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RE
PU
BLI
C A
CT
No.
936
7
J
anua
ry 1
2, 2
007
AN
AC
T T
O D
IRE
CT
TH
E U
SE
OF
BIO
FU
ELS
, ES
TA
BLI
SH
ING
FO
R T
HIS
PU
RP
OS
E T
HE
B
IOF
UE
L P
RO
GR
AM
, AP
PR
OP
RIA
TIN
G F
UN
DS
TH
ER
EF
OR
, AN
D F
OR
OT
HE
R
PU
RP
OS
ES
.
Rep
ub
lic o
f th
e P
hili
pp
ines
C
on
gre
ss o
f th
e P
hili
pp
ines
Met
ro M
anila
Th
irte
enth
Co
ng
ress
T
hir
d R
egu
lar
Ses
sio
n
Beg
un a
nd h
eld
in M
etro
Man
ila, o
n M
onda
y, th
e tw
enty
-fou
rth
day
of J
uly,
two
thou
sand
six
.
Rep
ub
lic A
ct N
o. 9
367
Jan
uar
y 12
, 200
7
AANN
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SS..
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it en
acte
d by
the
Sen
ate
and
Hou
se o
f R
epre
sent
ativ
es o
f th
e P
hilip
pine
s in
Con
gres
s as
sem
bled
:
SE
CT
ION
1. S
ho
rt T
itle
- T
his
act s
hall
be k
now
n as
the
"Bio
fuel
s A
ct o
f 20
06".
SE
C. 2
. Dec
lara
tio
n P
olic
y -
It is
her
eby
decl
ared
the
polic
y of
the
Sta
te to
red
uce
depe
nden
ce
on i
mpo
rted
fue
ls w
ith d
ue r
egar
d to
the
pro
tect
ion
of p
ublic
hea
lth,
the
envi
ronm
ent,
and
the
natu
ral
ecos
yste
ms
cons
iste
nt
with
th
e co
untr
y's
sust
aina
ble
econ
omic
gr
owth
th
at
wou
ld
expa
nd o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
livel
ihoo
d by
man
datin
g th
e us
e of
bio
fuel
s as
a m
easu
re to
:
a)
Dev
elop
an
d ut
ilize
in
dige
nous
re
new
able
an
d su
stai
nabl
e-so
urce
s cl
ean
ener
gy
sour
ces
to r
educ
e de
pend
ence
on
impo
rted
oil.
b) M
itiga
te to
xic
and
gree
nhou
se g
as (
GS
G)
emis
sion
s;
c) in
crea
se r
ural
em
ploy
men
t and
inco
me;
and
d) E
nsur
e th
e av
aila
bilit
y of
alte
rnat
ive
and
rene
wab
le c
lean
ene
rgy
with
out a
ny d
etrim
ent
to th
e na
tura
l eco
syst
em, b
iodi
vers
ity a
nd fo
od r
eser
ves
of th
e co
untr
y.
SE
C. 3
. Def
init
ion
of
term
s -
As
used
in t
his
act,
the
follo
win
g te
rm s
hall
be ta
ken
to m
eans
as
follo
ws:
a) A
FT
A -
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he A
SIA
N f
ree
trad
e ag
reem
ent
initi
ated
by
the
Ass
ocia
tion
of
Sou
th E
ast A
sian
Nat
ion;
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b) A
ltern
ativ
e F
uel
Veh
icle
/Eng
ine
- sh
all
refe
r to
veh
icle
/eng
ines
tha
t us
e al
tern
ativ
e fu
els
such
as
biod
iese
l, bi
oeth
anel
, nat
ural
gas
, ele
ctric
ity, h
ydro
gen
and
auto
mot
ive
LPG
in
stea
d of
gas
olin
e an
d di
esel
;
c) B
ioet
hano
l fu
el -
sha
ll re
fer
to e
than
ol (
C2H
30H
) pr
oduc
e fr
om f
eedb
ack
and
othe
r bi
omas
s.
d) B
iodi
esel
- s
hall
refe
r to
Fat
ty A
cid
Met
hyl E
ster
(F
AM
E)
or m
ono-
alky
l est
er d
eliv
ered
fr
om v
eget
able
oil,
or
anim
al f
ats
and
othe
r bi
omas
s-de
rived
oils
tha
t sh
all b
e te
chni
cally
pr
oven
and
app
rove
d by
the
DO
E f
or u
se in
die
sel e
ngin
es,
with
qua
lity
spec
ifica
tions
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e P
hilip
pine
Nat
iona
l Sta
ndar
ds (
PN
S)
e)
Bio
etha
nol
fuel
s -
shal
l re
fer
to
the
hydr
ous
and
anhy
drou
s bi
oeth
anol
su
itabl
y de
natu
red
for
use
as m
otor
fuel
with
qua
lity
spec
ifica
tions
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e P
NS
;
f) B
iofu
el -
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he b
ioet
hano
l and
bio
dies
el a
nd o
ther
fue
ls m
ade
from
bio
mas
s an
d pr
imar
y us
ed f
or m
otiv
e, t
herm
al p
ower
gen
erat
ion,
with
qua
lity
spec
ifica
tions
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith P
NS
;
g) B
iom
ass
- sh
all
refe
r to
any
org
anic
mat
ter,
par
ticul
arly
cel
lulo
sic
or l
igno
-cel
lulo
sic
mat
ter,
whi
ch i
s av
aila
ble
on a
ren
ewab
le o
r re
curr
ing
basi
s, i
nclu
ding
tre
es,
crop
s an
d as
soci
ated
res
idue
s, p
lant
fib
er,
poul
try
litte
r an
d ot
her
anim
al w
aste
s, i
ndus
tria
l w
aste
s an
d bi
odeg
rada
ble
com
pone
nt o
f sol
id w
aste
;
h) D
A -
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Agr
icul
ture
cre
ated
und
er E
xecu
tive
Ord
er N
o.
116,
as
amen
ded;
i) D
iese
l - s
hall
refe
r to
the
ref
ined
pet
role
um d
istil
late
, w
hich
may
con
tain
sm
all a
mou
nt
of
hydr
ocar
bon
or
nonh
ydro
carb
on
addi
tives
to
im
prov
e ig
nitio
n qu
ality
or
ot
her
char
acte
ristic
, su
itabl
e fo
r co
mpr
essi
on
igni
tion
engi
ne
and
othe
r su
itabl
e ty
pes
of
engi
nes
with
qua
lity
spec
ifica
tions
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith P
NS
;
j) D
EN
R -
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
ironm
ent
and
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es c
reat
ed
unde
r E
xecu
tive
No.
192
, as
amen
ded;
k) D
OE
- s
hall
refe
r to
the
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nerg
y cr
eate
d un
der
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
763
8,
as a
men
ded;
l) D
OLE
-
shal
l re
fer
to
the
Dep
artm
ent
of
Labo
r an
d E
mpl
oym
ent
crea
ted
unde
r E
xecu
tive
Ord
er N
o. 1
26, a
s am
ende
d;
m)
DO
F -
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Fin
ance
cre
ated
und
er A
dmin
istr
ativ
e O
rder
s N
o. 1
27 a
nd 1
27-A
;
n) D
OS
T -
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Sci
ence
and
Tec
hnol
ogy
crea
ted
unde
r R
epub
lic A
ct n
o. 2
067
o) D
OT
C -
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion
and
Com
mun
icat
ion
crea
ted
unde
r E
xecu
tive
Ord
er N
o. 1
25-A
, as
amen
ded;
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p) D
TI
- sh
all
refe
r to
the
Dep
artm
ent
of T
rade
and
Ind
ustr
y cr
eate
d un
der
Exe
cutiv
e O
rder
No.
133
;
q) F
eeds
tock
- s
hall
refe
r to
the
org
anic
sou
rces
suc
h as
mol
asse
s, s
ugar
cane
, ca
ssav
a,
coco
nut,
jatr
opha
, sw
eet s
orgh
um o
r ot
her
biom
ass
used
in th
e pr
oduc
tion
of b
iofu
els;
r) G
asol
ine
sha
ll re
fer
to v
olat
ile m
ixtu
re o
f liq
uid
hydr
ocar
bon,
gen
eral
ly c
onta
inin
g sm
all
amou
nts
of a
dditi
ves
suita
ble
for
use
as f
uel
in s
park
-igni
tion
inte
rnal
com
bust
ion
engi
nes
with
qua
lity
spec
ifica
tions
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e P
NS
;
s) M
otor
fue
l -
shal
l re
fer
to a
ll vo
latil
e an
d in
flam
mab
le l
iqui
ds a
nd g
as p
rodu
ced,
bl
ende
d or
com
poun
ded
for
the
purp
ose
of,
or w
hich
are
sui
tabl
e or
pra
ctic
able
for
, op
erat
ing
mot
or v
ehic
le;
t) M
TB
E -
sha
ll re
fer
to M
ethy
l Ter
tiary
But
yl E
ther
;
u) N
BB
or
Boa
rd -
sha
ll re
fer
to th
e N
atio
nal B
iofu
el B
oard
cre
ated
und
er S
ectio
n 8
of th
is
Act
;
v) O
il C
ompa
ny -
sha
ll re
fer
to a
ny e
ntity
tha
t di
strib
utes
and
sel
ls p
etro
leum
fue
l pr
oduc
ts;
w)
Oxy
gena
te -
sha
ll re
fer
to s
ubst
ance
s, w
hich
, w
hen
adde
d to
gas
olin
e, i
ncre
ase
the
amou
nt o
f oxy
gen
in th
at g
asol
ine
blen
d;
x) P
NS
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he P
hilip
pine
Nat
iona
l S
tand
ard;
con
sist
ent
with
sec
tion
26 o
f R
.A. N
o. 8
749
othe
rwis
e kn
own
as th
e 'P
hilip
pine
Cle
an A
ir A
ct o
f 199
9;
y) R
enew
able
Ene
rgy
Sou
rces
- s
hall
refe
r to
ene
rgy
sour
ces
that
do
not
have
an
uppe
r lim
it on
the
tot
al q
uant
ity t
o be
use
d. S
uch
reso
urce
s ar
e re
new
able
on
a re
gula
r ba
sis;
an
d
z) W
TO
- s
hall
refe
r to
the
Wor
ld T
rade
Org
aniz
atio
n.
SE
C.
4. P
has
ing
Ou
t o
f th
e U
se o
f H
arm
ful
Gas
olin
e A
dd
itiv
es a
nd
/or
Oxy
gen
ates
.W
ithin
six
mon
ths
from
affe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
the
DO
E,
acco
rdin
g to
dul
y ac
cept
ed in
tern
atio
nal
stan
dard
s, s
hall
grad
ually
pha
se o
ut t
he u
se o
f ha
rmfu
l ga
solin
e ad
ditiv
es s
uch
as,
but
not
limite
d to
MT
BE
SE
C.
5. M
and
ato
ry U
se o
f B
iofu
els.
Pur
suan
t to
the
abo
ve p
olic
y, i
t is
her
eby
man
date
d th
at a
ll liq
uid
fuel
s fo
r m
otor
s an
d en
gine
s so
ld i
n th
e P
hilip
pine
s sh
all
cont
ain
loca
lly-s
ourc
ed
biof
uels
com
pone
nts
as fo
llow
s:
5.1
With
in t
wo
year
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
, at
leas
t fiv
e pe
rcen
t (5
%)
bioe
than
ol
shal
l co
mpr
ise
the
annu
al t
otal
vol
ume
of g
asol
ine
fuel
act
ually
sol
d an
d di
strib
uted
by
each
and
eve
ry o
il co
mpa
ny i
n th
e co
untr
y; s
ubje
ct t
o re
quire
men
t th
at a
ll bi
oeth
anol
bl
ende
d ga
solin
e sh
all c
onta
in a
min
imum
of
five
perc
ent
(5%
) bi
oeth
anol
fue
l by
volu
me
Pro
vide
d, th
at e
than
ol b
lend
con
form
s to
PN
S.
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5.2
With
in f
our
year
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
, th
e N
BB
cre
ated
und
er t
his
Act
is
empo
wer
ed t
o de
term
ine
the
feas
ibili
ty t
here
afte
r re
com
men
d to
DO
E t
o m
anda
te a
m
inim
um
of
ten
perc
ent(
10%
) bl
end
of
bioe
than
ol
by
volu
me
into
al
l ga
solin
e fu
el
dist
ribut
ed a
nd s
old
by e
ach
and
ever
y oi
l com
pany
in th
e co
untr
y.
In t
he e
vent
of
supp
ly s
hort
age
of l
ocal
ly-p
rodu
ced
bioe
than
ol d
urin
g th
e fo
urye
ar
perio
d, o
il co
mpa
nies
sha
ll be
allo
wed
to
impo
rt b
ioet
hano
l bu
t on
ly t
o th
e ex
tent
of
the
shor
tage
as
may
be
dete
rmin
ed b
y N
BB
.
5.3
With
in t
hree
mon
ths
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
a m
inim
um o
f on
e pe
rcen
t (1
%)
biod
iese
l by
vol
ume
shal
l be
ble
nded
int
o al
l di
esel
eng
ine
fuel
s so
ld i
n th
e co
untr
y:
Pro
vide
d T
hat t
he b
iodi
esel
ble
nd c
onfo
rms
to P
NS
for
biod
iese
l.
With
in t
wo
year
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
, th
e N
BB
cre
ated
und
er t
his
Act
is
empo
wer
ed t
o de
term
ine
the
feas
ibili
ty a
nd t
here
afte
r re
com
men
d to
DO
E t
o m
anda
te a
m
inim
um o
f tw
o pe
rcen
t (2
%)
blen
d of
bio
dies
el b
y vo
lum
e w
hich
may
be
incr
ease
d ta
king
in
to a
ccou
nt
cons
ider
atio
ns
incl
udin
g bu
t no
t lim
ited
to d
omes
tic
supp
ly
and
avai
labi
lity
of lo
cally
-sou
rced
bio
dies
el c
ompo
nent
.
SE
C. 6
. In
cen
tive
Sch
eme
To
enco
urag
e in
vest
men
ts in
the
pro
duct
ion,
dis
trib
utio
n an
d us
e of
loca
lly-p
rodu
ced
biof
uels
at
and
abov
e th
e m
inim
um m
anda
ted
blen
ds,
and
with
out
prej
udic
e to
enj
oyin
g ap
plic
able
inc
entiv
es a
nd b
enef
its u
nder
exi
stin
g la
ws,
rul
es a
nd r
egul
atio
ns,
the
follo
win
g ad
ditio
nal i
ncen
tives
are
her
eby
prov
ided
und
er th
is A
ct.
a) S
peci
fic ta
x
The
spe
cific
tax
on lo
cal o
r im
port
ed b
iofu
els
com
pone
nt, p
er li
ter
of v
olum
e sh
all b
e ze
ro
(0).
The
gas
olin
e an
d di
esel
fue
l co
mpo
nent
, sh
all
rem
ain
subj
ect
to t
he p
reva
iling
sp
ecifi
c ta
x ra
te.
b) V
alue
Add
ed T
ax
The
sal
e of
raw
mat
eria
l us
ed i
n th
e pr
oduc
tion
of b
iofu
els
such
as,
but
not
lim
ited
to,
coco
nut,
jatr
opha
, su
garc
ane,
cas
sava
, co
rn,
and
swee
t so
rghu
m s
hall
be e
xem
pt f
rom
th
e va
lue
adde
d ta
x.
c) W
ater
Effl
uent
s
All
wat
er e
fflue
nts,
suc
h as
but
not
lim
ited
to d
istil
lery
slo
ps f
rom
the
pro
duct
ion
of
biof
uels
us
ed
as
liqui
d fe
rtili
zer
and
for
othe
r ag
ricul
tura
l pu
rpos
es
are
cons
ider
ed
"reu
se",
and
are
the
refo
re,
exem
pt f
rom
was
tew
ater
cha
rges
und
er t
he s
yste
m p
rovi
ded
unde
r se
ctio
n 13
of
R.A
No.
927
5, a
lso
know
n as
the
Phi
lippi
ne C
lean
Wat
er A
ct:
Pro
vide
d, h
owev
er,
Tha
t su
ch a
pplic
atio
n sh
all
be i
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
gui
delin
es
issu
ed p
ursu
ant t
o R
.A.
No.
927
5, s
ubje
ct to
the
mon
itorin
g an
d ev
alua
tion
by D
EN
R a
nd
appr
oved
by
DA
.
d) F
inan
cial
Ass
ista
nce
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Gov
ernm
ent f
inan
cial
inst
itutio
ns, s
uch
as th
e D
evel
opm
ent B
ank
of th
e P
hilip
pine
s, L
and
Ban
k of
the
Phi
lippi
nes,
Que
danc
or a
nd o
ther
gov
ernm
ent
inst
itutio
ns p
rovi
ding
fin
anci
al
serv
ices
sha
ll, i
n ac
cord
ance
with
and
to
the
exte
nt b
y th
e en
ablin
g pr
ovis
ions
of
thei
r re
spec
tive
char
ters
or
appl
icab
le la
ws,
acc
ord
high
prio
rity
to e
xten
d fin
anci
ng t
o F
ilipi
no
citiz
ens
or e
ntiti
es,
at l
east
six
ty p
erce
nt (
60%
) of
the
cap
ital
stoc
k of
whi
ch b
elon
gs t
o ci
tizen
s of
the
Phi
lippi
nes
that
sha
ll en
gage
in
activ
ities
inv
olvi
ng p
rodu
ctio
n st
orag
e,
hand
ling
and
tran
spor
t of
bi
ofue
l fe
edst
ock,
in
clud
ing
the
blen
ding
of
bi
ofue
ls
with
pe
trol
eum
, as
cert
ified
by
the
DO
E.
SE
C. 7
. Po
wer
s an
d F
un
ctio
ns
of
the
DO
E.
In
addi
tion
to it
s ex
istin
g po
wer
s an
d fu
nctio
ns,
the
DO
E i
s he
reby
man
date
d to
tak
e ap
prop
riate
and
nec
essa
ry a
ctio
ns t
o im
plem
ent
the
prov
isio
ns o
f th
is A
ct.
In p
ursu
ance
the
reof
, it
shal
l w
ithin
thr
ee m
onth
s fr
om e
ffect
ivity
of
this
A
ct:
a) F
orm
ulat
e th
e im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns u
nder
Sec
tion
15 o
f thi
s A
ct;
b) P
repa
re t
he P
hilip
pine
s B
iofu
el p
rogr
am c
onsi
sten
t w
ith t
he P
hilip
pine
Ene
rgy
Pla
n an
d ta
king
into
con
side
ratio
n th
e D
OE
's e
xist
ing
biof
uels
pro
gram
;
c) E
stab
lish
tech
nica
l fue
l qua
lity
stan
dard
s fo
r bi
ofue
ls a
nd b
iofu
el-b
lend
ed g
asol
ine
and
dies
el w
hich
com
ply
with
the
PN
S.
d) E
stab
lish
guid
elin
es fo
r th
e tr
ansp
ort,
stor
age
and
hand
ling
of b
iofu
els;
e) I
mpo
se f
ines
and
pen
altie
s ag
ains
t per
sons
or
entit
ies
foun
d to
hav
e co
mm
itted
any
of
the
proh
ibite
d ac
ts u
nder
Sec
tion
12 (
b) to
(e)
of t
his
Act
;
f) S
top
the
sale
of
biof
uels
and
bio
fuel
-ble
nded
gas
olin
e an
d di
esel
tha
t ar
e no
t in
co
nfor
mity
with
the
spe
cific
atio
ns p
rovi
ded
for
unde
r S
ectio
n 5
of t
his
Act
, th
e P
NS
and
co
rres
pond
ing
issu
ance
s of
the
Dep
artm
ent;
and
g) C
ondu
ct a
n in
form
atio
n ca
mpa
ign
to p
rom
ote
the
use
of b
iofu
els
SE
C. 8
. Cre
atio
n o
f th
e N
atio
nal
Bio
fuel
Bo
ard
(N
BB
) T
he N
atio
nal B
iofu
el B
oard
is h
ereb
y cr
eate
d. I
t sh
all b
e co
mpo
sed
of t
he S
ecre
tary
of
the
DO
E a
s ch
airm
an a
nd t
he S
ecre
tarie
s of
th
e D
TI,
DO
ST
, D
A,
DO
F,
DO
LE,
and
the
Adm
inis
trat
ors
of
the
PC
A,
and
the
SR
A,
as
mem
bers
.
The
DO
E S
ecre
tary
, in
his
cap
acity
as
Cha
irper
son,
sha
ll, w
ithin
one
mon
th f
rom
the
effe
ctiv
ity
of th
is A
ct, c
onve
ne th
e N
BB
.
The
Boa
rd s
hall
by a
ssis
ted
by a
Tec
hnic
al S
ecre
taria
t atta
ched
to th
e O
ffice
of
the
Sec
reta
ry o
f th
e D
OE
. It
shal
l be
head
ed b
y a
Dire
ctor
to
be a
ppoi
nted
by
the
Boa
rd.
The
num
ber
of s
taff
of
the
Tec
hnic
al S
ecre
taria
t an
d th
e co
rres
pond
ing
posi
tions
sha
ll be
det
erm
ined
by
the
Boa
rd,
subj
ect
to a
ppro
val
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Bud
get
and
Man
agem
ent
(DB
M)
and
exis
ting
civi
l se
rvic
es r
ules
and
reg
ulat
ions
.
SE
C.
9. P
ow
ers
and
Fu
nct
ion
s o
f th
e N
BB
. T
he N
BB
sha
ll ha
ve t
he f
ollo
win
g po
wer
s an
d fu
nctio
ns:
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a) M
onito
r th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of,
and
eval
uate
for
fur
ther
exp
ansi
on,
the
Nat
iona
l Bio
fuel
P
rogr
am (
NB
P)
prep
ares
by
the
DO
E p
ursu
ant t
o S
ectio
n 7
(b)
of th
is A
ct;
b) M
onito
r th
e su
pply
and
util
izat
ion
of b
iofu
els
and
biof
uel-b
lend
s an
d re
com
men
d ap
prop
riate
mea
sure
s in
cas
es o
f sh
orta
ge o
f fe
edst
ock
supp
ly f
or a
ppro
val
of t
he
Sec
reta
ry o
f DO
E. F
or th
is p
urpo
se:
1. T
he
NB
B
is
empo
wer
ed
to
requ
ire
all
entit
ies
enga
ged
in
the
prod
uctio
n,
blen
ding
and
dis
trib
utio
n of
bio
fuel
s to
sub
mit
repo
rts
of t
heir
actu
al a
nd p
roje
cted
sa
les
and
inve
ntor
y of
bio
fuel
s, in
a fo
rmat
to b
e pr
escr
ibed
for
this
pur
pose
; and
2. T
he N
BB
sha
ll de
term
ine
avai
labi
lity
of lo
cally
-sou
rced
bio
fuel
s an
d re
com
men
d to
DO
E t
he a
ppro
pria
te le
vel o
r pe
rcen
tage
of
loca
llyso
urce
d bi
ofue
ls t
o th
e to
tal
annu
al v
olum
e of
gas
olin
e an
d di
esel
sol
d an
d di
strib
uted
in th
e co
untr
y.
c) R
evie
w a
nd r
ecom
men
d to
DO
E t
he a
djus
tmen
t in
the
min
imum
man
date
d bi
ofue
l bl
ends
sub
ject
to th
e av
aila
bilit
y of
loca
llyso
urce
d bi
ofue
ls: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t the
min
imum
bl
end
may
be
decr
ease
d on
ly w
ithin
the
firs
t fo
ur y
ears
fro
m t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
. T
here
afte
r, t
he m
inim
um b
lend
s of
the
fiv
e pe
rcen
t (5
%)
and
two
perc
ent
(2%
) fo
r bi
oeth
anol
and
bio
dies
el r
espe
ctiv
ely,
sha
ll no
t be
decr
ease
d;
d) R
ecom
men
d to
DO
E a
pro
gram
tha
t w
ill e
nsur
e th
e av
aila
bilit
y of
alte
rnat
ive
fuel
te
chno
logy
for
veh
icle
s, e
ngin
e an
d pa
rts
in c
onso
nanc
e w
ith t
he m
anda
ted
min
imum
bi
ofue
l-ble
nds,
and
to m
axim
ize
the
utili
zatio
n of
bio
fuel
s in
clud
ing
othe
r bi
ofue
ls;
e) R
ecom
men
d to
DO
E t
he u
se o
f bi
ofue
lbl
ends
in
air
tran
spor
t ta
king
int
o ac
coun
t sa
fety
and
tech
nica
l via
bilit
y; a
nd
f)
Rec
omm
end
spec
ific
actio
ns
to
be
exec
uted
by
th
e D
OE
an
d ot
her
appr
opria
te
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
con
cern
ing
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
NB
P,
incl
udin
g its
eco
nom
ic,
tech
nica
l, en
viro
nmen
t, an
d so
cial
impa
ct.
SE
C.
10.
Sec
uri
ty o
f D
om
esti
c S
ug
ar S
up
ply
. -
Any
pro
visi
on o
f th
is A
ct t
o th
e co
ntra
ry
notw
ithst
andi
ng,
the
SR
A,
purs
uant
to
its m
anda
te,
shal
l, at
all
times
, en
sure
s th
at t
he s
uppl
y of
su
gar
is s
uffic
ient
to m
eet t
he d
omes
tic d
eman
d an
d th
at th
e pr
ice
of s
ugar
is s
tabl
e.
To
this
end
, th
e S
RA
sha
ll re
com
men
d an
d th
e pr
oper
age
ncie
s sh
all u
nder
take
the
impo
rtat
ion
of s
ugar
whe
neve
r ne
cess
ary
and
shal
l m
ake
appr
opria
te a
djus
tmen
ts t
o th
e m
inim
um a
cces
s vo
lum
e pa
ram
eter
s fo
r su
gar
in th
e T
ariff
and
Cus
tom
Cod
e.
SE
C.
11.
Ro
le o
f G
ove
rnm
ent
Ag
enci
es.
To
ensu
re t
he e
ffect
ive
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
N
BP
, con
cern
ed a
genc
ies
shal
l per
form
the
follo
win
g fu
nctio
ns:
a) T
he D
OF
sha
ll m
onito
r th
e pr
oduc
tion
and
impo
rtat
ion
of b
iofu
els
thro
ugh
the
Bur
eau
of In
tern
al R
even
ue (
BIR
) an
d th
e B
urea
u of
Cus
tom
s (B
OC
);
b) T
he D
OS
T a
nd t
he D
A s
hall
coor
dina
te in
iden
tifyi
ng a
nd d
evel
opin
g vi
able
fee
dsto
ck
for
the
prod
uctio
n of
bio
fuel
s;
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c) T
he D
OS
T,
thro
ugh
the
Phi
lippi
ne C
ounc
il fo
r In
dust
ry a
nd E
nerg
y R
esea
rch
and
Dev
elop
men
t (P
CIE
RD
),
shal
l de
velo
p an
d im
plem
ent
a re
sear
ch
and
deve
lopm
ent
prog
ram
su
ppor
ting
a su
stai
nabl
e im
prov
emen
t in
bi
ofue
l pr
oduc
tion
and
utili
zatio
n te
chno
logy
. It
shal
l als
o pu
blis
h an
d pr
omot
e re
late
d te
chno
logi
es d
evel
oped
loca
lly a
nd
abro
ad.
d) T
he D
A th
roug
h its
rel
evan
t age
ncie
s sh
all:
(1)
With
in t
hree
mon
ths
from
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
deve
lop
a na
tiona
l pro
gram
for
th
e pr
oduc
tion
of
crop
s fo
r us
e as
fe
edst
ock
supp
ly.
For
th
is
purp
ose,
th
e A
dmin
istr
ator
s of
the
SR
A a
nd t
he P
CA
, an
d ot
her
DA
-atta
ched
age
ncie
s sh
all,
with
in t
heir
auth
ority
dev
elop
and
im
plem
ent
polic
ies
supp
ortin
g th
e P
hilip
pine
B
iofu
el P
rogr
am a
nd s
ubm
it th
e sa
me
to th
e S
ecre
tary
of t
he D
A fo
r co
nsid
erat
ion;
(2)
Ens
ure
incr
ease
d pr
oduc
tivity
and
sus
tain
able
sup
ply
of b
iofu
el f
eeds
tock
s. I
t sh
all
inst
itute
s pr
ogra
m t
hat
wou
ld g
uara
ntee
tha
t a
suffi
cien
t an
d re
liabl
e su
pply
of
feed
stoc
ks is
allo
cate
d fo
r bi
ofue
l pro
duct
ion;
and
(3)
Pub
lish
info
rmat
ion
on
avai
labl
e an
d su
itabl
e ar
eas
for
culti
vatio
n an
d pr
oduc
tion
of s
uch
crop
s.
e) T
he D
OLE
sha
ll:
(1)
Pro
mot
e ga
infu
l liv
elih
ood
oppo
rtun
ities
and
fac
ilita
te p
rodu
ctiv
e em
ploy
men
t th
roug
h ef
fect
ive
empl
oym
ent s
ervi
ces
and
regu
latio
n;
(2)
Ens
ure
the
acce
ss o
f w
orke
rs t
o pr
oduc
tive
reso
urce
s an
d so
cial
cov
erag
e;
and
(3)
Rec
omm
end
plan
s, p
olic
ies
and
prog
ram
s th
at w
ill e
nhan
ce t
he s
ocia
l im
pact
of
the
NB
P.
f) T
he T
ariff
Com
mis
sion
, in
coor
dina
tion
with
the
appr
opria
te g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s, s
hall
crea
te a
nd c
lass
ify a
tar
iff l
ine
for
biof
uels
and
bio
fuel
-ble
nds
in c
onsi
dera
tion
of W
TO
an
d A
FT
A a
gree
men
ts; a
nd
g) T
he l
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
units
(LG
U)
shal
l as
sist
the
DO
E i
n m
onito
ring
the
dist
ribut
ion
sale
in u
se o
f bio
fuel
s an
d bi
ofue
l-ble
nds
SE
C. 1
2. P
roh
ibit
ed A
cts.
The
follo
win
g ac
ts s
hall
be p
rohi
bite
d:
a) D
iver
sion
of
biof
uels
, w
heth
er l
ocal
ly p
rodu
ced
or i
mpo
rted
, to
pur
pose
s ot
her
than
th
ose
envi
sion
ed in
this
Act
;
b) S
ale
of b
iofu
elbl
ende
d ga
solin
e or
die
sel
that
fai
ls t
o co
mpl
y w
ith t
he m
inim
um
biof
uel
blen
d by
vol
ume
in v
iola
tion
of th
e re
quire
men
t und
er S
ectio
n 5
of th
is A
ct;
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c) D
istr
ibut
ion,
sal
e an
d us
e of
aut
omot
ive
fuel
con
tain
ing
harm
ful a
dditi
ves
such
as,
but
no
t lim
ited
to,
MT
BE
at
such
con
cent
ratio
n ex
ceed
ing
the
limits
to
be d
eter
min
ed b
y th
e N
BB
.
d) N
onco
mpl
ianc
e w
ith t
he e
stab
lishe
d gu
idel
ines
of
the
PN
S a
nd D
OE
ado
pted
for
the
im
plem
enta
tion
of th
is A
ct; a
nd
e) F
alse
labe
ling
of g
asol
ine,
die
sel,
biof
uels
and
bio
fuel
-ble
nded
gas
olin
e an
d di
esel
.
