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Republic Act
Approved July 29, 2022

Republic Act No. 11911

An act establishing a mangrove crab hatchery in barangay geratag, municipality of san jose, province of northern samar, and appropriating funds therefor

An Act Establishing a Mangrove Crab Hatchery in Barangay Geratag, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Northern Samar, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

In plain language

The act establishes a mangrove crab hatchery in Barangay Geratag, San Jose, Northern Samar, and appropriates funds for its construction and operation. It mandates a feasibility study, outlines management transfer after two years, requires research on breeding and production, specifies funding appropriations, and sets rules for supervision and effectivity.

  • Establishment of a mangrove crab hatchery under BFAR-DA supervision
  • Conduct of feasibility study before construction
  • Transfer of management to local government after two years with training
  • Continuous research on breeding and production of mangrove crabs
  • Funding through General Appropriations Act and local revenue
  • Issuance of rules and regulations within 60 days of effectivity
  • Effectivity fifteen days after publication
Mangrove Crab Hatchery
Aquaculture
Northern Samar
BFAR-DA

Eighteenth Congress Third Regular Session

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

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11911, July 29, 2022 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MANGROVE CRAB HATCHERY IN BARANGAY GERATAG, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 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 mangrove crab hatchery in Barangay Geratag, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Northern Samar.

Section 2

Prior to the establishment of the mangrove crab hatchery, the BFAR-DA shall conduct a full-scale feasibility study in support of its construction to comply with the requirements of the Department of Budget and Management.

Within two (2) years after the construction of the mangrove crab hatchery, the BFAR-DA, through a memorandum of agreement, shall transfer its management to the local government of the Municipality of San Jose. It shall implement a training and phasing-in program for local government personnel on the management and operation of the hatchery.

Section 3

The BFAR-DA shall conduct continuing research and experimentation on the breeding and production of mangrove crab species, especially as they apply to local conditions, to discover new methods and technologies that will enhance the fishing industry.

Section 4

The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department's programs the conduct of the feasibility study and the consequent establishment of the mangrove crab hatchery in Barangay Geratag, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Northern Samar, the funding of which shall be included in the General AppropriationsAct. 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 5

Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of thisAct, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue the rules and regulations on the supervision, operation, monitoring, and the eventual transfer of the mangrove crab hatchery to the local government of the Municipality of San Jose.

Section 6

ThisActshall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in theOfficial Gazetteor in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

| (SGD.)VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate | (SGD.)LORD ALAN JAY Q. VELASCO Speaker of the House of Representatives |

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives on September 14, 2021, amended by the Senate of the Philippines on May 23, 2022, and which amendments were concurred in by the House of Representatives on May 30, 2022.

MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA

Secretary of the Senate

MARK LLANDRO L. MENDOZA

Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: Lapsed into law on JUL 29 2022 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.

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.