En este trabajo se examina si la patente por no uso de derechos de aprovechamiento de aguas implementada en Chile en 2005 ha incentivado la utilización de las aguas sin uso. Se analizan descriptivamente dos comparaciones: patentes cobradas respecto de recaudadas y precio de mercado de derechos comparado con el cobro de patente. Se observa que en los sucesivos procesos de cobro de patentes, la recaudación aumentó del 67% en 2007 al 81,4% en 2009 respecto del total cobrado. Además, se determinó que varios años de pago de patente equivalen al precio de mercado de los derechos de aguas. Se concluye que la patente no ha sido eficaz en desincentivar el no uso, puesto que los propietarios tienden a pagar lo cobrado para no perder derechos cuyos precios de mercado superan a los de las patentes. Asimismo, se sugieren algunas mejoras al diseño legal del instrumento.
This paper examines whether the fees for non-use of water rights implemented in Chile in 2005 have provided an incentive for the exploitation of unused water. Two comparisons are made and descriptively analysed: between fees charged and paid, and between fees and the market price of water rights. In the successive fee charging rounds, payment levels increased from 67% of the total charged in 2007 to 81.4% in 2009. It was also found that several years of fee payment would be required to match the market price of water rights. The conclusion is that the fee has not been effective in discouraging non-use, since owners tend to pay it rather than forfeit rights whose market price exceeds the fee. Some improvements to the legal design of the instrument are also suggested.
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