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Approved August 23, 2017

Republic Act No. 10937

An act establishing a multi-species marine hatchery in the city of bislig, province of surigao del sur and appropriating funds therefor

An Act Establishing a Multi-Species Marine Hatchery in the City of Bislig, Province of Surigao del Sur and Appropriating Funds Therefor

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Republic Act No. 10937 establishes a multi-species marine hatchery in Bislig, Surigao del Sur, sets the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources as the supervising agency, and appropriates funds for its construction, operation, and management transfer to local government. The act also mandates rules, training, and funding provisions, and specifies its effective date.

  • Establishment of the hatchery under BFAR-DA supervision
  • Transfer of management to local government within two years
  • Funding allocation by the Secretary of Agriculture and local government
  • Issuance of rules and regulations within 60 days
  • Effective date fifteen days after publication
Marine Conservation
Aquaculture
Bureau of Fisheries
Local Government

Seventeenth Congress First Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand sixteen.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10937

An Act Establishing a Multi-Species Marine Hatchery in the City of Bislig, Province of Surigao del Sur and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1

There shall be established, under the supervision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture (BFAR-DA), a multi-species marine hatchery in the City of Bislig, Province of Surigao del Sur.

Section 2

The BFAR-DA shall, within two (2) years after the construction of the multi-species marine hatchery, transfer the management of the same to the local government unit concerned through a memorandum of agreement. It shall implement a training and phasing-in program for local government personnel on the management and operation of the hatchery.

Section 3

The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department's programs the establishment of the multi-species marine hatchery in the City of Bislig, Province Surigao del Sur, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The local government unit concerned shall set aside funds from any available local revenue in an amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the hatchery.

Section 4

Within sixty (60) days from the passage of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue the rules and regulations on the supervision, monitoring, transfer, or withdrawal by the BFAR of the multi-species marine hatchery.

Section 5

This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

AQUILINO "KOKO" PIMENTEL President of the Senate

PANTALEON D. ALVAREZ Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 27, 2017 and May 30, 2017, respectively.

LUTGARDO B. BARBO

Secretary of the Senate

CESAR STRAIT PAREJA

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: August 23, 2017

RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE

President of the Philippines

For information and research only, and not legal advice. This text may not reflect later amendments. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.