Abstract: As China’s science and technology advances, CBM becomes a reliable alternative energy along with the conventional gas, of significance to China’s economy and society. However, the laws in CBM development need improving. From a review of the CMB development laws since 1994, policy oriented CMB development shall be converted to laws guaranteed. “Law of Coal” shall be adjusted to add the portion of CBM development. Coal bed Methane Development Regulation shall be compiled to have a full regulation of China’s CBM development. This paper presents CBM law suggestions in promoting sustainable and sound development of China's CBM from integrated development of CBM and coal, intensifying supervision of CBM enterprises and enacting laws, and regulating fiscal allowance and taxation exemption.

Key words: development, law of coal, law of mineral resources, mining right

摘要： 随着我国科学技术的进步，煤层气逐渐成为我国常规天然气最可靠的替代能源，对我国经济社会发展具有重要意义。我国煤层气开发亟待法制保障，文章梳理从1994年至今20多年煤层气开发法制的发展历程，指出应当由政策主导转入法制保障，修改《煤炭法》，增加煤层气开发的有关规定。在此基础上制定《煤层气开发条例》，对煤层气开发法制予以较为全面的规定。分析我国煤层气开发的法制问题，提出促进我国煤层气产业持续、健康发展的法制建议：1)推进煤层气、煤炭一体开发；2）加强对煤层气开发企业的监管，落实相关主体的法律责任；3）规定财政补贴、税费减免等扶持政策。

关键词: 煤层气开发, 煤炭法, 矿产资源法, 矿业权