The state Duma intends to consider on June 10 in the second, mainly reading the draft law on withdrawal of lands of agricultural purpose in case of their improper use, informed the journalists the state Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin.

"June 10 on the agenda — amendments to the law on turnover of agricultural land, the corrective order their withdrawal in case of improper use, the second reading of the bill," said Naryshkin on the results of Duma Council.

According to the amendments to the second reading, to reduce the period from five to three years, after which the land plot could be confiscated from the owner, said the MP. In the wording of the first reading it was reduced to two years.

"The amendment also States that confiscated land can only be sold at a public auction. Market or cadastral value will be determined by the court. Also expands the list of persons who can not participate in the auction, "—said the Chairman of the state Duma.

The bill prepared by group of deputies headed by Vice-speaker of the state Duma and Secretary of the General Council "United Russia" Sergei Neverov, the head of the United Russia faction in the state Duma Vladimir Vasiliev and the head of agrarian Committee Nikolay Pankov.

In December last year, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in the message to the Federal Assembly said that idle agricultural land should be deleted from unscrupulous owners and sell them at auction. According to him, the law needs to be passed in the autumn session 2016.

"It is important that at the auction the land will be evaluated on price as cadastral or market. It is important that the bill takes into account those moments when the earth is most unsuitable for the production of agricultural work, when overgrown by forest, shrubs. This will also affect the cost of land in the direction of its reduction", — said the Deputy.

Finally, was especially strengthened the provision that the new owner of the land, which purchased it at auction, "shall within one year begin to process and use only for the purpose which purchased it at auction, "shall within one year begin to process and use only for the purpose indicated, and it is for the production of agricultural products," said Pankow.