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 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 227, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| 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 : Oil companies are hereby required to install oil spillage preventive and control mechanism in their tankers and to udnergo immediate cleaning operations in the event of oil spill within the country's territorial waters.> For this purpose of this bill, oil companies shall be required to set aside at least One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) each to be utilized exclusively for cleaning operations in case of oil spill within the country's territorial waters. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ZUBIRI, JUAN MIGUEL F. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Villareal (006 ) | 2. Puentebella (007 ) |
| 3. Jaraula (010 ) | 4. Monfort (013 ) |
| 5. Zialcita (021 ) | 6. Syjuco (041 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: cttee. ref'l changes from Energy as per J.44; p.20 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
"Oil companies are hereby required to install oil spillage preventive and control mechanism in their tankers and to udnergo immediate cleaning operations in the event of oil spill within the country's territorial waters.> For this purpose of this bill, oil companies shall be required to set aside at least One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) each to be utilized exclusively for cleaning operations in case of oil spill within the country's territorial waters."
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