Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REDUCING THE WATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER USERS IN THE BARANGAY HOSTING THE WATER SOURCE WITHIN A WATER DISTRICT THEREBY AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 198, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 304, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REDUCING THE WATER RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER USERS IN THE BARANGAY HOSTING THE WATER SOURCE WITHIN A WATER DISTRICT THEREBY AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 198, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : Reducing the Water Rates and Charges for Water Users in the Barangay Hosting the Water Source |
| ABSTRACT : Sec. 37, chapter IX, Title II of Presidential Decree No. 198 as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "Sec. 37. Rates and Charges. - Water-A district may sell water under its control, under schedules of rates and charges as may be determined by the Board, to any and all water users within the district [.]: PROVIDED, THAT SUCH RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE TO THE WATER USERS IN THE BARANGAYS HOSTING THE WATER SOURCE SHALL BE 20% LOWER THAN THE RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE TOTHE OTHER WATER USERS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAGMAN-LUISTRO, CIELO KRISEL |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Espino (035 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00513 |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-05-29 |
| SUBMITTED BY: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendments |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ON 2001-07-24 |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-05-30 |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2002-07-30 |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-07-31 |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2002-07-31 |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-07-31 |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-08-12 |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-09-03 |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:142 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-09-03 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-09-03 |
Abstract
Sec. 37, chapter IX, Title II of Presidential Decree No. 198 as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: "Sec. 37. Rates and Charges. - Water-A district may sell water under its control, under schedules of rates and charges as may be determined by the Board, to any and all water users within the district [.]: PROVIDED, THAT SUCH RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE TO THE WATER USERS IN THE BARANGAYS HOSTING THE WATER SOURCE SHALL BE 20% LOWER THAN THE RATES AND CHARGES APPLICABLE TOTHE OTHER WATER USERS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS.
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