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FULL TITLE : AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6957, AS AMENDED BY R.A 7718, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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March 14, 2017
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05270 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6957, AS AMENDED BY R.A 7718, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to remove the automatic grant of franchise to the winning project proponent, to operate and maintain infrastructure projects/facility, including the collection of tolls, fees, rentals, and charges; Requires instead that a project proponent first secure a legislative franchise for public utilities from Congress for it to qualify as a bidder . . . |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ALVAREZ, PANTALEON D. |
| DATE FILED : 2017-03-14 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ON 2017-05-02 |
Abstract
Seeks to remove the automatic grant of franchise to the winning project proponent, to operate and maintain infrastructure projects/facility, including the collection of tolls, fees, rentals, and charges; Requires instead that a project proponent first secure a legislative franchise for public utilities from Congress for it to qualify as a bidder . .
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