Share of Municipalities in Fees Collected from Removal of Stone, Gravel, etc.
Republic Act No. 748, enacted on June 18, 1952, entitles municipalities in the Philippines to receive at least 20% of the fees collected from the extraction of materials such as stone, gravel, and sand from both public and private lands, including bodies of water within their jurisdiction. The specific share amount is determined by the Provincial Board of the respective province. Funds received must be allocated solely for the construction, repair, and maintenance of municipal roads and bridges. This law aims to ensure local infrastructure development through revenue generated from natural resource extraction. The Act took effect immediately upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 748
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 18, 1952
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 748
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SHARE OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE FEES COLLECTED FROM THE EXTRACTION OR REMOVAL OF STONE, GRAVEL, SAND, EARTH AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT OR FROM THE BEDS OF SEAS, LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS, CREEKS AND OTHER PUBLIC WATERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SAID MUNICIPALITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any municipality shall be entitled to share, in an amount not less than twenty per centum, same to be determined by the Provincial Board of the province concerned, in the fees collected from stone, sand, gravel, earth and other materials extracted or removed from public and private lands of the Government or from the beds of seas, lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and other public waters, as provided in Act Numbered Three thousand eight hundred fifty-two, within the territorial jurisdiction of the said municipality: Provided, That such share of the municipality concerned shall only be spent for the construction, repair and/or maintenance of the municipal roads and bridges within the said municipality.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1952
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 48, No. 7 in July 1952
Cite This Law
Share of Municipalities in Fees Collected from Removal of Stone, Gravel, etc., Republic Act No. 748, Jun 18, 1952 (Philippines)
Share of Municipalities in Fees Collected from Removal of Stone, Gravel, etc., Republic Act No. 748 (Phil. 1952)
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