Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING OIL COMPANIES TO INSTALL OIL SPILLAGE PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL MECHANISM IN THEIR TANKERS AND TO UNDERTAKE IMMEDIATE CLEANING OPERATIONS IN THE EVENT OF OIL SPILLS WITHIN THE COUNTRY'S TERRITORIAL WATERS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00996 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING OIL COMPANIES TO INSTALL OIL SPILLAGE PREVENTIVE AND CONTROL MECHANISM IN THEIR TANKERS AND TO UNDERTAKE IMMEDIATE CLEANING OPERATIONS IN THE EVENT OF OIL SPILLS WITHIN THE COUNTRY'S TERRITORIAL WATERS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill requires oil companies to set aside P100,000.00 for cleaning operations in case of an oil spill accident in the country's waters. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ZUBIRI, JUAN MIGUEL F. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Amin (016 ) | 2. Codilla (018 ) |
| 3. Chatto (020 ) | 4. Syjuco (042 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2004-09-15 | |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2005-01-27 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2004-07-28 |
Abstract
The bill requires oil companies to set aside P100,000.00 for cleaning operations in case of an oil spill accident in the country's waters."]
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