Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL ECOTOURISM POLICY, ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR ITS INSTITUTIONALIZ ATION, CREATING A MECHANISM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 107, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL ECOTOURISM POLICY, ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR ITS INSTITUTIONALIZ ATION, CREATING A MECHANISM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill proposes an ecotourism policy growth and environmental protection. It creates a National Ecotourism Commission which shall formulate and implement an Ecotourism Master Plan with the assistance of the Department of Tourism and the Department of Environment and Natural resources. The bill also proposes a network of ecotourism sites which would be inclided in the Integrated Areas System under R.A. No. 7586, also known as National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS). | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, AUGUSTO JR. L | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Soon-ruiz (013 ) | 2. Zialcita (016 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: ctte. ref'l as per Rules instructio n on 7/25/2001; jt. ref'l as per J.37; p.19 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM ON 2001-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
This bill proposes an ecotourism policy growth and environmental protection. It creates a National Ecotourism Commission which shall formulate and implement an Ecotourism Master Plan with the assistance of the Department of Tourism and the Department of Environment and Natural resources. The bill also proposes a network of ecotourism sites which would be inclided in the Integrated Areas System under R.A. No. 7586, also known as National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 (NIPAS).
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