Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL WATER REGULATORY COMMISSION PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 9, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5338, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL WATER REGULATORY COMMISSION PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : "National Water Regulatory Act of 2002." Rationale: Water is considered as one of the primary needs of the society. The state of a country's water resources directly affects the health and well-being of the population, food production and the industrializati on process. Water resources must then be protected and efficiently managed in order to sustain the limited supply. > This bill seeks to create a government agency that will be tasked to formulate national policies on water resource management, regulation, operation, utilization, planning and conservation. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLANUEVA, EMMANUEL JOEL J. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-10-09 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Defensor | 2. De Guzman |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Cari (028 ) | 2. Espina (035 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2002-10-15 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON ECOLOGY |
Abstract
"National Water Regulatory Act of 2002." Rationale: Water is considered as one of the primary needs of the society. The state of a country's water resources directly affects the health and well-being of the population, food production and the industrializati on process. Water resources must then be protected and efficiently managed in order to sustain the limited supply. > This bill seeks to create a government agency that will be tasked to formulate national policies on water resource management, regulation, operation, utilization, planning and conservation.
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