Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL LAND USE CODE, PROVIDING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 190, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL LAND USE CODE, PROVIDING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The country has NO Land Use Code that will serve as a sustainable growth map for both public and private investors. A land use code is necessary for targeting and delineating areas open for investment in line with the country's development plans. There is a need for certain lands to be set aside to establish "agricultural reserves" for food security. It will also help resolve conflicts arising from various economic uses of lands versis the housing needs of the population. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DE VENECIA, JOSE JR. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Zialcita | 2. Espino |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lacson (003 ) | 2. Villareal (004 ) |
| 3. Albano (004 ) | 4. Uy (004 ) |
| 5. Badelles (006 ) | 6. Libanan (011 ) |
| 7. Romualdo (013 ) | 8. Syjuco (014 ) |
| 9. Lopez (030 ) | 10. Mathay (035 ) |
| 11. Echiverri (035 ) | 12. Monfort (074 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: change of cttee. ref'l from J.5; p.30(July 31,2001); Jt. ref'l as per J.37; p.19 | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6056, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON 2001-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT |
Abstract
Rationale: The country has NO Land Use Code that will serve as a sustainable growth map for both public and private investors. A land use code is necessary for targeting and delineating areas open for investment in line with the country's development plans. There is a need for certain lands to be set aside to establish "agricultural reserves" for food security. It will also help resolve conflicts arising from various economic uses of lands versis the housing needs of the population.
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