SE
C.
13.
Pen
al P
rovi
sio
ns.
- A
ny p
erso
n, w
ho w
illfu
lly a
ids
or a
bets
in
the
com
mis
sion
of
a cr
ime
proh
ibite
d he
rein
or
who
cau
ses
the
com
mis
sion
of a
ny s
uch
act b
y an
othe
r sh
all b
e lia
ble
in th
e sa
me
man
ner
as th
e pr
inci
pal.
In t
he c
ase
of a
ssoc
iatio
n, p
artn
ersh
ips
or c
orpo
ratio
ns,
the
pena
lty s
hall
be i
mpo
sed
on t
he
part
ner,
pr
esid
ent,
chie
f op
erat
ing
offic
er,
chie
f ex
ecut
ive
offic
er,
dire
ctor
s or
of
ficer
s,
resp
onsi
ble
for
the
viol
atio
n.
The
com
mis
sion
of
an a
ct e
num
erat
ed i
n S
ectio
n 12
, up
on c
onvi
ctio
n th
ereo
f, sh
all
suffe
r th
e pe
nalty
of o
ne y
ear
to fi
ve y
ears
impr
ison
men
t and
a fi
ne r
angi
ng fr
om a
min
imum
of O
ne m
illio
n pe
sos
(P 1
,000
,000
.00)
to F
ive
mill
ion
peso
s (P
5,0
00,0
00.0
0).
In a
dditi
on,
the
DO
E s
hall
conf
isca
te a
ny a
mou
nt o
f su
ch p
rodu
cts
that
fai
l to
com
ply
with
the
re
quire
men
ts o
f S
ectio
ns 4
& 5
of
this
Act
, an
d im
plem
entin
g is
suan
ce o
f th
e D
OE
. T
he D
OE
sh
all
dete
rmin
e th
e ap
prop
riate
pro
cess
and
the
man
ner
of d
ispo
sal
and
utili
zatio
n of
the
co
nfis
cate
d pr
oduc
ts.
The
DO
E i
s al
so e
mpo
wer
ed t
o st
op a
nd s
uspe
nd t
he o
pera
tion
of
busi
ness
es f
or r
efus
al t
o co
mpl
y w
ith a
ny o
rder
or
inst
ruct
ion
of t
he D
OE
Sec
reta
ry i
n th
e ex
erci
se o
f his
func
tions
und
er th
is A
ct.
Fur
ther
, th
e D
OE
is e
mpo
wer
ed t
o im
pose
adm
inis
trat
ive
fines
and
pen
altie
s fo
r an
y vi
olat
ion
of
the
prov
isio
ns o
f th
is A
ct,
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
and
oth
er is
suan
ce r
elat
ive
to t
his
Act
.
SE
C.
14.
Ap
pro
pri
atio
ns.
- S
uch
sum
s as
may
be
nece
ssar
y fo
r th
e in
itial
im
plem
enta
tion
of
this
A
ct
shal
l be
ta
ken
from
th
e cu
rren
t ap
prop
riatio
ns
of
the
DO
E.
The
reaf
ter,
th
e fu
nd
nece
ssar
y to
ca
rry
out
prov
isio
ns
of
this
A
ct
shal
l be
in
clud
ed
in
the
annu
al
Gen
eral
A
ppro
pria
tion
Act
.
SE
C.
15.
Imp
lem
enti
ng
Ru
les
and
Reg
ula
tio
ns
(IR
R).
- T
he D
OE
, in
con
sulta
tion
with
the
N
BB
, th
e st
akeh
olde
rs a
nd t
he o
ther
age
ncie
s co
ncer
ned,
sha
ll w
ithin
thr
ee m
onth
s fr
om
affe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
prom
ulga
ted
the
IRR
of
this
Act
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t pr
ior
to it
s ef
fect
ivel
y, t
he
draf
t of
the
IR
R s
hall
be p
oste
d at
the
DO
E w
eb s
ite f
or a
t le
ast
one
mon
th,
and
shal
l be
pu
blis
hed
in a
t lea
st tw
o ne
wsp
aper
s of
gen
eral
circ
ulat
ion.
SE
C.
16.
Co
ng
ress
ion
al O
vers
igh
t C
om
mit
tee.
- U
pon
affe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is a
ct,
a C
ongr
essi
onal
C
omm
ittee
, he
rein
afte
r re
ferr
ed t
o as
the
Bio
fuel
s O
vers
ight
Com
mitt
ee,
is h
ereb
y co
nstit
uted
. T
he b
iofu
els
over
sigh
t co
mm
ittee
sha
ll be
com
pose
of
(14)
mem
bers
, w
ith t
he C
hairm
en o
f th
e C
omm
ittee
s on
Ene
rgy
of b
oth
Hou
se o
f C
ongr
ess
as c
o-ch
airm
en.
The
Cha
irmen
of
the
Com
mitt
ee o
n A
gric
ultu
re a
nd T
rade
and
Ind
ustr
y sh
all
be e
x of
ficio
mem
bers
. A
n ad
ditio
nal
four
mem
bers
fro
m e
ach
Hou
se,
to b
e de
sign
ated
by
the
Sen
ate
Pre
side
nt a
nd S
peak
er o
f th
e
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Hou
se o
f R
epre
sent
ativ
es,
resp
ectiv
ely.
The
min
ority
sha
ll be
ent
itled
to
pro-
rata
rep
rese
ntat
ion
but s
hall
have
at l
east
one
rep
rese
ntat
ive
in th
e B
iofu
el O
vers
ight
Com
mitt
ee.
SE
C. 1
7. B
enef
its
of
Bio
fuel
Wo
rker
s. -
Thi
s A
ct s
hall
not
in a
ny w
ay r
esul
t in
the
for
feitu
re o
r di
min
utio
n of
exi
stin
g be
nefit
s en
joye
d by
the
sug
ar w
orke
rs a
s pr
escr
ibed
und
er t
he R
.A.
No.
69
82, o
r th
e S
ugar
Am
elio
ratio
n A
ct o
f 199
1. In
cas
e su
garc
ane
shal
l be
used
as
feed
stoc
k.
The
NB
B s
hall
esta
blis
h a
mec
hani
sm s
imila
r to
tha
t pr
ovid
ed u
nder
the
Sug
ar A
mel
iora
tion
Act
of
199
1 fo
r th
e be
nefit
of o
ther
bio
fuel
wor
kers
.
SE
C. 1
8. S
pec
ial C
lau
se. -
Thi
s ac
t sha
ll no
t be
inte
rpre
ted
as p
reju
dici
al to
cle
an d
evel
opm
ent
mec
hani
sm (
CD
M)
proj
ects
tha
t ca
use
carb
on d
ioxi
de (
CO
2) a
nd g
reen
hous
e ga
sses
(G
HG
) em
issi
on r
educ
tions
by
mea
ns o
f bio
fuel
use
.
SE
C.
19.
Rep
ealin
g C
lau
se.
- T
he p
rovi
sion
of
Sec
tion
148
(d)
of R
.A.
No.
842
4, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as T
ax R
efor
m A
ct.
of 1
997,
and
all
othe
r la
ws,
pre
side
ntia
l de
cree
s or
iss
uanc
e,
exec
utiv
e or
ders
, pr
esid
entia
l pr
ocla
mat
ions
. ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns o
r pa
rt t
here
of i
ncon
sist
ent
with
the
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct, a
re h
ereb
y re
peal
ed, m
odifi
ed o
r am
ende
d ac
cord
ingl
y.
SE
C.
20.
Sep
arab
ility
Cla
use
. -
If an
y pr
ovis
ion
of t
his
Act
is
decl
ared
unc
onst
itutio
nal
in t
he
sam
e sh
all n
ot a
ffect
the
valid
ity a
nd e
ffect
ivity
of t
he o
ther
pro
visi
on h
ereo
f.
SE
C.
21.
Eff
ecti
vity
. -
Thi
s ac
t sh
all
effe
ct f
iftee
n (1
5) d
ay a
fter
publ
icat
ion
in a
t le
ast
two
new
spap
ers
of g
ener
al c
ircul
atio
n.
App
rove
d,
JOS
E D
E V
EN
EC
IA J
R.
Spe
aker
of t
he H
ouse
of
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
MA
NN
Y V
ILL
AR
Pre
side
nt o
f the
Sen
ate
Thi
s A
ct w
hich
is a
con
solid
atio
n of
Sen
ate
Bill
No.
222
6 an
d H
ouse
Bill
No.
462
9 w
as fi
nally
pa
ssed
by
the
Sen
ate
and
the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
on
Nov
embe
r 29
200
6.
RO
BE
RT
O P
. NA
ZA
RE
NO
Sec
reta
ry G
ener
al
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
nativ
es
OS
CA
R G
. YA
BE
SS
ecre
tary
of S
enat
e
App
rove
d: J
anua
ry 1
2, 2
007
GL
OR
IA M
AC
AP
AG
AL
-AR
RO
YO
Pre
side
nt o
f the
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lippi
nes
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BLI
C A
CT
No.
927
5
M
arch
22,
200
4 A
N A
CT
PR
OV
IDIN
G F
OR
A C
OM
PR
EH
EN
SIV
E W
AT
ER
QU
ALI
TY
MA
NA
GE
ME
NT
AN
D
FO
R O
TH
ER
PU
RP
OS
ES
Rep
ub
lic o
f th
e P
hili
pp
ines
C
on
gre
ss o
f th
e P
hili
pp
ines
Met
ro M
anila
Tw
elft
h C
on
gre
ss
Th
ird
Reg
ula
r S
essi
on
Beg
un a
nd h
eld
in M
etro
Man
ila, o
n M
onda
y, th
e tw
enty
-eig
ht d
ay o
f Jul
y, tw
o th
ousa
nd th
ree.
Rep
ub
lic A
ct N
o. 9
275
Mar
ch 2
2, 2
004
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EEMM
EENN
TTAA
NNDD
FFOO
RROO
TTHH
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PPUU
RRPP
OOSS
EESS
Be
it en
acte
d by
the
Sen
ate
and
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
of t
he P
hilip
pine
s in
Con
gres
s as
sem
bled
:
CH
AP
TE
R 1
GE
NE
RA
L P
RO
VIS
ION
S
AR
TIC
LE
1D
EC
LA
RA
TIO
N O
F P
RIN
CIP
LE
S A
ND
PO
LIC
IES
SE
CT
ION
1.S
ho
rt T
itle
. - T
his
Act
sha
ll be
kno
wn
as th
e "P
hilip
pine
Cle
an W
ater
Act
of 2
004.
"
SE
CT
ION
2.
Dec
lara
tio
n o
f P
olic
y. -
The
Sta
te s
hall
purs
ue a
pol
icy
of e
cono
mic
gro
wth
in a
m
anne
r co
nsis
tent
with
the
pro
tect
ion,
pre
serv
atio
n an
d re
viva
l of
the
qua
lity
of o
ur f
resh
, br
acki
sh a
nd m
arin
e w
ater
s. T
o ac
hiev
e th
is e
nd,
the
fram
ewor
k fo
r su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t sh
all b
e pu
rsue
d. A
s su
ch, i
t sha
ll be
the
polic
y of
the
Sta
te:
a) T
o st
ream
line
proc
esse
s an
d pr
oced
ures
in
the
prev
entio
n, c
ontr
ol a
nd a
bate
men
t of
po
llutio
n of
the
coun
try'
s w
ater
res
ourc
es;
b) T
o pr
omot
e en
viro
nmen
tal s
trat
egie
s, u
se o
f ap
prop
riate
eco
nom
ic in
stru
men
ts a
nd o
f co
ntro
l mec
hani
sms
for
the
prot
ectio
n of
wat
er r
esou
rces
;
c) T
o fo
rmul
ate
a ho
listic
nat
iona
l pro
gram
of
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t th
at r
ecog
nize
s th
at w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent
issu
es c
anno
t be
sep
arat
ed f
rom
con
cern
s ab
out
wat
er
sour
ces
and
ecol
ogic
al p
rote
ctio
n, w
ater
sup
ply,
pub
lic h
ealth
and
qua
lity
of li
fe;
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d) T
o fo
rmul
ate
an i
nteg
rate
d w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent
fram
ewor
k th
roug
h pr
oper
de
lega
tion
and
effe
ctiv
e co
ordi
natio
n of
func
tions
and
act
iviti
es;
e) p
rom
ote
com
mer
cial
and
ind
ustr
ial
proc
esse
s an
d pr
oduc
ts t
hat
are
envi
ronm
ent
frie
ndly
and
ene
rgy
effic
ient
;
f) T
o en
cour
age
coop
erat
ion
and
self-
regu
latio
n am
ong
citiz
ens
and
indu
strie
s th
roug
h th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
inc
entiv
es a
nd m
arke
t-ba
sed
inst
rum
ents
and
to
prom
ote
the
role
of
priv
ate
indu
stria
l en
terp
rises
in
sh
apin
g its
re
gula
tory
pr
ofile
w
ithin
th
e ac
cept
able
bo
unda
ries
of p
ublic
hea
lth a
nd e
nviro
nmen
t;
g) T
o pr
ovid
e fo
r a
com
preh
ensi
ve m
anag
emen
t pr
ogra
m f
or w
ater
pol
lutio
n fo
cusi
ng o
n po
llutio
n pr
even
tion;
h) T
o pr
omot
e pu
blic
info
rmat
ion
and
educ
atio
n an
d to
enc
oura
ge t
he p
artic
ipat
ion
of a
n in
form
ed a
nd a
ctiv
e pu
blic
in w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent a
nd m
onito
ring;
i) T
o fo
rmul
ate
and
enfo
rce
a sy
stem
of
acco
unta
bilit
y fo
r sh
ort
and
long
-ter
m a
dver
se
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
of a
pro
ject
, pro
gram
or
activ
ity; a
nd
j) T
o en
cour
age
civi
l so
ciet
y an
d ot
her
sect
ors,
par
ticul
arly
lab
or,
the
acad
eme
and
busi
ness
und
erta
king
env
ironm
ent-
rela
ted
activ
ities
in
thei
r ef
fort
s to
org
aniz
e, e
duca
te
and
mot
ivat
e th
e pe
ople
in
addr
essi
ng p
ertin
ent
envi
ronm
enta
l is
sues
and
pro
blem
s at
th
e lo
cal a
nd n
atio
nal l
evel
s.
SE
CT
ION
3.
Co
vera
ge
of
the
Act
. -
Thi
s A
ct s
hall
appl
y to
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t in
all
wat
er b
odie
s: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t it
shal
l pr
imar
ily a
pply
to
the
abat
emen
t an
d co
ntro
l of
pol
lutio
n fr
om l
and
base
d so
urce
s: P
rovi
ded,
fur
ther
, T
hat
the
wat
er q
ualit
y st
anda
rds
and
regu
latio
ns
and
the
civi
l lia
bilit
y an
d pe
nal p
rovi
sion
s un
der
this
Act
sha
ll be
enf
orce
d irr
espe
ctiv
e of
sou
rces
of
pol
lutio
n.
AR
TIC
LE
2D
EF
INIT
ION
OF
TE
RM
S
SE
CT
ION
4.D
efin
itio
n o
f T
erm
s. -
As
used
in th
is A
ct:
a) A
quife
r -
mea
ns a
lay
er o
f w
ater
-bea
ring
rock
loc
ated
und
ergr
ound
tha
t tr
ansm
its
wat
er in
suf
ficie
nt q
uant
ity to
sup
ply
pum
ping
wel
ls o
r na
tura
l spr
ings
.
b)
Aqu
atic
lif
e -
mea
ns
all
orga
nism
s liv
ing
in
fres
hwat
er,
brac
kish
an
d m
arin
e en
viro
nmen
t.
c) B
enef
icia
l use
- m
eans
the
use
of
the
envi
ronm
ent
or a
ny e
lem
ent
or s
egm
ent
ther
eof
cond
uciv
e to
pub
lic o
r pr
ivat
e w
elfa
re,
safe
ty a
nd h
ealth
; an
d sh
all
incl
ude,
but
not
be
limite
d to
, the
use
of
wat
er fo
r do
mes
tic, m
unic
ipal
, irr
igat
ion,
pow
er g
ener
atio
n, f
ishe
ries,
liv
esto
ck r
aisi
ng, i
ndus
tria
l, re
crea
tiona
l and
oth
er p
urpo
ses.
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1. U
se o
f w
ater
for
dom
estic
pur
pose
s -
mea
ns t
he u
tiliz
atio
n of
wat
er f
or d
rinki
ng,
was
hing
, ba
thin
g, c
ooki
ng o
r ot
her
hous
ehol
d ne
eds,
hom
e ga
rden
s an
d w
ater
ing
of la
wns
or
dom
estic
ani
mal
s;
2.
Use
of
w
ater
fo
r m
unic
ipal
pu
rpos
es
- m
eans
th
e ut
iliza
tion
of
wat
er
for
supp
lyin
g w
ater
req
uire
men
ts o
f the
com
mun
ity;
3.
Use
of
w
ater
fo
r irr
igat
ion
- m
eans
th
e ut
iliza
tion
of
wat
er
for
prod
ucin
g ag
ricul
tura
l cro
ps;
4. U
se o
f w
ater
for
pow
er g
ener
atio
n -
mea
ns t
he u
tiliz
atio
n of
wat
er f
or p
rodu
cing
el
ectr
ical
or
mec
hani
cal p
ower
;
5. U
se o
f w
ater
for
fis
herie
s -
mea
ns t
he u
tiliz
atio
n of
wat
er f
or t
he p
ropa
gatio
n of
cu
lture
of f
ish
as a
com
mer
cial
ent
erpr
ise;
6. U
se o
f w
ater
for
live
stoc
k ra
isin
g -
mea
ns t
he u
tiliz
atio
n of
wat
er f
or la
rge
herd
s or
floc
ks o
f ani
mal
s ra
ised
as
a co
mm
erci
al e
nter
pris
e;
7. U
se o
f w
ater
for
indu
stria
l pur
pose
s -
mea
ns t
he u
tiliz
atio
n of
wat
er in
fac
torie
s,
indu
stria
l pl
ants
and
min
es,
incl
udin
g th
e us
e of
wat
er a
s an
ing
redi
ent
of a
fin
ishe
d pr
oduc
t; an
d
8. U
se o
f w
ater
for
rec
reat
iona
l pu
rpos
es -
mea
ns t
he u
tiliz
atio
n of
wat
er f
or
swim
min
g po
ols,
bat
h ho
uses
, boa
ting,
wat
er s
kiin
g, g
olf
cour
ses
and
othe
r si
mila
r fa
cilit
ies
in r
esor
ts a
nd o
ther
pla
ces
of r
ecre
atio
n.
d) C
lass
ifica
tion/
Rec
lass
ifica
tion
of P
hilip
pine
Wat
ers
- m
eans
the
cat
egor
izat
ion
of a
ll w
ater
bod
ies
taki
ng i
nto
acco
unt,
amon
g ot
hers
, th
e fo
llow
ing:
(1)
exi
stin
g qu
ality
of
the
body
of
wat
er;
(2)
size
, de
pth,
sur
face
are
a co
vere
d, v
olum
e, d
irect
ion,
rat
e of
flo
w a
nd
grad
ient
of
stre
am; (
3) m
ost b
enef
icia
l exi
stin
g an
d fu
ture
use
of
said
bod
ies
of w
ater
and
la
nds
bord
erin
g th
em,
such
as
for
resi
dent
ial,
agric
ultu
ral,
aqua
cultu
ral,
com
mer
cial
, in
dust
rial,
navi
gatio
nal,
recr
eatio
nal,
wild
life
cons
erva
tion
and
aest
hetic
pur
pose
s; a
nd (
4)
vuln
erab
ility
of
surf
ace
and
grou
ndw
ater
to
cont
amin
atio
n fr
om p
ollu
tive
and
haza
rdou
s w
aste
s, a
gric
ultu
ral c
hem
ical
s an
d un
derg
roun
d st
orag
e ta
nks
of p
etro
leum
pro
duct
s.
e)
Civ
il S
ocie
ty
- m
eans
no
n-go
vern
men
t or
gani
zatio
ns
(NG
Os)
an
d pe
ople
's
orga
niza
tions
(P
Os)
.
f) C
lean
er P
rodu
ctio
n -
mea
ns t
he a
pplic
atio
n of
an
inte
grat
ed,
prev
entiv
e en
viro
nmen
tal
stra
tegy
to
pr
oces
ses,
pr
oduc
ts,
serv
ices
to
in
crea
se
effic
ienc
y an
d re
duce
ris
k to
hu
man
s an
d th
e en
viro
nmen
t;
g) C
lean
-up
oper
atio
ns -
mea
ns a
ctiv
ities
inv
olvi
ng t
he r
emov
al o
f po
lluta
nts
disc
harg
ed
or s
pille
d in
to a
wat
er b
ody
and
its s
urro
undi
ng a
reas
, an
d th
e re
stor
atio
n of
the
affe
cted
ar
eas
to th
eir
form
er p
hysi
cal,
chem
ical
and
bio
logi
cal s
tate
or
cond
ition
s.
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h)
Con
tam
inat
ion
- m
eans
th
e pr
oduc
tion
of
subs
tanc
es
not
foun
d in
th
e na
tura
l co
mpo
sitio
n of
wat
er t
hat
mak
e th
e w
ater
les
s de
sira
ble
or u
nfit
desi
rabl
e or
unf
it fo
r in
tend
ed u
se.
i) D
epar
tmen
t - m
eans
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Env
ironm
ent a
nd N
atur
al R
esou
rces
.
j) D
isch
arge
inc
lude
s, b
ut i
s no
t lim
ited
to,
the
act
of s
pilli
ng,
leak
ing,
pum
ping
, po
urin
g,
emitt
ing,
em
ptyi
ng,
rele
asin
g or
dum
ping
of
any
mat
eria
l in
to a
wat
er b
ody
or o
nto
land
fr
om w
hich
it m
ight
flow
or
drai
n in
to s
aid
wat
er.
k) D
rinki
ng w
ater
- m
eans
wat
er i
nten
ded
for
hum
an c
onsu
mpt
ion
or f
or u
se i
n fo
od
prep
arat
ion.
l) D
umpi
ng -
mea
ns a
ny u
naut
horiz
ed o
r ill
egal
dis
posa
l int
o an
y bo
dy o
f w
ater
or
land
of
was
tes
or t
oxic
or
haza
rdou
s m
ater
ial:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
it do
es n
ot m
ean
a re
leas
e of
ef
fluen
t co
min
g fr
om c
omm
erci
al,
indu
stria
l, an
d do
mes
tic s
ourc
es w
hich
are
with
in t
he
efflu
ent s
tand
ards
.
m)
Effl
uent
- m
eans
dis
char
ge f
rom
kno
wn
sour
ces
whi
ch is
pas
sed
into
a b
ody
of w
ater
or
lan
d, o
r w
aste
wat
er f
low
ing
out
of a
man
ufac
turin
g pl
ant,
indu
stria
l pl
ant
incl
udin
g do
mes
tic, c
omm
erci
al a
nd r
ecre
atio
nal f
acili
ties.
n) E
fflue
nt s
tand
ard
- m
eans
any
lega
l res
tric
tion
or li
mita
tion
on q
uant
ities
, ra
tes,
and
/or
conc
entr
atio
ns o
r an
y co
mbi
natio
n th
ereo
f, of
phy
sica
l, ch
emic
al o
r bi
olog
ical
par
amet
ers
of e
fflue
nt w
hich
a p
erso
n or
poi
nt s
ourc
e is
allo
wed
to
disc
harg
e in
to a
bod
y of
wat
er o
r la
nd.
o) E
nviro
nmen
tal
man
agem
ent
- m
eans
the
ent
ire s
yste
m w
hich
inc
lude
s, b
ut i
s no
t lim
ited
to,
cons
erva
tion,
reg
ulat
ion
and
min
imiz
atio
n of
pol
lutio
n, c
lean
pro
duct
ion,
was
te
man
agem
ent,
envi
ronm
enta
l la
w a
nd p
olic
y, e
nviro
nmen
tal
educ
atio
n an
d in
form
atio
n,
stud
y an
d m
itiga
tion
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
tal
impa
cts
of h
uman
act
ivity
, an
d en
viro
nmen
tal
rese
arch
.
p) E
nviro
nmen
tal
man
agem
ent
syst
em -
mea
ns t
he p
art
of t
he o
vera
ll m
anag
emen
t sy
stem
th
at
incl
udes
or
gani
zatio
nal
stru
ctur
e,
plan
ning
ac
tiviti
es,
resp
onsi
bilit
ies,
pr
actic
es,
proc
edur
es, p
roce
sses
and
res
ourc
es f
or d
evel
opin
g, im
plem
entin
g, a
chie
ving
, re
view
ing
and
mai
ntai
ning
the
envi
ronm
ent p
olic
y.
q) F
resh
wat
er -
mea
ns w
ater
con
tain
ing
less
tha
n 50
0 pp
m d
isso
lved
com
mon
sal
t, so
dium
chl
orid
e, s
uch
as th
at in
gro
undw
ater
, riv
ers,
pon
ds a
nd la
kes.
r) G
roun
dwat
er -
mea
ns a
sub
surf
ace
wat
er t
hat
occu
rs b
enea
th a
wat
er t
able
in
soils
an
d ro
cks,
or
in g
eolo
gica
l for
mat
ions
.
s) G
roun
dwat
er v
ulne
rabi
lity
- m
eans
rel
ativ
e ea
se w
ith w
hich
a c
onta
min
ant l
ocat
ed a
t or
near
the
land
sur
face
can
mig
rate
to th
e aq
uife
r or
dee
p w
ell.
t) G
roun
dwat
er v
ulne
rabi
lity
map
- m
eans
the
ide
ntifi
ed a
reas
of
the
land
sur
face
whe
re
grou
ndw
ater
qua
lity
is m
ost
at r
isk
from
hum
an a
ctiv
ities
and
sha
ll re
flect
the
diff
eren
t
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degr
ees
of g
roun
dwat
er v
ulne
rabi
lity
base
d on
a r
ange
of
soil
prop
ertie
s an
d hy
dro
geol
ogic
al
crite
ria
to
serv
e as
gu
ide
in
the
prot
ectio
n of
th
e gr
ound
wat
er
from
co
ntam
inat
ion.
u)
Haz
ardo
us
was
te
- m
eans
an
y w
aste
or
co
mbi
natio
n of
w
aste
s of
so
lid
liqui
d,
cont
aine
d ga
seou
s, o
r se
mi-s
olid
for
m w
hich
cau
se,
of c
ontr
ibut
e to
, an
inc
reas
e in
m
orta
lity
or a
n in
crea
se in
ser
ious
irre
vers
ible
, or
inca
paci
tatin
g re
vers
ible
illn
ess,
tak
ing
into
ac
coun
t to
xici
ty
of
such
w
aste
, its
pe
rsis
tenc
e an
d de
grad
abili
ty
in
natu
re,
its
pote
ntia
l for
acc
umul
atio
n or
con
cent
ratio
n in
tiss
ue, a
nd o
ther
fact
ors
that
may
oth
erw
ise
caus
e or
con
trib
ute
to a
dver
se a
cute
or
chro
nic
effe
cts
on t
he h
ealth
of
pers
ons
or
orga
nism
.
v)
Indu
stria
l w
aste
-
mea
ns
any
solid
, se
mi-s
olid
or
liq
uid
was
te
mat
eria
l w
ith
no
com
mer
cial
val
ue r
elea
sed
by a
man
ufac
turin
g or
pro
cess
ing
plan
t ot
her
than
exc
lude
d m
ater
ial.
w)
Inte
grat
ed
Wat
er
Qua
lity
Man
agem
ent
Fra
mew
ork
- m
eans
th
e po
licy
guid
elin
e in
tegr
atin
g al
l th
e ex
istin
g fr
amew
orks
pre
pare
d by
all
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
con
tain
the
fo
llow
ing;
wat
er q
ualit
y go
als
and
targ
ets;
(b)
per
iod
of c
ompl
ianc
e; (
c) w
ater
pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l st
rate
gies
and
tec
hniq
ues;
(d)
wat
er q
ualit
y in
form
atio
n an
d ed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
; (e
) hu
man
res
ourc
es d
evel
opm
ent p
rogr
am.
x) M
argi
n -
mea
ns a
land
war
d an
d ou
ter
limiti
ng e
dge
adja
cent
to th
e bo
rder
of
any
wat
er
bodi
es o
r a
limit
beyo
nd w
here
bey
ond
whe
re s
atur
atio
n zo
ne c
ease
s to
exi
st.
y)
Nat
iona
l W
ater
Q
ualit
y S
tatu
s R
epor
t -
mea
ns
a re
port
to
be
pr
epar
ed
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
indi
catin
g: a
) th
e lo
catio
n of
wat
er b
odie
s, t
heir
qual
ity,
taki
ng i
nto
acco
unt
seas
onal
, tid
al a
nd o
ther
s va
riatio
ns,
exis
ting
and
pote
ntia
l use
s an
d so
urce
s of
pol
lutio
n pe
r sp
ecifi
c po
lluta
nt a
nd p
ollu
tion
load
ass
essm
ent;
b) w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent
area
s pu
rsua
nt to
Sec
tion
5 of
this
Act
; c)
and
wat
er c
lass
ifica
tion.
z) N
on-p
oint
sou
rce
- m
eans
any
sou
rce
of p
ollu
tion
not
iden
tifia
ble
as p
oint
sou
rce
to
incl
ude,
but
not
be
limite
d to
, ru
noff
from
irrig
atio
n or
rai
nwat
er,
whi
ch p
icks
up
pollu
tant
s fr
om fa
rms
and
urba
n ar
eas.
aa)
Poi
nt s
ourc
e -
mea
ns a
ny i
dent
ifiab
le s
ourc
e of
pol
lutio
n w
ith s
peci
fic p
oint
of
disc
harg
e in
to a
par
ticul
ar w
ater
bod
y.
bb)
Pol
luta
nt-
shal
l ref
er t
o an
y su
bsta
nce,
whe
ther
sol
id,
liqui
d, g
aseo
us o
r ra
dioa
ctiv
e,
whi
ch d
irect
ly o
r in
dire
ctly
:
(i) a
lters
the
qua
lity
of a
ny s
egm
ent
of t
he r
ecei
ving
wat
er b
ody
to a
ffect
or
tend
to
affe
ct a
dver
sely
any
ben
efic
ial u
se th
ereo
f;
(ii)
is h
azar
dous
or
pote
ntia
l haz
ardo
us to
hea
lth;
(iii)
impa
rts
obje
ctio
nabl
e od
or,
tem
pera
ture
ch
ange
, or
ph
ysic
al,
chem
ical
or
bi
olog
ical
cha
nge
to a
ny s
egm
ent o
f the
wat
er b
ody;
or
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(iv)
is
in
exce
ss
of
the
allo
wab
le
limits
, co
ncen
trat
ions
, or
qu
ality
st
anda
rds
spec
ified
, or
in c
ontr
aven
tion
of t
he c
ondi
tion,
lim
itatio
n or
res
tric
tion
pres
crib
ed in
th
is A
ct.
