Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL RAILWAY AUTHORITY, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00191 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL RAILWAY SYSTEM, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL RAILWAY AUTHORITY, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES | |
| SHORT TITLE : National Railways Act | |
| ABSTRACT : "National Railways Act". In order to provide and maintain an adequate, efficient, inexpensive, convenient and reliable public transport system responsive to the needs of the citizenry, this bill provides for the creation the National Railway Authority which shall formulate and adopt a comprehensive development plan for a national railway system that meets ecological and environmental standards. It shall promote and encourage the active participation of the private sector, both local and international, in the development and implementation of a comprehensive development plan for a railway system. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DE VENECIA, JOSE JR. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Solis (005 ) | 2. Vargas (005 ) |
| 3. Golez (005 ) | 4. Codilla (005 ) |
| 5. Lacson (002 ) | 6. Amin (006 ) |
| 7. Biazon (012 ) | 8. Abayon (015 ) |
| 9. Gonzalez (033 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RAILWAYS AND RO-RO SYSTEMS ON 2006-05-30 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION on 2004-07-27; |
Abstract
"National Railways Act". In order to provide and maintain an adequate, efficient, inexpensive, convenient and reliable public transport system responsive to the needs of the citizenry, this bill provides for the creation the National Railway Authority which shall formulate and adopt a comprehensive development plan for a national railway system that meets ecological and environmental standards. It shall promote and encourage the active participation of the private sector, both local and international, in the development and implementation of a comprehensive development plan for a railway system.'
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