Public Corporations Law

7/17/2019 Public Corporations Law

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p. 37-89 PUBCORP 08/11/2014

SEC. 17. Basic Services and Facilities. - (a) Local gove!"e!# $!%#&

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ea$#%*%ca#%o! a! &ol% ,a&#e collec#%o!

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gee!el#& a! &%"%la *oe&# evelop"e!# po:ec#&

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e$%p"e!# !eee #o ca o$# #'e &ev%ce& 'ee%! e!$"ea#e

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&ev%ce& o *ac%l%#%e& ela#e #o ge!eal 'g%e!e a! &a!%#a#%o!

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(+) P$l%c ce"e#e

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&ev%ce& ,'%c' %!cl$e 'o&p%#al& a! o#'e #e#%a 'eal#' &ev%ce&

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evelop"e!# &ev%ce&

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Sev%ce !&$a!ce S&#e" (?SS) a! #'e 5o"e ;evelop"e!# 6$#$al $!

(5;6) Pov%e 'a# !a#%o!al *$!& *o #'e&e poga"& a! po:ec#& &'alle e$%#al alloca#e a"o!g #'e eg%o!& %! popo#%o! #o #'e a#%o o* #'e'o"ele&& #o #'e pop$la#%o!

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(c) <o#,%#'&#a!%!g #'e pov%&%o!& o* &$&ec#%o! () 'eeo* p$l%c

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#'e local gove!"e!# $!%# co!ce!e %& $l e&%g!a#e a& #'e %"ple"e!#%!gage!c *o &$c' po:ec#& *ac%l%#%e& poga"& a! &ev%ce&.

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pol%c%e& &#a!a& a! g$%el%!e&.

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gove!"e!# $!%#& #o pe*o" &pec%*%c *$!c#%o!& a! e&po!&%%l%#%e&.

(*) 'e !a#%o!al gove!"e!# o #'e !e+# '%g'e level o* local gove!"e!#

$!%# "a pov%e o a$g"e!# #'e a&%c &ev%ce& a! *ac%l%#%e& a&&%g!e #o

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e$%e"e!#& o* %#& %!'a%#a!#&.

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copoa#%o!& !o, 'ave #'e po,e #o

• Reg$la#e opea#%o! o* #%ccle& *o '%e

• o ga!# *a!c'%&e& *o #'e opea#%o! #'eeo*

• Po,e &#%ll &$:ec# #o ;OC F ep# o* #a!&po#a#%o! a!co""$!%ca#%o!



SEC. 18. Power to Generate and Apply Resources. - Local gove!"e!#

$!%#& &'all 'ave #'e po,e a! a$#'o%# #o e&#al%&' a! oga!%a#%o! #'a#&'all

e e&po!&%le *o #'e e**%c%e!# a! e**ec#%ve %"ple"e!#a#%o! o* #'e%evelop"e!# pla!& poga" o:ec#%ve& a! p%o%#%e& #o cea#e #'e% o,!

&o$ce& o* eve!$e a! #o lev #a+e& *ee& a! c'age& ,'%c' &'all acc$ee+cl$&%vel *o #'e% $&e a! %&po&%#%o! a! ,'%c' &'all e e#a%!e #'e" #o 'ave a :$&# &'ae %! !a#%o!al #a+e& ,'%c' &'all e a$#o"a#%call a!

%ec#l elea&e #o #'e" ,%#'o$# !ee o* a! *$#'e ac#%o! #o 'avea! e$%#ale &'ae %! #'e pocee& *o" #'e $#%l%a#%o! a! evelop"e!# o*

#'e !a#%o!al ,eal#' a! e&o$ce& ,%#'%! #'e% e&pec#%ve #e%#o%al

:$%&%c#%o!& %!cl$%!g &'a%!g #'e &a"e ,%#' #'e %!'a%#a!#& ,a o* %ec#e!e*%#& #o ac$%e evelop lea&e e!c$"e al%e!a#e o o#'e,%&e

%&po&e o* eal o pe&o!al pope# 'el #'e" %! #'e% pop%e#acapac%# a! #o appl #'e% e&o$ce& a! a&&e#& *o po$c#%ve

evelop"e!#al o ,el*ae p$po&e& %! #'e e+ec%&e o *$#'ea!ce o* #'e%gove!"e!#al o pop%e#a po,e& a! *$!c#%o!& a! #'ee e!&$e #'e%

evelop"e!# %!#o &el*-el%a!# co""$!%#%e& a! ac#%ve pa#%c%pa!#& %! #'e

a##a%!"e!# o* !a#%o!al goal&.

Po,e #o cea#e o,! &o$ce& o* eve!$e F *o$! %! &ec#%o!& 128-193

a! 197-283 o* #'e Coe

<a#%o!al #a+e& F #a+e& %"po&e $!e <a#%o!al !#e!al Reve!$e Coe

<a#%o!al ,eal#' F !a#$al e&o$ce& *o$! ,%#'%! #'e #e%#o o* #'e

local gove!"e!# $!%#

Pocee& F go&& eve!$e e%ve #'e !a#%o!al gove!"e!# #'o$g'

#'e %ec# co""ec%al $#%l%a#%o! a! evelop"e!# o* !a#$al e&o$ce& ,%#'%!

#'e #e%#o o* #'e L?U gove!"e!# o,!e a! co!#olle cop& o

age!c%e& o #'o$g' #a+a#%o! o* p%va#e e!#ep%&e& e!gage %! #'e &a"e.



