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Long Title
AN ACT PENALIZING THE APPROPRIATION, ENCROACHMENT, REGISTRATION AND TITLING OF CREEKS, ESTEROS, STREAMS, CANALS, RIVER BANKS AND OTHER PUBLIC WATERWAYS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00268 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PENALIZING THE APPROPRIATION, ENCROACHMENT, REGISTRATION AND TITLING OF CREEKS, ESTEROS, STREAMS, CANALS, RIVER BANKS AND OTHER PUBLIC WATERWAYS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Numerous statutes and rulings have been issued to the effect that canals, esteros, creeks and similar waterways are of public domain and as such, may not be acquired by prescription and therefore not registrable. However, despite these laws, encroachment, titling and/or registration of these waterways are prevalent. The bill seeks to penalize the appropriation, encroachment, titling, registration of creeks, esteros, streams, canals, river banks and other public waterways in order to prevent or curtain these anomalous acts. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MICHAEL JOHN "JACK" R. DUAVIT | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (005 ) | 2. Badelles (012 ) |
| 3. Marcos (012 ) | 4. Mandanas (054 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04489 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
Numerous statutes and rulings have been issued to the effect that canals, esteros, creeks and similar waterways are of public domain and as such, may not be acquired by prescription and therefore not registrable. However, despite these laws, encroachment, titling and/or registration of these waterways are prevalent. The bill seeks to penalize the appropriation, encroachment, titling, registration of creeks, esteros, streams, canals, river banks and other public waterways in order to prevent or curtain these anomalous acts.'
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