cc)
Pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l te
chno
logy
- m
eans
po
llutio
n co
ntro
l de
vice
s or
ap
para
tus,
pr
oces
ses,
or
othe
r m
eans
tha
t ef
fect
ivel
y pr
even
t co
ntro
l or
red
uce
pollu
tion
of w
ater
ca
used
by
efflu
ents
and
oth
er d
isch
arge
s, fr
om a
ny p
oint
sou
rce
at le
vels
with
in th
e w
ater
po
llutio
n st
anda
rds.
dd)
Pot
entia
lly
infe
ctio
us m
edic
al
was
te-
incl
ude
isol
atio
n w
aste
s,
infe
ctio
us
agen
ts,
hum
an b
lood
and
blo
od p
rodu
cts,
pat
holo
gica
l was
tes,
sha
rps,
bod
y pa
rts,
con
tam
inat
ed
bedd
ing,
sur
gica
l was
tes,
and
oth
er d
ispo
sabl
e m
edic
al e
quip
men
t and
mat
eria
l tha
t m
ay
pose
a r
isk
to th
e pu
blic
hea
lth, w
elfa
re o
r th
e m
arin
e en
viro
nmen
t.
ee)
Sec
reta
ry -
mea
ns t
he S
ecre
tary
of
the
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nviro
nmen
tal
and
Nat
ural
R
esou
rces
(D
EN
R).
ff)
Sep
tage
-
mea
ns
the
slud
ge
prod
uced
on
in
divi
dual
on
site
w
aste
wat
er
disp
osal
sy
stem
s, p
rinci
pally
sep
tic ta
nks
and
cess
pool
s.
gg)
Sew
age
- m
eans
wat
er-b
orne
hum
an o
r an
imal
was
tes,
exc
ludi
ng o
il or
oil
was
tes,
re
mov
ed f
rom
res
iden
ces,
bui
ldin
g, in
stitu
tions
, in
dust
rial a
nd c
omm
erci
al e
stab
lishm
ents
to
geth
er
with
su
ch
grou
ndw
ater
, su
rfac
e w
ater
an
d st
orm
w
ater
as
m
aybe
pr
esen
t in
clud
ing
such
was
te f
rom
ves
sels
, of
fsho
re s
truc
ture
s, o
ther
rec
epta
cles
int
ende
d to
re
ceiv
e or
ret
ain
was
te o
r ot
her
plac
es o
r th
e co
mbi
natio
n th
ereo
f.
hh)
Sew
erag
e -
incl
udes
, but
is n
ot li
mite
d to
, any
sys
tem
or
netw
ork
of p
ipel
ines
, ditc
hes,
ch
anne
ls,
or c
ondu
its i
nclu
ding
pum
ping
sta
tions
, lif
t st
atio
ns a
nd f
orce
mai
ns,
serv
ice
conn
ectio
ns i
nclu
ding
oth
er c
onst
ruct
ions
, de
vice
s, a
nd a
pplia
nces
app
urte
nant
the
reto
, w
hich
inc
lude
s th
e co
llect
ion,
tra
nspo
rt,
pum
ping
and
tre
atm
ent
of s
ewag
e to
a p
oint
of
disp
osal
.
ii) S
ludg
e -
mea
ns a
ny s
olid
, se
mi-s
olid
or
liqui
d w
aste
or
resi
due
gene
rate
d fr
om a
w
aste
wat
er
trea
tmen
t pl
ant,
wat
er
supp
ly
trea
tmen
t pl
ant,
or
wat
er
cont
rol
pollu
tion
faci
lity,
or
any
othe
r su
ch w
aste
hav
ing
sim
ilar
char
acte
ristic
s an
d ef
fect
s.
jj) S
urfa
ce w
ater
- m
eans
all
wat
er,
whi
ch i
s op
en t
o th
e at
mos
pher
e an
d su
bjec
t to
su
rfac
e ru
noff.
kk)
Tre
atm
ent
- m
eans
any
met
hod,
tec
hniq
ue,
or p
roce
ss d
esig
ned
to a
lter
the
phys
ical
, ch
emic
al
or
biol
ogic
al
and
radi
olog
ical
ch
arac
ter
or
com
posi
tion
of
any
was
te
or
was
tew
ater
to r
educ
e or
pre
vent
pol
lutio
n.
ll) T
oxic
am
ount
- m
eans
the
low
est
amou
nt o
f co
ncen
trat
ion
of t
oxic
pol
luta
nts,
whi
ch
may
cau
se c
hron
ic o
r lo
ng-t
erm
acu
te o
r le
thal
con
ditio
ns o
r ef
fect
s to
the
aqu
atic
life
, or
he
alth
of p
erso
ns o
r w
hich
may
adv
erse
ly a
ffect
des
igna
ted
wat
er u
ses.
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mm
) W
aste
- m
eans
any
mat
eria
l ei
ther
sol
id,
liqui
d, s
emis
olid
, co
ntai
ned
gas
or o
ther
fo
rms
resu
lting
in
dust
rial,
com
mer
cial
, m
inin
g or
ag
ricul
tura
l op
erat
ions
, or
fr
om
com
mun
ity a
nd h
ouse
hold
act
iviti
es th
at is
dev
oid
of u
sage
and
dis
card
ed.
nn)
Was
tew
ater
- m
eans
was
te in
liqu
id s
tate
con
tain
ing
pollu
tant
s.
oo)
Wat
er b
ody
- m
eans
bot
h na
tura
l and
man
-mad
e bo
dies
of f
resh
, bra
ckis
h, a
nd s
alin
e w
ater
s,
and
incl
udes
, bu
t is
no
t lim
ited
to,
aqui
fers
, gr
ound
wat
er,
sprin
gs,
cree
ks,
stre
ams,
riv
ers,
pon
ds,
lago
ons,
wat
er r
eser
voirs
, la
kes,
bay
s, e
stua
rine,
coa
stal
and
m
arin
e w
ater
s. W
ater
bod
ies
do n
ot r
efer
to
thos
e co
nstr
ucte
d, d
evel
oped
and
use
d pu
rpos
ely
as w
ater
tre
atm
ent
faci
litie
s an
d /
or w
ater
sto
rage
for
rec
yclin
g an
d re
-use
w
hich
are
inte
gral
to p
roce
ss in
dust
ry o
r m
anuf
actu
ring.
pp)
Wat
er P
ollu
tion
- m
eans
an
y al
tera
tion
of
the
phys
ical
, ch
emic
al,
biol
ogic
al,
or
radi
olog
ical
pro
pert
ies
of a
wat
er b
ody
resu
lting
in th
e im
pairm
ent o
f its
pur
ity o
r qu
ality
.
qq)
Wat
er
Qua
lity
- m
eans
th
e ch
arac
teris
tics
of
wat
er,
whi
ch
defin
e its
us
e in
ch
arac
teris
tics
by t
erm
s of
phy
sica
l, ch
emic
al,
biol
ogic
al,
bact
erio
logi
cal
or r
adio
logi
cal
char
acte
ristic
s by
whi
ch th
e ac
cept
abili
ty o
f wat
er is
eva
luat
ed.
rr)
Wat
er q
ualit
y gu
idel
ines
- m
eans
the
leve
l for
a w
ater
con
stitu
ent
or n
umer
ical
val
ues
of p
hysi
cal,
chem
ical
, bi
olog
ical
and
bac
terio
logi
cal o
r ra
diol
ogic
al p
aram
eter
s w
hich
are
us
ed t
o cl
assi
fy w
ater
res
ourc
es a
nd t
heir
use,
whi
ch d
oes
not
resu
lt in
sig
nific
ant
heal
th
risk
and
whi
ch
are
not
inte
nded
fo
r di
rect
en
forc
emen
t bu
t on
ly
for
wat
er
qual
ity
man
agem
ent
purp
oses
, su
ch
as
dete
rmin
ing
time
tren
ds,
eval
uatin
g st
ages
of
de
terio
ratio
n or
enh
ance
men
t of
the
wat
er q
ualit
y, a
nd a
s ba
sis
for
taki
ng p
ositi
ve a
ctio
n in
pre
vent
ing,
con
trol
ling
or a
batin
g w
ater
pol
lutio
n.
ss)
Wat
er Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t A
rea
Act
ion
Pla
n -
incl
udes
, bu
t no
t be
lim
ited
to,
the
follo
win
g: (
a) g
oals
and
tar
gets
inc
ludi
ng s
ewer
age
or s
epta
ge p
rogr
am,
(b)
sche
dule
of
com
plia
nce
to m
eet
the
appl
icab
le r
equi
rem
ents
of
this
Act
; (c
) w
ater
pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l st
rate
gies
or
te
chni
ques
; (d
) w
ater
qu
ality
in
form
atio
n an
d ed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
; e)
re
sour
ce r
equi
rem
ent
and
poss
ible
sou
rces
; f)
enf
orce
men
t pr
oced
ures
of
the
plan
and
(g
) re
war
ds a
nd in
cent
ives
und
er C
hapt
er 4
of t
his
Act
.
CH
AP
TE
R 2
WA
TE
R Q
UA
LIT
Y M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T S
YS
TE
M
AR
TIC
LE
1G
EN
ER
AL
PR
OV
ISIO
NS
SE
CT
ION
5.
Wat
er
Qu
alit
y M
anag
emen
t A
rea.
-
The
D
epar
tmen
t, in
co
ordi
natio
n w
ith
Nat
iona
l W
ater
R
esou
rces
B
oard
(N
WR
B),
sh
all
desi
gnat
e ce
rtai
n ar
eas
as
wat
er
qual
ity
man
agem
ent
area
s us
ing
appr
opria
te p
hysi
ogra
phic
uni
ts s
uch
as w
ater
shed
, riv
er b
asin
s or
w
ater
re
sour
ces
regi
ons.
S
aid
man
agem
ent
area
s sh
all
have
si
mila
r hy
drol
ogic
al,
hydr
ogeo
logi
cal,
met
eoro
logi
cal
or g
eogr
aphi
c co
nditi
ons
whi
ch a
ffect
the
phy
sico
chem
ical
, bi
olog
ical
and
bac
terio
logi
cal
reac
tions
and
diff
usio
ns o
f po
lluta
nts
in t
he w
ater
bod
ies,
or
othe
rwis
e sh
are
com
mon
inte
rest
or
face
sim
ilar
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
ams,
pro
spec
ts o
r pr
oble
ms.
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Sai
d m
anag
emen
t are
a sh
all b
e go
vern
ed b
y a
gove
rnin
g bo
ard
com
pose
d of
rep
rese
ntat
ives
of
may
ors
and
gove
rnor
s of
mem
ber
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
its
(LG
Us)
, an
d re
pres
enta
tives
of
re
leva
nt n
atio
nal
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
, du
ly r
egis
tere
d no
n-go
vern
men
tal
orga
niza
tion,
wat
er
utili
ty s
ecto
r, a
nd b
usin
ess
sect
or.
The
Dep
artm
ent
repr
esen
tativ
e sh
all
chai
r th
e go
vern
ing
boar
d. In
the
case
of t
he L
GU
s w
ith m
embe
rshi
ps o
n m
ore
than
one
(1)
man
agem
ent b
oard
, the
LG
U s
hall
desi
gnat
e on
ly o
ne (
1) s
ingl
e re
pres
enta
tive
for
all t
he m
anag
emen
t ar
eas
whe
rein
is
a m
embe
r.
The
gov
erni
ng b
oard
sha
ll fo
rmul
ate
stra
tegi
es t
o co
ordi
nate
pol
icie
s ne
cess
ary
for
the
effe
ctiv
e im
plem
enta
tion
of t
his
Act
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith t
hose
est
ablis
hed
in t
he f
ram
ewor
k an
d m
onito
r th
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e ac
tion
plan
.
Eac
h m
anag
emen
t ar
ea s
hall
crea
te a
mul
ti-se
ctor
al g
roup
to
esta
blis
h an
d af
fect
wat
er q
ualit
y su
rvei
llanc
e an
d m
onito
ring
netw
ork
incl
udin
g sa
mpl
ing
sche
dule
s an
d ot
her
sim
ilar
activ
ities
. T
he g
roup
sha
ll su
bmit
its r
epor
t and
rec
omm
enda
tion
to th
e ch
airm
an o
f the
gov
erni
ng b
oard
.
A t
echn
ical
sec
reta
riat
for
each
man
agem
ent
area
is
here
by c
reat
ed w
hich
sha
ll be
par
t of
the
de
part
men
t and
sha
ll pr
ovid
e te
chni
cal s
uppo
rt to
the
gove
rnin
g bo
ard.
The
y sh
all b
e co
mpo
sed
of a
t lea
st fo
ur (
4) m
embe
rs w
ho s
hall
have
the
follo
win
g m
inim
um q
ualif
icat
ions
:
a) O
ne (
1) m
embe
r sh
all b
e a
mem
ber
of th
e P
hilip
pine
s B
ar;
b)
One
(1
) m
embe
r sh
all
be
a C
hem
ical
E
ngin
eer,
C
hem
ist,
San
itary
E
ngin
eer,
E
nviro
nmen
tal E
ngin
eer
or E
colo
gist
or
sign
ifica
nt tr
aini
ng a
nd e
xper
ienc
e in
che
mis
try;
c) O
ne (
1) m
embe
r sh
all
be a
Civ
il E
ngin
eer
or H
ydro
logi
st o
r S
igni
fican
t tr
aini
ng a
nd
expe
rienc
e in
clo
sely
rel
ated
fiel
ds a
nd e
xper
ienc
e on
gro
und
wat
er, r
espe
ctiv
ely;
and
d) O
ne (
1) m
embe
r sh
all b
e a
Geo
logi
st,
Bio
logi
st,
or s
igni
fican
t tr
aini
ng a
nd e
xper
ienc
e in
clo
sely
rel
ated
fiel
ds.
The
are
as w
ithin
the
jur
isdi
ctio
n of
the
Lag
una
Lake
Dev
elop
men
t A
utho
rity
(LLD
A)
shal
l be
de
sign
ated
as
one
man
agem
ent
area
und
er t
he a
dmin
istr
atio
n of
LLD
A in
acc
orda
nce
with
R.A
. N
o. 4
850,
as
amen
ded:
Pro
vide
d, H
owev
er,
Tha
t th
e st
anda
rds
prom
ulga
ted
purs
uant
to
this
A
ct a
nd w
aste
wat
er c
harg
e sy
stem
est
ablis
hed
purs
uant
her
eof s
hall
be e
nfor
ced
in s
aid
area
.
SE
CT
ION
6.
Man
agem
ent
of
No
n-a
ttai
nm
ent
Are
as.
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t sh
all d
esig
nate
wat
er
bodi
es,
or p
ortio
ns t
here
of,
whe
re s
peci
fic p
ollu
tant
s fr
om e
ither
nat
ural
or
man
-mad
e so
urce
ha
ve a
lread
y ex
ceed
ed w
ater
qua
lity
guid
elin
es a
s no
n-at
tain
men
t ar
eas
for
the
exce
eded
po
lluta
nts.
It s
hall
prep
are
and
impl
emen
t a p
rogr
am th
at w
ill n
ot a
llow
new
sou
rces
of e
xcee
ded
wat
er p
ollu
tant
in
non-
atta
inm
ent
area
s w
ithou
t a
corr
espo
ndin
g re
duct
ion
in d
isch
arge
s fr
om
exis
ting
sour
ces;
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
if th
e po
lluta
nt i
s na
tura
lly o
ccur
ring,
e.g
. na
tura
lly h
igh
boro
n an
d ot
her
elem
ents
in g
eoth
erm
al a
reas
, di
scha
rge
of s
uch
pollu
tant
may
be
allo
wed
: P
rovi
ded,
fu
rthe
r, T
hat
the
efflu
ent
conc
entr
atio
n of
dis
char
ge s
hall
not
exce
ed t
he n
atur
ally
occ
urrin
g le
vel o
f su
ch p
ollu
tant
in t
he a
rea:
Pro
vide
d, F
inal
ly,
Tha
t th
e ef
fluen
t co
ncen
trat
ion
and
volu
me
of d
isch
arge
sha
ll no
t adv
erse
ly a
ffect
wat
er s
uppl
y, p
ublic
hea
lth a
nd e
colo
gica
l pro
tect
ion.
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l, in
coo
rdin
atio
n w
ith N
WR
B,
Dep
artm
ent
of H
ealth
(D
OH
), D
epar
tmen
t of
A
gric
ultu
re
(DA
),
gove
rnin
g bo
ard
and
othe
r co
ncer
ned
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
an
d pr
ivat
e
RR.. AA
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sect
ors
shal
l tak
e su
ch m
easu
res
as m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary
to u
pgra
de t
he q
ualit
y of
suc
h w
ater
in
non-
atta
inm
ent a
reas
to m
eet t
he s
tand
ards
und
er w
hich
it h
as b
een
clas
sifie
d.
Upg
radi
ng o
f w
ater
qua
lity
shal
l lik
ewis
e in
clud
e un
dert
akin
gs,
whi
ch s
hall
impr
ove
the
wat
er
qual
ity o
f a w
ater
bod
y to
a c
lass
ifica
tion
that
will
mee
t its
pro
ject
ed o
r po
tent
ial u
se.
The
LG
Us
shal
l pr
epar
e an
d im
plem
ent
cont
inge
ncy
plan
s an
d ot
her
mea
sure
s in
clud
ing
relo
catio
n, w
hene
ver
nece
ssar
y, f
or t
he p
rote
ctio
n of
hea
lth a
nd w
elfa
re o
f th
e re
side
nts
with
in
pote
ntia
lly a
ffect
ed a
reas
.
SE
CT
ION
7.
Nat
ion
al S
ewer
age
and
Sep
tag
e M
anag
emen
t P
rog
ram
. -
The
Dep
artm
ent
of
Pub
lic W
orks
and
Hig
hway
s (D
PW
H),
thr
ough
its
rel
evan
t at
tach
ed a
genc
ies,
in
coor
dina
tion
with
the
Dep
artm
ent,
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
its (
LGU
s) a
nd o
ther
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies,
sha
ll, a
s so
on a
s po
ssib
le, b
ut in
no
case
exc
eedi
ng a
per
iod
of t
wel
ve (
12)
mon
ths
from
the
affe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
prep
are
a na
tiona
l pro
gram
on
sew
erag
e an
d se
ptag
e m
anag
emen
t in
con
nect
ion
with
S
ectio
n 8
here
of.
Suc
h pr
ogra
m s
hall
incl
ude
a pr
iorit
y lis
ting
of s
ewer
age,
sep
tage
and
com
bine
d se
wer
age-
sept
age
proj
ects
for
LG
Us
base
d on
pop
ulat
ion
dens
ity a
nd g
row
th,
degr
adat
ion
of w
ater
re
sour
ces,
top
ogra
phy,
geo
logy
, ve
geta
tion,
pro
gram
/pro
ject
s fo
r th
e re
habi
litat
ion
of e
xist
ing
faci
litie
s an
d su
ch o
ther
fac
tors
tha
t th
e S
ecre
tary
may
dee
m r
elev
ant
to t
he p
rote
ctio
n of
wat
er
qual
ity.
On
the
basi
s of
suc
h na
tiona
l lis
ting,
the
nat
iona
l go
vern
men
t m
ay a
llot,
on a
n an
nual
ba
sis,
fund
s fo
r th
e co
nstr
uctio
n an
d re
habi
litat
ion
of r
equi
red
faci
litie
s.
Eac
h LG
U
shal
l ap
prop
riate
th
e ne
cess
ary
land
, in
clud
ing
the
requ
ired
right
s-of
-way
/roa
d ac
cess
to th
e la
nd fo
r th
e co
nstr
uctio
n of
the
sew
age
and/
or s
epta
ge tr
eatm
ent f
acili
ties.
Eac
h LG
U m
ay r
aise
fund
s to
sub
sidi
ze n
eces
sary
exp
ense
s fo
r th
e op
erat
ion
and
mai
nten
ance
of
se
wer
age
trea
tmen
t or
se
ptag
e fa
cilit
y se
rvic
ing
thei
r ar
ea
of
juris
dict
ion
thro
ugh
loca
l pr
oper
ty ta
xes
and
enfo
rcem
ent o
f a s
ervi
ce fe
e sy
stem
.
SE
CT
ION
8.
Do
mes
tic
Sew
age
Co
llect
ion
, T
reat
men
t an
d D
isp
osa
l. -
With
in f
ive
(5)
year
s fo
llow
ing
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
the
Age
ncy
vest
ed t
o pr
ovid
e w
ater
sup
ply
and
sew
erag
e fa
cilit
ies
and/
or c
once
ssio
naire
s in
Met
ro M
anila
and
oth
er h
ighl
y ur
bani
zed
citie
s (H
UC
s) a
s de
fined
in
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
716
0, i
n co
ordi
natio
n w
ith L
GU
s, s
hall
be r
equi
red
to c
onne
ct t
he
exis
ting
sew
age
line
foun
d in
all
subd
ivis
ions
, con
dom
iniu
ms,
com
mer
cial
cen
ters
, hot
els,
spo
rts
and
recr
eatio
nal
faci
litie
s, h
ospi
tals
, m
arke
t pl
aces
, pu
blic
bui
ldin
gs,
indu
stria
l co
mpl
ex a
nd
othe
r si
mila
r es
tabl
ishm
ents
incl
udin
g ho
useh
olds
to a
vaila
ble
sew
erag
e sy
stem
. Pro
vide
d, T
hat
the
said
con
nect
ion
shal
l be
sub
ject
to
sew
erag
e se
rvic
es c
harg
e/fe
es i
n ac
cord
ance
with
ex
istin
g la
ws,
rul
es o
r re
gula
tions
unl
ess
the
sour
ces
had
alre
ady
utili
zed
thei
r ow
n se
wer
age
syst
em:
Pro
vide
d, f
urth
er,
Tha
t al
l so
urce
s of
sew
age
and
sept
age
shal
l co
mpl
y w
ith t
he
requ
irem
ents
her
ein.
In a
reas
not
con
side
red
as H
UC
s, t
he D
PW
H i
n co
ordi
natio
n w
ith t
he D
epar
tmen
t, D
OH
and
ot
her
conc
erne
d ag
enci
es,
shal
l em
ploy
sep
tage
or
com
bine
d se
wer
age-
sept
age
man
agem
ent
syst
em.
For
the
pur
pose
of
this
sec
tion,
the
DO
H,
coor
dina
tion
with
oth
er g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es,
shal
l fo
rmul
ate
guid
elin
es
and
stan
dard
s fo
r th
e co
llect
ion,
tr
eatm
ent
and
disp
osal
of
se
wag
e
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incl
udin
g gu
idel
ines
fo
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
and
oper
atio
n of
ce
ntra
lized
se
wag
e tr
eatm
ent
syst
em.
SE
CT
ION
9.
Nat
ion
al W
ater
Qu
alit
y M
anag
emen
t F
un
d.
- A
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t fu
nd,
to b
e ad
min
iste
red
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t, in
coo
rdin
atio
n w
ith o
ther
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies,
as
a sp
ecia
l ac
coun
t in
the
Nat
iona
l T
reas
ury
is h
ereb
y es
tabl
ishe
d. T
he f
und
shal
l be
use
d to
fin
ance
the
follo
win
g:
a) F
inan
ce c
onta
inm
ent
and
clea
n-up
ope
ratio
ns o
f th
e go
vern
men
t in
wat
er p
ollu
tion
case
s;
b) G
uara
ntee
res
tora
tion
of e
cosy
stem
s an
d re
habi
litat
ion
of a
ffect
ed a
reas
;
c) S
uppo
rt r
esea
rch,
enf
orce
men
t and
mon
itorin
g ac
tiviti
es;
d) P
rovi
de te
chni
cal a
ssis
tanc
e to
the
impl
emen
ting
agen
cies
;
e) G
rant
rew
ards
and
ince
ntiv
es;
f) S
uppo
rt in
form
atio
n an
d ed
ucat
iona
l cam
paig
n; a
nd
g) S
uch
othe
r di
sbur
sem
ents
mad
e so
lely
for
the
pre
vent
ion,
con
trol
or
abat
emen
t of
w
ater
pol
lutio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t an
d ad
min
istr
atio
n of
the
man
agem
ent
area
s in
the
am
ount
s au
thor
ized
by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
The
fin
es i
mpo
sed
and
dam
ages
aw
arde
d to
the
gov
ernm
ent
by t
he P
ollu
tion
Adj
udic
atio
n B
oard
(P
AB
),
proc
eeds
of
pe
rmits
is
sued
by
th
e D
epar
tmen
t un
der
this
A
ct,
dona
tions
, en
dow
men
ts a
nd g
rant
s in
the
for
m o
f co
ntrib
utio
ns t
o th
e na
tiona
l go
vern
men
t un
der
this
Act
sh
all
form
par
t of
the
fun
d. S
uch
dona
tions
, en
dow
men
ts a
nd g
rant
s sh
all
be e
xem
pt f
rom
do
nor's
tax
es a
nd a
ll ot
her
taxe
s, c
harg
es o
r fe
es i
mpo
sed
by t
he g
over
nmen
t an
d sh
all
be
dedu
ctib
le fr
om th
e gr
oss
inco
me
of th
e do
nor
for
inco
me
tax
purp
oses
.
Dis
burs
emen
ts f
rom
the
fun
d sh
all b
e su
bjec
t to
the
usu
al a
ccou
ntin
g an
d bu
dget
ing
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
.
SE
CT
ION
10
.T
he
Are
a W
ater
Q
ual
ity
Man
agem
ent
Fu
nd
. -
The
ar
ea
wat
er
qual
ity
man
agem
ent
fund
is h
ereb
y es
tabl
ishe
d fo
r th
e m
aint
enan
ce a
nd u
pkee
p of
the
wat
er b
odie
s in
a
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t ar
ea.
The
fun
d sh
all
be u
tiliz
ed f
or t
he g
rant
of
rew
ards
and
in
cent
ives
for
ent
ities
who
se e
fflue
nt d
isch
arge
s ar
e be
tter
than
the
wat
er q
ualit
y cr
iteria
of
the
targ
et c
lass
ifica
tion
of t
he r
ecei
ving
bod
y of
wat
er,
loan
s fo
r ac
quis
ition
s an
d re
pairs
of
faci
litie
s to
red
uce
quan
tity
and
impr
ove
qual
ity o
f w
aste
wat
er d
isch
arge
s, a
nd r
egul
ar m
aint
enan
ce o
f th
e w
ater
bod
ies
with
in th
e m
anag
emen
t are
a.
An
amou
nt o
f no
t m
ore
than
ten
per
cent
(10
%)
of t
he t
otal
am
ount
acc
ruin
g to
the
fun
ds
annu
ally
sha
ll be
allo
cate
d fo
r th
e op
erat
iona
l ex
pens
es o
f th
e go
vern
ing
boar
d, i
ts s
ecre
taria
t an
d m
ulti-
sect
oral
wat
er q
ualit
y su
rvei
llanc
e an
d m
onito
ring
netw
ork.
Thi
s fu
nd s
hall
initi
ally
be
sour
ced
from
the
fin
es in
curr
ed b
y th
e es
tabl
ishm
ents
loca
ted
in r
ural
ar
eas
befo
re t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
. T
here
afte
r, t
he f
ees
colle
cted
und
er t
he w
aste
wat
er
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char
ge s
yste
m e
stab
lishe
d un
der
Sec
tion
13 o
f th
is A
ct,
dona
tions
, en
dow
men
ts a
nd g
rant
s fo
r w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent o
f the
are
a sh
all a
ccru
e to
the
fund
.
Dis
burs
emen
ts f
rom
the
fun
d sh
all b
e su
bjec
t to
the
usu
al a
ccou
ntin
g an
d bu
dget
ing
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
. Thi
s fu
nd s
hall
be m
anag
ed b
y th
e B
oard
of t
he c
orre
spon
ding
man
agem
ent a
rea.
SE
CT
ION
11.
Wat
er Q
ual
ity
Var
ian
ce f
or
Geo
ther
mal
an
d O
il an
d G
as E
xplo
rati
on
. -
The
D
epar
tmen
t m
ay
prov
ide
varia
nce
in
wat
er
qual
ity
crite
ria
and
stan
dard
s fo
r ge
othe
rmal
ex
plor
atio
n th
at e
ncou
nter
s re
-inje
ctio
n co
nstr
aint
s: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
ere
shal
l be
pro
visi
on f
or
adeq
uate
pro
tect
ion
of b
enef
icia
l us
e of
wat
er b
odie
s, d
owns
trea
m o
f th
e ge
othe
rmal
pro
ject
: P
rovi
ded,
furt
her,
Tha
t thi
s pr
ovis
ion
may
be
appl
ied
to o
il an
d ga
s ex
plor
atio
n as
det
erm
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
SE
CT
ION
12.
Cat
ego
ries
of
Ind
ust
ry S
ecto
r. -
With
in t
wen
ty-f
our
(24)
mon
ths
from
the
ef
fect
ivity
of
this
Act
, an
d ev
ery
two
(2)
year
s th
erea
fter,
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l, th
roug
h du
e pu
blic
con
sulta
tion,
rev
ise
and
publ
ish
a lis
t of
cat
egor
ies
of i
ndus
try
sect
or f
or w
hich
effl
uent
st
anda
rds
will
be
prov
ided
for
each
sig
nific
ant w
aste
wat
er p
aram
eter
per
indu
stry
sec
tor.
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l pr
ovid
e ad
ditio
nal
clas
sific
atio
n ba
sed
on o
ther
par
amet
ers
spec
ifica
lly
asso
ciat
ed
to
disc
harg
e of
a
part
icul
ar
indu
stry
w
hich
sh
all
be
incl
uded
in
th
e lis
ting
of
cate
gorie
s pr
escr
ibed
in th
e pr
eced
ing
para
grap
h.
AR
TIC
LE
2W
AT
ER
PO
LL
UT
ION
PE
RM
ITS
AN
D C
HA
RG
ES
SE
CT
ION
13.
Was
tew
ater
Ch
arg
e S
yste
m.
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t sh
all
impl
emen
t a
was
tew
ater
ch
arge
sys
tem
in
all
man
agem
ent
area
s in
clud
ing
the
Lagu
na L
ake
Reg
ion
and
Reg
iona
l In
dust
rial
Cen
ters
thr
ough
the
col
lect
ion
of w
aste
wat
er c
harg
es/fe
es.
The
sys
tem
sha
ll be
es
tabl
ishe
d on
the
bas
is o
f pa
ymen
t to
the
gov
ernm
ent
for
disc
harg
ing
was
tew
ater
int
o th
e w
ater
bod
ies.
