Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE WATER REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEFINING THEIR MANDATES, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATINGS FUNDS THEREFOR
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2022-07-26
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00021 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND THE WATER REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEFINING THEIR MANDATES, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATINGS FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : Intends to address the fragmented and uncoordinated governance and maintenance of our water resources in order to provide accessible, affordable, safe and reliable potable water and proper sanitation services. Proposes to create a Department where all government agencies related to water shall be rationalized under it; to adopt the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as the strategic framework for policy-making and planning, etc.; and to create an independent Water Regulatory Commission that shall protect consumer welfare and reject abusive practices in the industry. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMUALDEZ, FERDINAND MARTIN G., ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K., ACIDRE, JUDE A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2022-07-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Palma (000 2022-08-08) | 2. Romualdo (000 2022-09-06) |
| 3. Yap (C.) (000 2022-09-15) | 4. Ongchuan (000 2022-09-26) |
| 5. Cari (000 2022-09-26) | 6. Zamora (M.C.) (000 2022-09-26) |
| 7. Tan-Tambut (000 2022-09-26) | 8. Rivera (000 2022-09-26) |
| 9. Sakaluran (000 2022-09-26) | 10. Flores (000 2022-09-26) |
| 11. Marquez (000 2022-09-26) | 12. Revilla (R.J.) (000 2022-09-26) |
| 13. Mastura (000 2022-09-26) | 14. Sali (000 2022-09-26) |
| 15. Suarez (D.) (000 2022-09-26) | 16. Albano (A.) (000 2022-11-09) |
| 17. Cagas (000 2022-11-09) | 18. Olivarez (000 2022-11-09) |
| 19. Yu (D.G.) (000 2022-11-09) | 20. Dy (F.) (000 2022-11-28) |
| 21. Yu (J.V.) (000 2022-11-28) | 22. Teves (J.) (000 2022-11-28) |
| 23. Tarriela (000 2022-12-12) | 24. Matibag (000 2022-12-12) |
| 25. Bernos (000 2023-01-11) | 26. Bongalon (000 2023-02-01) |
| 27. Del Mar (000 2023-02-09) | 28. Marcos (000 2023-03-06) |
| 29. Baronda (000 2023-03-15) | 30. Cajayon-Uy (000 2023-03-15) |
| 31. Lacson-Noel (000 2023-03-22) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2022-07-26 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Intends to address the fragmented and uncoordinated governance and maintenance of our water resources in order to provide accessible, affordable, safe and reliable potable water and proper sanitation services. Proposes to create a Department where all government agencies related to water shall be rationalized under it; to adopt the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as the strategic framework for policy-making and planning, etc.; and to create an independent Water Regulatory Commission that shall protect consumer welfare and reject abusive practices in the industry.
Significance