Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works
Republic Act No. 1402, enacted on September 9, 1955, establishes a revolving fund of ten million pesos from the National Treasury for the construction of permanent bridges and road rights of way in the Philippines. It mandates that at least two million pesos of this fund be allocated for road rights acquisition and related surveys, with repayments sourced from construction allotments. The act allows for the declaration of toll bridges for up to twenty years, with tolls set by a designated board, exempting pedestrians and certain vehicles from charges. The Secretary of Public Works and Communications is responsible for implementing the necessary regulations.
Quick Answers
- What is Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works about?
- Republic Act No. 1402, enacted on September 9, 1955, establishes a revolving fund of ten million pesos from the National Treasury for the construction of permanent bridges and road rights of way in the Philippines. It mandates that at least two million pesos of this fund be allocated for road rights acquisition and related surveys, with repayments sourced from construction allotments. The act allows for the declaration of toll bridges for up to twenty years, with tolls set by a designated board, exempting pedestrians and certain vehicles from charges. The Secretary of Public Works and Communications is responsible for implementing the necessary regulations.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 1402?
- Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works (Republic Act No. 1402) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works enacted?
- Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works (Republic Act No. 1402) was enacted on Sep 9, 1955.
- What is the citation for Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works?
- Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works, Republic Act No. 1402, Sep 9, 1955 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1402
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
September 9, 1955
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1402
AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED, AS AMENDED
SECTION 1. The first paragraph of section one of Act Numbered Thirty-five hundred, as amended by Republic Act Numbered One hundred forty-one, is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 1. The sum of ten million pesos is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to constitute a revolving fund for the construction of permanent bridges on, and for the acquisition of road rights of way and engineering surveys and investigations of, national or provincial roads in the Philippines, which shall be expended under the supervision of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications: Provided, That not less than the sum of two million pesos of said revolving fund shall be made available for the acquisition of road rights of way and for the survey and planning of roads and bridges, funds for which projects have previously been authorized by law, and which shall be repaid without interest from the construction allotments of the said projects either under the Philippine Highway Act of 1953 or under public works appropriations. Said bridges shall be declared toll bridges for a period not exceeding twenty years. Tolls shall be collected from all traffic using such bridges in accordance with rates to be fixed by a board composed of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, as chairman, the Secretary of Finance, and the Executive Secretary, as members: Provided, however, That no toll charges shall be collected from pedestrians, whether alone or accompanying animals, or any person mounted on bicycle or an animal-drawn vehicle. The Secretary of Public Works and Communications shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act." cd i
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. cd i
Approved: September 9, 1955
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 51, No. 10, p. 4970 in October 1955
Cite This Law
Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works, Republic Act No. 1402, Sep 9, 1955 (Philippines)
Amending Act No. 3500, as amended Re: Appropriation of Funds for Public Works, Republic Act No. 1402 (Phil. 1955)
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