Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03183 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PRESCRIBING AN URGENT, COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED LAND-BASED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION CRISIS IN METRO MANILA, METROPOLITAN CEBU AND METROPOLITAN DAVAO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : Proposes to address the crisis brought about by land traffic congestion and gridlock and the shortage of efficient, safe, secure, and accessible mass transportation in metropolitan areas.Intends to establish a primary policy-making, regulating, enforcement authority under the control and supervision of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) vested with exclusive power to manage and regulate land-based traffic and structures; harmonize all traffic regulations and policies to achieve a comprehensive and integrated statutory and regulatory framework for land-based traffic system; modernize and streamline the mass transportation systems to attain sustainable and safe networks of public transportation; institute a system of accountability for all land-based traffic stakeholders; and ensure transparency and accountability and compliance with applicable legal requirements in the execution of all projects for the purpose of alleviating the land-based traffic crisis. |
| ALIAS NAME : "Traffic Crisis Act" |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VELASCO, LORD ALLAN JAY Q. |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Nieto (000 2020-03-04) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION ON 2019-08-05 |
Abstract
Proposes to address the crisis brought about by land traffic congestion and gridlock and the shortage of efficient, safe, secure, and accessible mass transportation in metropolitan areas.Intends to establish a primary policy-making, regulating, enforcement authority under the control and supervision of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) vested with exclusive power to manage and regulate land-based traffic and structures; harmonize all traffic regulations and policies to achieve a comprehensive and integrated statutory and regulatory framework for land-based traffic system; modernize and streamline the mass transportation systems to attain sustainable and safe networks of public transportation; institute a system of accountability for all land-based traffic stakeholders; and ensure transparency and accountability and compliance with applicable legal requirements in the execution of all projects for the purpose of alleviating the land-based traffic crisis.
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