The upper house of the parliament of Bosnia's Federation entity greenlighted legal changes banning the construction of small hydro power plants on the entity's territory in a bid to protect the rivers. The amendment excludes small hydro power plants with gravity-based water systems.

In 2020, the lower chamber of the Parliament of the Federation, the House of Representatives, adopted a declaration on the protection of rivers which foresees a ban on the construction of small hydro power plants in the entity. The declaration was signed by a group of local and foreign environment organisations.