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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT THIRTY-TWO, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ANTI-ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES/MATERIALS PILFERAGE ACT OF 1994
Date filed
July 24, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01245 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-EIGHT THIRTY-TWO, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ANTI-ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES/MATERIALS PILFERAGE ACT OF 1994 |
| ABSTRACT : The bill grants a monetary incentive equivalent to 20% of the value of the recovered stolen electric power transmission and distribution lines or materials to any person who reports the pilferage or theft to the TRANSCO, private electric utility, rural electric cooperative or police authorities. It imposes a penalty of reclusion temporal or a fine ranging from P100,000 to P500,000 or both to any person found guilty of theft of said lines and materials. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMUALDO, PEDRO P. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-24 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-08-05 |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-08-11 |
| 3. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-09-04 |
| 4. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-09-10 |
| 5. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-12-09 |
| 6. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2009-02-18 |
| 7. Approved by the Committee on 2009-04-15 |
| 8. Committee Report filed on 2009-05-11 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06320 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ON 2007-08-06 |
Abstract
The bill grants a monetary incentive equivalent to 20% of the value of the recovered stolen electric power transmission and distribution lines or materials to any person who reports the pilferage or theft to the TRANSCO, private electric utility, rural electric cooperative or police authorities. It imposes a penalty of reclusion temporal or a fine ranging from P100,000 to P500,000 or both to any person found guilty of theft of said lines and materials.
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