SEC. 19. Eminent Domain. - local gove!"e!# $!%# "a #'o$g' %#&

c'%e* e+ec$#%ve a! ac#%!g p$&$a!# #o a! o%!a!ce e+ec%&e #'e po,e o*e"%!e!# o"a%! *o p$l%c $&e o p$po&e o ,el*ae *o #'e e!e*%# o* #'e

poo a! #'e la!le&& $po! pa"e!# o* :$&# co"pe!&a#%o! p$&$a!# #o #'epov%&%o!& o* #'e Co!&#%#$#%o! a! pe#%!e!# la,& Pov%e 'o,eve 'a#

#'e po,e o* e"%!e!# o"a%! "a !o# e e+ec%&e $!le&& a val% a!e*%!%#e o**e 'a& ee! pev%o$&l "ae #o #'e o,!e a! &$c' o**e ,a& !o#accep#e Pov%e *$#'e 'a# #'e local gove!"e!# $!%#

"a %""e%a#el #ae po&&e&&%o! o* #'e pope# $po! #'e *%l%!g o* #'ee+pop%a#%o! pocee%!g& a! $po! "a%!g a epo&%# ,%#' #'e pope co$#

o* a# lea&# *%*#ee! pece!# (1=H) o* #'e *a% "ae# val$e o* #'e pope#

a&e o! #'e c$e!# #a+ eclaa#%o! o* #'e pope# #o e e+pop%a#ePov%e *%!all 'a# #'e a"o$!# #o e pa% *o #'e e+pop%a#e pope#

&'all e e#e"%!e #'e pope co$# a&e o! #'e *a% "ae# val$e a##'e #%"e o* #'e #a%!g o* #'e pope#.

E"%!e!# o"a%! F po,e #o #ae p%va#e pope# *o p$l%c $&e #'e

S#a#e

<a#$e o* po,e F leg%&la#%ve %! !a#$e

• 6a e val%l elega#e #o L?U&

o 'o$g' &cope %& !ao,e #'a! #'a# o* #'e elega#%!g

a$#'o%# a! "a o!l e e+ec%&e %! &#%c# co"pl%a!ce ,%#'

#'e #e"& o* #'e elega#%!g la,

Requirements before exercise of eminent domain power• E!ac#"e!# o* a! o%!a!ce #'e local leg%&la#%ve co$!c%l

a$#'o%%!g local c'%e* e+ec$#%ve #o e+ec%&e #'e po,e o* e"%!e!#

o"a%!

• Po,e e+ec%&e *o p$l%c $&e p$po&e o ,el*ae

• Pa"e!# o* :$&# co"pe!&a#%o!

• Ial% a! e*%!%#e o**e "ae #o #'e o,!e a! o**e ,a& !o#

accep#e

Jo%!a!ce F la, po&&e&&e& a ge!eal a! pe"a!e!# c'aac#e #'%

ea%!g !ece&&a

P$l%c $&e F p$l%c ava!#age co!ve!%e!ce o e!e*%# ,'%c' #e!& #o

co!#%$#e #o #'e ge!eal ,el*ae a! po&pe%# o* #'e ,'ole co""$!%#

K$&# co"pe!&a#%o! F "ae# val$e ,'%c' &'o$l e pa% o #'a# &$" o*

"o!e ,'%c' a pe&o! e&%o$& $# !o# co"pelle #o $ a! a! o,!e $#!o# co"pelle #o &ell ,o$l agee o! a p%ce #o e g%ve! a! ece%ve

#'ee*o.



• 5o, #o e#e"%!e :$&# co"pe!&a#%o!

o %al co$# "$&# *%&# a&ce#a%! "ae# val$e o* pope#

o Pl$& co!&e$e!#%al a"age& a*#e e$c#%!g co!&e$e!#%al

e!e*%#&

U!le&& CB %& gea#e #'a! C;. ! ,'%c' ca&e #'%& &'o$l

e e"ove al#oge#'e. Ba&%c val$e o* pope# &'o$le pa% %! eve ca&e

o Pa"e!# &'o$l e "ae a# a ea&o!ale #%"e a*#e #a%!g

o * pope# #ae! BEORE co"pe!&a#%o! %& epo&%#e ,%#' #'e

co$# 'av%!g :$%&%c#%o! "$&# %!cl$e %!#ee&# F *o" #%"e

ac#$all #ae! #o epo&%# o* co"pe!&a#%o!

• "o$!# F e#e"%!e a&e o! #'e *a% "ae# val$e a# #'e #%"e o*

#'e #a%!g o* #'e pope#

a%!g F o,!e %& ac#$all ep%ve o %&po&&e&&e o* '%& pope#

• O,!e&'%p %& !o#'%!g ,%#'o$# #'e %!'ee!# %g'#& o* po&&e&&%o!

co!#ol a! e!:o"e!#• 'ee o,!e %& ep%ve o* #'e o%!a a! e!e*%c%al $&e o* '%&

pope# #'ee %& al&o #a%!g

Property subject to eminent domain

• <o lo!ge l%"%#e #o #a!g%le &$:ec# "a##e $# %!cl$e& R?5 o*

$&e a! e!:o"e!# o* %#

• 6$!%c%pal copoa#%o! F ca!G# co!e"! la!& o$#&%e %#& o,!

copoa#e l%"%#& ,%#'o$# po,e e%!g elega#e #o #'e" #'e

leg%&la#$e

No approval required from Department of Agrarian Reform

prior to expropriation• ;elega#e po,e %& co"ple#e ,%#'%! %#& l%"%#& F l%"%#a#%o!& o!

e+ec%&e o* #'%& po,e &'o$l e cleal e+pe&&e e%#'e %! #'e la,co!*e%!g po,e o %! o#'e leg%&la#%o!&

• 'e Rep$l%c o* #'e P'%l%pp%!e& a& &ovee%g! o %#& pol%#%cal

&$%v%&%o!& a& 'ole& o* elega#e &ovee%g! po,e& ca!G# e

o$! pov%&%o!& o* la, co$c'e %! ge!eal #e"&

o L?U& o !o# !ee #o &ec$e appoval o* epa#"e!# o* la!

e*o" *o" ag%c$l#$al #o !o!-ag%c$l#$al e*oe pocee%!g,%#' e+pop%a#%o!

