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AN ACT DECLARING ALL IRRIGATED AND IRRIGABLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS AS PROTECTED AREAS FOR AGRICULTURE, PROHIBITING ITS CONVERSION FOR USES OTHER THAN AGRICULTURAL AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 20 OF REPUBLIC ACT 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date filed
July 27, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01761 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING ALL IRRIGATED AND IRRIGABLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS AS PROTECTED AREAS FOR AGRICULTURE, PROHIBITING ITS CONVERSION FOR USES OTHER THAN AGRICULTURAL AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 20 OF REPUBLIC ACT 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 |
| SHORT TITLE : National Protected Areas for Agriculture (NPAA) Law |
| ABSTRACT : "National Protected Areas for Agriculture (NPAA) Law." To stop the indiscriminate conversion of agricultural lands to residential, commercial and industrial lands, the bill declares all irrigated and irrigable agricultural lands planted with rice, crops, sugar, coconut and other crops as NPAAs and as such, not subject to conversion for other uses. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-27 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FISHERIES ON 2004-08-04 |
Abstract
"National Protected Areas for Agriculture (NPAA) Law." To stop the indiscriminate conversion of agricultural lands to residential, commercial and industrial lands, the bill declares all irrigated and irrigable agricultural lands planted with rice, crops, sugar, coconut and other crops as NPAAs and as such, not subject to conversion for other uses.'
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