PROBLEMS OF INSTITUTE OF THE DELEGATION OF CERTAIN STATE POWERS TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Andreev Valery Vitalyevich, Dr of History, Professor. <...> E-mail: Nadiezhda.Ivantsova@mail.ru Annotation: The article holds the thesis that one of the main forms of public authority levels interaction is empowering local governments with certain state powers. <...> The institution of delegating certain stare powers to local authorities is being considered in the article. <...> Theoretical and practical problems in delegating certain state powers to local authorities have been analyzed and identified in the article. <...> Keywords: municipal management; delegation of state powers; local governments; improvement of legislation; accountability; redistribution of power; the general principles of organization of local selfgovernment; development of federal law; funding. <...> The Constitution of the Republic of Mari El (adopted by the Constitutional Assembly of the Republic of Mari El on June 24, 1995) // Mariyskaya Pravda. - 1995. - № 106. 3. <...> Bondar N.S. The citizen and the public authorities. <...> Enforcement of constitutional rights and freedoms in local government / N.S. Bondar. - M., 2004. - 432 p. 4. <...> The official website of the President of the Russian Federation. <...> Рассматривается институт делегирования отдельных государственных полномочий органам местного самоуправления. <...>