!ego#%a#%o!& %!&#ea o* o**e %! e+pop%a#%o! co"pla%!# F call& *o%ll o* pa#%c$la&

Priority in expropriation for socialized housing (&ec. 9 o* R7279)

• O,!e #'e gove!"e!#

• l%e!ale la!& o* #'e p$l%c o"a%!

• U!eg%&#ee o aa!o!e a! %le la!&



• %#'%! aea& o* P%o%# evelop"e!# F o!al %"pove"e!# &%#e&

&l$" %"pove"e!# a! e&e##le"e!# poga" &%#e& <O ECMURE;

• BLSS &%#e& !o# e# ac$%e

• P%va#el-o,!e la!

J%* o!-&%#e evelop"e!# %& "oe pac#%cale a! ava!#ageo$& Fp%o%#%e& o!G# appl

6oe& o* la! ac$%&%#%o! (&ec. 10 7279)

• Co""$!%# "o#gage

• La! &,app%!g

• La! a&&e"l o co!&ol%a#%o!

• La! a!%!g

• ;o!a#%o! #o #'e gove!"e!#

• Ko%!# ve!#$e agee"e!#

• <ego#%a#e p$c'a&e a! e+pop%a#%o!

o Je+pop%a#%o! o!l ,'e! o#'e "oe& 'ave ee! e+'a$&#e

&"all pope# o,!e& ae e+e"p#e

aa!o!e pope# #o e eve#e #o #'e &#a#e

J*a%l$e #o co"pl ,%#' #'e&e $le& N %&"%&&al o* co"pla%!# *o

e+pop%a#%o!

Co$# ,%#' pope :$%&%c#%o!

• Reg%o!al %al Co$# F c%v%l ac#%o! %!capale o* pec$!%a e&#%"a#%o!

E**ec# o* pev%o$&l ec%e ca&e

• Re& :$%ca#a oe&!G# appl. 'e &#a#e ca!G# e ae #o e+pop%a#e

p%va#e pope#

SEC. 20. Reclassification of Lands. - (a) c%# o "$!%c%pal%# "a

#'o$g' a! o%!a!ce pa&&e #'e &a!gg$!%a! a*#e co!$c#%!g p$l%c'ea%!g& *o #'e p$po&e a$#'o%e #'e ecla&&%*%ca#%o! o* ag%c$l#$al la!&

a! pov%e *o #'e "a!!e o* #'e% $#%l%a#%o! o %&po&%#%o! %! #'e *ollo,%!gca&e& (1) ,'e! #'e la! cea&e& #o e eco!o"%call *ea&%le a! &o$! *o

ag%c$l#$al p$po&e& a& e#e"%!e #'e ;epa#"e!# o* g%c$l#$e o (2)

,'ee #'e la! &'all 'ave &$&#a!#%all gea#e eco!o"%c val$e *oe&%e!#%al co""ec%al o %!$&#%al p$po&e& a& e#e"%!e #'e

&a!gg$!%a! co!ce!e Pov%e 'a# &$c' ecla&&%*%ca#%o! &'all e l%"%#e#o #'e *ollo,%!g pece!#age o* #'e #o#al ag%c$l#$al la! aea a# #'e #%"e o*

#'e pa&&age o* #'e o%!a!cec'a!ole& v%#$al la, l%a



(1) o '%g'l $a!%e a! %!epe!e!# co"po!e!# c%#%e& *%*#ee!

pece!# (1=H)

(2) o co"po!e!# c%#%e& a! *%&# #o #'% cla&& "$!%c%pal%#%e& #e! pece!#(10H) a!

(3) o *o$#' #o &%+#' cla&& "$!%c%pal%#%e& *%ve pece!# (=H) Pov%e*$#'e 'a# ag%c$l#$al la!& %&#%$#e #o aga%a! e*o" e!e*%c%a%e&

p$&$a!# #o Rep$l%c c# <$"ee S%+#-&%+ '$!e *%*#-&eve! (R.. <o.@@=7) o#'e,%&e !o,! a& "!e ompre!ensive A#rarian Reform Law"

&'all !o# e a**ec#e #'e &a% ecla&&%*%ca#%o! a! #'e co!ve&%o! o* &$c'

la!& %!#o o#'e p$po&e& &'all e gove!e Sec#%o! @= o* &a% c#.

() 'e Pe&%e!# "a ,'e! p$l%c %!#ee&# &o e$%e& a! $po!

eco""e!a#%o! o* #'e <a#%o!al Eco!o"%c a! ;evelop"e!# $#'o%#a$#'o%e a c%# o "$!%c%pal%# #o ecla&&%* la!& %! e+ce&& o* #'e l%"%#& &e#

%! #'e !e+# pece%!g paagap'.

(c) 'e local gove!"e!# $!%#& &'all %! co!*o"%# ,%#' e+%&#%!g la,&

co!#%!$e #o pepae #'e% e&pec#%ve co"pe'e!&%ve la! $&e pla!& e!ac#e#'o$g' o!%!g o%!a!ce& ,'%c' &'all e #'e p%"a a! o"%!a!# a&e&

*o #'e *$#$e $&e o* la! e&o$ce& Pov%e 'a# #'e e$%e"e!#& *o

*oo po$c#%o! '$"a! &e##le"e!#& a! %!$&#%al e+pa!&%o! &'all e #ae!%!#o co!&%ea#%o! %! #'e pepaa#%o! o* &$c' pla!&.

