Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO GRANT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A POULTRY OR PIGGERY BUSINESS
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00776 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO GRANT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT THE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A POULTRY OR PIGGERY BUSINESS | |
| ABSTRACT : At present, poultry and piggery businesses are required to secure a environmental clearance certificate (ECC) from the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources. Because the ECC has to be evaluated and approved by the central office in Manila, the issuance of the ECC may take as long as two years. The bill seeks to grant municipal governments, which have immediate access to where the poultry or piggery is operated, the exclusive authority to issue ECCs for the establishment and operation of a poultry or piggery business with a capital investment of not more than one million pesos. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYON, HARLIN CAST | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Petilla (004 ) | 2. Codilla (014 ) |
| 3. Amin (015 ) | 4. Celeste (022 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2004-07-28 |
Abstract
At present, poultry and piggery businesses are required to secure a environmental clearance certificate (ECC) from the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources. Because the ECC has to be evaluated and approved by the central office in Manila, the issuance of the ECC may take as long as two years. The bill seeks to grant municipal governments, which have immediate access to where the poultry or piggery is operated, the exclusive authority to issue ECCs for the establishment and operation of a poultry or piggery business with a capital investment of not more than one million pesos.
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