Was
tew
ater
cha
rges
sha
ll be
est
ablis
hed
taki
ng in
to c
onsi
dera
tion
the
follo
win
g:
a) T
o pr
ovid
e st
rong
eco
nom
ic i
nduc
emen
t fo
r po
llute
rs t
o m
odify
the
ir pr
oduc
tion
or
man
agem
ent
proc
esse
s or
to
inve
st in
pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l tec
hnol
ogy
in o
rder
to
redu
ce t
he
amou
nt o
f wat
er p
ollu
tant
s ge
nera
ted;
b)
To
cove
r th
e co
st
of
adm
inis
terin
g w
ater
qu
ality
m
anag
emen
t or
im
prov
emen
t pr
ogra
ms;
c) R
efle
ct d
amag
es c
ause
d by
wat
er p
ollu
tion
on t
he s
urro
undi
ng e
nviro
nmen
t, in
clud
ing
the
cost
of r
ehab
ilita
tion;
d) T
ype
of p
ollu
tant
;
e) C
lass
ifica
tion
of th
e re
ceiv
ing
wat
er b
ody;
and
f) O
ther
spe
cial
attr
ibut
es o
f the
wat
er b
ody.
The
fee
sha
ll be
bas
ed o
n th
e ne
t w
aste
loa
d de
pend
ing
on t
he w
aste
wat
er,
char
ge f
orm
ula
whi
ch s
hall
be e
stab
lishe
d w
ith d
ue p
ublic
con
sulta
tion
with
in s
ix (
6) m
onth
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
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of t
his
Act
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t ne
t w
aste
load
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he d
iffer
ence
of
the
initi
al w
aste
load
of
the
abst
ract
ed w
ater
and
the
was
te lo
ad o
f th
e fin
al e
fflue
nt d
isch
arge
of
an in
dust
ry:
Pro
vide
d,
furt
her,
Tha
t no
net
was
te lo
ad s
hall
be lo
wer
tha
n th
e in
itial
was
te lo
ad:
Pro
vide
d, f
inal
ly,
Tha
t w
aste
wat
er c
harg
e sy
stem
sha
ll no
t app
ly to
was
tew
ater
from
geo
ther
mal
exp
lora
tion.
Indu
strie
s w
hose
wat
er e
fflue
nt a
re w
ithin
sta
ndar
ds p
rom
ulga
ted
purs
uant
to th
is A
ct, s
hall
only
be
cha
rged
with
min
imal
rea
sona
ble
amou
nt w
hich
sha
ll be
det
erm
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
afte
r du
e pu
blic
co
nsul
tatio
n,
givi
ng
acco
unt
to
volu
met
ric
rate
of
di
scha
rge
and
efflu
ent
conc
entr
atio
n.
SE
CT
ION
14.
Dis
char
ge
Pem
its.
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t sh
all
requ
ire o
wne
rs o
r op
erat
ors
of
faci
litie
s th
at d
isch
arge
reg
ulat
ed e
fflue
nts
purs
uant
to
this
Act
to
secu
re a
per
mit
to d
isch
arge
. T
he d
isch
arge
per
mit
shal
l be
the
leg
al a
utho
rizat
ion
gran
ted
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t to
dis
char
ge
was
tew
ater
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e di
scha
rge
perm
it sh
all
spec
ify a
mon
g ot
hers
, th
e qu
antit
y an
d qu
ality
of
efflu
ent
that
sai
d fa
cilit
ies
are
allo
wed
to
disc
harg
e in
to a
par
ticul
ar w
ater
bod
y,
com
plia
nce
sche
dule
and
mon
itorin
g re
quire
men
t.
As
part
of
the
perm
ittin
g pr
oced
ure,
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l en
cour
age
the
adop
tion
of w
aste
m
inim
izat
ion
and
was
te
trea
tmen
t te
chno
logi
es
whe
n su
ch
tech
nolo
gies
ar
e de
emed
co
st
effe
ctiv
e. T
he D
epar
tmen
t sh
all
also
dev
elop
pro
cedu
res
to r
elat
e th
e cu
rren
t w
ater
qua
lity
guid
elin
e or
the
pro
ject
ed w
ater
qua
lity
guid
elin
e of
the
rec
eivi
ng w
ater
bod
y/ie
s w
ith t
otal
po
llutio
n lo
adin
gs f
rom
var
ious
sou
rces
, so
tha
t ef
fluen
t qu
otas
can
be
prop
erly
allo
cate
d in
the
di
scha
rge
perm
its.
For
ind
ustr
ies
with
out
any
disc
harg
e pe
rmit,
the
y m
ay b
e gi
ven
a pe
riod
of
twel
ve {
12)
mon
ths
afte
r th
e ef
fect
ivity
of
the
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
pro
mul
gate
d pu
rsua
nt to
this
Act
, to
secu
re a
dis
char
ge p
erm
it.
Effl
uent
trad
ing
may
be
allo
wed
per
man
agem
ent a
rea.
AR
TIC
LE
3F
INA
NC
IAL
LIA
BIL
ITY
ME
CH
AN
ISM
SE
CT
ION
15.
Fin
anci
al L
iab
ility
fo
r E
nvi
ron
men
tal
Reh
abili
tati
on
. -
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l re
quire
pro
gram
and
pro
ject
pro
pone
nts
to p
ut u
p en
viro
nmen
tal g
uara
ntee
fun
d {E
GF
) as
par
t of
the
env
ironm
enta
l m
anag
emen
t pl
an a
ttach
ed t
o th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
com
plia
nce
cert
ifica
te
purs
uant
to
Pre
side
ntia
l Dec
ree
No.
1586
and
its
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
. T
he E
GF
sh
all f
inan
ce t
he m
aint
enan
ce o
f th
e he
alth
of
the
ecos
yste
ms
and
spec
ially
the
con
serv
atio
n of
w
ater
shed
s an
d aq
uife
rs a
ffect
ed b
y th
e de
velo
pmen
t, an
d th
e ne
eds
of e
mer
genc
y re
spon
se,
clea
n-up
or
reha
bilit
atio
n of
are
as th
at m
ay b
e da
mag
ed d
urin
g th
e pr
ogra
m's
or
proj
ect's
act
ual
impl
emen
tatio
n. L
iabi
lity
for
dam
ages
sha
ll co
ntin
ue e
ven
afte
r th
e te
rmin
atio
n of
a p
rogr
am o
r pr
ojec
t an
d,
until
th
e la
pse
of
a gi
ven
perio
d in
dica
ted
in
the
envi
ronm
enta
l co
mpl
ianc
e ce
rtifi
cate
, as
det
erm
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
The
EG
F m
ay b
e in
the
for
m o
f a
trus
t fu
nd,
envi
ronm
enta
l in
sura
nce,
su
rety
bo
nds,
le
tters
of
cr
edit,
se
lf-in
sura
nce
and
any
othe
r in
stru
men
ts w
hich
may
be
iden
tifie
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
The
cho
ice
of t
he g
uara
ntee
inst
rum
ent
or c
ombi
natio
ns t
here
of s
hall
depe
nd,
amon
g ot
hers
, on
the
ass
essm
ent
of t
he r
isks
inv
olve
d an
d fin
anci
al t
est
mec
hani
sms
devi
sed
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t. P
ropo
nent
s re
quire
d to
put
up
guar
ante
e in
stru
men
ts
shal
l fu
rnis
h th
e D
epar
tmen
t w
ith
evid
ence
of
av
ailm
ent
of
such
in
stru
men
ts fr
om a
ccre
dite
d fin
anci
al in
stru
men
t pro
vide
rs.
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SE
CT
ION
16.
Cle
an-U
p O
per
atio
ns.
- N
otw
ithst
andi
ng t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
Sec
tions
15
and
26
here
of,
any
pers
on w
ho c
ause
s po
llutio
n in
or
pollu
tes
wat
er b
odie
s in
exc
ess
of t
he a
pplic
able
an
d pr
evai
ling
stan
dard
s sh
all
be r
espo
nsib
le t
o co
ntai
n, r
emov
e an
d cl
ean-
up a
ny p
ollu
tion
inci
dent
at
his
own
expe
nse
to t
he e
xten
t th
at t
he s
ame
wat
er b
odie
s ha
ve b
een
rend
ered
unf
it fo
r ut
iliza
tion
and
bene
ficia
l use
: Pro
vide
d, T
hat i
n th
e ev
ent e
mer
genc
y cl
ean-
up o
pera
tions
are
ne
cess
ary
and
the
pollu
ter
fails
to
im
med
iate
ly
unde
rtak
e th
e sa
me,
th
e D
epar
tmen
t, in
co
ordi
natio
n w
ith o
ther
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
con
cern
ed,
shal
l co
nduc
t co
ntai
nmen
t, re
mov
al
and
clea
n-up
ope
ratio
ns.
Exp
ense
s in
curr
ed i
n sa
id o
pera
tions
sha
ll be
rei
mbu
rsed
by
the
pers
ons
foun
d to
hav
e ca
used
su
ch p
ollu
tion
upon
pro
per
adm
inis
trat
ive
dete
rmin
atio
n in
ac
cord
ance
with
thi
s A
ct.
Rei
mbu
rsem
ents
of
the
cost
inc
urre
d sh
all
be m
ade
to t
he W
ater
Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t Fun
d or
to s
uch
othe
r fu
nds
whe
re s
aid
disb
urse
men
ts w
ere
sour
ced.
SE
CT
ION
17.
Pro
gra
mm
atic
En
viro
nm
enta
l Im
pac
t A
sses
smen
t. -
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l im
plem
ent
prog
ram
mat
ic c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith t
he e
nviro
nmen
tal
impa
ct a
sses
smen
t sy
stem
, as
in
the
follo
win
g ty
pes
of d
evel
opm
ent:
a) d
evel
opm
ent
cons
istin
g of
a s
erie
s of
sim
ilar
proj
ects
, or
a p
roje
ct s
ubdi
vide
d in
to
seve
ral
phas
es a
nd/o
r st
ages
whe
ther
situ
ated
in
a co
ntig
uous
are
a or
geo
grap
hica
lly
disp
erse
d; a
nd
b) d
evel
opm
ent c
onsi
stin
g of
sev
eral
com
pone
nts
or a
clu
ster
of p
roje
cts
co-lo
cate
d in
an
area
suc
h as
an
indu
stria
l es
tate
, an
exp
ort
proc
essi
ng z
one,
or
a de
velo
pmen
t zo
ne
iden
tifie
d in
a lo
cal l
and
use
plan
.
Pro
gram
mat
ic c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e en
viro
nmen
tal i
mpa
ct a
sses
smen
t sys
tem
sha
ll be
gui
ded
by
carr
ying
cap
acity
ass
essm
ents
det
erm
ined
fro
m e
colo
gica
l pr
ofile
s. E
colo
gica
l pr
ofile
s sh
all
Iden
tify
envi
ronm
enta
l co
nstr
aint
s an
d op
port
uniti
es
in
prog
ram
mat
ic
area
s.
Pro
gram
mat
ic
asse
ssm
ent s
hall
also
take
into
acc
ount
cum
ulat
ive
impa
cts
and
risks
.
Con
sist
ent
with
the
pro
visi
ons
of t
he L
ocal
Gov
ernm
ent
Cod
e, t
he D
epar
tmen
t m
ay e
nter
int
o ag
reem
ent
with
LG
Us
to i
ncor
pora
te p
rogr
amm
atic
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
ass
essm
ent
into
the
pr
epar
atio
n, u
pdat
ing
or r
evis
ion
of lo
cal l
and
use
plan
s an
d ar
ea d
evel
opm
ent p
lans
.
SE
CT
ION
18.
En
viro
nm
enta
l Im
pac
t A
sses
smen
t S
yste
m P
rog
ram
mat
ic C
om
plia
nce
wit
h
Wat
er
Qu
alit
y S
tan
dar
ds.
-
The
. D
epar
tmen
t m
ay
allo
w
each
re
gion
al
indu
stria
l ce
nter
es
tabl
ishe
d pu
rsua
nt to
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
7916
(P
EZ
A la
w)
to a
lloca
te e
fflue
nt q
uota
s to
pol
lutio
n so
urce
s w
ithin
its
jur
isdi
ctio
n th
at q
ualif
y un
der
an e
nviro
nmen
tal
impa
ct a
sses
smen
t sy
stem
pr
ogra
mm
atic
com
plia
nce
prog
ram
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith P
resi
dent
ial
Dec
ree
No.
158
67 a
nd i
ts
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
.
CH
AP
TE
R 3
INS
TIT
UT
ION
AL
ME
CH
AN
ISM
SE
CT
ION
19.
Lea
d A
gen
cy.
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t sh
all
be t
he p
rimar
y go
vern
men
t ag
ency
re
spon
sibl
e fo
r th
e im
plem
enta
tion
and
enfo
rcem
ent
of t
his
Act
unl
ess
othe
rwis
e pr
ovid
ed
here
in. A
s su
ch, i
t sha
ll ha
ve th
e fo
llow
ing
func
tions
, pow
ers
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies:
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a) P
repa
re a
Nat
iona
l W
ater
Qua
lity
Sta
tus
Rep
ort
with
in t
wen
ty-f
our
(24)
mon
ths
from
th
e ef
fect
ivity
of
this
Act
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e D
epar
tmen
t sh
all t
here
afte
r re
view
or
revi
se
and
publ
ish
annu
ally
, or
as th
e ne
ed a
rises
, sai
d re
port
;
b)
Pre
pare
an
Inte
grat
ed W
ater
Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t F
ram
ewor
k w
ithin
tw
elve
(1
2)
mon
ths
follo
win
g th
e co
mpl
etio
n of
the
stat
us r
epor
t;
c) P
repa
re a
ten
(10
) ye
ar W
ater
Qua
lity
Man
agem
ent
Are
a A
ctio
n P
lan
with
in t
wel
ve
(12)
m
onth
s fo
llow
ing
the
com
plet
ion
of
the
fram
ewor
k fo
r ea
ch
desi
gnat
ed
wat
er
man
agem
ent
area
. S
uch
actio
n pl
an s
hall
be r
evie
wed
by
the
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t ar
ea g
over
ning
boa
rd e
very
five
(5)
yea
rs o
r as
nee
d ar
ises
;
d) P
repa
re a
nd p
ublis
h a
natio
nal a
nat
iona
l gro
undw
ater
vul
nera
bilit
y m
ap in
corp
orat
ing
the
prev
ailin
g st
anda
rds
and
met
hodo
logi
es,
with
in t
wen
ty f
our
(24)
mon
ths
afte
r th
e ef
fect
ivity
of t
his
Act
;
e) E
nfor
ce,
revi
ew a
nd r
evis
e w
ithin
tw
elve
(12
) m
onth
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
w
ater
qua
lity
guid
elin
es a
fter
due
cons
ulta
tion
with
the
con
cern
ed s
take
hold
er s
ecto
rs:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
the
Dep
artm
ent,
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
app
ropr
iate
age
ncie
s sh
all
revi
ew
said
gui
delin
es e
very
five
(5)
yea
rs o
r as
nee
d ar
ises
;
f) R
evie
w a
nd s
et e
fflue
nt s
tand
ards
eve
ry f
ive
(5)
year
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
or
soon
er a
s de
term
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
in t
he in
terim
, th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
DE
NR
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Ord
er N
o. 3
5 of
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l app
ly:
Pro
vide
d, f
urth
er,
Tha
t w
hen
new
and
mor
e st
ringe
nt s
tand
ards
are
set
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith t
his
sect
ion,
the
D
epar
tmen
t m
ay e
stab
lish
a gr
ace
perio
d w
ith a
max
imum
of
five
(5)
year
s: P
rovi
ded,
fin
ally
, T
hat
such
gra
ce p
erio
d sh
all
be l
imite
d to
the
mor
ator
ium
on
the
issu
ance
of
ceas
e an
d de
sist
and
/or
clos
ure
orde
r ag
ains
t th
e in
dust
ry's
ope
ratio
ns e
xcep
t in
the
ev
ent
such
ope
ratio
n po
ses
serio
us a
nd g
rave
thr
eat
to t
he e
nviro
nmen
t, or
the
indu
stry
fa
ils
to
inst
itute
re
tool
ing,
up
grad
ing
or
esta
blis
hing
an
en
viro
nmen
tal
man
agem
ent
syst
em (
EM
S).
g) E
stab
lish
with
in t
wel
ve (
12)
mon
ths
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
inte
rnat
iona
lly-
acce
pted
pro
cedu
res
for
sam
plin
g an
d an
alys
is o
f po
lluta
nts
and
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
ot
her
conc
erne
d ag
enci
es,
form
ulat
e te
stin
g pr
oced
ures
and
est
ablis
h an
acc
redi
tatio
n sy
stem
for
labo
rato
ries;
h) W
ithin
eig
htee
n (1
8) m
onth
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
and
eve
ry t
wo
(2)
year
s th
erea
fter,
cat
egor
ize
poin
t and
non
-poi
nt s
ourc
es o
f wat
er p
ollu
tion;
i) C
lass
ify g
roun
dwat
er s
ourc
es w
ithin
twel
ve (
12)
mon
ths
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f thi
s A
ct;
j) C
lass
ify o
r re
clas
sify
all
wat
er b
odie
s ac
cord
ing
to t
heir
bene
ficia
l us
ages
: P
rovi
ded,
th
at i
n th
e in
terim
, th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
DE
NR
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Ord
er N
o.34
sha
ll ap
ply:
P
rovi
ded,
fur
ther
, th
at s
uch
clas
sific
atio
n or
rec
lass
ifica
tion
shal
l ta
ke i
nto
cons
ider
atio
n th
e op
erat
ion
of b
usin
esse
s or
fac
ilitie
s th
at a
re e
xist
ing
prio
r to
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
e A
ct:
Pro
vide
d, f
urth
erm
ore,
tha
t th
e D
epar
tmen
t m
ay a
utho
rize
the
use
of t
he w
ater
for
oth
er
purp
oses
tha
t ar
e m
ore
rest
rictiv
e in
cla
ssifi
catio
n: P
rovi
ded,
fin
ally
, T
hat
disc
harg
es
resu
lting
from
suc
h us
e sh
all m
eet t
he e
fflue
nt s
tand
ards
set
by
the
Dep
artm
ent;
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k)
Exe
rcis
e ju
risdi
ctio
n ov
er
all
aspe
cts
of
wat
er
pollu
tion,
de
term
ine
its
loca
tion,
m
agni
tude
, ex
tent
, se
verit
y, c
ause
s, e
ffect
s an
d ot
her
pert
inen
t in
form
atio
n on
pol
lutio
n,
and
to t
ake
mea
sure
s, u
sing
ava
ilabl
e m
etho
ds a
nd t
echn
olog
ies
to p
reve
nt a
nd a
bate
su
ch p
ollu
tion;
l) E
xerc
ise
supe
rvis
ion
and
cont
rol o
ver
all a
spec
ts o
f wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t;
m)
Est
ablis
h a
coop
erat
ive
effo
rt i
n pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith t
he g
over
nmen
t, LG
Us,
aca
dem
ic
inst
itutio
ns, c
ivil
soci
ety
and
the
priv
ate
sect
or to
atta
in th
e ob
ject
ives
of t
his
Act
;
n) D
isse
min
ate
info
rmat
ion
and
cond
uct
educ
atio
nal
awar
enes
s an
d va
lue
form
atio
n pr
ogra
ms
and
cam
paig
ns o
n th
e ef
fect
s of
wat
er p
ollu
tion
on h
ealth
and
env
ironm
ent,
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t, an
d re
sour
ce c
onse
rvat
ion
and
reco
very
to
enco
urag
e an
en
viro
nmen
tally
ac
tion-
orie
nted
so
ciet
y in
co
ordi
natio
n w
ith
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
id
entif
ied
in S
ectio
n 22
(f)
;
o) P
rom
ote.
and
enc
oura
ge p
rivat
e an
d bu
sine
ss s
ecto
rs e
spec
ially
man
ufac
turin
g an
d pr
oces
sing
pla
nts
the
use
of w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent s
yste
ms
equi
pmen
t, in
clud
ing
but
not l
imite
d to
, ind
ustr
ial w
aste
wat
er tr
eatm
ent c
olle
ctio
n an
d tr
eatm
ent f
acili
ties;
p) R
epor
t, on
an
annu
al b
asis
, to
Con
gres
s th
e, q
ualit
y st
atus
of
wat
er b
odie
s an
d ot
her
pert
inen
t in
form
atio
n an
d re
com
men
d po
ssib
le l
egis
latio
n, p
olic
ies
and
prog
ram
s fo
r en
viro
nmen
tal m
anag
emen
t and
wat
er p
ollu
tion
cont
rol;
q) I
ssue
rul
es a
nd r
egul
atio
ns f
or t
he e
ffect
ive
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
pro
visi
ons
of t
his
Act
;
r) I
ssue
ord
ers
agai
nst
any
pers
on o
r en
tity
and
impo
se f
ines
, pe
nalti
es a
nd o
ther
ad
min
istr
ativ
e sa
nctio
ns t
o co
mpe
l co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith w
ater
qua
lity
the
prov
isio
ns o
f th
is
Act
;
s)
Und
erta
ke
appr
opria
te
prot
ocol
w
ith
othe
r co
ncer
ned
agen
cies
fo
r im
med
iate
co
ordi
nate
d re
spon
ses
to w
ater
rel
ated
em
erge
ncy
inci
dent
s;
t) Is
sue
perm
its, c
lear
ance
s an
d si
mila
r in
stru
men
ts p
ursu
ant t
o th
is A
ct; a
nd
u) E
xerc
ise
such
pow
ers
and
perf
orm
suc
h ot
her
func
tions
as
may
be
nece
ssar
y to
car
ry
out t
he o
bjec
tives
of t
his
Act
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l gra
dual
ly d
evol
ve t
o th
e LG
Us,
and
to
the
gove
rnin
g bo
ards
the
aut
horit
y to
adm
inis
ter
som
e as
pect
s of
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t and
reg
ulat
ion,
incl
udin
g, b
ut n
ot to
be
limite
d to
, pe
rmit
issu
ance
, m
onito
ring
and
impo
sitio
n of
adm
inis
trat
ive
pena
lties
, w
hen,
upo
n th
e D
epar
tmen
t's d
eter
min
atio
n, t
he L
GU
or
the
gove
rnin
g bo
ard
has
dem
onst
rate
d re
adin
ess
and
tech
nica
l cap
abili
ty to
und
erta
ke s
uch
func
tions
.
SE
CT
ION
20.
Ro
le o
f L
oca
l G
ove
rnm
ent
Un
its.
- L
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
units
sha
ll sh
are
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y in
th
e m
anag
emen
t an
d im
prov
emen
t of
w
ater
qu
ality
w
ithin
th
eir
terr
itoria
l ju
risdi
ctio
ns.
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Eac
h lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent
unit
shal
l w
ithin
six
(6)
mon
ths
afte
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of t
he w
ater
qu
ality
man
agem
ent
area
act
ion
plan
pre
pare
a c
ompl
ianc
e sc
hem
e in
, ac
cord
ance
the
reof
, su
bjec
t to
revi
ew a
nd a
ppro
val o
f the
gov
erni
ng b
oard
.
Eac
h lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent
unit
shal
l, th
roug
h its
E
nviro
nmen
t an
d N
atur
al
Res
ourc
es
Offi
ce
(EN
RO
) es
tabl
ishe
d in
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
7160
, hav
e th
e fo
llow
ing
pow
ers
and
func
tions
:
a) M
onito
ring
of w
ater
qua
lity;
b) E
mer
genc
y re
spon
se;
c) C
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e fr
amew
ork
of th
e W
ater
Qua
lity
Man
agem
ent A
ctio
n P
lan;
d) T
o ta
ke a
ctiv
e pa
rtic
ipat
ion
in a
ll ef
fort
s co
ncer
ning
wat
er q
ualit
y pr
otec
tion
and
reha
bilit
atio
n; a
nd
e) T
o co
ordi
nate
with
oth
er g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es a
nd c
ivil
soci
ety
and
the
conc
erne
d se
ctor
s in
th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of
mea
sure
s to
pr
even
t an
d co
ntro
l w
ater
po
llutio
n:
Pro
vide
d,
how
ever
, T
hat
in
prov
ince
s/ci
ties/
mun
icip
aliti
es
whe
re
ther
e ar
e no
en
viro
nmen
t an
d na
tura
l res
ourc
es o
ffice
rs,
the
loca
l exe
cutiv
e co
ncer
ned
may
, w
ith t
he
appr
oval
of
the
Sec
reta
ry o
f th
e D
EN
R d
esig
nate
any
of
his
offic
ial a
nd/o
r ch
ief
of o
ffice
pr
efer
ably
the
pro
vinc
ial,
city
or
mun
icip
al a
gric
ultu
rist,
or a
ny o
f hi
s em
ploy
ee:
Pro
vide
d,
final
ly,
Tha
t in
ca
se
an
empl
oyee
is
de
sign
ated
as
su
ch,
he
mus
t ha
ve
suffi
cien
t ex
perie
nce
in
envi
ronm
enta
l an
d na
tura
l re
sour
ces
man
agem
ent,
cons
erva
tion
and
utili
zatio
n.
SE
CT
ION
21
.B
usi
nes
s an
d
Ind
ust
ry
Ro
le
in
En
viro
nm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t.
- T
he
Dep
artm
ent
and
the
LGU
s, i
n co
ordi
natio
n w
ith t
he a
ppro
pria
te g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es.
and
in
cons
ulta
tion
with
th
e bu
sine
ss
and
indu
stria
l se
ctor
s in
clud
ing
com
mer
ce,
shal
l fo
rmul
ate
appr
opria
te i
ncen
tives
for
the
ado
ptio
n pr
oced
ures
tha
t w
ill p
rese
rve
and
prot
ect
our
wat
er
bodi
es t
hrou
gh t
he i
ntro
duct
ion
of i
nnov
ativ
e eq
uipm
ent
and
proc
esse
s th
at r
educ
e if
tota
lly
elim
inat
e di
scha
rge
of p
ollu
tant
s in
to o
ur w
ater
bod
ies.
SE
CT
ION
22.
Lin
kag
e M
ech
anis
m.
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t an
d its
con
cern
ed a
ttach
ed a
genc
ies
incl
udin
g LL
DA
sha
ll co
ordi
nate
and
ent
er i
nto
agre
emen
t w
ith o
ther
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
, in
dust
rial s
ecto
r an
d ot
her
conc
erne
d se
ctor
s in
the
furt
hera
nce
of th
e ob
ject
ives
of t
his
Act
- T
he
follo
win
g ag
enci
es s
hall
perf
orm
tile
func
tions
spe
cifie
d he
reun
der:
a) P
hilip
pine
Coa
st G
uard
in
coor
dina
tion
with
DA
and
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l en
forc
e fo
r th
e en
forc
emen
t of
wat
er q
ualit
y st
anda
rds
in m
arin
e w
ater
s, s
et p
ursu
ant
to t
his
Act
, sp
ecifi
cally
from
offs
hore
sou
rces
;
b) D
PW
H t
hrou
gh it
s at
tach
ed a
genc
ies,
suc
h as
the
MW
SS
, LW
UA
, an
d in
clud
ing
othe
r ur
ban
wat
er u
tiliti
es fo
r th
e pr
ovis
ion
or s
ewer
age
and
sani
tatio
n fa
cilit
ies
and
the
effic
ient
an
d sa
fe c
olle
ctio
n, tr
eatm
ent a
nd d
ispo
sal o
f sew
age
with
in th
eir
area
of j
uris
dict
ion;
c) D
A,
shal
l co
ordi
nate
with
the
Dep
artm
ent,
in t
he f
orm
ulat
ion
of g
uide
lines
for
the
re-
use
of w
aste
wat
er f
or ir
rigat
ion
and
othe
r ag
ricul
tura
l use
s an
d fo
r th
e pr
even
tion,
con
trol
an
d ab
atem
ent
of p
ollu
tion
from
agr
icul
tura
l an
d aq
uacu
lture
act
iviti
es:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
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disc
harg
es c
omin
g fr
om n
on-p
oint
sou
rces
be
cate
goriz
ed a
nd f
urth
er d
efin
ed p
ursu
ant
to t
his
Act
: P
rovi
ded,
fur
ther
, T
hat
the
Bur
eau
of F
ishe
ries
and
Aqu
atic
Res
ourc
es
(BF
AR
) of
the
DA
sha
ll be
prim
arily
res
pons
ible
for
the
pre
vent
ion
and
cont
rol
of w
ater
po
llutio
n fo
r th
e de
velo
pmen
t, m
anag
emen
t an
d co
nser
vatio
n of
the
fishe
ries
and
aqua
tic
reso
urce
s;
d) D
OH
sha
ll be
prim
arily
res
pons
ible
for
the
pro
mul
gatio
n, r
evis
ion
and
enfo
rcem
ent
of
drin
king
wat
er q
ualit
y st
anda
rds;
e) D
OS
T,
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
Dep
artm
ent
and
othe
r co
ncer
ned
agen
cies
, sh
all
prep
are
a pr
ogra
m f
or t
he e
valu
atio
n, v
erifi
catio
n, d
evel
opm
ent
and
publ
ic d
isse
min
atio
n of
pol
lutio
n pr
even
tion
and
clea
ner
prod
uctio
n te
chno
logi
es; a
nd
f) D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion
(Dep
Ed)
, Com
mis
sion
Hig
her
Edu
catio
n (C
HE
D),
Dep
artm
ent
of t
he I
nter
ior
and
Loca
l G
over
nmen
t (D
ILG
) an
d P
hilip
pine
Inf
orm
atio
n A
genc
y (P
IA)
shal
l ass
ist a
nd c
oord
inat
e w
ith th
e D
epar
tmen
t in,
the
prep
arat
ion
and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
a
com
preh
ensi
ve p
rogr
am p
ursu
ant t
o th
e ob
ject
ives
of t
his
Act
.
SE
CT
ION
23
.R
equ
irem
ent
of
Rec
ord
-kee
pin
g,
Au
tho
rity
fo
r E
ntr
y to
P
rem
ises
an
d
Acc
ess
to D
ocu
men
ts.
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t or
its
dul
y au
thor
ized
rep
rese
ntat
ive
shal
l, af
ter
prop
er c
onsu
ltatio
n an
d no
tice,
req
uire
any
per
son
who
ow
ns o
r op
erat
es a
ny p
ollu
tion
sour
ce
or w
ho is
sub
ject
to.
any
req
uire
men
t of
thi
s A
ct t
o su
bmit
repo
rts
and
othe
r w
ritte
n in
form
atio
n as
may
be
requ
ired
by th
e de
part
men
t.
Any
rec
ord,
rep
ort
or i
nfor
mat
ion
obta
ined
und
er t
his
sect
ion
shal
l be
mad
e av
aila
ble
to t
he
publ
ic,
exce
pt u
pon
a sa
tisfa
ctor
y sh
owin
g to
the
Dep
artm
ent
by t
he,
entit
y co
ncer
ned
that
the
re
cord
, re
port
, or
inf
orm
atio
n or
par
ts t
here
of,
if m
ade
publ
ic,
wou
ld d
ivul
ge s
ecre
t m
etho
ds o
r pr
oces
ses
entit
led
to p
rote
ctio
n as
inte
llect
ual p
rope
rty.