() 'ee appoval a !a#%o!al age!c %& e$%e *o ecla&&%*%ca#%o! &$c'

appoval &'all !o# e $!ea&o!al ,%#''el. a%l$e #o ac# o! a

pope a! co"ple#e appl%ca#%o! *o ecla&&%*%ca#%o! ,%#'%! #'ee (3) "o!#'&*o" ece%p# o* #'e &a"e &'all e ee"e a& appoval #'eeo*.

(e) <o#'%!g %! #'%& Sec#%o! &'all e co!&#$e a& epeal%!g a"e!%!g o

"o%*%!g %! a! "a!!e #'e pov%&%o!& o* R.. <o. @@=7.

K$%&%c#%o! o* ;epa#"e!# o* ga%a! Re*o"

• La! $&e F "a!!e o* $#%l%a#%o! o* la! %!cl$%!g %#& alloca#%o!

evelop"e!# a! "a!age"e!#

• La! $&e co!ve&%o! F #'e ac# o poce&& o* c'a!g%!g #'e c$e!#

$&e o* a p%ece o* ag%c$l#$al la! %!#o &o"e o#'e $&e appove #'e ;R

o Re$%e& *%el %!ve&#%ga#%o! a! co!*ee!ce& ,%#' #'e

occ$pa!#& o* #'e la!

ppoval o* ;R !o# e$%e *o la! ecla&&%*%ca#%o!

• cco%!g #o ec%&%o!& #'e &$pe"e co$#.



• !gele& %&agee& ,%#' #'%& *o #'e ea&o! #'a# co!ve&%o! e$%e&

*%el %!ve&#%ga#%o! a! co!*ee!ce& ,%#' #'e occ$pa!#& o* #'e la!#oge#'e ,%#' *ac#$al *%!%!g& a! '%g'l #ec'!%cal "a##e& ,%#'%!

#'e e+pe#%&e o* ;R

• g%c$l#$al la! F #'o&e evo#e #o ag%c$l#$al ac#%v%# a& e*%!e

%! R @@=7

E**ec# o* ag%c$l#$al *%&'e%e& a! "oe!%a#%o! ac#

• S#a#eg%c g%c$l#$e a! %&'e%e& ;evelop"e!# o!e& (S;) F

epa#"e!# o* ag%c$l#$e %& %! c'age

• La!& 'av%!g po#e!#%al *o go,%!g '%g'-val$e cop& &'all !o# e

co!ve#e *o a pe%o o* = ea& *o" e**ec#%v%# o* R 843=

o <o# "oe #'a! =H o* #'e la!& loca#e ,%#'%! S; "a e

co!ve#e

E**ec# o* a"%!%&#a#%ve oe 3@3 **. aea& !o# &$:ec# #o co!ve&%o!• <a#%o!al %!#ega#e po#ec#e aea& <PS F po#ec#e aea& a&

e#e"%!e ;E<R

• %ga#e la!& a! %%gale la!& F el%!ea#e ;ep#. o*

ag%c$l#$e ; o <a#%o!al %ga#%o! "%!%&#a#%o!

• 5%g'l e&#%c#e *o" co!ve&%o! F cla&&%*%e la!& a& el%!ea#e

;

o %gale la!&

o go-%!$&#%al copla!&

o 5%g'la!&

• La!& %&&$e !o#%ce o* ac$%&%#%o!/val$a#%o! $!e aga%a! e*o"poga" o &$:ec# o* a pe*ec#e agee"e!# e#,ee! #'ela!o,!e a! #'e e!e*%c%a%e&

• E!v%o!"e!#all c%#%cal aea& F e#e"%!e ;E<R



SEC. 21. losure and $penin# of Roads. - (a) local gove!"e!# $!%#

"a p$&$a!# #o a! o%!a!ce pe"a!e!#l o #e"poa%l clo&e o ope!a! local oa alle pa o &$ae *all%!g ,%#'%! %#& :$%&%c#%o! Pov%e

'o,eve 'a# %! ca&e o* pe"a!e!# clo&$e &$c' o%!a!ce "$&# eappove a# lea&# #,o-#'%& (2/3) o* all #'e "e"e& o* #'e &a!gg$!%a!

a! ,'e! !ece&&a a! ae$a#e &$&#%#$#e *o #'e p$l%c *ac%l%# #'a# %&&$:ec# #o clo&$e %& pov%e.

() <o &$c' ,a o place o a! pa# #'eeo* &'all e pe"a!e!#l clo&e,%#'o$# "a%!g pov%&%o!& *o #'e "a%!#e!a!ce o* p$l%c &a*e# #'ee%!.

pope# #'$& pe"a!e!#l ,%#'a,! *o" p$l%c $&e "a e $&e o

co!vee *o a! p$po&e *o ,'%c' o#'e eal pope# elo!g%!g #o #'elocal gove!"e!# $!%# co!ce!e "a e la,*$ll $&e o co!vee

Pov%e 'o,eve 'a# !o *eeo" pa &'all e clo&e pe"a!e!#l,%#'o$# pov%&%o! *o %#& #a!&*e o eloca#%o! #o a !e, &%#e.

(c) ! !a#%o!al o local oa alle pa o &$ae "a e #e"poa%l

clo&e $%!g a! ac#$al e"ege!c o *%e&#a celea#%o!& p$l%c all%e&

ag%c$l#$al o %!$&#%al *a%& o a! $!e#a%!g o* p$l%c ,o& a!'%g',a& #eleco""$!%ca#%o!& a! ,a#e,o& po:ec#& #'e $a#%o! o*

,'%c' &'all e &pec%*%e #'e local c'%e* e+ec$#%ve co!ce!e %! a ,%##e!oe Pov%e 'o,eve 'a# !o !a#%o!al o local oa alle pa o

&$ae &'all &e# #e"poa%l clo&e *o a#'le#%c c$l#$al o c%v%c ac#%v%#%e& !o#

o**%c%all &po!&oe ecog!%e o appove #'elocal gove!"e!# $!%# co!ce!e.

