Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF DISPOSITION OF SEIZED/ CONFISCATED ILLEGALLY CUT, GATHERED, REMOVED, AND POSSESSED LOGS, LUMBER, FLITCHES AND OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 254, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF DISPOSITION OF SEIZED/ CONFISCATED ILLEGALLY CUT, GATHERED, REMOVED, AND POSSESSED LOGS, LUMBER, FLITCHES AND OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Disposition of Seized/Confiscated Illegally Cut and Possessed Logs and Other Forest Products | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to curb this anomalous situation by PROHIBITING the DENR and the NRDC from conducting a PUBLIC AUCTION on all seized and confiscated illegally cut, gathered, removed, and possessed logs, lumber, flitches and other forest products. Instead these should be donated to the local government units (LGU) with jurisdiction over the area of origin to benefit their respective communities. These will be distributed according to priority, enhancing delivery of education, housing and infrastructure in the territorial jurisdiction of the LGU concerned. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAPUS, JESLI A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Zamora (007 ) | 2. Monfort (010 ) |
| 3. Echiverri (025 ) | 4. Espino (015 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00380 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-04-22 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: NATURAL RESOURCES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendments | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 1784, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON 2001-07-24 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-04-29 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2002-04-30 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-05-08 | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2002-05-08 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-05-08 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-05-20 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-05-23 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:167 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to curb this anomalous situation by PROHIBITING the DENR and the NRDC from conducting a PUBLIC AUCTION on all seized and confiscated illegally cut, gathered, removed, and possessed logs, lumber, flitches and other forest products. Instead these should be donated to the local government units (LGU) with jurisdiction over the area of origin to benefit their respective communities. These will be distributed according to priority, enhancing delivery of education, housing and infrastructure in the territorial jurisdiction of the LGU concerned.
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