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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESFirst
Regular Session
S E N A T E
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R E C E iV L D B V :.
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 7 5
Prepared an d subm itted jo in tly by the C om m ittees on
Agricu lture an d Food, an d Finance on MAY 1 1 7017
Re: House Bill No. 4861
R ecom m ending its ap p ro va l w ithou t am end m en t
Sponsor: S enator V illa r
Mr. President:
The C om m ittee on Agricu lture an d Food, and the C om m ittee
on Finance, to w h ich was referred House Bill No. 4861, au tho red
by Rep. Tan (A .), entitled:
“ AN ACTESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE
MUNICIPALITY OF ALABAT, PROVINCE OF QUEZON AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR"
have considered the sam e an d have the honor to report b a ck
to the Senate w ith the recom m e nd a tion th a t it be a p p ro
ve d w ithou t am endm en t.
Respectfully subm itted.
SEN. LOREN B. LEGARDAChair, C om m ittee on Finance; M em ber, C
om m ittee on Agricu lture an d Food
SEN. CYNTHIA A. VILLARChair, C om m ittee on Agricu lture an d
Food; M em ber, C om m ittee on Finance
SEN. PAOLO BENIGNO “ BAM ” AQUINO IVVice-Chair, C om m ittee on
Finance; M em ber, C om m ittee on Agricu lture a n d Food
. SONNY A n g a r aVice-Chair, C om m ittee on Finance
SEN. PANVice-Chair, C
ACSONittee on Finance
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MEMBERS:
\IGUEL "M IG Z” F, ZUBIRI"om m ittees on Agricu lture an d
Food,
an d Finance
S E ly G R A C f POEC om m ittees on Agricu lture an d Food, arp
F inance
SEN. EMMANUEL “ M A N N Y " D. PACQUIAOC om m ittee on Agricu
lture a n d Food
RICHARD^rG O RDO Nittees on Agricu lture a n d Food,
an d Finance
SEN. JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITOC om m ittees on Agricu lture an d
Food, an d Finance
SEN. FRANCIS “ CHIZ" G. ESCUDEROC om m ittees on Agricu lture a
n d Food, a n d Finance
SEN. FRANCIS “ KIKO" PANGILINANC om m ittees on Agricu lture and
Food, a n d Finance
SEN. ANTONIO “ SONNY” F. TRILLANES IVC om m ittees on Agricu
lture an d Food, an d Finance
SEN. GREGORIO B. HONASAN IIC om m ittee on Finance
SEN. JOEL VILLANUEVAC o m m rte e on Finance
SEN. M A ^L O O T D E S -N A N C Y S. BINAYC o m m it f^ on
Finance
^ .I W lN Gy^CHALIANC om m ittee Finano€
SEN. RISA HONTIVEROS ^C om m ittee on Finance
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EX-O FFIC IO MEMBERS:
SEN. FRANKLIN M. DT?(^ iro rity Leader
SEN. V icente c. ;o n oM ajority Le der
S ena t^P res ic^n t Pro-Tempore
HON. AQUILINO “KOKO" PIMENTELSenate President
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Congress of the Philippines Seventeenth Congress First Regular
Session }
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. No. 4861
By Representative Tan (A.), per Committfe Report No . 70
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE
MirNICIPALITY OF ALABAT, PROVINCE OF QUEZON AND APPROPRIA7TNG FUNDS
THEREi OR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f
the Philippines in Congress assembled:
1 Section E There shall be established, under the supervision o
f the
2 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the 1 department
of Agriculture
3 (BFAR-DA), a multi-species marine hatchery in the Municipality
of Alabet,
4 Province of Quezon.
5 Sec. 2. The BFAR-DA shall, within two (2) years after the
6 construction of the multi-species marine hatchery', transfer
the management of
7 the same to the local government unit concerned through a
memorandum of
8 agreement It shall implement a training and phasing-in program
for local
9 government personnel on the management and operation of the
hatchery.
10 Sec. 3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the
Department's
11 programs the establishment of the multi-species marine
hatchery in the
12 Municipality of Alabat, Province of Quezon, the funding of
which shall be
13 included in the annual General Appropriations Act The local
government unit
14 concerned shall set aside funds from any available local
revenue in an amount
13 deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the
hatchciy.
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1 Sec. 4. Within sixty (60) days from the passage o f this Act,
the
2 Secretary o f Agriculture shall issue the rules and
regulations on the
3 supervision, monitoring, transfer, or withdrawal by the BFAR o
f the
4 multi-species marine hatchery,
5 Sec. 5. This Act shall take effect fiAeen (15) days after its
publication
6 in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.
Approved,
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