1.      Programme for development of inland waterway transport infrastructure in Poland. Part 1 Functional analysis of inland waterway transport and water tourism in Poland. The first, recently published, comprehensive report on the state of Polish waterways. The goal of the report was to analyse technical, organizational, legal and economic determinants in the operation of inland waterway transport and navigation and their infrastructure in Poland. Based on this analysis, the major problems have been identified as well as the opportunities to improve the functioning conditions of inland navigation and transport in Poland (Ecorys Rotterdam, Warsaw 2011, p. 282).

 

2.      Inland Waterways Map. An assessment of the condition and possible use of inland waterway transport in Poland. The study includes the issues of: infrastructure-related factors in waterway freight development in EU states, inland waterway transport in passenger services in EU states, an assessment of the condition of inland waterways in Poland, development opportunities for inland water transport in Poland in the context of EU trends in infrastructure-related conditioning and the development conditions for inland navigation on the Polish waterways. (Krystyna Wojewódzka-Król, Ryszard Rolbiecki; Sopot 2008, p. 82).

 

3.      Functional assessment of the Inland Navigation Fund in 2002-2010. A proposal for legislative changes to improve the operation of the Fund. This study was prepared primarily with recipients of the promotional system in view, as defined in the regulations on the Fund. The document identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the support mechanism for Polish inland vessel owners and operators from the funds of the Inland Navigation Fund. The role of the institutions managing the promotion system was also assessed as well as the fact of appointing the Board for Promotion. A large part of the report is devoted to an evaluation of the operation of the Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (PTE Dept. in Szczecin, year 2010, p. 46).

 

4.      Draft National Water Policy until 2030. This is a continuation and extension of the Water Management Strategy approved by the Council of Ministers in April 2005. Like the strategy, this draft document sets the main directions and rules of operation to implement the idea of sustainable development in the management of water resources in Poland. The Annexes include an environmental impact forecast, documents on the study and tables with data (KGW 2011, p. 360).

 

5.      Natura 2000 and Water Management. The European Ecological Network Natura 2000 continues to cause concern in Poland and provokes questions about the possibility of following its guidelines without major limitations to the economic development of local communities and the whole country. This extensive study addresses many questions on these issues, with an emphasis on the context of water management in the country (Ministry of Environment, year 2009, p. 118)

 

6.      National Transport Policy for 2006-2025. It specifies challenges and tasks in the field of transport to be addressed by 2025. The document points to the need to use means of transport which are less harmful to the environment. It also emphasises the need to accelerate the development of intermodal and inland waterway transport. (Ministry of Infrastructure, year 2005, p. 37).

 

7.      Transport Development Strategy until 2020 (perspective until 2030) – draft document. It is a departmental strategy document. Its essential idea is to present directions of transport development in Poland in conformity with the objectives set out in the Long-Term and Medium-Term National Development Strategy. The Transport Development Strategy provides an assessment of the present state of transport in Poland, a forecast of traffic growth, a description of objectives, concepts of creating an integrated transport system in Poland, feasibility of implementing new technologies in transport, projects necessary to improve transport safety and other components necessary to implement the strategy. (Ministry of Infrastructure, year 2011, p. 98).