Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02257 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL TOURISM POLICY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : National Tourism Policy Act of 2004 | |
| ABSTRACT : "National Tourism Policy Act of 2004." This bill states that the national policy for tourism must: 1) guide the course and pace of tourism development and ensure continuity of programs; 2) coordinate the functions and resources of government agencies in tourism programs and enlist the participation of the private sector, local communities and indigenous peoples towards the attainment of such policies; and 3) improve the quality of life of the people by promoting ecotourism as a strategy for low-impact, environmentally sound and community participatory tourism programs that promote a balance between economic development and environment and natural resource protection. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : EDGAR M. CHATTO | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-08-09 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Umali (008 ) | 2. Reyes (010 ) |
| 3. Figueroa (018 ) | 4. Puentevella (025 ) |
| 5. Celeste (027 ) | 6. Valencia (039 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06088 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TOURISM ON 2004-08-16 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"National Tourism Policy Act of 2004." This bill states that the national policy for tourism must: 1) guide the course and pace of tourism development and ensure continuity of programs; 2) coordinate the functions and resources of government agencies in tourism programs and enlist the participation of the private sector, local communities and indigenous peoples towards the attainment of such policies; and 3) improve the quality of life of the people by promoting ecotourism as a strategy for low-impact, environmentally sound and community participatory tourism programs that promote a balance between economic development and environment and natural resource protection.'
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