Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PLANT TREES ALONG NATIONAL AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 725, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PLANT TREES ALONG NATIONAL AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS WITHIN ITS TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : "The Greening of Philippine Highways Act of 2001." It shall be the primary responsibility of local government, with the cooperation of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Public Works and Highways and other concerned government agencies, to plant and maintain indigenous Philippine trees along national and local highways within their respective territorial boundaries. | |
| 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. Zialcita (022 ) | 4. Cari (026 ) |
| 5. Echiverri (031 ) | 6. Tulagan (017 ) |
| 7. Syjuco (041 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2001-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON NATURAL RESOURCES |
Abstract
"The Greening of Philippine Highways Act of 2001." It shall be the primary responsibility of local government, with the cooperation of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Public Works and Highways and other concerned government agencies, to plant and maintain indigenous Philippine trees along national and local highways within their respective territorial boundaries.
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