Republic Act No. 9220, enacted on August 8, 2003, upgrades the Albay Subdistrict Engineering Office to the Albay Second District Engineering Office, located in Polangui, Albay. This new office will oversee infrastructure and public works for the Third Congressional District of Albay, while the existing Albay First District Engineering Office will manage the First and Second Congressional Districts. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways is tasked with including funding for the operationalization of the new office in future budget programs. The Act took effect immediately upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette.
August 8, 2003 *
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9220
AN ACT UPGRADING THE ALBAY SUBDISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE INTO A REGULAR DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALBAY SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SECTION 1. The Albay Subdistrict Engineering Office is hereby upgraded into a regular engineering district office. It shall be known as the Albay Second Engineering District and shall be located in the Municipality of Polangui, Province of Albay. Subsequently, the existing engineering district office located at the airport site, Legaspi City shall be known as the Albay First District Engineering Office.
SECTION 2. The Albay Second Engineering District shall assume jurisdiction over infrastructure and public works in all the barangays, municipalities and cities of the Third Congressional District of Albay. Consequently, the Albay First Engineering Office shall assume the same jurisdiction in all the barangays, municipalities and cities of the First and Second Congressional Districts of Albay.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways shall include in its program the funding requirements for the operationalization of the Albay Second District Engineering Office in the year following its enactment into law and thereafter. aSIATD
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.
* Lapsed into law on August 8, 2003, without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 99 No. 45 Page 6993 on November 10, 2003.