate development, housing ownership management, housing leasing, housing area management, real estate appraisal and brokerage management, property management, housing expropriation and demolition, and supervise their implementation. (six) supervision and management of the construction market, standardize the main behavior of all parties in the market. Guide national construction activities, organize and implement supervision and law enforcement on bidding activities of housing and municipal engineering projects, formulate laws and regulations on survey design, construction and construction supervision, supervise and guide their implementation, formulate industry development strategy, medium and long-term planning, reform plan, industrial policy, engineering construction, survey and design rules and regulations and supervise their implementation, formulate rules and regulations regulating the behavior of all parties in the construction market and supervise their implementation, organize and coordinate construction enterprises to participate in international project contracting and construction labor cooperation. (VII) To study and formulate policies, plans and guide the implementation of urban construction, guide the construction of municipal public facilities, safety and emergency management, formulate development plans and policies of national scenic spots and guide their implementation, be responsible for the examination and approval, supervision and management of national scenic spots, organize the examination and approval of world natural heritage declaration, review the declaration of world natural and cultural heritage jointly with cultural relics and other relevant departments, and be responsible for the protection, supervision and management of historical and cultural cities (towns and villages) jointly with cultural relics departments. (eight) to assume the responsibility of standardizing the construction of villages and towns and guiding the construction of villages and towns throughout the country. Formulate policies for the construction of villages and small towns and guide their implementation, guide the preparation of village planning, rural housing construction, and the safety renovation of dangerous houses, guide the improvement of living environment in small towns and villages, and guide the construction of key towns across the country. (nine) to undertake the responsibility of quality and safety supervision of construction projects. To formulate policies, rules and regulations for the record of construction project quality, construction safety production and completion acceptance, supervise their implementation, organize or participate in the investigation and handling of major quality and safety accidents, formulate technical policies for the construction industry and engineering survey and design consulting industry, and guide their implementation. (ten) to undertake the responsibility of promoting building energy conservation and urban emission reduction. In conjunction with relevant departments, formulate policies, plans and supervise the implementation of building energy conservation, organize the implementation of major building energy conservation projects, and promote urban emission reduction. (eleven) responsible for the supervision and management of housing provident fund, to ensure the effective use and safety of provident fund. In conjunction with relevant departments, formulate housing provident fund policies, development plans and organize their implementation, formulate housing provident fund deposit, use, management and supervision systems, supervise the management, use and safety of housing provident fund and other housing funds nationwide, and manage the housing provident fund information system. (twelve) to carry out international exchanges and cooperation in housing and urban and rural construction. (thirteen) to undertake other tasks assigned by the State Council.