Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar
Republic Act No. 3071, enacted on June 17, 1961, appropriates one million pesos for the relief and rehabilitation of fire victims in Lao-ang, Samar, following a significant fire on March 27, 1961. The funds are designated for street widening and reclamation of foreshore lands in the municipality. The Office of the District Engineer is authorized to implement these projects, and reclaimed lands will be owned by Lao-ang, prioritizing fire victims with low incomes for leasing or purchasing. The act stipulates that proceeds from these transactions will be allocated to a trust fund for further repairs and improvements in the affected areas.
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- What is Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar about?
- Republic Act No. 3071, enacted on June 17, 1961, appropriates one million pesos for the relief and rehabilitation of fire victims in Lao-ang, Samar, following a significant fire on March 27, 1961. The funds are designated for street widening and reclamation of foreshore lands in the municipality. The Office of the District Engineer is authorized to implement these projects, and reclaimed lands will be owned by Lao-ang, prioritizing fire victims with low incomes for leasing or purchasing. The act stipulates that proceeds from these transactions will be allocated to a trust fund for further repairs and improvements in the affected areas.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 3071?
- Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar (Republic Act No. 3071) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar enacted?
- Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar (Republic Act No. 3071) was enacted on Jun 17, 1961.
- What is the citation for Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar?
- Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar, Republic Act No. 3071, Jun 17, 1961 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 3071
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1961
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3071
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE MILLION PESOS FOR THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF THE FIRE VICTIMS OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAO-ANG, PROVINCE OF SAMAR, AND FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS WHICH WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE OF MARCH TWENTY-SEVEN, NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one million pesos for the relief and rehabilitation of the fire victims of the Municipality of Lao-ang, Province of Samar, and for the reconstruction of public works which were destroyed by a fire which occurred in said municipality of March twenty-seven, nineteen hundred sixty-one: Provided, however, That this amount of one million pesos shall be used for widening of streets and reclaiming foreshore lands bordering the Municipality of Lao-ang, Province of Samar. casia
SECTION 2. Subject to pertinent provisions of law and regulations enforced, authority is hereby granted to the Office of the District Engineer, first engineering district, Province of Samar, to undertake and carry out the widening of streets, the reclamation by dredging, filling and/or by other means any foreshore lands bordering the Municipality of Lao-ang, Province of Samar. cd
SECTION 3. Any and all lands reclaimed as herein provided, shall be the property of the Municipality of Lao-ang, Province of Samar: Provided, That such lands shall be leased, sold or disposed of, giving priority to the fire victims of the Municipality of Lao-ang, Province of Samar, in the year nineteen hundred and sixty-one whose annual income is less than two thousand pesos, and shall be leased, sold or disposed of in any other manner in accordance with existing laws, except that the new foreshore along the reclaimed lands shall continue to be the property of the National Government: Provided, further, That the proceeds thereof shall constitute as a trust fund to be used for the repair and improvement of the area destroyed by the conflagration in a manner as the Municipal Council of Lao-ang shall determine.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1961
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 57, No. 48, p. 8648 on November 27, 1961
Cite This Law
Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar, Republic Act No. 3071, Jun 17, 1961 (Philippines)
Appropriation of Funds for Relief of Fire Victims and Reconstruction of Public Works in Lao-ang, Samar, Republic Act No. 3071 (Phil. 1961)
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