# 災害対策基本法 / Basic Act on Disaster Management — 第八十八条 (Article 88)

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- Law: 災害対策基本法 (Basic Act on Disaster Management), 昭和三十六年法律第二百二十三号
- English title "Basic Act on Disaster Management": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第八十八条 (Article 88)（災害復旧事業費の決定） — address `art-88`
- Text in force since: 2026-11-02
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### 第八十八条（災害復旧事業費の決定） — (Determination of Expenses for a Disaster Recovery Project)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-88 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-88 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-88</sup>

**第一項**  国がその費用の全部又は一部を負担し、又は補助する災害復旧事業について当該事業に関する主務大臣が行う災害復旧事業費の決定は、都道府県知事の報告その他地方公共団体が提出する資料及び実地調査の結果等に基づき、適正かつ速やかにしなければならない。
<sup>art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-88/par-1</sup>
With respect to a disaster recovery project whose expenses are met by the State in part or in whole, or which is subsidized by the State, the determination of the amount of expenses for a disaster recovery project undertaken by the competent Minister involved in the project must be done appropriately and promptly on the basis of a report from the prefectural governor, other data presented by the local government, and results of on-site investigations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  前項の規定による災害復旧事業費を決定するに当たつては、当該事業に関する主務大臣は、再度災害の防止のため災害復旧事業と併せて施行することを必要とする施設の新設又は改良に関する事業が円滑に実施されるように十分の配慮をしなければならない。
<sup>art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-88/par-2</sup>
In determining the amount of expenses for a disaster recovery project under the preceding paragraph, the competent Minister involved in the project must exercise full care to ensure smooth implementation of work pertaining to the establishment or renovation of a facility that must be pursued concurrently with the disaster recovery project in the interest of preventing a recurrence of disaster.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-88/par-2: 前項 → 災害対策基本法 第八十八条第一項 (Article 88, paragraph (1)), art-88/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-88/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-88/par-1

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 災害対策基本法 第八十八条第二項（災害復旧事業費の決定） — https://japanlaw.org/en/disaster-management-act/art-88/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/336AC0000000223/art-88/par-2

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 災害対策基本法 — the text in force from 2026-11-02 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/336AC0000000223/20261102_508AC0000000062), retrieved 2026-11-02
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Basic Act on Disaster Management — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4171/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02
- This site's parser, version 221 — 災害対策基本法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02