() ! c%# "$!%c%pal%# o aa!ga "a a $l e!ac#e o%!a!ce#e"poa%l clo&e a! eg$la#e #'e $&e o* a! local &#ee# oa

#'oo$g'*ae o a! o#'e p$l%c place ,'ee &'opp%!g "all& S$!a *leao !%g'# "ae#& o &'opp%!g aea& "a e e&#al%&'e a! ,'ee goo&

"ec'a!%&e *oo&#$**& co""o%#%e& o a#%cle& o* co""ece "a e &ola! %&pe!&e #o #'e ge!eal p$l%c.

Re$%e p$po&e o* pe"a!e!# clo&$e

• o #'e &ole p$po&e o* ,%#'a,%!g #'e pope# *o" p$l%c $&e

,'e! c%c$"&#a!ce& &'o, #'a# &$c' pope# %& !o lo!ge %!#e!e

o !ece&&a *o p$l%c $&e o &ev%ce• P$l%c &#ee# F %& pope# *o p$l%c $&e a! o$#&%e #'e co""ece

o* "a! ca!G# e &$:ec# #o lea&e o co!#ac#

P$l%c #o pa#%"o!%al pope#

• Pope# o* p$l%c o"%!%o! eco"e& p%va#e pope# o* #'e S#a#e

o!l $po! eclaa#%o! #'e gove!"e!# #'o$g' #'e e+ec$#%ve oleg%&la#%ve epa#"e!#& F !o lo!ge !eee *o p$l%c $&e o &ev%ce



• Eve! %* !o# ac#$all evo#e #o p$l%c $&e o &ev%ce $!#%l

eclaa#%o! %# e"a%!& pope# o* p$l%c o"%!%o! *o p$l%c $&e

R%g'# #o co"pe!&a#%o!

• Pope# o,!e "$&# &'o, #'a# 'e 'a& &$**ee &pec%al a"age

%**e%!g %! %! a! !o# "eel %! egee *o" #'o&e &$&#a%!e

#'e p$l%c ge!eall

SEC. 22. orporate Powers. - (a) Eve local gove!"e!# $!%# a& a

copoa#%o! &'all 'ave #'e *ollo,%!g po,e&c'a!ole&v%#$alla,l%a

(1) o 'ave co!#%!$o$& &$cce&&%o! %! %#& copoa#e !a"e

(2) o &$e a! e &$e

(3) o 'ave a! $&e a copoa#e &eal

(4) o ac$%e a! co!ve eal o pe&o!al pope#

(=) o e!#e %!#o co!#ac#& a!

(@) o e+ec%&e &$c' o#'e po,e& a& ae ga!#e #o copoa#%o!& &$:ec# #o

#'e l%"%#a#%o!& pov%e %! #'%& Coe a! o#'e la,&.

() Local gove!"e!# $!%#& "a co!#%!$e $&%!g "o%* o c'a!ge

#'e% e+%&#%!g copoa#e &eal& Pov%e 'a# !e,l e&#al%&'e local

gove!"e!# $!%#& o #'o&e ,%#'o$# copoa#e &eal& "a cea#e #'e% o,!

copoa#e &eal& ,'%c' &'all e eg%&#ee ,%#' #'e ;epa#"e!# o* #'e !#e%o

a! Local ?ove!"e!# Pov%e *$#'e 'a# a! c'a!ge o* copoa#e &eal&'all al&o e eg%&#ee a& pov%e 'ee%!.

(c) U!le&& o#'e,%&e pov%e %! #'%& Coe co!#ac# "a e e!#ee %!#o

#'e local c'%e* e+ec$#%ve %! e'al* o* #'e local gove!"e!# $!%# ,%#'o$# p%oa$#'o%a#%o! #'e &a!gg$!%a! co!ce!e. leg%le cop o* &$c' co!#ac#

&'all e po&#e a# a co!&p%c$o$& place %! #'e pov%!c%al cap%#ol o #'e c%#"$!%c%pal o aa!ga 'all.

() Local gove!"e!# $!%#& &'all e!:o *$ll a$#o!o" %! #'e e+ec%&e o* #'e%pop%e#a *$!c#%o!& a! %! #'e "a!age"e!# o* #'e% eco!o"%c e!#ep%&e&

&$:ec# #o #'e l%"%#a#%o!& pov%e %! #'%& Coe a! o#'e appl%cale la,&.

Co!&#$c#%o! l%eal co!&#$c#%o! o* pov%&%o!& ga!#%!g po,e #o local

gove!"e!#&

L%"%#a#%o!& (,'e! !o!e ae e+pe&&l pov%e) Po,e& "$&# e

e+ec%&e %!



• Rea&o!ale

• La,*$l

• Co!&#%#$#%o!al "a!!e

P$po&e "$&# e e+ec%&e *o p$l%c $&e/p$po&e leg%&la#$e 'a&

po,e #o e#e"%!e ,'a# %& a la,*$l "$!%c%pal p$po&e a! a p$l%c p$po&e

• 'o$g' co$#& 'ave a##e"p#e !o :$%c%al e*%!%#%o!