Suc
h re
cord
, re
port
or
info
rmat
ion
shal
l lik
ewis
e be
inc
orpo
rate
d in
the
Dep
artm
ent's
ind
ustr
ial
ratin
g sy
stem
. P
ursu
ant
to t
his
Act
, th
e D
epar
tmen
t, th
roug
h it'
s au
thor
ized
re
pres
enta
tives
, sh
all
have
th
e rig
ht
to:
(a)
ente
r an
y pr
emis
es o
r to
hav
e ac
cess
to
docu
men
ts a
nd r
elev
ant
mat
eria
ls a
s re
ferr
ed t
o in
the
her
ein
prec
edin
g pa
ragr
aph;
(b)
ins
pect
any
pol
lutio
n or
was
te s
ourc
e, c
ontr
ol d
evic
e, m
onito
ring
equi
pmen
t or
met
hod
requ
ired;
and
(c)
test
any
dis
char
ge.
In
case
s of
fis
h ki
ll in
cide
nce,
th
e B
urea
u of
F
ishe
ries
of
the
DA
, in
th
e co
urse
of
its
in
vest
igat
ion,
m
ay
ente
r th
e pr
emis
es
of
an
esta
blis
hmen
t re
port
ed
to
have
ca
used
sa
id
inci
dent
.
SE
CT
ION
24
.P
ollu
tio
n
Res
earc
h
and
D
evel
op
men
t P
rog
ram
s.
- T
he
Dep
artm
ent,
in
coor
dina
tion
with
th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
S
cien
ce
and
Tec
hnol
ogy
(DO
ST
),
othe
r co
ncer
ned
agen
cies
an
d ac
adem
ic
rese
arch
in
stitu
tions
, sh
all
esta
blis
h a
natio
nal
rese
arch
an
d de
velo
pmen
t pr
ogra
m f
or t
he p
reve
ntio
n an
d co
ntro
l of
wat
er p
ollu
tion.
As
part
of
said
pro
gram
, th
e D
OS
T
shal
l co
nduc
t an
d pr
omot
e th
e co
ordi
natio
n an
d ac
cele
ratio
n of
re
sear
ch,
inve
stig
atio
n, e
xper
imen
ts, t
rain
ing,
sur
vey
and
stud
ies
rela
ting
to th
e ca
uses
, ext
ent,
prev
entio
n an
d co
ntro
l of p
ollu
tion
amon
g co
ncer
ned
gove
rnm
ent a
genc
ies
and
rese
arch
inst
itutio
ns.
CH
AP
TE
R 4
INC
EN
TIV
ES
AN
D R
EW
AR
DS
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SE
CT
ION
25.
Rew
ard
s. -
Rew
ards
, m
onet
ary
or o
ther
wis
e, s
hall
be p
rovi
ded
to i
ndiv
idua
ls,
priv
ate
orga
niza
tion
and
entit
ies,
inc
ludi
ng c
ivil
soci
ety,
tha
t ha
ve u
nder
take
n ou
tsta
ndin
g an
d in
nova
tive
proj
ects
, te
chno
logi
es,
proc
esse
s an
d te
chni
ques
or
ac
tiviti
es
in
wat
er
qual
ity
man
agem
ent.
Sai
d re
war
ds s
hall
be s
ourc
ed f
rom
the
Wat
er Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t F
und
here
in
crea
ted.
SE
CT
ION
26.
Ince
nti
ves
Sch
eme.
- A
n in
cent
ive
sche
me
is h
ereb
y pr
ovid
ed f
or th
e pu
rpos
e of
en
cour
agin
g LG
Us,
wat
er d
istr
icts
(W
Ds)
, en
terp
rises
, or
priv
ate
entit
ies,
and
ind
ivid
uals
, to
de
velo
p or
und
erta
ke a
n ef
fect
ive
wat
er q
ualit
y m
anag
emen
t, or
act
ivel
y pa
rtic
ipat
e in
any
pr
ogra
m g
eare
d to
war
ds th
e pr
omot
ion
ther
eof a
s pr
ovid
ed in
this
Act
.
A. N
on-f
isca
l inc
entiv
e
1. I
nclu
sion
in
the
Inve
stm
ents
Prio
rity
Pla
n (I
PP
). -
Sub
ject
to
the
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
of
the
Boa
rd o
f In
vest
men
ts (
BO
I),
indu
stria
l w
aste
wat
er t
reat
men
t an
d/or
ado
ptio
n of
w
ater
pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l tec
hnol
ogy,
cle
aner
pro
duct
ion
and
was
te m
inim
izat
ion
tech
nolo
gy
shal
l be
cla
ssifi
ed a
s pr
efer
red
area
s of
inv
estm
ent
unde
r its
ann
ual
prio
rity
plan
and
sh
all
enjo
y th
e ap
plic
able
fis
cal
and
non-
fisca
l in
cent
ives
as
may
be
prov
ided
for
und
er
the
Om
nibu
s In
vest
men
t Cod
e, a
s am
ende
d.
Fis
cal I
ncen
tives
1. T
ax a
nd D
uty
Exe
mpt
ion
on I
mpo
rted
Cap
ital E
quip
men
t. -
With
in t
en 1
0) y
ears
upo
n th
e ef
fect
ivity
of
this
Act
, LG
Us,
WD
s, e
nter
pris
es o
r pr
ivat
e en
titie
s sh
all e
njoy
tax
-and
-du
ty-f
ree
impo
rtat
ion
of
mac
hine
ry,
equi
pmen
t an
d sp
are
part
s us
ed
for
indu
stria
l w
aste
wat
er t
reat
men
t/col
lect
ion
and
trea
tmen
t fac
ilitie
s: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e im
port
atio
n of
su
ch m
achi
nery
, equ
ipm
ent a
nd s
pare
par
ts s
hall
com
ply
with
the
follo
win
g co
nditi
ons:
a) T
hey
are
not
man
ufac
ture
d do
mes
tical
ly i
n su
ffici
ent
quan
tity,
of
com
para
ble
qual
ity a
nd a
t rea
sona
ble
pric
es;
b) T
hey
are
reas
onab
ly n
eede
d an
d w
ill b
e us
ed a
ctua
lly,
dire
ctly
and
exc
lusi
vely
fo
r th
e ab
ove
men
tione
d ac
tiviti
es; a
nd
c) W
ritte
n en
dors
emen
t by
the
Dep
artm
ent t
hat
the
impo
rtat
ion
of s
uch
mac
hine
ry,
equi
pmen
t an
d sp
are
part
s w
ould
be
bene
ficia
l to
env
ironm
enta
l pr
otec
tion
and
man
agem
ent:
Pro
vide
d, f
urth
er,
Tha
t th
e sa
le,
tran
sfer
or
disp
ositi
on o
f su
ch
mac
hine
ry,
equi
pmen
t and
spa
re p
arts
with
out
prio
r ap
prov
al o
f th
e B
OI
with
in f
ive
(5)
year
s fr
om t
he d
ate
of a
cqui
sitio
n sh
all
be p
rohi
bite
d, o
ther
wis
e th
e LG
U
conc
erne
d, W
D,
ente
rpris
e or
priv
ate
entit
y an
d th
e co
ncer
ned
vend
ee,
tran
sfer
ee
or a
ssig
nee
shal
l be
sol
idar
ity l
iabl
e to
pay
tw
ice
the
amou
nt o
f ta
x an
d du
ty
exem
ptio
n gi
ven
it.
2. T
ax C
redi
t on
Dom
estic
Cap
ital E
quip
men
t. -
With
in t
en (
10)
year
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
thi
s A
ct,
a ta
x cr
edit
equi
vale
nt t
o on
e hu
ndre
d pe
rcen
t (1
00%
) of
the
val
ue o
f th
e na
tiona
l int
erna
l rev
enue
tax
es a
nd c
usto
ms
dutie
s th
at w
ould
hav
e be
en w
aive
d on
the
m
achi
nery
, eq
uipm
ent,
and
spar
e pa
rts,
had
the
se it
ems
been
impo
rted
sha
ll be
giv
en t
o en
terp
rises
or
pr
ivat
e en
titie
s an
d in
divi
dual
s,
subj
ect
to
the
sam
e co
nditi
ons
and
proh
ibiti
on c
ited
in th
e pr
eced
ing
para
grap
h.
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3. T
ax a
nd D
uty
Exe
mpt
ion
of D
onat
ions
, Le
gaci
es a
nd G
ifts.
- A
ll le
gaci
es,
gifts
and
do
natio
ns t
o LG
Us,
WD
s, e
nter
pris
es,
or p
rivat
e en
titie
s an
d in
divi
dual
s, f
or t
he s
uppo
rt
and
mai
nten
ance
of
the
prog
ram
for
effe
ctiv
e w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent
shal
l be
exem
pt
from
don
or's
tax
and
sha
ll be
ded
uctib
le f
rom
the
gro
ss i
ncom
e of
the
don
or f
or i
ncom
e ta
x pu
rpos
es.
Impo
rted
art
icle
s do
nate
d to
, or
for
the
acc
ount
of
any
LGU
s, W
Ds,
loc
al w
ater
util
ities
, en
terp
rises
, or
priv
ate
entit
ies
and
indi
vidu
als
to b
e ex
clus
ivel
y us
ed f
or w
ater
qua
lity
man
agem
ent
prog
ram
s sh
all
be e
xem
pted
fro
m t
he p
aym
ent
of c
usto
ms
dutie
s an
d ap
plic
able
inte
rnal
rev
enue
taxe
s.
Indu
stria
l was
tew
ater
tre
atm
ent
and/
or in
stal
latio
n of
wat
er p
ollu
tion
cont
rol d
evic
es s
hall
be c
lass
ified
as
pion
eer
and
pref
erre
d ar
eas
of in
vest
men
t und
er th
e B
OI's
ann
ual p
riorit
y pl
an a
nd s
hall
enjo
y- t
he a
pplic
able
fis
cal
and
non-
fisca
l in
cent
ives
as
may
be
prov
ided
fo
r un
der
the
Om
nibu
s In
vest
men
t Cod
e, a
s am
ende
d.
B. F
inan
cial
Ass
ista
nce
Pro
gram
Gov
ernm
ent
finan
cial
inst
itutio
ns s
uch
as t
he D
evel
opm
ent
Ban
k of
the
Phi
lippi
nes,
Lan
d B
ank
of
the
Phi
lippi
nes,
G
over
nmen
t S
ervi
ce
Insu
ranc
e S
yste
m,
and
such
ot
her
gove
rnm
ent
inst
itutio
ns p
rovi
ding
fin
anci
al s
ervi
ces
shal
l, in
acc
orda
nce
with
and
to
the
exte
nt a
llow
ed b
y th
e en
ablin
g pr
ovis
ions
of
thei
r re
spec
tive
char
ters
or
appl
icab
le la
ws,
ac
cord
hig
h pr
iorit
y to
ext
end
finan
cial
ser
vice
s to
LG
Us,
WD
s, e
nter
pris
es,
or p
rivat
e en
titie
s en
gage
d in
sew
age
colle
ctio
n an
d tr
eatm
ent f
acili
ties.
C. E
xten
sion
or
Gra
nts
to L
GU
s
Citi
es a
nd m
unic
ipal
ities
whi
ch s
hall
esta
blis
h or
ope
rate
sew
erag
e fa
cilit
ies
may
be
entit
led
to
rece
ive
gran
ts fo
r th
e pu
rpos
e of
dev
elop
ing
tech
nica
l cap
abili
ties.
CH
AP
TE
R 5
CIV
IL L
IAB
ILIT
Y/P
EN
AL
PR
OV
ISIO
NS
SE
CT
ION
27.
Pro
hib
ited
Act
s. -
The
follo
win
g ac
ts a
re h
ereb
y pr
ohib
ited:
a) D
isch
argi
ng,
depo
sitin
g or
cau
sing
to
be d
epos
ited
mat
eria
l of
any
kin
d di
rect
ly o
r in
dire
ctly
int
o th
e w
ater
bod
ies
or a
long
the
mar
gins
of
any
surf
ace
wat
er,
whe
re,
the
sam
e sh
all
be l
iabl
e to
be
was
hed
into
suc
h su
rfac
e w
ater
, ei
ther
by
tide
actio
n or
by
stor
m,
flood
s or
oth
erw
ise,
whi
ch c
ould
cau
se w
ater
pol
lutio
n or
im
pede
nat
ural
flo
w i
n th
e w
ater
bod
y;
b) D
isch
argi
ng,
inje
ctin
g or
allo
win
g to
see
p in
to t
he s
oil o
r su
b-so
il an
y su
bsta
nce
in a
ny
form
tha
t w
ould
pol
lute
gro
undw
ater
. In
the
cas
e of
geo
ther
mal
pro
ject
s, a
nd s
ubje
ct t
o th
e ap
prov
al o
f th
e D
epar
tmen
t, re
gula
ted
disc
harg
e fo
r sh
ort-
ter
m a
ctiv
ities
(e.
g. w
ell
test
ing,
flus
hing
, com
mis
sion
ing,
ven
ting)
and
dee
p re
-inje
ctio
n of
geo
ther
mal
liqu
ids
may
be
allo
wed
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t sa
fety
mea
sure
s ar
e ad
opte
d to
pre
vent
the
con
tam
inat
ion
of
the
grou
ndw
ater
;
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c) O
pera
ting
faci
litie
s th
at d
isch
arge
reg
ulat
ed w
ater
pol
luta
nts
with
out
the
valid
req
uire
d pe
rmits
or
afte
r th
e pe
rmit
was
rev
oked
for
any
viol
atio
n of
any
con
ditio
n th
erei
n;
d) D
ispo
sal
of p
oten
tially
inf
ectio
us m
edic
al w
aste
int
o se
a w
ater
by
vess
els
unle
ss t
he
heal
th o
r sa
fety
of
indi
vidu
als
on b
oard
the
ves
sel i
s th
reat
ened
by
a gr
eat
and
imm
inen
t pe
ril;
e) U
naut
horiz
ed tr
ansp
ort o
r du
mpi
ng in
to s
ea w
ater
s of
sew
age
slud
ge o
r so
lid w
aste
as
defin
ed u
nder
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
9003
;
f) T
rans
port
, du
mpi
ng o
r di
scha
rge
of p
rohi
bite
d ch
emic
als,
sub
stan
ces
or p
ollu
tant
s lis
ted
unde
r R
epub
lic A
ct N
o.69
69;
g) O
pera
te f
acili
ties
that
dis
char
ge o
r al
low
to
seep
, w
illfu
lly o
r th
roug
h gr
oss
negl
igen
ce,
proh
ibite
d ch
emic
als,
sub
stan
ces
or p
ollu
tant
s lis
ted
unde
r R
. A
. N
o. 6
969
into
wat
er
bodi
es o
r w
here
in t
he s
ame
shal
l be
lia
ble
to b
e w
ashe
d in
to s
uch
surf
ace,
gro
und,
co
asta
l, an
d m
arin
e w
ater
;
h)
Und
erta
king
ac
tiviti
es
or
deve
lopm
ent
and
expa
nsio
n of
pr
ojec
ts,
or
oper
atin
g w
aste
wat
er/s
ewer
age
faci
litie
s in
vi
olat
ion
of
Pre
side
ntia
l D
ecre
e.
No.
1586
an
d its
im
plem
entin
g ru
les,
and
reg
ulat
ions
;
i) D
isch
argi
ng r
egul
ated
wat
er p
ollu
tant
s w
ithou
t th
e va
lid r
equi
red
disc
harg
e pe
rmit
purs
uant
to th
is A
ct o
r af
ter
the
perm
it w
as r
evok
ed fo
r an
y vi
olat
ion
of c
ondi
tion
ther
ein;
j) N
on-c
ompl
ianc
e of
the
LG
U w
ith t
he W
ater
Qua
lity
Fra
mew
ork
and
Man
agem
ent
Are
a A
ctio
n P
lan.
In
such
a c
ase,
san
ctio
ns s
hall
be im
pose
d on
the
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
offic
ials
co
ncer
ned;
k) R
efus
al t
o al
low
ent
ry,
insp
ectio
n an
d m
onito
ring
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t in
acc
orda
nce
with
this
Act
;
l) R
efus
al
to
allo
w
acce
ss
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
to
rele
vant
re
port
s an
d re
cord
s in
ac
cord
ance
with
this
Act
;
m)
Ref
usal
or
fa
ilure
to
su
bmit
repo
rts
whe
neve
r re
quire
d by
th
e D
epar
tmen
t in
ac
cord
ance
with
this
Act
;
n) R
efus
al o
r fa
ilure
to
desi
gnat
e po
llutio
n co
ntro
l of
ficer
s w
hene
ver
requ
ired
by,
the
Dep
artm
ent i
n ac
cord
ance
with
this
Act
; and
o) D
irect
ly u
sing
boo
ster
pum
ps i
n th
e di
strib
utio
n sy
stem
or
tam
perin
g w
ith t
he w
ater
su
pply
in s
uch
a w
ay a
s to
alte
r or
impa
ir th
e w
ater
qua
lity.
SE
CT
ION
28.
Fin
es, D
amag
es a
nd
Pen
alti
es.
- U
nles
s ot
herw
ise
prov
ided
her
ein,
any
per
son
who
com
mits
any
of
the
proh
ibite
d ac
ts p
rovi
ded
in t
he i
mm
edia
tely
pre
cedi
ng s
ectio
n or
vi
olat
es a
ny o
f th
e pr
ovis
ion
of t
his
Act
or
its im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns,
shal
l be
fined
by
the
Sec
reta
ry,
upon
the
rec
omm
enda
tion
of t
he P
AB
in
the
amou
nt o
f no
t le
ss t
han
Ten
th
ousa
nd p
esos
(P
10,0
00.0
0) n
or m
ore
than
Tw
o hu
ndre
d th
ousa
nd p
esos
(P
200,
000.
00)
for
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ever
y da
y of
vio
latio
n. T
he f
ines
her
ein
pres
crib
ed s
hall
be i
ncre
ased
by
ten
perc
ent
(10%
) ev
ery
two
(2)
year
s to
com
pens
ate
for
infla
tion
and
to m
aint
ain
the
dete
rren
t fu
nctio
n of
suc
h fin
es:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
the
Sec
reta
ry,
upon
rec
omm
enda
tion
of t
he P
AB
may
ord
er t
he c
losu
re,
susp
ensi
on o
f de
velo
pmen
t or
con
stru
ctio
n, o
r ce
ssat
ion
of o
pera
tions
or,
whe
re a
ppro
pria
te
disc
onne
ctio
n of
wat
er s
uppl
y, u
ntil
such
tim
e th
at p
rope
r en
viro
nmen
tal
safe
guar
ds a
re p
ut i
n pl
ace
and/
or
com
plia
nce
with
th
is
Act
or
its
ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns
are
unde
rtak
en.
Thi
s pa
ragr
aph
shal
l be
with
out
prej
udic
e to
the
iss
uanc
e of
an
ex p
arte
ord
er f
or s
uch
clos
ure,
su
spen
sion
of
deve
lopm
ent
or c
onst
ruct
ion,
or
cess
atio
n of
ope
ratio
ns d
urin
g th
e pe
nden
cy o
f th
e ca
se.
Fai
lure
to
un
dert
ake
clea
n-up
op
erat
ions
, w
illfu
lly,
or
thro
ugh
gros
s ne
glig
ence
, sh
all
be
puni
shed
by
impr
ison
men
t of
not
less
than
two
(2)
year
s an
d no
t mor
e th
an fo
ur (
4) y
ears
and
a
fine
not
less
tha
n F
ifty
thou
sand
pes
os (
P50
,000
.00)
and
not
mor
e th
an O
ne h
undr
ed t
hous
and
peso
s (P
100,
000.
00)
per
day
for
each
day
of
viol
atio
n. S
uch
failu
re o
r re
fusa
l w
hich
res
ults
in
serio
us i
njur
y or
los
s of
life
and
/or
irrev
ersi
ble
wat
er c
onta
min
atio
n of
sur
face
, gr
ound
, co
asta
l an
d m
arin
e w
ater
sha
ll be
pun
ishe
d w
ith i
mpr
ison
men
t of
not
les
s th
an s
ix (
6) y
ears
and
one
da
y an
d no
t m
ore
than
tw
elve
(1
2)
year
s,
and
a fin
e of
F
ive
Hun
dred
Tho
usan
d P
esos
(P
500,
000.
00)
per
day
for
each
day
dur
ing
whi
ch th
e om
issi
on a
nd/o
r co
ntam
inat
ion
cont
inue
s.
In c
ase
of g
ross
vio
latio
n of
thi
s A
ct,
the
PA
B s
hall
issu
e a
reso
lutio
n re
com
men
ding
tha
t th
e pr
oper
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
file
crim
inal
cha
rges
aga
inst
the
vio
lato
rs.
Gro
ss v
iola
tion
shal
l m
ean
any
of th
e fo
llow
ing:
a) d
elib
erat
e di
scha
rge
of t
oxic
pol
luta
nts
iden
tifie
d pu
rsua
nt t
o R
epub
lic A
ct N
o.69
69 in
to
xic
amou
nts;
b) fi
ve {
5) o
r m
ore
viol
atio
ns w
ithin
a p
erio
d of
two
(2)
year
s; o
r
c) b
lata
nt d
isre
gard
of
the
orde
rs o
f th
e P
AB
, su
ch a
s th
e no
n-pa
ymen
t of
fin
es,
brea
king
of
sea
ls o
r op
erat
ing
desp
ite t
he e
xist
ence
of
an o
rder
for
clo
sure
, di
scon
tinua
nce
or
cess
atio
n of
ope
ratio
n.
In w
hich
cas
e, o
ffend
ers
shal
l be
pun
ishe
d w
ith a
fin
e of
not
les
s th
an F
ive
hund
red
thou
sand
pe
sos
(P50
0,00
0.00
) bu
t no
t m
ore
than
Thr
ee m
illio
n pe
sos
(P3,
000,
000.
00}
per
day
for
each
da
y of
vio
latio
n or
impr
ison
men
t of
not
less
tha
n si
x {6
) ye
ars
but
not
mor
e th
an t
en {
10)
year
s,
or b
oth,
at t
he d
iscr
etio
n of
the
cour
t. If
the
offe
nder
is a
jurid
ical
per
son,
the
pres
iden
t, m
anag
er
and
the
pollu
tion
cont
rol o
ffice
r or
the
offi
cial
in c
harg
e of
the
ope
ratio
n sh
all s
uffe
r th
e pe
nalty
he
rein
pro
vide
d.
For
vi
olat
ions
fa
lling
un
der
Sec
tion
4 of
P
resi
dent
ial
Dec
ree
No.
979
or
any
regu
latio
ns
pres
crib
ed i
n pu
rsua
nce
ther
eof,
such
per
son
shal
l be
lia
ble
for
a fin
e of
no1
les
s th
an F
ifty
thou
sand
pe
sos
{P50
,000
.00)
no
r m
ore
than
O
ne
mill
ion
peso
s (P
1,00
0,00
0.00
) or
by
im
pris
onm
ent o
f no
t les
s th
an o
ne {
1) y
ear
nor
mor
e th
an s
ix (
6) y
ears
or
both
, for
eac
h of
fens
e,
with
out
prej
udic
e to
the
civ
il lia
bilit
y of
the
offe
nder
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith e
xist
ing
law
s. I
f th
e of
fend
er
is
a ju
ridic
al
entit
y,
then
its
of
ficer
s,
dire
ctor
s,
agen
ts
or
any
pers
on
prim
arily
re
spon
sibl
e sh
all
be h
eld
liabl
e: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t an
y ve
ssel
fro
m w
hich
oil
or o
ther
har
mfu
l su
bsta
nces
are
dis
char
ged
in v
iola
tion
of S
ectio
n 4
of P
resi
dent
ial D
ecre
e N
o.97
9 sh
all b
e lia
ble
for
pena
lty o
f fin
e sp
ecifi
ed i
n th
e im
med
iate
ly p
rece
ding
par
agra
ph a
nd c
lear
ance
of
such
ve
ssel
fro
m t
he p
ort
of t
he P
hilip
pine
s m
ay b
e w
ithhe
ld u
ntil
the
fine
is p
aid
and
such
pen
alty
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shal
l con
stitu
te a
lien
on
such
ves
sel w
hich
may
be
reco
vere
d in
pro
ceed
ings
by
libel
in r
em in
th
e pr
oper
cou
rt w
hich
the
ves
sel
may
be.
The
ow
ner
or o
pera
tor
of a
ves
sel
or f
acili
ty w
hich
di
scha
rged
the
oil o
r ot
her
harm
ful s
ubst
ance
s w
ill b
e lia
ble
to p
ay fo
r an
y cl
ean-
up c
osts
.
Pro
vide
d, f
inal
ly,
Tha
t w
ater
pol
lutio
n ca
ses
invo
lvin
g ac
ts o
r om
issi
ons
---
com
mitt
ed w
ithin
the
La
guna
Lak
e R
egio
n sh
all b
e de
alt
with
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
he p
roce
dure
und
er R
. A
. N
o.48
50
as a
men
ded.
SE
CT
ION
29.
Ad
min
istr
ativ
e S
anct
ion
s A
gai
nst
No
n-c
om
plia
nce
wit
h t
he
Wat
er Q
ual
ity
Man
agem
ent
Are
a A
ctio
n P
lan
. -
Loca
l go
vern
men
t of
ficia
ls c
once
rned
sha
ll be
sub
ject
to
Adm
inis
trat
ive
sanc
tions
inc
ase
of f
ailu
re t
o co
mpl
y w
ith t
heir
actio
n pl
an a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
he
rele
vant
pro
visi
ons
of R
.A. N
o. 7
160.
CH
AP
TE
R 6
AC
TIO
NS
SE
CT
ION
30.
Ad
min
istr
ativ
e A
ctio
n.
- W
ithou
t pr
ejud
ice
to t
he r
ight
of
any
affe
cted
per
son
to
file
an
adm
inis
trat
ive
actio
n,
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l, on
its
ow
n in
stan
ce
or
upon
ve
rifie
d co
mpl
aint
by
any
pers
on,
inst
itute
adm
inis
trat
ive
proc
eedi
ngs
in t
he p
rope
r fo
rum
aga
inst
any
pe
rson
who
vio
late
s:
a) S
tand
ards
or
limita
tions
pro
vide
d by
this
Act
; or
b) B
y an
y su
ch o
rder
, ru
le o
r re
gula
tion
issu
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t w
ith r
espe
ct t
o su
ch
stan
dard
or
limita
tion.
CH
AP
TE
R 7
FIN
AL
PR
OV
ISIO
NS
SE
CT
ION
31.
Ap
pro
pri
atio
ns.
- A
n am
ount
of
One
hun
dred
mill
ion
peso
s (P
100,
000,
000.
00)
shal
l be
app
ropr
iate
d fr
om t
he s
avin
gs o
f th
e N
atio
nal
Gov
ernm
ent
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t fo
r th
e in
itial
im
plem
enta
tion
of t
his
Act
. T
here
afte
r, t
he a
mou
nt n
eces
sary
to
effe
ctiv
ely
carr
y ou
t th
e pr
ovis
ion
of t
his
Act
sha
ll be
incl
uded
in t
he G
ener
al A
ppro
pria
tions
Act
of
the
year
fol
low
ing
its
enac
tmen
t int
o la
w a
nd th
erea
fter.
SE
CT
ION
32.
Imp
lem
enti
ng
Ru
les
and
Reg
ula
tio
ns.
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t, in
coo
rdin
atio
n w
ith
the
Com
mitt
ees
on E
nviro
nmen
t an
d E
colo
gy o
f th
e S
enat
e an
d th
e H
ouse
of
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
, re
spec
tivel
y an
d ot
her
conc
erne
d ag
enci
es
shal
l pr
omul
gate
th
e im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns f
or t
his
Act
, w
ithin
one
(1)
yea
r af
ter
the
enac
tmen
t of
thi
s A
ct:
Pro
vide
d. T
hat
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
iss
ued
by o
ther
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
and
ins
trum
enta
litie
s fo
r th
e pr
even
tion
and/
or a
bate
men
t of
wat
er p
ollu
tion
not i
ncon
sist
ent
with
this
Act
sha
ll su
pple
men
t the
rul
es a
nd
regu
latio
ns is
sued
by
the
Dep
artm
ent,
purs
uant
to th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
his
Act
.
The
dra
ft of
the
im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns s
hall
be p
ublis
hed
and
be t
he s
ubje
ct o
f pu
blic
con
sulta
tions
with
affe
cted
sec
tors
.
The
re s
hall
be a
man
dato
ry r
evie
w o
f th
e im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns a
nd s
tand
ards
set
pu
rsua
nt to
the
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct.
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SE
CT
ION
33.
Join
t C
on
gre
ssio
nal
Ove
rsig
ht
Co
mm
itte
e. -
The
re i
s he
reby
cre
ated
a J
oint
C
ongr
essi
onal
Ove
rsig
ht C
omm
ittee
to
mon
itor
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
thi
s A
ct a
nd t
o re
view
the
im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns p
rom
ulga
ted
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t. T
he C
omm
ittee
sha
ll be
co
mpo
sed
of f
ive
(5)
Sen
ator
s an
d fiv
e; (
5) R
epre
sent
ativ
es t
o be
app
oint
ed b
y th
e S
enat
e P
resi
dent
an
d th
e S
peak
er
of
the
Hou
se
of
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
, re
spec
tivel
y.
The
O
vers
ight
C
omm
ittee
sha
ll be
co-
chai
red
by t
he C
hairp
erso
ns o
f th
e C
omm
ittee
on
Env
ironm
ent
of t
he
Sen
ate
and
the
Com
mitt
ee o
n E
colo
gy o
f the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
.
SE
CT
ION
34.
Rep
ealin
g C
lau
se.
- P
resi
dent
ial
Dec
ree
No.
984
is h
ereb
y re
peal
ed.
Rep
ublic
A
ct N
os.
6969
and
485
0 as
am
ende
d, P
resi
dent
ial
Dec
ree
Nos
. 15
86,
1152
, 97
9 an
d 85
6 ar
e he
reby
am
ende
d an
d m
odifi
ed
acco
rdin
gly.
A
ll ot
her
law
s,
orde
rs,
issu
ance
, ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns in
cons
iste
nt h
erew
ith a
re h
ereb
y re
peal
ed o
r m
odifi
ed a
ccor
ding
ly.
SE
CT
ION
35.
Sep
arab
ility
Cla
use
. -
If an
y pr
ovis
ion
of t
his
Act
or
the
appl
icat
ion
such
pr
ovis
ion
to a
ny p
erso
n or
circ
umst
ance
s is
dec
lare
d un
cons
titut
iona
l, th
e re
mai
nder
of
the
Act
or
the
app
licat
ion
of s
uch
prov
isio
n to
oth
er p
erso
n or
circ
umst
ance
s sh
all
not
be a
ffect
ed b
y su
ch d
ecla
ratio
n.
