Declaring Barrio Balbalasang in Balbalan, Kalinga-Apayao as a Tourist Resort
Republic Act No. 6463, enacted on June 17, 1972, designates the barrio of Balbalasang in Balbalan, Kalinga-Apayao as a tourist resort and authorizes the establishment of a national park within its public domain. The Commission on Parks and Wildlife is tasked with selecting specific areas for this designation, pending presidential approval. An initial appropriation of one hundred thousand pesos is allocated from the National Treasury for the park's establishment and maintenance in the fiscal year 1974, with future funding to be included in the General Appropriations Act. The Act becomes effective upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 6463
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 17, 1972
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6463
AN ACT DECLARING THE BARRIO OF BALBALASANG, BALBALAN, KALINGA-APAYAO AS A TOURIST RESORT, SETTING ASIDE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN THEREIN AS A NATIONAL PARK, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS AS INITIAL AMOUNT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF SAID NATIONAL PARK
SECTION 1. The barrio of Balbalasang, Balbalan, Kalinga-Apayao, is hereby declared a tourist resort, and certain portions of the public domains therein which may be selected by the Commission on Parks and Wildlife within one year from the effectivity of this Act is hereby declared, subject to the approval of the President, a national park.
SECTION 2. The sum of one hundred thousand pesos is authorized to be appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the establishment, operation and maintenance of said tourist spot and national park during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and seventy-four. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for their operation and maintenance shall be included in the amount General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 17, 1972
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 68, No. 43, p. 8296 on October 23, 1972
Cite This Law
Declaring Barrio Balbalasang in Balbalan, Kalinga-Apayao as a Tourist Resort, Republic Act No. 6463, Jun 17, 1972 (Philippines)
Declaring Barrio Balbalasang in Balbalan, Kalinga-Apayao as a Tourist Resort, Republic Act No. 6463 (Phil. 1972)
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