Co!#%!$o$& &$cce&&%o! F co!#%!$o$& e+%&#e!ce ,'%c' e!ale& a

copoa#%o! #o "a!age %#& a**a%& a! 'ol pope# ,%#'o$# #'e !ece&&%# o*pepe#$al co!vea!ce& *o #'e p$po&e o* #a!&"%##%!g %#

• eal a! a#%*%c%al pa# e"a%!& eve! %* *e$e!# c'a!ge& "a e

"ae o* %#& "e"e&

Po,e #o &$e a! e &$e

• Eve! %! #'e pe*o"a!ce o* gove!"e!#al *$!c#%o!& eca$&e #'e

coe e+pe&&l &o pov%e&

• 6$!%c%pal copoa#%o!& "a !o# &$e #'e &#a#e F &epaa#%o! o*

po,e& oc#%!e

E!*oce"e!# o* :$g"e!# $&$all "a!a"$&

• ga%!&# "$!%c%pal copoa#%o!

Po,e #o co"po"%&e

• 6$!%c%pal a! o#'e p$l%c copoa#%o! 'a& #'e po,e #o &e##le a!

co"po"%&e %&p$#e cla%"& %! %#& *avo o aga%!&# %#

• Po,e #o &$"%# #o a%#a#%o! F #o #'e &a"e e+#e!# a& #'e

%!%v%$al o p%va#e copoa#%o!

U&e o* !e, copoa#e &eal& a! c'a!ge F eg%&#a#%o! ,%#' #'e ;L?

• C'%e* p$po&e o* &eal #o %e!#%* a! a$#'e!#%ca#e oc$"e!#&

SEC. 2=. %ational Supervision over Local Government &nits. F

(a) Co!&%&#e!# ,%#' #'e a&%c pol%c o! local a$#o!o" #'e Pe&%e!#

&'all e+ec%&e ge!eal &$pev%&%o! ove local gove!"e!# $!%#& #o e!&$e #'a##'e% ac#& ae ,%#'%! #'e &cope o* #'e% pe&c%e po,e& a! *$!c#%o!&.

'e Pe&%e!# &'all e+ec%&e &$pev%&o a$#'o%# %ec#l ove

pov%!ce& '%g'l $a!%e c%#%e& a! %!epe!e!# co"po!e!# c%#%e&#'o$g' #'e pov%!ce ,%#' e&pec# #o co"po!e!# c%#%e& a! "$!%c%pal%#%e&

a! #'o$g' #'e c%# a! "$!%c%pal%# ,%#' e&pec# #o aa!ga&.cala,



() <a#%o!al age!c%e& a! o**%ce& ,%#' po:ec# %"ple"e!#a#%o! *$!c#%o!&

&'all coo%!a#e ,%#' o!e a!o#'e a! ,%#' #'e local gove!"e!# $!%#&co!ce!e %! #'e %&c'age o* #'e&e *$!c#%o!&. 'e &'all e!&$e #'e

pa#%c%pa#%o! o* local gove!"e!# $!%#& o#' %! #'e pla!!%!g a!%"ple"e!#a#%o! o* &a% !a#%o!al po:ec#&.cala,

(c) 'e Pe&%e!# "a $po! e$e&# o* #'e local gove!"e!# $!%#co!ce!e %ec# #'e appop%a#e !a#%o!al age!c #o pov%e *%!a!c%al#ec'!%cal o o#'e *o"& o* a&&%&#a!ce #o #'e local gove!"e!# $!%#. S$c'

a&&%&#a!ce &'all e e+#e!e a# !o e+#a co&# #o #'e local gove!"e!# $!%#co!ce!e.cala,

() <a#%o!al age!c%e& a! o**%ce& %!cl$%!g gove!"e!#-o,!e o

-co!#olle copoa#%o!& ,%#' *%el $!%#& o a!c'e& %! a pov%!ce c%# o

"$!%c%pal%# &'all *$!%&' #'e local c'%e* e+ec$#%ve co!ce!e *o '%& %!*o"a#%o! a! g$%a!ce "o!#'l epo#& %!cl$%!g $l ce#%*%e $ge#a

alloca#%o!& a! e+pe!%#$e&.cala,

CSES

PROI<CE O C6R<ES SUR I C

CS

• Sa!g$!%a!g pa!lala,%ga! o* Ca"a%!e& S$ a$#'o%e #'e

pov%!c%al gove!o #o e+pop%a#e pope# #o e&#al%&' a p%lo# *a"

*o !o!-*oo a! !o!-#a%#%o!al ag%c$l#$al cop& a! a 'o$&%!gpo:ec# *o pov%!c%al gove!"e!# e"ploee&

•'e Sa! Koa$%!& "ove #o %&"%&& #'e co"pla%!#& o! #'e go$! o* %!ae$ac o* #'e p%ce o**ee *o #'e% pope#

• 'e Co$# o* ppeal& *ollo,%!g #'e eco""e!a#%o! o* #'e Sol.

?e!. &e# a&%e #'e oe o* #'e #%al co$# allo,%!g #'e Pov%!ce o*

Ca"a%!e& S$ #o #ae po&&e&&%o! o* p%va#e e&po!e!#&> la!&. #al&o oee #'e #%al co$# #o &$&pe! #'e e+pop%a#%o!

pocee%!g& $!#%l a*#e #'e Pov%!ce o* Ca"a%!e& S$ 'a& go##e!#'e appoval o* #'e ;epa#"e!# o* ga%a! Re*o" #o co!ve# #'e

cla&&%*%ca#%o! o* #'e pope# o* #'e p%va#e e&po!e!#& *o"

ag%c$l#$al #o !o!-ag%c$l#$al la!

SSUE

• /< #'e appoval o* #'e ;R %& !eee e*oe e+pop%a#%o!

pocee%!g& ca! co""e!ce.

5EL;

• <o. '%le &$c' elega#e po,e "a e a l%"%#e a$#'o%# %# %&

co"ple#e ,%#'%! %#& l%"%#&.



