The Term and Principles of State Geological Control (Supervision) as a Way to Ensure the Safe, Rational Use and Protection of the Subsoil

The purpose of the research. This article focuses on the term of state geological control (supervision), justifies the absence of a single definition of state geological control (supervision) in the legislation on subsoil and legal doctrine. The role and place of state geological control (supervision) in the system of Russian legislation and its special principles are considered. Results. As a result of the conducted research, the concept of state geological control (supervision), as well as special principles of this type of control (supervision), which take into account the specific features of the activities of state geological control (supervision) bodies and subsurface users, are formulated and substantiated. The proposed concept is also aimed at excluding the facts of mixing the type of control (supervision) in question with federal state mining supervision. It is determined that the state geological control (supervision) is a separate type of control (supervision) in the system of state environmental control (supervision), a variant of further development of state strategic planning documents is proposed in order to ensure the safe rational use and protection of subsurface resources, as well as environmental protection and environmental safety in general. The distinctive features of the state geological control (supervision) are listed, which determine its allocation in the system of state environmental control (supervision).