Rational land use is one of the pressing problems for the Russian Federation and its regions. Returning to accounting and estimation of lands by creation of a single state cadastre became a component of the agrarian reform developed in the Russian Federation from the beginning of 1990s. Objectivity and reliability of the data of the cadastre and their maintenance is provided by the continuity of cadastral works. Materials of topographical and land surveying, cartographical, land management, soil, geological, assessment and other inspections and researches, and land monitoring are used for the operative updating of the land-cadastral data. The object of the research is the legal relationship arising in the process of land resources use. The subject of the research is the legal rules and institutions regulating the activity of public authorities of federal and regional levels, and of the level of local government concerning land relationship. In the article the following conclusions are made: 1) The development of a legislative system is a mandatory requirement of normal functioning of a legal system. 2) The necessary condition of land legislation successful development in the Russian Federation is in further development of land legislation of the subjects of Federation, coordination of their general principles and rules of law.