• Sec#%o! 9 o* B.P. Blg. 337 oe& !o# %!#%"a#e %! #'e lea&# #'a# local

gove!"e!# $!%#& "$&# *%&# &ec$e #'e appoval o* #'e ;epa#"e!#o* La! Re*o" *o #'e co!ve&%o! o* la!& *o" ag%c$l#$al #o !o!-

ag%c$l#$al $&e e*oe #'e ca! %!&#%#$#e #'e !ece&&ae+pop%a#%o! pocee%!g&.

• * appoval ;R ,o$l e e$%e %# ,o$l e $p #o #'e" #o&c$#%!%e ,'e#'e #'e e+pop%a#%o! %& *o a p$l%c p$po&e o p$l%c$&e. 'e Rep$l%c o* #'e P'%l%pp%!e& a& &ovee%g! o %#& pol%#%cal

&$%v%&%o!& a& 'ole& o* elega#e &ovee%g! po,e& ca!!o# eo$! pov%&%o!& o* la, co$c'e %! ge!eal #e".

• PUBLC USE - "ea!& p$l%c ava!#age co!ve!%e!ce o e!e*%#

,'%c' #e!& #o co!#%$#e #o #'e ge!eal ,el*ae a! #'e po&pe%#

o* #'e ,'ole co""$!%#. E+pop%a#%o! %! #'%& ca&e %& *o p$l%c$&e. O!ce opea#%o!al #'e ce!#e ,o$l "ae ava%lale #o #'e

co""$!%# %!val$ale %!*o"a#%o! a! #ec'!olog o! ag%c$l#$e

*%&'e a! #'e co##age %!$&#. Ul#%"a#el #'e l%vel%'oo o* #'e*a"e& *%&'e"e! a! ca*#&"e! ,o$l e e!'a!ce.

ORRLB I. SB?

CS

• oala e%!g a "e"e o* Sa!gg$!%a!g Pa!gl$!g&o #oge#'e

,%#' #a+pae& a! e&%e!#& o* B$#$a! C%# $e&#%o! #'e val%%# o*BP=@ cea#%!g #'e "$!%c%pal%# o* S%aga# a& v%ola#%ve o* Sec#%o! 3

#%cle D o* #'e 1973 Co!&#%#$#%o!

o <o pov%!ce c%# "$!%c%pal%# o a%o "a e cea#e

%v%e "ege aol%&'e o %#& o$!a &$&#a!#%allal#ee e+cep# %! accoa!ce ,%#' #'e c%#e%a e&#al%&'e %!

#'e Local ?ove!"e!# Coe a! &$:ec# #o #'e appoval a"a:o%# o* #'e vo#e& ca&# %! a ple%&c%#e %! #'e $!%# o $!%#&

a**ec#e.

• oala ave& #'a# &%!ce !o Local ?ove!"e!# Coe 'a a& e#

ee! e!ac#e a& o* #'e a#e BP =@ ,a& pa&&e #'a# &#a#$#e co$l

!o# 'ave po&&%l co"pl%e ,%#' a! c%#e%a ,'e! e&po!e!#6$!%c%pal%# ,a& cea#e 'e!ce %# %& !$ll a! vo%

SSUE

• /< BP =@ %& val%

5EL;

• e& %# %& val%. Sec#%o! 3 #%cle D o* #'e 1973 Co!&#%#$#%o! oe&

!o# po&c%e !o po'%%# #'e "o%*%ca#%o! o* #e%#o%al a! pol%#%cal

&$%v%&%o!& e*oe #'e e!ac#"e!# o* #'e Local ?ove!"e!# Coe.





• #'e %!'a%#a!#& o* Sa! K$a! ,ee popel e+cl$e *o" #'e &a%

ple%&c%#e a& #'e 'a !o#'%!g #o o ,%#' #'e c'a!ge o* &#a#$& o*!e%g'o%!g 6a!al$o!g.

BBS I. CO6ELEC

REPUBLC I. C O ;IO

CS

• C%# o* ;avao *%le a! appl%ca#%o! *o a Ce#%*%ca#e o* <o!-Coveage

*o %#& popo&e po:ec# #'e ;avao C%# #%ca Spo#& ;o"e ,%#'#'e E!v%o!"e!#al 6a!age"e!# B$ea$ (E6B).

• 'e E6B la#e e!%e #'e appl%ca#%o! a*#e *%!%!g #'a# #'e popo&e

po:ec# ,a& ,%#'%! a! e!v%o!"e!#all c%#%cal aea. # al&o $le#'a# ;avao "$&# go #'o$g' a! environmental impact

assessment (E) poce&& e*oe p$&'%!g #'o$g' ,%#' %#& po:ec#

• ;avao *%le a pe#%#%o! *o "a!a"$& %# ,a& #'e "%!%&#e%al $# o*#'e ;E<R #'o$g' #'e E6B #o %&&$e a C<C %! *avo o* e&po!e!#

$po! &$"%&&%o! o* #'e e$%e oc$"e!#&.

• # e!%!g allega#%o!& o* E6B a! #'a# #'e po:ec# ,a& o$#&%e #'e

&cope o* #'e ES &&#e".

• %al co$# F %! *avo o* C%# o* ;avao. L?U& !o# e$%e #o go

#'o$g' ES. l&o *o$! #'o$g' e&eac' o* ;E<R %#&el* #'a# ;o"e,o$l !o# e %! e!v%o!"e!#all c%#%cal aea.

Jagee ,%#' pe#%#%o!e eve!#$all #'ee*oe "oo# a! acae"%c $#

SC ec%e #o %&c$&& %&&$e& *o *$#$e %"ple"e!#a#%o! o* ES.