SE
CT
ION
36.
Eff
ecti
vity
. -
Thi
s A
ct s
hall
take
effe
ct f
iftee
n (1
5) d
ays
from
the
dat
e of
its
pu
blic
atio
n in
the
Offi
cial
Gaz
ette
or
in a
t lea
st tw
o (2
) ne
wsp
aper
s of
gen
eral
circ
ulat
ion.
App
rove
d,
FR
AN
KL
IN D
RIL
ON
Pre
side
nt o
f the
Sen
ate
JOS
E D
E V
EN
EC
IA J
R.
Spe
aker
of t
he H
ouse
of
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
Thi
s A
ct w
hich
is a
con
solid
atio
n of
Sen
ate
Bill
No.
211
5 an
d H
ouse
Bill
No.
539
8 w
as fi
nally
pa
ssed
by
the
Sen
ate
and
the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
on
Feb
ruar
y 4,
200
4.
OS
CA
R G
. YA
BE
SS
ecre
tary
of S
enat
e R
OB
ER
TO
P. N
AZ
AR
EN
OS
ecre
tary
Gen
eral
H
ouse
of R
epre
sena
tives
App
rove
d: M
arch
22,
200
4
GL
OR
IA M
AC
AP
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TE
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BA
SIC
PO
LIC
IES
Art
icle
1
Gen
eral
Pro
visi
on
s
Sec
tio
n 1
.Sho
rt T
itle
- T
his
Act
sha
ll be
kno
wn
as th
e "E
colo
gica
l Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent A
ct
of 2
000.
"
Sec
tio
n 2
.D
ecla
ratio
n of
Pol
icie
s -
It is
her
eby
decl
ared
the
pol
icy
of t
he S
tate
to
adop
t a
syst
emat
ic, c
ompr
ehen
sive
and
eco
logi
cal s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pro
gram
whi
ch s
hall:
(a)
Ens
ure
the
prot
ectio
n of
the
publ
ic h
ealth
and
env
ironm
ent;
(b)
Util
ize
envi
ronm
enta
lly-s
ound
m
etho
ds
that
m
axim
ize
the
utili
zatio
n of
va
luab
le
reso
urce
s an
d en
cour
age
reso
urce
con
serv
atio
n an
d re
cove
ry;
(c)
Set
gui
delin
es a
nd t
arge
ts f
or s
olid
was
te a
void
ance
and
vol
ume
redu
ctio
n th
roug
h so
urce
red
uctio
n an
d w
aste
min
imiz
atio
n m
easu
res,
incl
udin
g co
mpo
stin
g, r
ecyc
ling,
re-
use,
rec
over
y, g
reen
cha
rcoa
l pr
oces
s, a
nd o
ther
s, b
efor
e co
llect
ion,
tre
atm
ent
and
disp
osal
in
appr
opria
te a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tally
sou
nd s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t fa
cilit
ies
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith e
colo
gica
lly s
usta
inab
le d
evel
opm
ent p
rinci
ples
;
(d)
Ens
ure
the
prop
er s
egre
gatio
n, c
olle
ctio
n, t
rans
port
, st
orag
e, t
reat
men
t an
d di
spos
al
of s
olid
was
te t
hrou
gh t
he f
orm
ulat
ion
and
adop
tion
of t
he b
est
envi
ronm
enta
l pra
ctic
e in
ec
olog
ical
was
te m
anag
emen
t exc
ludi
ng in
cine
ratio
n;
(e)
Pro
mot
e na
tiona
l re
sear
ch a
nd d
evel
opm
ent
prog
ram
s fo
r im
prov
ed s
olid
was
te
man
agem
ent
and
reso
urce
co
nser
vatio
n te
chni
ques
, m
ore
effe
ctiv
e in
stitu
tiona
l ar
rang
emen
t an
d in
dige
nous
an
d im
prov
ed
met
hods
of
w
aste
re
duct
ion,
co
llect
ion,
se
para
tion
and
reco
very
;
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(f)
Enc
oura
ge g
reat
er p
rivat
e se
ctor
par
ticip
atio
n in
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent;
(g)
Ret
ain
prim
ary
enfo
rcem
ent
and
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
with
loc
al
gove
rnm
ent
units
whi
le e
stab
lishi
ng a
coo
pera
tive
effo
rt a
mon
g th
e na
tiona
l gov
ernm
ent,
othe
r lo
cal g
over
nmen
t uni
ts, n
on-
gove
rnm
ent o
rgan
izat
ions
, and
the
priv
ate
sect
or;
(h)
Enc
oura
ge c
oope
ratio
n an
d se
lf-re
gula
tion
amon
g w
aste
gen
erat
ors
thro
ugh
the
appl
icat
ion
of m
arke
t-ba
sed
inst
rum
ents
;
(i) I
nstit
utio
naliz
e pu
blic
par
ticip
atio
n in
the
dev
elop
men
t an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of n
atio
nal
and
loca
l int
egra
ted,
com
preh
ensi
ve, a
nd e
colo
gica
l was
te m
anag
emen
t pro
gram
s; a
nd
(j)
Str
engt
h th
e in
tegr
atio
n of
ec
olog
ical
so
lid
was
te
man
agem
ent
and
reso
urce
co
nser
vatio
n an
d re
cove
ry t
opic
s in
to t
he a
cade
mic
cur
ricul
a of
for
mal
and
non
-for
mal
ed
ucat
ion
in o
rder
to p
rom
ote
envi
ronm
enta
l aw
aren
ess
and
actio
n am
ong
the
citiz
enry
.
Art
icle
2
Def
init
ion
of
Ter
ms
Sec
tio
n 3
.Def
initi
on o
f Ter
ms
- F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f thi
s A
ct:
(a)
Agr
icul
tura
l was
te s
hall
refe
r to
was
te g
ener
ated
fro
m p
lant
ing
or h
arve
stin
g of
cro
ps,
trim
min
g or
pru
ning
of p
lant
s an
d w
aste
s or
run
-off
mat
eria
ls fr
om fa
rms
or fi
elds
;
(b)
Bul
ky w
aste
s sh
all
refe
r to
was
te m
ater
ials
whi
ch c
anno
t be
app
ropr
iate
ly p
lace
d in
se
para
te c
onta
iner
s be
caus
e of
eith
er i
ts b
ulky
siz
e, s
hape
or
othe
r ph
ysic
al a
ttrib
utes
. T
hese
incl
ude
larg
e w
orn-
out o
r br
oken
hou
seho
ld, c
omm
erci
al, a
nd in
dust
rial i
tem
s su
ch
as fu
rnitu
re, l
amps
, boo
kcas
es, f
iling
cab
inet
s, a
nd o
ther
sim
ilar
item
s;
(c)
Bur
eau
shal
l ref
er to
the
Env
ironm
enta
l Man
agem
ent B
urea
u;
(d)
Buy
-bac
k ce
nter
sha
ll re
fer
to a
rec
yclin
g ce
nter
tha
t pu
rcha
ses
of o
ther
wis
e ac
cept
s re
cycl
able
mat
eria
ls fr
om th
e pu
blic
for
the
purp
ose
of r
ecyc
ling
such
mat
eria
ls;
(e)
Col
lect
ion
shal
l re
fer
to t
he a
ct o
f re
mov
ing
solid
was
te f
rom
the
sou
rce
or f
rom
a
com
mun
al s
tora
ge p
oint
;
(f)
Com
post
ing
shal
l re
fer
to t
he c
ontr
olle
d de
com
posi
tion
of o
rgan
ic m
atte
r by
mic
ro-
orga
nism
s, m
ainl
y ba
cter
ia a
nd fu
ngi,
into
a h
umus
-like
pro
duct
;
(g)
Con
sum
er e
lect
roni
cs s
hall
refe
r to
spe
cial
was
te t
hat
incl
udes
wor
n-ou
t, br
oken
, an
d ot
her
disc
arde
d ite
ms
such
as
radi
os, s
tere
os, a
nd T
V s
ets;
(h)
Con
trol
led
dum
p sh
all
refe
r to
a d
ispo
sal
site
at
whi
ch s
olid
was
te i
s de
posi
ted
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e m
inim
um p
resc
ribed
sta
ndar
ds o
f site
ope
ratio
n;
(i) D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll re
fer
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t of E
nviro
nmen
t and
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es;
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(j) D
ispo
sal
shal
l re
fer
to t
he d
isch
arge
, de
posi
t, du
mpi
ng,
spill
ing,
lea
king
or
plac
ing
of
any
solid
was
te in
to o
r in
an
land
;
(k)
Dis
posa
l si
te
shal
l re
fer
to
a si
te
whe
re
solid
w
aste
is
fin
ally
di
scha
rged
an
d de
posi
ted;
(l) E
colo
gica
l so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
shal
l re
fer
to t
he s
yste
mat
ic a
dmin
istr
atio
n of
ac
tiviti
es w
hich
pro
vide
for
seg
rega
tion
at s
ourc
e, s
egre
gate
d tr
ansp
orta
tion,
sto
rage
, tr
ansf
er,
proc
essi
ng,
trea
tmen
t, an
d di
spos
al
of
solid
w
aste
an
d al
l ot
her
was
te
man
agem
ent a
ctiv
ities
whi
ch d
o no
t har
m th
e en
viro
nmen
t;
(m)
Env
ironm
enta
lly
acce
ptab
le
shal
l re
fer
to
the
qual
ity
of
bein
g re
-usa
ble,
bi
odeg
rada
ble
or c
ompo
stab
le, r
ecyc
labl
e an
d no
t tox
ic o
r ha
zard
ous
to th
e en
viro
nmen
t;
(n)
Gen
erat
ion
shal
l ref
er to
the
act o
r pr
oces
s of
pro
duci
ng s
olid
was
te;
(o)
Gen
erat
or s
hall
refe
r to
a p
erso
n, n
atur
al o
r ju
ridic
al,
who
las
t us
es a
mat
eria
l an
d m
akes
it a
vaila
ble
for
disp
osal
or
recy
clin
g;
(p)
Haz
ardo
us w
aste
sha
ll re
fer
to s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t or
com
bina
tion
of s
olid
was
te
whi
ch
beca
use
of
its
quan
tity,
co
ncen
trat
ion
or
phys
ical
, ch
emic
al
or
infe
ctio
us
char
acte
ristic
s m
ay:
(1)
caus
e, o
r si
gnifi
cant
ly c
ontr
ibut
e to
an
incr
ease
in
mor
talit
y or
an
incr
ease
in
serio
us ir
reve
rsib
le, o
r in
capa
cita
ting
reve
rsib
le, i
llnes
s; o
r
(2)
pose
a
subs
tant
ial
pres
ent
or
pote
ntia
l ha
zard
to
hu
man
he
alth
or
th
e en
viro
nmen
t w
hen
impr
oper
ly
trea
ted,
st
ored
, tr
ansp
orte
d,
or
disp
osed
of
, or
ot
herw
ise
man
aged
;
(q)
Leac
hate
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he l
iqui
d pr
oduc
ed w
hen
was
te u
nder
go d
ecom
posi
tion,
and
w
hen
wat
er p
erco
late
thr
ough
sol
id w
aste
und
ergo
ing
deco
mpo
sitio
n. I
t is
con
tam
inat
ed
liqui
d th
at c
onta
ins
diss
olve
d an
d su
spen
ded
mat
eria
ls;
(r)
Mat
eria
ls r
ecov
ery
faci
lity
- in
clud
es a
sol
id w
aste
tra
nsfe
r st
atio
n or
sor
ting
stat
ion,
dr
op-o
ff ce
nter
, a c
ompo
stin
g fa
cilit
y, a
nd a
rec
yclin
g fa
cilit
y;
(s)
Mun
icip
al w
aste
sha
ll re
fer
to w
aste
s pr
oduc
ed f
rom
act
iviti
es w
ithin
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
units
whi
ch i
nclu
de a
com
bina
tion
of d
omes
tic,
com
mer
cial
, in
stitu
tiona
l an
d in
dust
rial
was
tes
and
stre
et li
tters
;
(t)
Ope
n du
mp
shal
l ref
er t
o a
disp
osal
are
a w
here
in t
he s
olid
was
tes
are
indi
scrim
inat
ely
thro
wn
or d
ispo
sed
of w
ithou
t du
e pl
anni
ng a
nd c
onsi
dera
tion
for
envi
ronm
enta
l an
d H
ealth
sta
ndar
ds;
(u)
Opp
ortu
nity
to
recy
cle
shal
l ref
er t
o th
e ac
t of
pro
vidi
ng a
pla
ce f
or c
olle
ctin
g so
urce
-se
para
ted
recy
clab
le m
ater
ial,
loca
ted
eith
er a
t a d
ispo
sal s
ite o
r at
ano
ther
loca
tion
mor
e co
nven
ient
to
the
popu
latio
n be
ing
serv
ed,
and
colle
ctio
n at
lea
st o
nce
a m
onth
of
sour
ce-s
epar
ated
rec
ycla
ble
mat
eria
l fro
m c
olle
ctio
n se
rvic
e cu
stom
ers
and
to p
rovi
ding
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a pu
blic
edu
catio
n an
d pr
omot
ion
prog
ram
tha
t gi
ves
notic
e to
eac
h pe
rson
of
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
rec
ycle
and
enc
oura
ge s
ourc
e se
para
tion
of r
ecyc
labl
e m
ater
ial;
(v)
Per
son(
s)
shal
l re
fer
to
any
bein
g,
natu
ral
or
judi
cial
, su
scep
tible
of
rig
hts
and
oblig
atio
ns, o
r of
bei
ng th
e su
bjec
t of l
egal
rel
atio
ns;
(w)
Pos
t-co
nsum
er m
ater
ial s
hall
refe
r on
ly to
thos
e m
ater
ials
or
prod
ucts
gen
erat
ed b
y a
busi
ness
or
cons
umer
whi
ch h
ave
serv
ed t
heir
inte
nded
end
use
, an
d w
hich
hav
e be
en
sepa
rate
d or
div
erte
d fr
om s
olid
was
te f
or t
he p
urpo
se o
f be
ing
colle
cted
, pr
oces
sed
and
used
as
a ra
w m
ater
ial i
n th
e m
anuf
actu
ring
of r
ecyc
led
prod
uct,
excl
udin
g m
ater
ials
and
by
-pro
duct
s ge
nera
ted
from
, an
d by
-pro
duct
s ge
nera
ted
from
, and
com
mon
ly u
sed
with
in
an o
rigin
al m
anuf
actu
ring
proc
ess,
suc
h as
mill
scr
ap;
(x)
Rec
epta
cles
sha
ll re
fer
to in
divi
dual
con
tain
ers
used
for
the
sour
ce s
epar
atio
n an
d th
e co
llect
ion
of r
ecyc
labl
e m
ater
ials
;
(y)
Rec
over
ed m
ater
ial s
hall
refe
r to
mat
eria
l and
by
prod
ucts
tha
t ha
ve b
een
reco
vere
d or
div
erte
d fr
om s
olid
was
te f
or t
he p
urpo
se o
f be
ing
colle
cted
, pr
oces
sed
and
used
as
a ra
w m
ater
ial i
n th
e m
anuf
actu
re o
f a r
ecyc
led
prod
uct;
(z)
Rec
ycla
ble
mat
eria
l sha
ll re
fer
to a
ny w
aste
mat
eria
l ret
rieve
d fr
om t
he w
aste
str
eam
an
d fr
ee f
rom
con
tam
inat
ion
that
can
stil
l be
conv
erte
d in
to s
uita
ble
bene
ficia
l use
or
for
othe
r pu
rpos
es,
incl
udin
g, b
ut n
ot li
mite
d to
, ne
wsp
aper
, fe
rrou
s sc
rap
met
al,
non-
ferr
ous
scra
p m
etal
, us
ed o
il, c
orru
gate
d ca
rdbo
ard,
alu
min
um,
glas
s, o
ffice
pap
er,
tin c
ans
and
othe
r m
ater
ials
as
may
be
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e C
omm
issi
on;
(aa)
Rec
ycle
d m
ater
ial s
hall
refe
r to
pos
t-co
nsum
er m
ater
ial t
hat
has
been
rec
ycle
d an
d re
turn
ed to
the
econ
omy;
(bb)
Rec
yclin
g sh
all r
efer
to
the
trea
ting
of u
sed
or w
aste
mat
eria
ls t
hrou
gh a
pro
cess
of
mak
ing
them
sui
tabl
e fo
r be
nefic
ial u
se a
nd fo
r ot
her
purp
oses
, and
incl
udes
any
pro
cess
by
whi
ch s
olid
was
te m
ater
ials
are
tra
nsfo
rmed
into
new
pro
duct
s in
suc
h a
man
ner
that
th
e or
igin
al p
rodu
ct m
ay l
ose
thei
r id
entit
y, a
nd w
hich
may
be u
sed
as r
aw m
ater
ials
for
th
e pr
oduc
tion
of o
ther
goo
ds o
r se
rvic
es:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
the
colle
ctio
n, s
egre
gatio
n an
d re
-use
of p
revi
ousl
y us
ed p
acka
ging
mat
eria
l sha
ll be
dee
med
rec
yclin
g un
der
this
Act
;
(cc)
Res
ourc
e co
nver
satio
n sh
all r
efer
to
the
redu
ctio
n of
the
am
ount
of
solid
was
te t
hat
are
gene
rate
d or
th
e re
duct
ion
of
over
all
reso
urce
co
nsum
ptio
n,
and
utili
zatio
n of
re
cove
red
reso
urce
s;
(dd)
Res
ourc
es r
ecov
ery
shal
l ref
er t
o th
e co
llect
ion,
ext
ract
ion
or r
ecov
ery
of r
ecyc
labl
e m
ater
ials
fro
m t
he w
aste
str
eam
for
the
pur
pose
of
recy
clin
g, g
ener
atin
g en
ergy
or
prod
ucin
g a
prod
uct
suita
ble
for
bene
ficia
l us
e: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t su
ch r
esou
rce
reco
very
fa
cilit
ies
excl
ude
inci
nera
tion;
(ee)
Re-
use
shal
l re
fer
to t
he p
roce
ss o
f re
cove
ring
mat
eria
ls i
nten
ded
for
the
sam
e or
di
ffere
nt p
urpo
se w
ithou
t the
alte
ratio
n of
phy
sica
l and
che
mic
al c
hara
cter
istic
s;
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(ff)
San
itary
lan
dfill
sha
ll re
fer
to a
was
te d
ispo
sal
site
des
igne
d, c
onst
ruct
ed,
oper
ated
an
d m
aint
aine
d in
a m
anne
r th
at e
xert
s en
gine
erin
g co
ntro
l ov
er s
igni
fican
t po
tent
ial
envi
ronm
ent i
mpa
cts
aris
ing
from
the
deve
lopm
ent a
nd o
pera
tion
of th
e fa
cilit
y;
(gg)
S
ched
ule
of
Com
plia
nce
shal
l re
fer
to
an
enfo
rcea
ble
sequ
ence
of
ac
tions
or
op
erat
ions
to
be a
ccom
plis
hed
with
in a
stip
ulat
ed t
ime
fram
e le
adin
g to
com
plia
nce
with
a
limita
tion,
pro
hibi
tion
or s
tand
ard
set
fort
h in
thi
s A
ct o
r an
y ru
le o
f re
gula
tion
issu
ed
purs
uant
ther
eto;
(hh)
Sec
reta
ry la
ndfil
l sha
ll re
fer
to t
he S
ecre
tary
of
the
Dep
artm
ent
of E
nviro
nmen
t an
d N
atur
al R
esou
rces
;
(ii)
Seg
rega
tion
shal
l re
fer
to a
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
prac
tice
of s
epar
atin
g di
ffere
nt
mat
eria
ls f
ound
in s
olid
was
te in
ord
er t
o pr
omot
e re
cycl
ing
and
re-u
se o
f re
sour
ces
and
to r
educ
e th
e vo
lum
e of
was
te fo
r co
llect
ion
and
disp
osal
;
(jj)
Seg
rega
tion
at s
ourc
e sh
all r
efer
to
a so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
prac
tice
of s
epar
atin
g,
at t
he p
oint
of
orig
in,
diffe
rent
mat
eria
ls fo
und
in s
olid
was
te in
ord
er t
o pr
omot
e re
cycl
ing
and
re-u
se o
f res
ourc
es a
nd to
red
uce
the
volu
me
of w
aste
for
colle
ctio
n an
d di
spos
al;
(kk)
Sol
id w
aste
sha
ll re
fer
to a
ll di
scar
ded
hous
ehol
d, c
omm
erci
al w
aste
, non
-haz
ardo
us
inst
itutio
nal
and
indu
stria
l w
aste
, st
reet
sw
eepi
ngs,
co
nstr
uctio
n de
bris
, ag
ricul
tura
l w
aste
, and
oth
er n
on-h
azar
dous
/non
-tox
ic s
olid
was
te.
Unl
ess
spec
ifica
lly n
oted
oth
erw
ise,
the
ter
m "
solid
was
te"
as u
sed
in t
his
Act
sha
ll no
t in
clud
e: (1)
Was
te i
dent
ified
or
liste
d as
haz
ardo
us w
aste
of
a so
lid,
liqui
d, c
onta
ined
ga
seou
s or
sem
isol
id f
orm
whi
ch m
ay c
ause
or
cont
ribut
e to
an
incr
ease
in
mor
talit
y or
in s
erio
us o
r in
capa
cita
ting
reve
rsib
le il
lnes
s, o
r ac
ute/
chro
nic
effe
ct o
n th
e he
alth
of p
erso
ns a
nd o
ther
org
anis
ms;
(2)
Infe
ctio
us w
aste
fro
m h
ospi
tals
suc
h as
equ
ipm
ent,
inst
rum
ents
, ut
ensi
ls,
and
fom
ites
of a
dis
posa
ble
natu
re f
rom
pat
ient
s w
ho a
re s
uspe
cted
to
have
or
have
be
en d
iagn
osed
as
havi
ng c
omm
unic
able
dis
ease
s an
d m
ust t
here
fore
be
isol
ated
as
req
uire
d by
pub
lic h
ealth
age
ncie
s, l
abor
ator
y w
aste
s su
ch a
s pa
thol
ogic
al
spec
imen
s (i.
e. a
ll tis
sues
, sp
ecim
ens
of b
lood
ele
men
ts,
excr
eta,
and
sec
retio
ns
obta
ined
fro
m p
atie
nts
or l
abor
ator
y an
imal
s) a
nd d
ispo
sabl
e fo
mite
s th
at m
ay
harb
or o
r tr
ansm
it pa
thog
enic
org
anis
ms,
and
sur
gica
l op
erat
ing
room
pat
holo
gic
mat
eria
ls fr
om o
utpa
tient
are
as a
nd e
mer
genc
y ro
oms;
and
(3)
Was
te r
esul
ting
from
min
ing
activ
ities
, inc
ludi
ng c
onta
min
ated
soi
l and
deb
ris.
(ll)
Sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
shal
l re
fer
to t
he d
isci
plin
e as
soci
ated
with
the
con
trol
of
gene
ratio
n, s
tora
ge,
colle
ctio
n, t
rans
fer
and
tran
spor
t, pr
oces
sing
, an
d di
spos
al o
f so
lid
was
tes
in a
man
ner
that
is in
acc
ord
with
the
bes
t pr
inci
ples
of
publ
ic h
ealth
, ec
onom
ics,
en
gine
erin
g, c
onse
rvat
ion,
aes
thet
ics,
and
oth
er e
nviro
nmen
tal
cons
ider
atio
ns,
and
that
is
als
o re
spon
sive
to p
ublic
atti
tude
s;
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) S
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t fa
cilit
y sh
all
refe
r to
any
res
ourc
e re
cove
ry s
yste
m o
r co
mpo
nent
ther
eof;
any
syst
em, p
rogr
am, o
r fa
cilit
y fo
r re
sour
ce c
onse
rvat
ion;
any
faci
lity
for
the
colle
ctio
n,
sour
ce
sepa
ratio
n,
stor
age,
tr
ansp
orta
tion,
tr
ansf
er,
proc
essi
ng,
trea
tmen
t, or
dis
posa
l of s
olid
was
te;
(nn)
Sou
rce
redu
ctio
n sh
all r
efer
to
the
redu
ctio
n of
sol
id w
aste
bef
ore
it en
ters
the
sol
id
was
te s
trea
m b
y m
etho
ds s
uch
as p
rodu
ct d
esig
n, m
ater
ials
sub
stitu
tion,
mat
eria
ls r
e-us
e an
d pa
ckag
ing
rest
rictio
ns;
(oo)
Sou
rce
sepa
ratio
n sh
all
refe
r to
the
sor
ting
of s
olid
was
te i
nto
som
e or
all
of i
ts
com
pone
nt p
arts
at t
he p
oint
of g
ener
atio
n;
(pp)
Spe
cial
was
tes
shal
l ref
er t
o ho
useh
old
haza
rdou
s w
aste
s su
ch a
s pa
ints
, th
inne
rs,
hous
ehol
d ba
tterie
s, l
ead-
acid
bat
terie
s, s
pray
can
iste
rs a
nd t
he l
ike.
The
se i
nclu
de
was
tes
from
re
side
ntia
l an
d co
mm
erci
al
sour
ces
that
co
mpr
ise
of
bulk
y w
aste
s,
cons
umer
ele
ctro
nics
, w
hite
goo
ds,
yard
was
tes
that
are
col
lect
ed s
epar
atel
y, b
atte
ries,
oi
l, an
d tir
es.
The
se w
aste
s ar
e us
ually
han
dled
sep
arat
ely
from
oth
er r
esid
entia
l an
d co
mm
erci
al w
aste
s;
(qq)
Sto
rage
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he i
nter
im c
onta
inm
ent
of s
olid
was
tes
afte
r ge
nera
tion
and
prio
r to
col
lect
ion
for
ultim
ate
reco
very
or
disp
osal
;
(rr)
T
rans
fer
stat
ions
sh
all
refe
r to
th
ose
faci
litie
s ut
ilize
d to
re
ceiv
e so
lid
was
tes,
te
mpo
raril
y st
ore,
sep
arat
e, c
onve
rt,
or o
ther
wis
e pr
oces
s th
e m
ater
ials
in
the
solid
w
aste
s,
or
to
tran
sfer
th
e so
lid
was
tes
dire
ctly
fr
om
smal
ler
to
larg
er
vehi
cles
fo
r tr
ansp
ort.
Thi
s te
rm d
oes
not i
nclu
de a
ny o
f the
follo
win
g:
(1)
a fa
cilit
y w
hose
prin
cipa
l fu
nctio
n is
to
rece
ive,
sto
re,
sepa
rate
, co
nver
t or
ot
herw
ise
proc
ess
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith n
atio
nal m
inim
um s
tand
ards
, man
ure;
(2)
a fa
cilit
y, w
hose
prin
cipa
l fu
nctio
n is
to
rece
ive,
sto
re,
conv
ert,
or o
ther
wis
e pr
oces
s w
aste
s w
hich
hav
e al
read
y be
en s
epar
ated
for
re-
use
and
are
inte
nded
fo
r di
spos
als,
and
(3)
the
oper
atio
ns p
rem
ises
of a
dul
y lic
ense
d so
lid w
aste
han
dlin
g op
erat
or w
ho is
re
ceiv
es,
stor
es,
tran
sfer
s, o
r ot
herw
ise
proc
esse
s w
aste
s as
an
activ
ity in
cide
ntal
to
the
cond
uct o
f a r
efus
e co
llect
ion
and
disp
osal
bus
ines
s.
(ss)
Was
te d
iver
sion
sha
ll re
fer
to a
ctiv
ities
whi
ch r
educ
e or
elim
inat
e th
e am
ount
of
solid
w
aste
from
was
te d
ispo
sal f
acili
ties;
(tt)
Whi
te g
oods
sha
ll re
fer
to l
arge
wor
n-ou
t or
bro
ken
hous
ehol
d, c
omm
erci
al,
and
indu
stria
l ap
plia
nces
suc
h as
sto
ves,
ref
riger
ator
s, d
ishw
ashe
rs,
and
clot
hes
was
hers
an
d dr
yers
col
lect
ed s
epar
atel
y. W
hite
goo
ds a
te u
sual
ly d
ism
antle
d fo
r th
e re
cove
ry o
f sp
ecifi
c m
ater
ials
(e.
g., c
oppe
r, a
lum
inum
, etc
.);
(uu)
Yar
d w
aste
sha
ll re
fer
to w
ood,
sm
all o
r ch
ippe
d br
anch
es,
leav
es,
gras
s cl
ippi
ngs,
ga
rden
deb
ris,
vege
tabl
e re
sidu
e th
at i
s re
cogn
ized
as
part
of
a pl
ant
or v
eget
able
and
ot
her
mat
eria
ls id
entif
ied
by th
e C
omm
issi
on.
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CH
AP
TE
R II
IN
ST
ITU
TIO
NA
L M
EC
HA
NIS
M
Sec
tio
n 4
.N
atio
nal
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Com
mis
sion
- T
here
is
here
by e
stab
lishe
d a
Nat
iona
l S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t C
omm
issi
on,
here
inaf
ter
refe
rred
to
as t
he C
omm
issi
on,
unde
r th
e O
ffice
of
the
Pre
side
nt.
The
Com
mis
sion
er s
hall
be c
ompo
sed
of f
ourt
een
(14)
m
embe
rs
from
th
e go
vern
men
t se
ctor
an
d th
ree
mem
bers
fr
om
the
priv
ate
sect
or.
The
go
vern
men
t sec
tor
shal
l be
repr
esen
ted
by th
e he
ads
of th
e fo
llow
ing
agen
cies
in th
eir
ex o
ffici
oca
paci
ty:
(1)
Dep
artm
ent o
f Env
ironm
ent a
nd N
atur
al R
esou
rces
(D
EN
R);
(2)
Dep
artm
ent o
f the
Inte
rior
and
Loca
l Gov
ernm
ent (
DIL
G);
(3)
Dep
artm
ent o
f Sci
ence
and
Tec
hnol
ogy
(DO
ST
);
(4)
Dep
artm
ent o
f Pub
lic W
orks
and
Hig
hway
s (D
PW
H);
(5)
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth (
DO
H);
(6)
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
de a
nd In
dust
ry (
DT
I);
(7)
Dep
artm
ent o
f Agr
icul
ture
(D
A);
(8)
Met
ro M
anila
Dev
elop
men
t Aut
horit
y (M
MD
A);
(9)
Leag
ue o
f pro
vinc
ial g
over
nors
;
(10)
Lea
gue
of c
ity m
ayor
s;
(11)
Lea
gue
of m
unic
ipal
may
ors;
(12)
Ass
ocia
tion
of b
aran
gay
coun
cils
;
(13)
Tec
hnic
al E
duca
tion
and
Ski
lls D
evel
opm
ent A
utho
rity
(TE
SD
A);
and
(14)
Phi
lippi
ne In
form
atio
n A
genc
y.
