Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN ALL COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00107 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN ALL COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES | |
| ABSTRACT : Mandates every coastal municipality to establish, maintain and manage marine protected areas in at least 15% of their municipal waters while preserving already existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Provides for mechanisms for concerted efforts in local communities for the preservation and protection of coasts. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Marine and Coastal Resources and Protection Act" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Madrona (000 2019-08-01) | 2. Suansing (E.) (000 2019-08-05) |
| 3. Revilla (000 2019-08-05) | 4. Sy-Alvarado (000 2019-08-28) |
| 5. Tan (A.) (000 2020-07-13) | 6. Fariñas (R.C.) (000 2020-10-03) |
| 7. Acosta-Alba (000 2021-07-26) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Mandates every coastal municipality to establish, maintain and manage marine protected areas in at least 15% of their municipal waters while preserving already existing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Provides for mechanisms for concerted efforts in local communities for the preservation and protection of coasts.
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