SSUE

• /< C%# o* ;avao &'o$l e %&&$e ce#%*%ca#e o* !o!-coveage

5EL;

• J (6?5 <O BE 6P) ?ove!"e!#al *$!c#%o!& ae #'o&e #'a#

co!ce! #'e 'eal#' &a*e# a! #'e ava!ce"e!# o* #'e p$l%c gooo ,el*ae a& a**ec#%!g #'e p$l%c ge!eall. Pop%e#a *$!c#%o!&

ae #'o&e #'a# &ee #o o#a%! &pec%al copoa#e e!e*%#& o ea!pec$!%a po*%# a! %!#e!e *o p%va#e ava!#age a! e!e*%#.

'e! e+ec%&%!g gove!"e!#al po,e& a! pe*o"%!g

gove!"e!#al $#%e& a! L?U %& a! age!c o* #'e !a#%o!algove!"e!#. 'e! e!gage %! copoa#e ac#%v%#%e& %# ac#& a& a!

age!# o* #'e co""$!%# %! #'e a"%!%&#a#%o! o* local a**a%&

• L?U& 'ave #'e $# #o po"o#e #'e peopleG& %g'# #o a ala!ce

ecolog. # %& #'e pol%c o* #'e &#a#e #o cea#e a ala!ce e#,ee!

&oc%o-eco!o"%c go,#' a! e!v%o!"e!#al po#ec#%o!.



• 5OEIER pe&$"p#%o! %& #'a# a po:ec# *o ,'%c' a!

E!v%o!"e!#al Co"pl%a!ce Ce#%*%ca#e %& !ece&&a %&e!v%o!"e!#all c%#%cal o ,%#'%! a! e!v%o!"e!#all c%#%cal

aea. ! #'e ca&e a# a e&po!e!# 'a& &$**%c%e!#l &'o,! #'a# #'e#%ca Spo#& ;o"e ,%ll !o# 'ave a &%g!%*%ca!# !ega#%ve

e!v%o!"e!#al %"pac# eca$&e %# %& !o# a! e!v%o!"e!#all c%#%calpo:ec# a! %# %& !o# loca#e %! a! e!v%o!"e!#all c%#%cal aea.

A !nvironmentally "ritical Projects

. 5eav !$&#%e&

a. <o!-*eo$& "e#al %!$&#%e&

. o! a! &#eel "%ll&

c. Pe#ole$" a! pe#o-c'e"%cal %!$&#%e& %!cl$%!g o%l a!

ga&

. S"el#%!g pla!#&

. Re&o$ce E+#ac#%ve !$&#%e& a. 6a:o "%!%!g a! $a%!g po:ec#&

. oe&# po:ec#&

1. Logg%!g

2. 6a:o ,oo poce&&%!g po:ec#&

3. !#o$c#%o! o* *a$!a (e+o#%c-a!%"al&) %! p$l%c/p%va#e *oe&#&

4. oe&# occ$pa!c

=. E+#ac#%o! o* "a!gove po$c#&

@. ?a%!g

c. %&'e Po:ec#&

1. ;%e& *o/a! *%&'po! evelop"e!# po:ec#&

. !*a&#$c#$e Po:ec#&

a. 6a:o a"&

. 6a:o po,e pla!#& (*o&&%l-*$ele !$clea *$ele

'oelec#%c o geo#'e"al)

c. 6a:o ecla"a#%o! po:ec#&

. 6a:o oa& a! %ge&

# !nvironmentally "ritical Areas

1. ll aea& eclae la, a& !a#%o!al pa& ,a#e&'e e&eve&

,%ll%*e pe&eve& a! &a!c#$a%e&

2. ea& &e# a&%e a& ae&#'e#%c po#e!#%al #o$%&# &po#&

3. ea& ,'%c' co!&#%#$#e #'e 'a%#a# *o a! e!a!gee o

#'ea#e!e &pec%e& o* %!%ge!o$& P'%l%pp%!e %ll%*e (*loa a! *a$!a)

4. ea& o* $!%$e '%&#o%c ac'aeolog%cal o &c%e!#%*%c %!#ee&#&

=. ea& ,'%c' ae #a%#%o!all occ$p%e c$l#$al co""$!%#%e&

o #%e&



@. ea& *e$e!#l v%&%#e a!/o 'a-'%# !a#$al cala"%#%e&

(geolog%c 'aa& *loo& #p'oo!& volca!%c ac#%v%# e#c.)

7. ea& ,%#' c%#%cal &lope&

8. ea& cla&&%*%e a& p%"e ag%c$l#$al la!&

9. Rec'age aea& o* a$%*e&

10. a#e o%e& c'aac#e%e o!e o a! co"%!a#%o! o* #'e

*ollo,%!g co!%#%o!&

a. #appe *o o"e&#%c p$po&e&

. ,%#'%! #'e co!#olle a!/o po#ec#e aea& eclae

appop%a#e a$#'o%#%e&

c. ,'%c' &$ppo# ,%ll%*e a! *%&'e ac#%v%#%e&

11. 6a!gove aea& c'aac#e%e o!e o a! co"%!a#%o! o* #'e

*ollo,%!g co!%#%o!&

a. ,%#' p%"a p%&#%!e a! e!&e o$!g go,#'

. a:o%!%!g "o$#' o* "a:o %ve &&#e"&

c. !ea o a:ace!# #o #a%#%o!al po$c#%ve * o *%&'%!g

go$!&

. ,'%c' ac# a& !a#$al $**e& aga%!&# &'oe eo&%o! &#o!g

,%!& a! &#o" *loo&

e. o! ,'%c' people ae epe!e!# *o #'e% l%vel%'oo.

12. Coal ee*& c'aac#e%e o!e o a! co"%!a#%o!& o* #'e

*ollo,%!g co!%#%o!&

a. ,%#' =0H a! aove l%ve coall%!e cove

. &pa,!%!g a! !$&e go$!& *o *%&'

c. ,'%c' ac# a& !a#$al ea,a#e o* coa&#l%!e&.

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