National Infrastructure Promotion Law, 5783-2023
חוק לקידום תשתיות לאומיות, תשפ"ג-2023
Published: 2023-06-06Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-08-03 · Last amended 2026-07-28✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Schedule (Section 31)
| Column A – Infrastructure Sector | Column B – Type of National Infrastructure | Column C – Scope of Activity or Other Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All infrastructure sectors | Infrastructure lines tunnel | – |
| 2. | Electricity sector | (a) An electrical switching installation and electricity transmission lines directly connected to it | – |
| (b) An electrical transformation installation serving for transformation from extra-high voltage to high voltage and electricity transmission lines directly connected to it, and electricity distribution lines between that installation and another transformation installation | The installation is one of the 10 transformation installations defined as essential in the development plan approved in accordance with the Electricity Sector Law | ||
| (c) A power station | Having an electricity generation capacity of at least 100 megawatts or an area of at least 750 dunams | ||
| (d) An electricity storage installation | Having a capacity of at least 400 megawatt-hours | ||
| 3. | Water sector | (a) A seawater desalination installation and main conveyance systems serving it and directly connected to it | Having a production capacity of at least 100 million cubic metres per year |
| (b) A water conveyance system | By means of a pipe with a diameter of at least 64 inches | ||
| (c) A sewage treatment installation and conveyance systems serving it and directly connected to it | Having a daily flow capacity of at least 50,000 cubic metres | ||
| (d) An installation for the treatment of groundwater for the prevention and reduction of aquifer water pollution and the conveyance systems serving it and directly connected to it | Intended for the treatment of at least 4 million cubic metres per year | ||
| (e) A reservoir serving for the seasonal impoundment of effluents for a sewage treatment installation | Located at a distance not exceeding 3 km from a sewage treatment installation that is an essential infrastructure project or having a capacity of at least 3.6 million cubic metres per year | ||
| (f) A water reservoir | Having a capacity of at least 4 million cubic metres | ||
| 4. | The petroleum, fuel, liquefied petroleum gas and natural gas sector | (a) A diesel fuel transmission pipeline | Supplying a power station that is an essential infrastructure project, which is supplied with natural gas as its primary energy source |
| (b) An installation for oil refining, for the storage or dispensing of distillates, and fuel product and crude oil transmission pipelines directly connected to it | On a scale of at least 200,000 tonnes | ||
| (c) An installation for the storage or dispensing of liquefied petroleum gas, as well as ancillary installations and transmission pipelines directly connected to it | On a scale of at least 8,000 tonnes | ||
| (d) A transmission system as defined in the Natural Gas Sector Law, 5762-2002, as well as a natural gas treatment installation located on land | At a pressure exceeding 16 bar | ||
| 5. | Transportation | (a) An aerodrome to be designated under section 30 of the Aviation Law, 5771-2011, or an aerodrome listed in the Schedule to the Airports Authority Law, 5737-1977 | – |
| (b) A seaport declared or to be declared in accordance with section 2 of the Ports Ordinance [New Version], 5731-1971, for the purpose of providing cargo handling and storage services and services provided to vessels in the port | – | ||
| (c) A railway as defined in section 2 of the Railways Ordinance [New Version], 5732-1972 | – | ||
| (d) A rapid transit system as defined under the Planning and Building Law, which is non-rail-based ("BRT") | – | ||
| (e) A transport facility as defined in the Traffic Ordinance [New Version], including a car park serving buses on service lines and operational parking | Whose area exceeds 50 dunams | ||
| 6. | Roads | A public transport lane on an expressway as defined under the Traffic Ordinance [New Version] and a road or lane on which travel entails payment of a toll | – |
| 7. | Waste | (a) A mixed waste sorting installation; for this purpose – "sorting" of waste – sorting of waste by type for the purpose of recycling or energy recovery or as preparation for disposal; "mixed waste" – waste from any source whatsoever that has not been separately collected in a designated container for the storage of a particular type of waste for recycling | Sorting capacity of at least 150,000 tonnes per year |
| (b) An organic waste treatment installation; for this purpose – "organic waste treatment" – operations on organic waste whose purpose is the decomposition of biologically degradable components for the purpose of recycling or energy recovery or as preparation for disposal; "organic waste" – waste from any source whatsoever that is capable of decomposition by living organisms | Treatment capacity of at least 60,000 tonnes per year | ||
| (c) A waste-to-energy recovery installation; for this purpose, "waste-to-energy recovery" – use of waste for the purpose of generating energy, or processing of waste into fuel or a material used for energy generation, which conforms to the energy efficiency values set out in EU Directive EC/2008/98 on waste, as amended | Usage capacity of at least 150,000 tonnes per year | ||
| (d) A site for the disposal and treatment of waste by means of landfill | A site that is contiguous with or adjacent to an existing landfill site or situated within it, and having a capacity of at least one million cubic metres |
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