An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Establish and Manage Irrigation Systems, and Providing Funds for This Purpose
Act No. 2753, enacted on February 23, 1918, authorizes provincial boards in the Philippines to establish and manage irrigation systems. The Secretary of Commerce and Communications can grant approval for such projects, allowing provincial boards to allocate up to 25% of their road and bridge funds for irrigation purposes, subject to the Secretary of the Interior's consent. This act aims to enhance agricultural productivity through improved irrigation infrastructure. The law became effective upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2753
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 23, 1918
ACT NO. 2753
AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE
SECTION 1. Subject to the provisions of existing law, the Secretary of Commerce and Communications may authorize the provincial board of any of the regularly organized provinces to proceed to the construction of an irrigation system, and in this case the provincial board concerned may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, appropriate for irrigation purposes any sum not to exceed twenty-five per centum of its road and bridge fund.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved: February 23, 1918.
Cite This Law
An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Establish and Manage Irrigation Systems, and Providing Funds for This Purpose, Act No. 2753, Feb 23, 1918 (Philippines)
An Act Authorizing Provincial Boards to Establish and Manage Irrigation Systems, and Providing Funds for This Purpose, Act No. 2753 (Phil. 1918)
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