Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, SALE, IMPORTATION AND USE OF CHAIN SAWS, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 731, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, SALE, IMPORTATION AND USE OF CHAIN SAWS, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: It takes more than fifty (50) years to grow a Phiilippine mahogany tree into harvestable size but it takes less than five (5) minutes to fell and buck the same tree into logs with the use of a chainsaw. A chainsaw, therefore, becomes a handy tool for illegal loggers and even professional kaingineros to advance their trade. Skilled operators of chainsaws use the machine not only for cutting down trees but also for sawing the logs into tablon or rough lumber. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Del Mar (007 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 3994, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
Rationale: It takes more than fifty (50) years to grow a Phiilippine mahogany tree into harvestable size but it takes less than five (5) minutes to fell and buck the same tree into logs with the use of a chainsaw. A chainsaw, therefore, becomes a handy tool for illegal loggers and even professional kaingineros to advance their trade. Skilled operators of chainsaws use the machine not only for cutting down trees but also for sawing the logs into tablon or rough lumber.
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