Establishment of Municipal and City Forests, Tree Parks or Watersheds
Republic Act No. 5752, enacted on June 21, 1969, amends the Local Autonomy Act to mandate municipalities and cities in the Philippines to establish and maintain permanent forests, tree parks, or watersheds on public land, comprising at least 2% of their total area within two years. The Act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources to create regulations to support this initiative. Additionally, it allocates ?750,000 from the Reforestation Fund to assist local governments in these efforts, with provisions for future funding included in the General Appropriations Act. The law aims to enhance environmental conservation at the local level.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 5752
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 21, 1969
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5752
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL AND CITY FORESTS, TREE PARKS, OR WATERSHEDS, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LOCAL AUTONOMY ACT"
SECTION 1. Republic Act Numbered twenty-two hundred sixty-four, otherwise known as the "Local Autonomy Act", is hereby amended to include the following section: casia
"SEC. 3-A. Every municipality or city shall exert efforts to establish, develop and maintain a permanent forest, tree parks or watershed within public land owned by such municipality or city with an aggregate size equivalent to at least two per cent of its entire area within two years from the approval of this Act: Provided, That the forest, park, or watershed may be located in one or more places within the municipality. cd
The municipal or city ordinance covering this project shall be consistent with the rules and regulations that the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to promulgate to fully implement the intent and objective of this Act."
SECTION 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from the Reforestation Fund the amount of seven hundred fifty thousand pesos (P750,000) as aid to municipalities and cities for the establishment, development, and maintenance of municipal forests. Thereafter, the said amount or such amount as may be necessary shall be included in the General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 21, 1969
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 66, No. 2, p. 251 on January 12, 1970
Cite This Law
Establishment of Municipal and City Forests, Tree Parks or Watersheds, Republic Act No. 5752, Jun 21, 1969 (Philippines)
Establishment of Municipal and City Forests, Tree Parks or Watersheds, Republic Act No. 5752 (Phil. 1969)
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