The
priv
ate
sect
or s
hall
be r
epre
sent
ed b
y th
e fo
llow
ing:
(a)
A r
epre
sent
ativ
e fr
om n
ongo
vern
men
t or
gani
zatio
ns (
NG
Os)
who
se p
rinci
pal p
urpo
se
is to
pro
mot
e re
cycl
ing
and
the
prot
ectio
n of
air
and
wat
er q
ualit
y;
(b)
A r
epre
sent
ativ
e fr
om th
e re
cycl
ing
indu
stry
; and
(c)
A r
epre
sent
ativ
e fr
om th
e m
anuf
actu
ring
or p
acka
ging
indu
stry
;
The
Com
mis
sion
may
, fr
om t
ime
to t
ime,
cal
l on
any
othe
r co
ncer
ned
agen
cies
or
sect
ors
as it
m
ay d
eem
nec
essa
ry.
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Pro
vide
d, T
hat
repr
esen
tativ
es f
rom
the
NG
Os,
rec
yclin
g an
d m
anuf
actu
ring
or p
acka
ging
in
dust
ries
shal
l be
nom
inat
ed th
roug
h a
proc
ess
desi
gned
by
them
selv
es a
nd s
hall
be a
ppoi
nted
by
the
Pre
side
nt fo
r a
term
of t
hree
(3)
yea
rs.
Pro
vide
d,
furt
her,
T
hat
the
Sec
reta
ries
of
the
mem
ber
agen
cies
of
th
e C
omm
issi
on
shal
l fo
rmul
ate
actio
n pl
ans
for
thei
r re
spec
tive
agen
cies
to
com
plem
ent
the
Nat
iona
l S
olid
Was
te
Man
agem
ent F
ram
ewor
k.
The
Dep
artm
ent S
ecre
tary
and
a p
rivat
e se
ctor
rep
rese
ntat
ive
of th
e C
omm
issi
on s
hall
serv
e as
ch
airm
an a
nd v
ice
chai
rman
, res
pect
ivel
y. T
he p
rivat
e se
ctor
rep
rese
ntat
ives
of t
he C
omm
issi
on
shal
l be
app
oint
ed o
n th
e ba
sis
of t
heir
inte
grity
, hi
gh d
ecre
e of
pro
fess
iona
lism
and
hav
ing
dist
ingu
ishe
d th
emse
lves
in
envi
ronm
enta
l an
d re
sour
ce m
anag
emen
t. T
he m
embe
rs o
f th
e C
omm
issi
on s
hall
serv
e an
d co
ntin
ue t
o ho
ld o
ffice
unt
il th
eir
succ
esso
rs s
hall
have
bee
n ap
poin
ted
and
qual
ified
. S
houl
d a
mem
ber
of t
he C
omm
issi
on f
ail t
o co
mpl
ete
his/
her
term
, th
e un
expi
red
port
ion
of t
he t
erm
. F
inal
ly,
the
mem
bers
sha
ll be
ent
itled
to
reas
onab
le t
rave
ling
expe
nses
and
hon
orar
ia.
The
Dep
artm
ent,
thro
ugh
the
Env
ironm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t B
urea
u, s
hall
prov
ide
secr
etar
iat
supp
ort
to t
he C
omm
issi
on.
The
Sec
reta
riat
shal
l be
head
ed b
y an
exe
cutiv
e di
rect
or w
ho s
hall
be n
omin
ated
by
the
mem
bers
of t
he C
omm
issi
on a
nd a
ppoi
nted
by
the
chai
rman
.
Sec
tio
n 5
.P
ower
s an
d F
unct
ions
of
the
Com
mis
sion
- T
he C
omm
issi
on s
hall
over
see
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
so
lid
was
te
man
agem
ent
plan
s an
d pr
escr
ibe
polic
ies
to
achi
eve
the
obje
ctiv
es o
f thi
s A
ct. T
he C
omm
issi
on s
hall
unde
rtak
e th
e fo
llow
ing
activ
ities
.
(a)
Pre
pare
the
natio
nal s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t fra
mew
ork;
(b)
App
rove
lo
cal
solid
w
aste
m
anag
emen
t pl
ans
in
acco
rdan
ce
with
its
ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns;
(c)
Rev
iew
and
mon
itor
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
loca
l sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent p
lans
;
(d)
Coo
rdin
ate
the
oper
atio
n of
loc
al s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t bo
ards
in
the
prov
inci
al
and
city
/mun
icip
al le
vels
;
(e)
To
the
max
imum
ext
ent f
easi
ble,
util
izin
g ex
istin
g re
sour
ces,
ass
ist p
rovi
ncia
l, ci
ty a
nd
mun
icip
al s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pla
ns;
(f)
Dev
elop
a m
odel
pro
vinc
ial,
city
and
mun
icip
al s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pl
an t
hat
will
es
tabl
ish
prot
otyp
es o
f th
e co
nten
t an
d fo
rmat
whi
ch p
rovi
nces
, ci
ties
and
mun
icip
aliti
es
may
us
e in
m
eetin
g th
e re
quire
men
ts
of
the
Nat
iona
l S
olid
W
aste
M
anag
emen
t F
ram
ewor
k;
(g)
Ado
pt a
pro
gram
to
prov
ide
tech
nica
l an
d ot
her
capa
bilit
y bu
ildin
g as
sist
ance
and
su
ppor
t to
loc
al g
over
nmen
t un
its i
n th
e de
velo
pmen
t an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of s
ourc
e re
duct
ion
prog
ram
s;
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(h)
Dev
elop
an
d im
plem
ent
a pr
ogra
m
to
assi
st
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
its
in
the
iden
tific
atio
n of
mar
kets
for
mat
eria
ls t
hat
are
dive
rted
fro
m d
ispo
sal f
acili
ties
thro
ugh
re-
use,
rec
yclin
g, a
nd c
ompo
stin
g, a
nd o
ther
env
ironm
ent-
frie
ndly
met
hods
;
(i) D
evel
op a
mec
hani
sm f
or t
he im
posi
tion
of s
anct
ions
for
the
vio
latio
ns e
nviro
nmen
tal
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
;
(j) M
anag
e th
e S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Fun
d;
(k)
Dev
elop
an
d pr
escr
ibe
proc
edur
es
for
the
issu
ance
of
ap
prop
riate
pe
rmits
an
d cl
eara
nces
.
(l) R
evie
w t
he i
ncen
tives
sch
eme
for
effe
ctiv
e so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent,
for
purp
ose
of
ensu
ring
rele
vanc
e an
d ef
ficie
ncy
in a
chie
ving
the
obje
ctiv
es o
f thi
s A
ct;
(m)
For
mul
ate
the
nece
ssar
y ed
ucat
ion
prom
otio
n an
d in
form
atio
n ca
mpa
ign
stra
tegi
es;
(n)
Est
ablis
h, a
fter
notic
e an
d he
arin
g of
the
par
ties
conc
erne
d, s
tand
ards
, cr
iteria
, gu
idel
ines
, an
d fo
rmul
a th
at a
re f
air,
equ
itabl
e an
d re
ason
able
, in
est
ablis
hing
tip
ping
ch
arge
s an
d ra
tes
that
the
pro
pone
nt w
ill c
harg
e in
the
ope
ratio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t of
so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent f
acili
ties
and
tech
nolo
gies
.
(o)
Dev
elop
saf
ety
nets
and
alte
rnat
ive
livel
ihoo
d pr
ogra
ms
for
smal
l rec
ycle
rs a
nd o
ther
se
ctor
s th
at w
ill b
e af
fect
ed a
s a
resu
lt of
the
cons
truc
tion
and/
or o
pera
tion
of s
olid
was
te
man
agem
ent r
ecyc
ling
plan
t or
faci
lity.
(p)
For
mul
ate
and
upda
te
a lis
t of
no
n-en
viro
nmen
tally
ac
cept
able
m
ater
ials
in
ac
cord
ance
with
the
pro
visi
ons
of t
his
Act
. F
or t
his
purp
ose,
it
shal
l be
nec
essa
ry t
hat
prop
er c
onsu
ltatio
n be
con
duct
ed b
y th
e C
omm
issi
on w
ith a
ll co
ncer
ned
indu
strie
s to
en
sure
a li
st th
at is
bas
ed o
n te
chno
logi
cal a
nd e
cono
mic
via
bilit
y.
(q)
Enc
oura
ge
priv
ate
sect
or
initi
ativ
es,
com
mun
ity
part
icip
atio
n an
d in
vest
men
ts
reso
urce
rec
over
y-ba
sed
livel
ihoo
d pr
ogra
ms
for
loca
l com
mun
ities
.
(r)
Enc
oura
ge a
ll lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
and
all
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
its t
o pa
tron
ize
prod
ucts
man
ufac
ture
d us
ing
recy
cled
and
rec
ycla
ble
mat
eria
ls;
(s)
Pro
pose
and
ado
pt r
egul
atio
ns r
equi
ring
the
sour
ce s
epar
atio
n an
d po
st s
epar
atio
n co
llect
ion,
se
greg
ated
co
llect
ion,
pr
oces
sing
, m
arke
ting
and
sale
of
or
gani
c an
d de
sign
ated
rec
ycla
ble
mat
eria
l gen
erat
ed in
eac
h lo
cal g
over
nmen
t uni
t; an
d
(t)
Stu
dy a
nd r
evie
w o
f the
follo
win
g:
(i) S
tand
ards
, cr
iteria
and
gui
delin
es f
or p
rom
ulga
tion
and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
an
inte
grat
ed n
atio
nal s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t fra
mew
ork;
and
(ii)
Crit
eria
and
gui
delin
es f
or s
iting
, de
sign
, op
erat
ion
and
mai
nten
ance
of
solid
w
aste
man
agem
ent f
acili
ties.
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Sec
tio
n 6
.M
eetin
gs -
The
Com
mis
sion
sha
ll m
eet
at l
east
onc
e a
mon
th.
The
pre
senc
e of
at
leas
t a
maj
ority
of
the
mem
bers
sha
ll co
nstit
ute
a qu
orum
. T
he c
hairm
an,
or in
his
abs
ence
the
vi
ce-c
hairm
an,
shal
l be
the
pre
sidi
ng o
ffice
r. I
n th
e ab
senc
e of
the
hea
ds o
f th
e ag
enci
es
men
tione
d in
Sec
. 4
of t
his
Act
, th
ey m
ay d
esig
nate
per
man
ent
repr
esen
tativ
es t
o at
tend
the
m
eetin
gs.
Sec
tio
n 7
.The
Nat
iona
l Eco
logy
Cen
ter
- T
here
sha
ll be
est
ablis
hed
a N
atio
nal E
colo
gy C
ente
r un
der
the
Com
mis
sion
whi
ch s
hall
prov
ide
cons
ultin
g, i
nfor
mat
ion,
tra
inin
g, a
nd n
etw
orki
ng
serv
ices
for
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct.
In th
is r
egar
d, it
sha
ll pe
rfor
m th
e fo
llow
ing
func
tions
:
(a)
Fac
ilita
te tr
aini
ng a
nd e
duca
tion
in in
tegr
ated
eco
logi
cal s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t;
(b)
Est
ablis
h an
d m
anag
e a
solid
w
aste
m
anag
emen
t in
form
atio
n da
ta
base
, in
co
ordi
natio
n w
ith th
e D
TI a
nd o
ther
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies:
(1)
on
solid
w
aste
ge
nera
tion
and
man
agem
ent
tech
niqu
es
as
wel
l as
th
e m
anag
emen
t, te
chni
cal a
nd o
pera
tiona
l app
roac
hes
to r
esou
rce
reco
very
; and
(2)
of p
roce
ssor
s/re
cycl
ers,
the
list
of
mat
eria
ls b
eing
rec
ycle
d or
bou
ght
by t
hem
an
d th
eir
resp
ectiv
e pr
ices
;
(c)
Pro
mot
e th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
a r
ecyc
ling
mar
ket
thro
ugh
the
esta
blis
hmen
t of
a
natio
nal r
ecyc
ling
netw
ork
that
will
enh
ance
the
oppo
rtun
ity to
rec
ycle
;
(d)
Pro
vide
or
faci
litat
e ex
pert
ass
ista
nce
in p
ilot
mod
elin
g of
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
faci
litie
s; a
nd
(e)
Dev
elop
, te
st,
and
diss
emin
ate
mod
el w
aste
min
imiz
atio
n an
d re
duct
ion
audi
ting
proc
edur
es fo
r ev
alua
ting
optio
ns.
The
Nat
iona
l E
colo
gy C
ente
r sh
all
be h
eade
d by
the
dire
ctor
of
the
Bur
eau
in h
is e
x of
ficio
capa
city
. It
shal
l mai
ntai
n a
mul
ti-se
ctor
al,
mul
ti-di
scip
linar
y po
ol o
f ex
pert
s in
clud
ing
thos
e fr
om
the
acad
eme,
inv
ento
rs,
prac
ticin
g pr
ofes
sion
als,
bus
ines
s an
d in
dust
ry,
yout
h ,
wom
en a
nd
othe
r co
ncer
ned
sect
ors,
w
ho
shal
l be
sc
reen
ed
acco
rdin
g to
qu
alifi
catio
ns
set
by
the
Com
mis
sion
.
Sec
tio
n 8
.R
ole
of t
he D
epar
tmen
. -
For
the
fur
ther
ance
of
the
obje
ctiv
es o
f th
is A
ct,
the
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
have
the
follo
win
g fu
nctio
ns:
(a)
Cha
ir th
e C
omm
issi
on c
reat
ed p
ursu
ant t
o th
is A
ct;
(b)
Pre
pare
an
annu
al N
atio
nal S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Sta
tus
Rep
ort;
(c)
Pre
pare
and
dis
trib
ute
info
rmat
ion,
edu
catio
n an
d co
mm
unic
atio
n m
ater
ials
on
solid
w
aste
man
agem
ent;
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(d)
Est
ablis
h m
etho
ds a
nd o
ther
par
amet
ers
for
the
mea
sure
men
t of
was
te r
educ
tion,
co
llect
ion
and
disp
osal
;
(e)
Pro
vide
tec
hnic
al a
nd o
ther
cap
abili
ty b
uild
ing
assi
stan
ce a
nd s
uppo
rt t
o th
e LG
Us
in
the
deve
lopm
ent
and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
lo
cal
solid
w
aste
m
anag
emen
t pl
ans
and
prog
ram
s;
(f)
Rec
omm
end
polic
ies
to e
limin
ate
barr
iers
to w
aste
red
uctio
n pr
ogra
ms;
(g)
Exe
rcis
e vi
sito
rial a
nd e
nfor
cem
ent p
ower
s to
ens
ure
stric
t com
plia
nce
with
this
Act
;
(h)
Per
form
suc
h ot
her
pow
ers
and
func
tions
nec
essa
ry t
o ac
hiev
e th
e ob
ject
ives
of
this
A
ct; a
nd
(i) Is
sue
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
to e
ffect
ivel
y im
plem
ent t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
this
Act
.
Sec
tio
n 9
.V
isito
rial
Pow
ers
of
the
Dep
artm
ent.
- T
he
Dep
artm
ent
or
its
duly
au
thor
ized
re
pres
enta
tive
shal
l hav
e ac
cess
to,
and
the
rig
ht t
o co
py t
here
from
, th
e re
cord
s re
quire
d to
be
mai
ntai
ned
purs
uant
to
th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
th
is
Act
. T
he
Sec
reta
ry
or
the
duly
au
thor
ized
re
pres
enta
tive
shal
l lik
ewis
e ha
ve t
he r
ight
to
ente
r th
e pr
emis
es o
f an
y ge
nera
tor,
rec
ycle
r or
m
anuf
actu
rer,
or
othe
r fa
cilit
ies
any
time
to q
uest
ion
any
empl
oyee
or
inve
stig
ate
any
fact
, co
nditi
on o
r m
atte
r w
hich
may
be
nece
ssar
y to
det
erm
ine
any
viol
atio
n, o
r w
hich
may
aid
in t
he
effe
ctiv
e en
forc
emen
t of
thi
s A
ct a
nd it
s im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns.
Thi
s S
ectio
n sh
all
not a
pply
to p
rivat
e dw
ellin
g pl
aces
unl
ess
the
visi
toria
l pow
er is
oth
erw
ise
judi
cial
ly a
utho
rized
.
Sec
tio
n 1
0.R
ole
of L
GU
s in
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
- P
ursu
ant
to t
he r
elev
ant
prov
isio
ns o
f R
.A.
No.
716
0, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as t
he L
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
code
, th
e LG
Us
shal
l be
prim
arily
re
spon
sibl
e fo
r th
e im
plem
enta
tion
and
enfo
rcem
ent
of t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
thi
s A
ct w
ithin
the
ir re
spec
tive
juris
dict
ions
.
Seg
rega
tion
and
colle
ctio
n of
sol
id w
aste
sha
ll be
con
duct
ed a
t th
e ba
rang
ay l
evel
spe
cific
ally
fo
r bi
odeg
rada
ble,
com
post
able
and
reu
sabl
e w
aste
s: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e co
llect
ion
of n
on-
recy
clab
le m
ater
ials
and
spe
cial
was
tes
shal
l be
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
the
mun
icip
ality
or
city
.
Sec
tio
n 1
1.P
rovi
ncia
l Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent B
oard
- A
Pro
vinc
ial S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t bo
ard
shal
l be
est
ablis
hed
in e
very
pro
vinc
e, t
o be
cha
ired
by t
he g
over
nor.
Its
mem
bers
sha
ll in
clud
e: (a)
All
the
may
ors
of it
s co
mpo
nent
citi
es a
nd m
unic
ipal
ities
;
(b)
One
(1)
rep
rese
ntat
ive
from
the
San
ggun
iang
Pan
lala
wig
an t
o be
rep
rese
nted
by
the
chai
rper
son
of
eith
er
the
Com
mitt
ees
on E
nviro
nmen
t or
H
ealth
or
th
eir
equi
vale
nt
com
mitt
ees,
to b
e no
min
ated
by
the
pres
idin
g of
ficer
;
(c)
The
pr
ovin
cial
he
alth
an
d/or
ge
nera
l se
rvic
es
offic
ers,
w
hich
ever
m
ay
be
reco
mm
ende
d by
the
gove
rnor
;
(d)
The
pro
vinc
ial e
nviro
nmen
t and
nat
ural
res
ourc
es o
ffice
r;
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(e)
The
pro
vinc
ial e
ngin
eer;
(f)
Con
gres
sion
al r
epre
sent
ativ
es fr
om e
ach
cong
ress
iona
l dis
tric
t with
in th
e pr
ovin
ce;
(g)
A
repr
esen
tativ
e fr
om
the
NG
O
sect
or
who
se
prin
cipa
l pu
rpos
e is
to
pr
omot
e re
cycl
ing
and
the
prot
ectio
n of
air
and
wat
er q
ualit
y;
(h)
A r
epre
sent
ativ
e fr
om th
e re
cycl
ing
indu
stry
;
(i) A
rep
rese
ntat
ive
from
the
man
ufac
turin
g or
pac
kagi
ng in
dust
ry; a
nd
(j) A
rep
rese
ntat
ive
of e
ach
conc
erne
d go
vern
men
t ag
ency
pos
sess
ing
rele
vant
tec
hnic
al
and
mar
ketin
g ex
pert
ise
as m
ay b
e de
term
ined
by
the
boar
d.
The
Pro
vinc
ial
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Boa
rd m
ay,
from
tim
e to
tim
e, c
all
on a
ny o
ther
co
ncer
ned
agen
cies
or
sect
ors
as it
may
dee
m n
eces
sary
.
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
repr
esen
tativ
es f
rom
the
NG
Os,
rec
yclin
g an
d m
anuf
actu
ring
or p
acka
ging
in
dust
ries
shal
l be
sel
ecte
d th
roug
h a
proc
ess
desi
gned
by
them
selv
es a
nd s
hall
be e
ndor
sed
by
the
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cy
of
repr
esen
tativ
es
of
the
Boa
rd:
Pro
vide
d,
furt
her,
th
at
in
the
Pro
vinc
e of
Pal
awan
, th
e B
oard
sha
ll be
cha
ired
by t
he c
hairm
an o
f th
e P
alaw
an C
ounc
il fo
r S
usta
inab
le D
evel
opm
ent,
purs
uant
to R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 7
611.
In t
he c
ase
of M
etro
Man
ila,
the
Boa
rd s
hall
be c
haire
d by
the
cha
irper
son
of t
he M
MD
A a
nd it
s m
embe
rs s
hall
incl
ude:
(i) a
ll m
ayor
s of
its
com
pone
nt c
ities
and
mun
icip
aliti
es;
(ii)
a re
pres
enta
tive
from
the
NG
O s
ecto
r w
hose
prin
cipa
l pur
pose
is to
pro
mot
e re
cycl
ing
and
the
prot
ectio
n of
air
and
wat
er q
ualit
y;
(iii)
a re
pres
enta
tive
from
the
recy
clin
g in
dust
ry; a
nd
(iv)
a re
pres
enta
tive
from
the
man
ufac
turin
g or
pac
kagi
ng in
dust
ry.
The
Boa
rd m
ay,
from
tim
e to
tim
e, c
all
on a
ny o
ther
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies
or s
ecto
rs a
s it
may
de
em n
eces
sary
.
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
repr
esen
tativ
es f
rom
the
NG
Os,
rec
yclin
g an
d m
anuf
actu
ring
or p
acka
ging
in
dust
ries
shal
l be
sel
ecte
d th
roug
h a
proc
ess
desi
gned
by
them
selv
es a
nd s
hall
be e
ndor
sed
by th
e go
vern
men
t age
ncy
repr
esen
tativ
es o
f the
Boa
rd.
The
P
rovi
ncia
l S
olid
W
aste
M
anag
emen
t B
oard
sh
all
have
th
e fo
llow
ing
func
tions
an
d re
spon
sibi
litie
s:
(1)
Dev
elop
a p
rovi
ncia
l so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
plan
fro
m t
he s
ubm
itted
sol
id w
aste
m
anag
emen
t pl
ans
of t
he r
espe
ctiv
e ci
ty a
nd m
unic
ipal
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
boar
ds
here
in c
reat
ed. I
t sha
ll re
view
and
inte
grat
e th
e su
bmitt
ed p
lans
of a
ll its
com
pone
nt c
ities
an
d m
unic
ipal
ities
and
ens
ure
that
the
vario
us p
lan
com
plem
ent e
ach
othe
r, a
nd h
ave
the
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requ
isite
com
pone
nts.
The
Pro
vinc
ial
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n sh
all
be s
ubm
itted
to
the
Com
mis
sion
for
appr
oval
.
The
Pro
vinc
ial
Pla
ns s
hall
refle
ct t
he g
ener
al p
rogr
am o
f ac
tion
and
initi
ativ
es o
f th
e pr
ovin
cial
gov
ernm
ent
and
impl
emen
ting
a so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
prog
ram
tha
t w
ould
su
ppor
t the
var
ious
initi
ativ
es o
f its
com
pone
nt c
ities
and
mun
icip
aliti
es.
(2)
Pro
vide
the
nec
essa
ry l
ogis
tical
and
ope
ratio
nal
supp
ort
to i
ts c
ompo
nent
citi
es a
nd
mun
icip
aliti
es i
n co
nson
ance
with
sub
sect
ion
(f)
of S
ec.1
7 of
the
Loc
al G
over
nmen
t C
ode;
(3)
Rec
omm
end
mea
sure
s an
d sa
fegu
ards
aga
inst
pol
lutio
n an
d fo
r th
e pr
eser
vatio
n of
th
e na
tura
l eco
syst
em;
(4)
Rec
omm
end
mea
sure
s to
gen
erat
e re
sour
ces,
fun
ding
and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
pro
ject
an
d ac
tiviti
es a
s sp
ecifi
ed in
the
duly
app
rove
d so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent p
lans
;
(5)
Iden
tify
area
s w
ithin
its
jur
isdi
ctio
n w
hich
hav
e co
mm
on s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
oble
ms
and
are
appr
opria
te u
nits
are
pla
nnin
g lo
cal s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t se
rvic
es
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith S
ectio
n 41
her
eof;
(6)
Coo
rdin
ate
the
effo
rts
of
the
com
pone
nt
citie
s an
d m
unic
ipal
ities
in
th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e P
rovi
ncia
l Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lan;
(7)
Dev
elop
an
appr
opria
te in
cent
ive
sche
me
as a
n in
tegr
al c
ompo
nent
of
the
Pro
vinc
ial
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lan;
(8)
Con
vene
join
t m
eetin
gs o
f th
e pr
ovin
cial
, ci
ty a
nd m
unic
ipal
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
boar
ds a
t le
ast
ever
y qu
arte
r fo
r pu
rpos
es o
f in
tegr
atin
g, s
ynch
roni
zing
, m
onito
ring
and
eval
uatin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
its
prov
inci
al s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pl
an;
(9)
Rep
rese
nt a
ny o
f its
com
pone
nt c
ity o
r m
unic
ipal
ity i
n co
ordi
natin
g its
res
ourc
e an
d op
erat
iona
l req
uire
men
ts w
ith a
genc
ies
of th
e na
tiona
l gov
ernm
ent;
(10)
Ove
rsee
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Pro
vinc
ial S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Pla
nt;
(11)
Rev
iew
eve
ry t
wo
(2)
year
s or
as
the
need
aris
es t
he P
rovi
ncia
l S
olid
Was
te
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n fo
r pu
rpos
es o
f en
surin
g its
sus
tain
abili
ty,
viab
ility
, ef
fect
iven
ess
and
rele
vanc
e in
rel
atio
n to
loc
al a
nd i
nter
natio
nal
deve
lopm
ent
in t
he f
ield
of
solid
was
te
man
agem
ent;
and
(12)
Allo
w f
or th
e cl
uste
ring
of L
GU
s fo
r th
e so
lutio
n of
com
mon
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
prob
lem
s.
Sec
tio
n 1
2.C
ity a
nd M
unic
ipal
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Boa
rd -
Eac
h ci
ty o
r m
unic
ipal
ity s
hall
form
a C
ity o
r M
unic
ipal
Was
te M
anag
emen
t B
oard
tha
t sh
all p
repa
re,
subm
it an
d im
plem
ent
a pl
an
for
the
safe
an
d sa
nita
ry
man
agem
ent
of
solid
w
aste
ge
nera
ted
in
area
s un
der
in
geog
raph
ic a
nd p
oliti
cal c
over
age.
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The
C
ity
or
Mun
icip
al
Sol
id W
aste
M
anag
emen
t B
oard
sh
all
be
com
pose
d of
the
ci
ty
or
mun
icip
al m
ayor
as
head
with
the
follo
win
g as
mem
bers
:
a)
One
(1
) re
pres
enta
tive
of
San
ggun
iang
P
anlu
ngso
d or
th
e S
angg
unia
ng
Bay
an,
pref
erab
ly c
hairp
erso
ns o
f ei
ther
the
Com
mitt
ees
on E
nviro
nmen
t or
Hea
lth,
who
will
be
desi
gnat
ed b
y th
e pr
esid
ing
offic
er;
b) P
resi
dent
of t
he A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Bar
anga
y C
ounc
ils in
the
mun
icip
ality
or
city
;
c) C
hairp
erso
n of
the
San
ggun
iang
Kab
ataa
n F
eder
atio
n;
d) A
rep
rese
ntat
ive
from
NG
Os
who
se p
rinci
pal p
urpo
se is
to
prom
ote
recy
clin
g an
d th
e pr
otec
tion
of a
ir an
d w
ater
qua
lity;
e) A
rep
rese
ntat
ive
from
the
recy
clin
g in
dust
ry;
f) A
rep
rese
ntat
ive
from
the
man
ufac
turin
g or
pac
kagi
ng in
dust
ry; a
nd
g) A
rep
rese
ntat
ive
of e
ach
conc
erne
d go
vern
men
t ag
ency
pos
sess
ing
rele
vant
tec
hnic
al
and
mar
ketin
g ex
pert
ise
as m
ay b
e de
term
ined
by
the
Boa
rd.
The
City
or
Mun
icip
al S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t B
oard
may
, fr
om t
ime
to t
ime,
cal
l on
any
co
ncer
ned
agen
cies
or
sect
ors
as it
may
dee
m n
eces
sary
.
Pro
vide
d, T
hat r
epre
sent
ativ
es fr
om N
GO
s, r
ecyc
ling
and
man
ufac
turin
g or
pac
kagi
ng in
dust
ries
shal
l be
sel
ecte
d th
roug
h a
proc
ess
desi
gned
by
them
selv
es a
nd s
hall
be e
ndor
sed
by t
he
gove
rnm
ent a
genc
y re
pres
enta
tives
of t
he B
oard
.
The
City
and
Mun
icip
al S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t B
oard
s sh
all
have
the
fol
low
ing
dutie
s an
d re
spon
sibi
litie
s:
(1)
Dev
elop
the
City
or
Mun
icip
al S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t P
lan
that
sha
ll en
sure
the
lo
ng-t
erm
man
agem
ent
of s
olid
was
te,
as w
ell
as i
nteg
rate
the
var
ious
sol
id w
aste
m
anag
emen
t pl
ans
and
stra
tegi
es o
f th
e ba
rang
ays
in i
ts a
rea
of j
uris
dict
ion.
In
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lan,
it s
hall
cond
uct c
onsu
ltatio
ns w
ith th
e va
rious
sec
tors
of t
he c
omm
unity
;
(2)
Ado
pt m
easu
res
to p
rom
ote
and
ensu
re t
he v
iabi
lity
and
effe
ctiv
e im
plem
enta
tion
of
solid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pro
gram
s in
its
com
pone
nt b
aran
gays
;
(3)
Mon
itor
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
City
or
Mun
icip
al S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t P
lan
thro
ugh
its v
ario
us p
oliti
cal
subd
ivis
ions
and
in
coop
erat
ion
with
the
priv
ate
sect
or a
nd
the
NG
Os;
(4)
Ado
pt s
peci
fic r
even
ue-g
ener
atin
g m
easu
res
to p
rom
ote
the
viab
ility
of
its S
olid
W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lan;
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(5)
Con
vene
re
gula
r m
eetin
gs
for
purp
oses
of
pl
anni
ng
and
coor
dina
ting
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
th
e so
lid
was
te
man
agem
ent
plan
s of
th
e re
spec
tive
com
pone
nt
bara
ngay
s;
(6)
Ove
rsee
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
City
or
Mun
icip
al S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Pla
n;
(7)
Rev
iew
eve
ry t
wo
(2)
year
s or
as
the
need
aris
es t
he C
ity o
r M
unic
ipal
Sol
id W
aste
M
anag
emen
t P
lan
for
purp
oses
of
ensu
ring
its s
usta
inab
ility
, vi
abili
ty,
effe
ctiv
enes
s an
d re
leva
nce
in r
elat
ion
to l
ocal
and
int
erna
tiona
l de
velo
pmen
ts i
n th
e fie
ld o
f so
lid w
aste
m
anag
emen
t;
(8)
Dev
elop
the
spe
cific
mec
hani
cs a
nd g
uide
lines
for
the
im
plem
enta
tion
of t
he C
ity o
r M
unic
ipal
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lan;
(9)
Rec
omm
ende
d to
app
ropr
iate
loc
al g
over
nmen
t au
thor
ities
spe
cific
mea
sure
s or
pr
opos
als
for
fran
chis
e or
bu
ild-o
pera
te-t
rans
fer
agre
emen
ts
with
du
ly
reco
gniz
ed
inst
itutio
ns,
purs
uant
to
R.A
.695
7, t
o pr
ovid
e ei
ther
exc
lusi
ve o
r no
n-ex
clus
ive
auth
ority
fo
r th
e co
llect
ion,
tra
nsfe
r, s
tora
ge,
proc
essi
ng,
recy
clin
g or
dis
posa
l of
mun
icip
al s
olid
w
aste
. T
he p
ropo
sals
sha
ll ta
ke i
nto
cons
ider
atio
n ap
prop
riate
gov
ernm
ent
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
on
cont
ract
s, fr
anch
ise
and
build
-ope
rate
-tra
nsfe
r ag
reem
ents
;
(10)
Pro
vide
the
nec
essa
ry lo
gist
ical
and
ope
ratio
nal s
uppo
rt t
o its
com
pone
nt c
ities
and
m
unic
ipal
ities
in
cons
onan
ce w
ith s
ubse
ctio
n (f
) of
Sec
. 17
of
the
Loca
l G
over
nmen
t C
ode;
(11)
Rec
omm
ende
d m
easu
res
and
safe
guar
ds a
gain
st p
ollu
tion
and
for
the
pres
erva
tion
of th
e na
tura
l eco
syst
em; a
nd
(12)
Coo
rdin
ates
the
effo
rts
of it
s co
mpo
nent
s ba
rang
ays
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e ci
ty
or m
unic
ipal
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lan.
