Bill Type
House Bill
Congress Name
17th Congress of the Republic
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN ALL COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Link from HRep Legis
Congress Author
FORTUN, LAWRENCE LEMUEL H.
Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope
NATIONAL

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00048
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN ALL COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Marine And Coastal Resources Protection Act
ABSTRACT : Mandates every coastal municipality to establish, maintain and manage marine protected areas in at least fifteen percent (15%) of their municipal waters while preserving those Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that already exists.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : FORTUN, LAWRENCE LEMUEL H.
DATE FILED : 2016-06-30
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Economic
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Floirendo (015 2016-08-24) 2. Tan (A.) (017 2016-08-31)
3. Bravo (M.) (021 2016-09-13) 4. Alejano (097 2017-05-31)
5. Manalo (002 2017-07-25) 6. Antonio (000 2017-10-10)
7. Sarmiento (E.M.) (000 2018-03-22) 8. Belmonte (R.) (000 2018-07-26)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Scheduled for Meeting/Hearing on 2018-01-31
      2. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2018-02-13
      3. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2018-03-14
      4. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2018-03-14
      5. Scheduled for Meeting/Hearing on 2018-05-30
      6. Committee Report approved on 2018-05-30
      7. Fact Sheet prepared on 2018-06-04
      8. Draft of Substitute/Amended/Consolidated Measure prepared on 2018-06-04
      9. Transmittal memo prepared on 2018-06-04
      10. Committee Report Signed by the Chairperson on 2018-08-07
      11. Committee Report filed on 2018-08-28
MOTHER BILL: HB08145
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES ON 2017-08-09
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO NATURAL RESOURCES on 2016-07-26;

Abstract

Mandates every coastal municipality to establish, maintain and manage marine protected areas in at least fifteen percent (15%) of their municipal waters while preserving those Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) that already exists

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