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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SELF-SUSTAINING FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE KNOWN AS THE TREE FOR LEGACY PROGRAM, BY GIVING ECONOMIC AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO TREE PLANTERS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FORESTLANDS
Short Title
TREE FOR LEGACY ACT OF 2006
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87
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Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04491
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SELF-SUSTAINING FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, TO BE KNOWN AS TREE FOR LEGACY PROGRAM, BY GIVING ECONOMIC AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO TREE PLANTERS ON PRIVATE AND FORESTLANDS
SHORT TITLE : "Tree for Legacy Act of 2005."
ABSTRACT : The bill introduces a reforestation program (Tree for Legacy Program) covering private lands, protection forests, production forests, open public lands and other lands deemed appropriate for tree planting. The proposed program shall be administered by the local government units in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : AGBAYANI, RODOLFO Q.
DATE FILED : 2005-06-30
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. De Venecia 2. Seachon-lanete
3. Nantes 4. Alcala
5. Angara 6. Barbers
7. Firmalo
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Abayon (040 ) 2. Villarosa (067 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00950
SUBMITTED ON 2005-06-30
SUBMITTED BY: REFORESTATION
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB03304
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-07-27
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-07-27
DATE CALENDARED : 2005-09-26
SECOND READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-04-05
REMARKS : On April 05, 2006, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-05-16
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-05-29
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:135     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2006-05-31
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2006-05-31
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SELF-SUSTAINING FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE KNOWN AS THE TREE FOR LEGACY PROGRAM, BY GIVING ECONOMIC AND OTHER INCENTIVES TO TREE PLANTERS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FORESTLANDS
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
5/31/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives RODOLFO Q. AGBAYANI, JOSE DE VENECIA JR., RIZALINA SEACHON-LANETE, RAFAEL P. NANTES, PROCESO J. ALCALA, JUAN EDGARDO M. ANGARA, ACE S. BARBERS, EDUARDO C. FIRMALO and HARLIN C. ABAYON as authors;
6/1/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and LOCAL GOVERNMENT;

Abstract

The bill introduces a reforestation program (Tree for Legacy Program) covering private lands, protection forests, production forests, open public lands and other lands deemed appropriate for tree planting. The proposed program shall be administered by the local government units in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.'

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