Transferring the Control and Administration of the Forest Reserve in Mt. Makiling to UP-Los Baños
Republic Act No. 6967, enacted on October 15, 1990, grants the University of the Philippines in Los Baños exclusive control and administration over the forest reserve at Mt. Makiling in Laguna. This reserve is designated as a training laboratory for advancing scientific knowledge related to the preservation and conservation of forests and natural resources. The Act also mandates the preservation of watershed areas within the reserve for hydro-geothermal power development, ensuring such activities do not compromise the forest's integrity. Any conflicting laws or regulations are repealed, and the Act took effect upon approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 6967
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 15, 1990
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6967
AN ACT TO VEST CONTROL, JURISDICTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOREST RESERVE IN MOUNT MAKILING IN THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN LOS BAÑOS
SECTION 1. The entire forest reserve at Mt. Makiling in Laguna ceded, transferred and conveyed to the University of the Philippines pursuant to Republic Act No. 3523 shall be administered and conserved primarily as a training laboratory for the advancement of scientific and technical knowledge particularly in the preservation, conservation and development of our forest, flora and fauna, and natural resources.
SECTION 2. The exclusive jurisdiction, administration and complete control of said forest reserve are hereby vested in the University of the Philippines in Los Baños.
SECTION 3. The University of the Philippines in Los Baños shall preserve watershed areas in the forest reserve for the development of hydro-geothermal power in coordination with the National Power Corporation, provided such development will not endanger the forest, reserve and prejudice its purpose as a training laboratory. cdt
SECTION 4. All existing provisions of law and executive orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: October 15, 1990
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 86 No. 52 page 9864 on December 24, 1990.
Cite This Law
Transferring the Control and Administration of the Forest Reserve in Mt. Makiling to UP-Los Baños, Republic Act No. 6967, Oct 15, 1990 (Philippines)
Transferring the Control and Administration of the Forest Reserve in Mt. Makiling to UP-Los Baños, Republic Act No. 6967 (Phil. 1990)
Related Laws
- UP College of Forestry's Program of Public Education and Information in ForestryRepublic Act No. 3523 • Jun 20, 1963 • Statutes
- An Act Providing for the Creation of Seventy Scholarships, at Least One for Each of the Provinces and Subprovinces Organized under Act Numbered Eighty-Three, Known as the Provincial Government Act, and for the Special Provinces of Palawan, Mindoro, and Batanes, in the Government Forest School Established at Los Baños, La Laguna, and Appropriating Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty-Seven Pesos and Fifty Centavos for Such PurposeAct No. 2168 • Feb 6, 1912 • Statutes
- Planning and Development of Los Baños and Mount Makiling as a Special University ZoneLetter of Instructions No. 883 • Jun 15, 1979 • Presidential Issuances
- Authorizing the FORPRIDECOM to Provide Low-Cost Housing Quarters to Deserving EmployeesPresidential Decree No. 595 • Dec 3, 1974 • Presidential Issuances
- Cancellation of Permits, etc. Governing Excavation Within 2 Km. of the National Art Center in Mt. MakilingLetter of Instructions No. 545 • May 30, 1977 • Presidential Issuances
- Establishment of the Calatrava-San Andres-San Agustin Watershed Forest Reserve in Tablas Island, RomblonProclamation No. 2186 • Apr 29, 1982 • Presidential Issuances
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