Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE THROUGH THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY SMOKE-BELCHING VEHICLES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1181, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 722, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE THROUGH THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND ABATEMENT OF AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY SMOKE-BELCHING VEHICLES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1181, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : In line with this constitutional mandate, this bill proposes the imposition of an additional requirement before a vehicle's registration will be allowed or renewed. The requirement of subjecting the vehicle to a smoke belching test for its initial registration and every year thereafter will minimize, if not totally eradicate, air pollution caused by smoke-belching vehicles. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Del Mar (007 ) | 2. Monfort (012 ) |
| 3. Mathay (017 ) | 4. Nicolas (029 ) |
| 5. Syjuco (023 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
"In line with this constitutional mandate, this bill proposes the imposition of an additional requirement before a vehicle's registration will be allowed or renewed. The requirement of subjecting the vehicle to a smoke belching test for its initial registration and every year thereafter will minimize, if not totally eradicate, air pollution caused by smoke-belching vehicles."
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