Sec
tion1
3. E
stab
lishm
ent
of M
ulti-
Pur
pose
Env
ironm
ent
Coo
pera
tives
or
Ass
ocia
tion
in E
very
LG
U -
Mul
ti-pu
rpos
e co
oper
ativ
es a
nd a
ssoc
iatio
ns th
at s
hall
unde
rtak
e ac
tiviti
es to
pro
mot
e th
e im
plem
enta
tion
and/
or
dire
ctly
und
erta
ke p
roje
cts
in c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
thi
s A
ct
shal
l be
enco
urag
ed a
nd p
rom
oted
in e
very
LG
U.
CH
AP
TE
R II
I C
OM
PR
EH
EN
SIV
E S
OL
ID W
AS
TE
MA
NA
GE
ME
NT
Art
icle
1
Gen
eral
Pro
visi
on
s
Sec
tio
n 1
4.N
atio
nal S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Sta
tus
Rep
ort -
The
Dep
artm
ent,
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
DO
H a
nd o
ther
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies,
sha
ll w
ithin
six
(6)
mon
ths
afte
r th
e ef
fect
ivity
of
this
Act
, pr
epar
e a
Nat
iona
l S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t S
tatu
s R
epor
t w
hich
sha
ll be
use
d as
a
basi
s in
for
mul
atin
g th
e N
atio
nal
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Fra
mew
ork
prov
ided
in
Sec
. 15
of
this
Act
. T
he c
once
rned
age
ncie
s sh
all
subm
it to
the
Dep
artm
ent
rele
vant
dat
a ne
cess
ary
for
the
com
plet
ion
of t
he s
aid
repo
rt w
ithin
thr
ee (
3) m
onth
s fo
llow
ing
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct.
The
sa
id r
epor
t sha
ll in
clud
e, b
ut s
hall
not b
e lim
ited
to, t
he fo
llow
ing:
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(a)
Inve
ntor
y of
exi
stin
g so
lid w
aste
faci
litie
s;
(b)
Gen
eral
w
aste
ch
arac
teriz
atio
n,
taki
ng
into
ac
coun
t th
e ty
pe,
quan
tity
of
was
te
gene
rate
d an
d es
timat
ion
of v
olum
e an
d ty
pe o
f was
te fo
r re
duct
ion
and
recy
clin
g;
(c)
Pro
ject
ion
of w
aste
gen
erat
ion;
(d)
The
var
ying
reg
iona
l ge
olog
ic,
hydr
olog
ic,
clim
atic
, an
d ot
her
fact
ors
vita
l in
the
im
plem
enta
tion
of s
olid
was
te p
ract
ices
to e
nsur
e th
e re
ason
able
pro
tect
ion
of:
(1)
the
qual
ity o
f sur
face
and
gro
undw
ater
from
leac
hate
con
tam
inat
ion;
(2)
the
qual
ity o
f sur
face
wat
ers
from
sur
face
run
-off
cont
amin
atio
n; a
nd
(3)
ambi
ent a
ir qu
ality
.
(e)
Pop
ulat
ion
dens
ity, d
istr
ibut
ion
and
proj
ecte
d gr
owth
;
(f)
The
pol
itica
l, ec
onom
ic,
orga
niza
tiona
l, fin
anci
al a
nd m
anag
emen
t pr
oble
ms
affe
ctin
g co
mpr
ehen
sive
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent;
(g)
Sys
tem
s an
d te
chni
ques
of w
aste
red
uctio
n, r
e-us
e an
d re
cycl
ing;
(h)
Ava
ilabl
e m
arke
ts fo
r re
cycl
able
mat
eria
ls;
(i) E
stim
ated
cos
t of
col
lect
ing,
sto
ring,
tra
nspo
rtin
g, m
arke
ting
and
disp
osal
of
was
tes
and
recy
clab
le m
ater
ials
; and
(j) P
ertin
ent
qual
itativ
e an
d qu
antit
ativ
e in
form
atio
n co
ncer
ning
the
ext
ent
of s
olid
was
te
man
agem
ent
prob
lem
s an
d so
lid
was
te
man
agem
ent
activ
ities
un
dert
aken
by
lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent u
nits
and
the
was
te g
ener
ator
s.
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
the
Dep
artm
ent,
in c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith c
once
rned
age
ncie
s, s
hall
revi
ew,
upda
te
and
publ
ish
a N
atio
nal
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Sta
tus
Rep
ort
ever
y tw
o (2
) ye
ars
or a
s th
e ne
ed a
rises
.
Sec
tio
n 1
5.N
atio
nal
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Fra
mew
ork
- W
ithin
six
(6)
mon
ths
from
the
co
mpl
etio
n of
the
nat
iona
l sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
stat
us r
epor
t un
der
Sec
. 14
of
this
Act
, th
e C
omm
issi
on c
reat
ed u
nder
Sec
. 4
of t
his
Act
sha
ll, w
ith p
ublic
par
ticip
atio
n, f
orm
ulat
e an
d im
plem
ent a
Nat
iona
l Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent F
ram
ewor
k. S
uch
fram
ewor
k sh
all c
onsi
der
and
incl
ude:
(a)
Ana
lysi
s an
d ev
alua
tion
of
the
curr
ent
stat
e,
tren
ds,
proj
ectio
ns
of
solid
w
aste
m
anag
emen
t on
the
natio
nal,
prov
inci
al a
nd m
unic
ipal
leve
ls;
(b)
Iden
tific
atio
n of
crit
ical
sol
id w
aste
fac
ilitie
s an
d lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent
units
whi
ch w
ill
need
clo
ser
mon
itorin
g an
d/or
reg
ulat
ion;
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(c)
Cha
ract
eris
tics
and
cond
ition
s of
col
lect
ion,
sto
rage
, pr
oces
sing
, di
spos
al,
oper
atin
g m
etho
ds,
tech
niqu
es a
nd p
ract
ices
, lo
catio
n of
fac
ilitie
s w
here
suc
h op
erat
ing
met
hods
, te
chni
ques
and
pra
ctic
es a
re c
ondu
cted
, tak
ing
into
acc
ount
the
natu
re o
f the
was
te;
(d)
Was
te d
iver
sion
goa
l pur
suan
t to
Sec
. 20
of th
is A
ct;
(e)
Sch
edul
e fo
r th
e cl
osur
e an
d/or
upg
radi
ng o
f op
en a
nd c
ontr
olle
d du
mps
pur
suan
t to
S
ec. 3
7 of
this
Act
;
(f)
Met
hods
of
clos
ing
or u
pgra
ding
ope
n du
mps
for
pur
pose
s of
elim
inat
ing
pote
ntia
l he
alth
haz
ards
;
(g)
The
pro
file
of s
ourc
es, i
nclu
ding
indu
stria
l, co
mm
erci
al, d
omes
tic, a
nd o
ther
sou
rces
;
(h)
Pra
ctic
al a
pplic
atio
ns o
f en
viro
nmen
tally
sou
nd te
chni
ques
of
wat
er m
inim
izat
ion
such
as
, bu
t no
t lim
ited
to,
reso
urce
con
serv
atio
n, s
egre
gatio
n at
sou
rce,
rec
yclin
g, r
esou
rce
reco
very
, inc
ludi
ng w
aste
-to-
ener
gy g
ener
atio
n, r
e-us
e an
d co
mpo
stin
g;
(i) A
tec
hnic
al a
nd e
cono
mic
des
crip
tion
of t
he le
vel o
f pe
rfor
man
ce t
hat
can
be a
ttain
ed
by v
ario
us a
vaila
ble
solid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es w
hich
pro
vide
for
the
pro
tect
ion
of p
ublic
hea
lth a
nd th
e en
viro
nmen
t;
(j) A
ppro
pria
te s
olid
was
te fa
cilit
ies
and
cons
erva
tion
syst
ems;
(k)
Rec
yclin
g pr
ogra
ms
for
the
recy
clab
le m
ater
ials
, su
ch a
s bu
t no
t lim
ited
to g
lass
, pa
per,
pla
stic
and
met
al;
(l) V
enue
s fo
r pu
blic
par
ticip
atio
n fr
om a
ll se
ctor
s at
all
phas
es/s
tage
s of
the
was
te
man
agem
ent p
rogr
am/p
roje
ct;
(m)
Info
rmat
ion
and
educ
atio
n ca
mpa
ign
stra
tegi
es;
(n)
A d
escr
iptio
n of
lev
els
of p
erfo
rman
ce a
nd a
ppro
pria
te m
etho
ds a
nd d
egre
es o
f co
ntro
l tha
t pro
vide
, at t
he m
inim
um, f
or p
rote
ctio
n of
pub
lic h
ealth
and
wel
fare
thro
ugh:
(1)
Pro
tect
ion
of t
he q
ualit
y of
gro
undw
ater
and
sur
face
wat
ers
from
leac
hate
and
ru
n-of
f con
tam
inat
ion;
(2)
Dis
ease
and
epi
dem
ic p
reve
ntio
n an
d co
ntro
l;
(3)
Pre
vent
ion
and
cont
rol o
f offe
nsiv
e od
or; a
nd
(4)
Saf
ety
and
aest
hetic
s.
(o)
Min
imum
crit
eria
to
be u
sed
by t
he l
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
units
to
defin
e ec
olog
ical
sol
id
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
actic
es.
As
muc
h as
pra
ctic
able
, su
ch g
uide
lines
sha
ll al
so in
clud
e m
inim
um i
nfor
mat
ion
for
use
in d
ecid
ing
the
adeq
uate
loc
atio
n, d
esig
n an
d co
nstr
uctio
n of
fa
cilit
ies
asso
ciat
ed
with
so
lid
was
te
man
agem
ent
prac
tices
, in
clud
ing
the
cons
ider
atio
n of
reg
iona
l, ge
ogra
phic
, dem
ogra
phic
and
clim
atic
fact
ors;
and
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(p)
The
met
hod
and
proc
edur
e fo
r th
e ph
aseo
ut a
nd t
he e
vent
ual c
losu
re w
ithin
eig
htee
n (1
8) m
onth
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
in c
ase
of e
xist
ing
open
dum
ps a
nd/o
r sa
nita
ry
land
fills
loca
ted
with
in a
n aq
uife
r, g
roun
dwat
er r
eser
voir
or w
ater
shed
are
a.
Sec
tio
n
16.
Loca
l G
over
nmen
t S
olid
W
aste
M
anag
emen
t P
lans
-
The
pr
ovin
ce,
city
or
m
unic
ipal
ity,
thro
ugh
its l
ocal
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
boar
ds,
shal
l pr
epar
e its
res
pect
ive
10-
year
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
plan
s co
nsis
tent
with
the
nat
iona
l so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
fram
ewor
k: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e w
aste
man
agem
ent
plan
sha
ll be
for
the
re-
use,
rec
yclin
g an
d co
mpo
stin
g of
was
tes
gene
rate
d in
thei
r re
spec
tive
juris
dict
ions
: Pro
vide
d, fu
rthe
r, T
hat t
he s
olid
w
aste
man
agem
ent
plan
of
the
LGU
sha
ll en
sure
the
effi
cien
t m
anag
emen
t of
sol
id w
aste
ge
nera
ted
with
in it
s ju
risdi
ctio
n. T
he p
lan
shal
l pla
ce p
rimar
y em
phas
is o
n im
plem
enta
tion
of a
ll fe
asib
le r
e-us
e, r
ecyc
ling,
and
com
post
ing
prog
ram
s w
hile
iden
tifyi
ng t
he a
mou
nt o
f la
ndfil
l and
tr
ansf
orm
atio
n ca
paci
ty th
at w
ill b
e ne
eded
for
solid
was
te w
hich
can
not b
e re
-use
d, r
ecyc
led,
or
com
post
ed.
The
pla
n sh
all
cont
ain
all
the
com
pone
nts
prov
ided
in
Sec
. 17
of
this
Act
and
a
timet
able
for
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
solid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pro
gram
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e N
atio
nal F
ram
ewor
k an
d pu
rsua
nt t
o th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
this
Act
: P
rovi
ded,
fin
ally
, T
hat
it sh
all b
e re
view
ed a
nd u
pdat
ed e
very
yea
r by
the
pro
vinc
ial,
city
or
mun
icip
al s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t bo
ard.
For
LG
Us
whi
ch h
ave
cons
ider
ed s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t al
tern
ativ
es t
o co
mpl
y w
ith S
ec.
37
of t
his
Act
, bu
t ar
e un
able
to
utili
ze s
uch
alte
rnat
ives
, a
timet
able
or
sche
dule
of
com
plia
nce
spec
ifyin
g th
e re
med
ial m
easu
re a
nd e
vent
ual c
ompl
ianc
e sh
all b
e in
clud
ed in
the
plan
.
All
loca
l go
vern
men
t so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
plan
s sh
all
be s
ubje
cted
to
the
appr
oval
of
the
Com
mis
sion
. T
he p
lan
shal
l be
con
sist
ent
with
the
nat
iona
l fr
amew
ork
and
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
the
prov
isio
ns o
f th
is A
ct a
nd o
f th
e po
licie
s se
t by
the
Com
mis
sion
; P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t in
the
pr
ovin
ce o
f P
alaw
an,
the
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
solid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pl
an s
hall
be a
ppro
ved
by
the
Pal
awan
Cou
ncil
for
Sus
tain
able
Dev
elop
men
t, pu
rsua
nt to
R.A
. No.
761
1.
Sec
tio
n 1
7.T
he C
ompo
nent
s of
the
Loc
al G
over
nmen
t S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t P
lan
- T
he
solid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pla
n sh
all i
nclu
de, b
ut n
ot li
mite
d to
, the
follo
win
g co
mpo
nent
s:
(a)
City
or
Mun
icip
al P
rofil
e -
The
pla
n sh
all i
ndic
ate
the
follo
win
g ba
ckgr
ound
info
rmat
ion
on t
he c
ity o
r m
unic
ipal
ity a
nd it
s co
mpo
nent
bar
anga
ys,
cove
ring
impo
rtan
t hi
ghlig
hts
of
the
dist
inct
geo
grap
hic
and
othe
r co
nditi
ons:
(1)
Est
imat
ed p
opul
atio
n of
eac
h ba
rang
ay w
ithin
the
city
or
mun
icip
ality
and
po
pula
tion
proj
ect f
or a
10-
year
per
iod;
(2)
Illus
trat
ion
or m
ap o
f th
e ci
ty/m
unic
ipal
ity,
indi
catin
g lo
catio
ns o
f re
side
ntia
l, co
mm
erci
al, a
nd in
dust
rial c
ente
rs, a
nd a
gric
ultu
ral a
rea,
as
wel
l as
dum
p, la
ndfil
ls
and
othe
r so
lid w
aste
fac
ilitie
s. T
he il
lust
ratio
n sh
all i
ndic
ate
as w
ell,
the
prop
osed
si
tes
for
disp
osal
and
oth
er s
olid
was
te fa
cilit
ies;
(3)
Est
imat
ed s
olid
was
te g
ener
atio
n an
d pr
ojec
tion
by s
ourc
e, s
uch
as r
esid
entia
l, m
arke
t, co
mm
erci
al,
indu
stria
l, co
nstr
uctio
n/ d
emol
ition
, st
reet
was
te,a
gric
ultu
ral,
agro
-indu
stria
l, in
stitu
tiona
l, ot
her
was
te; a
nd
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(4)
Inve
ntor
y of
ex
istin
g w
aste
di
spos
al
and
othe
r so
lid
was
te
faci
litie
s an
d ca
paci
ties.
(b)
Was
te c
hara
cter
izat
ion
- F
or t
he i
nitia
l so
urce
red
uctio
n an
d re
cycl
ing
elem
ent
of a
lo
cal
was
te m
anag
emen
t pl
an,
the
LGU
was
te c
hara
cter
izat
ion
com
pone
nt s
hall
iden
tify
the
cons
titue
nt m
ater
ials
whi
ch c
ompr
ise
the
solid
was
te g
ener
ated
with
in t
he ju
risdi
ctio
n of
the
LG
U.
The
inf
orm
atio
n sh
all
be r
epre
sent
ativ
e of
the
sol
id w
aste
gen
erat
ed a
nd
disp
osed
of
with
in t
he a
rea.
The
con
stitu
ent
mat
eria
ls s
hall
be i
dent
ified
by
volu
me,
pe
rcen
tage
in w
eigh
t or
its
volu
met
ric e
quiv
alen
t, m
ater
ial t
ype,
and
sou
rce
of g
ener
atio
n w
hich
in
clud
es
resi
dent
ial,
com
mer
cial
, in
dust
rial,
gove
rnm
enta
l, or
ot
her
mat
eria
ls.
Fut
ure
revi
sion
s of
was
te c
hara
cter
izat
ion
stud
ies
shal
l id
entif
y th
e co
nstit
uent
mat
eria
ls
whi
ch c
ompr
ise
the
solid
was
te d
ispo
sed
of a
t per
mitt
ed d
ispo
sal f
acili
ties.
(c)
Col
lect
ion
and
Tra
nsfe
r -
The
pla
n sh
all t
ake
into
acc
ount
the
geo
grap
hic
subd
ivis
ions
to
def
ine
the
cove
rage
of t
he s
olid
was
te c
olle
ctio
n ar
ea in
eve
ry b
aran
gay.
The
bar
anga
y sh
all
be
resp
onsi
ble
for
ensu
ring
that
a
100%
co
llect
ion
effic
ienc
y fr
om
resi
dent
ial,
com
mer
cial
, in
dust
rial
and
agric
ultu
ral
sour
ces,
w
here
ne
cess
ary
with
in
its
area
of
co
vera
ge,
is a
chie
ved.
Tow
ard
this
end
, th
e pl
an s
hall
defin
e an
d id
entif
y th
e sp
ecifi
c st
rate
gies
an
d ac
tiviti
es
to
be
unde
rtak
en
by
its
com
pone
nt
bara
ngay
s,
taki
ng
into
ac
coun
t the
follo
win
g co
ncer
ns:
(1)
Ava
ilabi
lity
and
prov
isio
n of
pro
perly
des
igne
d co
ntai
ners
or
rece
ptac
les
in
sele
cted
col
lect
ion
poin
ts f
or t
he t
empo
rary
sto
rage
of
solid
was
te w
hile
aw
aitin
g co
llect
ion
and
tran
sfer
to p
roce
ssin
g si
tes
or to
fina
l dis
posa
l site
s;
(2)
Seg
rega
tion
of
diffe
rent
ty
pes
of
solid
w
aste
fo
r re
-use
, re
cycl
ing
and
com
post
ing;
(3)
Hau
ling
and
tran
sfer
of
so
lid
was
te
from
so
urce
or
co
llect
ion
poin
ts
to
proc
essi
ng s
ites
or fi
nal d
ispo
sal s
ites;
(4)
Issu
ance
and
enf
orce
men
t of
ord
inan
ces
to e
ffect
ivel
y im
plem
ent
a co
llect
ion
syst
em in
the
bara
ngay
; and
(5)
Pro
visi
on
of
prop
erly
tr
aine
d of
ficer
s an
d w
orke
rs
to
hand
le
solid
w
aste
di
spos
al.
The
pla
n sh
all d
efin
e an
d sp
ecify
the
met
hods
and
sys
tem
s fo
r th
e tr
ansf
er o
f so
lid w
aste
fr
om s
peci
fic c
olle
ctio
n po
ints
to s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t fac
ilitie
s.
(d)
Pro
cess
ing
- T
he P
lan
shal
l def
ine
the
met
hods
and
the
fac
ilitie
s re
quire
d to
pro
cess
th
e so
lid w
aste
, in
clud
ing
the
use
of i
nter
med
iate
tre
atm
ent
faci
litie
s fo
r co
mpo
stin
g,
recy
clin
g, c
onve
rsio
n an
d ot
her
was
te p
roce
ssin
g sy
stem
s. O
ther
app
ropr
iate
was
te
proc
essi
ng
tech
nolo
gies
m
ay
also
be
co
nsid
ered
pr
ovid
ed
that
su
ch
tech
nolo
gies
co
nfor
m w
ith in
tern
atio
nally
-acc
epta
ble
and
othe
r st
anda
rds
set
in o
ther
sta
ndar
ds s
et in
ot
her
law
s an
d re
gula
tions
.
(e)
Sou
rce
redu
ctio
n -
The
sou
rce
redu
ctio
n co
mpo
nent
sha
ll in
clud
e a
prog
ram
and
im
plem
enta
tion
sche
dule
w
hich
sh
ows
the
met
hods
by
w
hich
th
e LG
U
will
, in
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com
bina
tion
with
the
rec
yclin
g an
d co
mpo
stin
g co
mpo
nent
s, r
educ
e a
suffi
cien
t am
ount
of
sol
id w
aste
dis
pose
d of
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e di
vers
ion
requ
irem
ents
of S
ec. 2
0.
The
sou
rce
redu
ctio
n co
mpo
nent
sha
ll de
scrib
e th
e fo
llow
ing:
(1)
stra
tegi
es in
red
ucin
g th
e vo
lum
e of
sol
id w
aste
gen
erat
ed a
t sou
rce;
(2)
mea
sure
s fo
r im
plem
entin
g su
ch s
trat
egie
s an
d th
e re
sour
ces
nece
ssar
y to
ca
rry
out s
uch
activ
ities
;
(3)
othe
r ap
prop
riate
was
te r
educ
tion
tech
nolo
gies
tha
t m
ay a
lso
be c
onsi
dere
d,
prov
ided
tha
t su
ch t
echn
olog
ies
conf
orm
with
the
sta
ndar
ds s
et p
ursu
ant
to t
his
Act
;
(4)
the
type
s of
was
tes
to b
e re
duce
d pu
rsua
nt to
Sec
. 15
of th
is A
ct;
(5)
the
met
hods
tha
t th
e LG
U w
ill u
se t
o de
term
ine
the
cate
gorie
s of
sol
id w
aste
s to
be
dive
rted
fro
m d
ispo
sal
at a
dis
posa
l fa
cilit
y th
roug
h re
-use
, re
cycl
ing
and
com
post
ing;
and
(6)
new
fac
ilitie
s an
d ex
pans
ion
of e
xist
ing
faci
litie
s w
hich
will
be
need
ed t
o im
plem
ent r
e-us
e, r
ecyc
ling
and
com
post
ing.
The
LG
U s
ourc
e re
duct
ion
com
pone
nt s
hall
incl
ude
the
eval
uatio
n an
d id
entif
icat
ion
of
rate
str
uctu
res
and
fees
for
the
pur
pose
of
redu
cing
the
am
ount
of
was
te g
ener
ated
, an
ot
her
sour
ce r
educ
tion
stra
tegi
es,
incl
udin
g bu
t no
t lim
ited
to,
prog
ram
s an
d ec
onom
ic
ince
ntiv
es
prov
ided
un
der
Sec
. 46
of
th
is
Act
to
re
duce
th
e us
e of
no
n-re
cycl
able
m
ater
ials
, re
plac
e di
spos
able
m
ater
ials
an
d pr
oduc
ts
with
re
usab
le
mat
eria
ls
and
prod
ucts
, re
duce
pac
kagi
ng,
and
incr
ease
the
effi
cien
cy o
f th
e us
e of
pap
er,
card
boar
d,
glas
s, m
etal
, an
d ot
her
mat
eria
ls.
The
was
te r
educ
tion
activ
ities
of
the
com
mun
ity s
hall
also
ta
ke
into
ac
coun
t, am
ong
othe
rs,
loca
l ca
pabi
lity,
ec
onom
ic
viab
ility
, te
chni
cal
requ
irem
ents
, so
cial
con
cern
s' d
ispo
sitio
n of
res
idua
l w
aste
and
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
: P
rovi
ded,
T
hat,
proj
ectio
n of
fu
ture
fa
cilit
ies
need
ed
and
estim
ated
co
st
shal
l be
in
corp
orat
ed in
the
plan
.
(f)
Rec
yclin
g -
The
rec
yclin
g co
mpo
nent
sha
ll in
clud
e a
prog
ram
and
im
plem
enta
tion
sche
dule
whi
ch s
how
s th
e m
etho
ds b
y w
hich
the
LG
U s
hall,
in
com
bina
tion
with
sou
rce
redu
ctio
n an
d co
mpo
stin
g co
mpo
nent
s,
redu
ce
a su
ffici
ent
amou
nt
of
solid
w
aste
di
spos
ed o
f in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e di
vers
ion
requ
irem
ents
set
in S
ec .2
0.
The
LG
U r
ecyc
ling
com
pone
nt s
hall
desc
ribe
the
follo
win
g:
(1)
The
type
s of
mat
eria
ls to
be
recy
cled
und
er th
e pr
ogra
ms;
(2)
The
met
hods
for
det
erm
inin
g th
e ca
tego
ries
of s
olid
was
tes
to b
e di
vert
ed f
rom
di
spos
al a
t a d
ispo
sal f
acili
ty th
roug
h re
cycl
ing;
and
(3)
New
fac
ilitie
s an
d ex
pans
ion
of e
xist
ing
faci
litie
s ne
eded
to
impl
emen
t th
e re
cycl
ing
com
pone
nt.
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The
LG
U r
ecyc
ling
com
pone
nt s
hall
desc
ribed
met
hods
for
dev
elop
ing
the
mar
kets
for
re
cycl
ed
mat
eria
ls,
incl
udin
g,
but
not
limite
d to
, an
ev
alua
tion
of
the
feas
ibili
ty
of
proc
urem
ent
pref
eren
ces
for
the
purc
hase
of
re
cycl
ed
prod
ucts
. E
ach
LGU
m
ay
dete
rmin
e an
d gr
ant a
pric
e pr
efer
ence
to e
ncou
rage
the
purc
hase
of r
ecyc
led
prod
ucts
.
The
fiv
e-ye
ar s
trat
egy
for
colle
ctin
g, p
roce
ssin
g, m
arke
ting
and
selli
ng t
he d
esig
nate
d re
cycl
able
mat
eria
ls s
hall
take
into
acc
ount
per
sons
eng
aged
in t
he b
usin
ess
of r
ecyc
ling
or p
erso
ns o
ther
wis
e pr
ovid
ing
recy
clin
g se
rvic
es b
efor
e th
e ef
fect
ivity
of
this
Act
. S
uch
stra
tegy
may
be
base
upo
n th
e re
sults
of
the
was
te c
ompo
sitio
n an
alys
is p
erfo
rmed
pu
rsua
nt t
o th
is S
ectio
n or
inf
orm
atio
n ob
tain
ed i
n th
e co
urse
of
past
col
lect
ion
of s
olid
w
aste
by
the
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
it, a
nd m
ay i
nclu
de r
ecom
men
datio
ns w
ith r
espe
ct t
o in
crea
sing
the
num
ber
of m
ater
ials
des
igna
ted
for
recy
clin
g pu
rsua
nt to
this
Act
.
The
LG
U
recy
clin
g co
mpo
nent
sh
all
eval
uate
in
dust
rial,
com
mer
cial
, re
side
ntia
l, ag
ricul
tura
l, go
vern
men
tal
and
othe
r cu
rbsi
de,
mob
ile,
drop
-off
and
buy-
back
rec
yclin
g pr
ogra
ms,
man
ual
and
auto
mat
ed m
ater
ials
rec
over
y fa
cilit
ies,
zon
ing,
bui
ldin
g co
de
chan
ges
and
rate
str
uctu
res
whi
ch e
ncou
rage
rec
yclin
g of
mat
eria
ls.
The
Sol
id W
aste
M
anag
emen
t P
lan
shal
l in
dica
te t
he s
peci
fic m
easu
res
to b
e un
dert
aken
to
mee
t th
e w
aste
div
ersi
on s
peci
fied
unde
r S
ec. 2
0 of
this
Act
.
Rec
omm
ende
d re
visi
ons
to
the
build
ing
ordi
nanc
es,
requ
iring
ne
wly
-con
stru
cted
bu
ildin
gs
and
build
ings
un
derg
oing
sp
ecifi
ed
alte
ratio
ns
to
cont
ain
stor
age
spac
e,
devi
ces
or
mec
hani
sms
that
fa
cilit
ate
sour
ce
sepa
ratio
n an
d st
orag
e of
de
sign
ated
re
cycl
able
mat
eria
ls t
o en
able
the
loc
al g
over
nmen
t un
it to
effi
cien
tly c
olle
ct,
proc
ess,
m
arke
t an
d se
ll th
e de
sign
ated
mat
eria
ls.
Suc
h re
com
men
datio
ns s
hall
incl
ude,
but
sha
ll no
t be
lim
ited
to s
epar
ate
chut
es t
o fa
cilit
ate
sour
ce s
epar
atio
n in
mul
ti-fa
mily
dw
ellin
gs,
stor
age
area
s th
at c
onfo
rm t
o fir
e an
d sa
fety
cod
e re
gula
tions
, an
d sp
ecia
lized
sto
rage
co
ntai
ners
.
The
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lan
shal
l ind
icat
e th
e sp
ecifi
c m
easu
res
to b
e un
dert
aken
to
mee
t the
rec
yclin
g go
als
purs
uant
to th
e ob
ject
ives
of t
his
Act
.
(g)
Com
post
ing
- T
he
com
post
ing
com
pone
nt
shal
l in
clud
e a
prog
ram
an
d im
plem
enta
tion
sche
dule
w
hich
sh
ows
the
met
hods
by
w
hich
th
e LG
U
shal
l, in
co
mbi
natio
n w
ith t
he s
ourc
e re
duct
ion
and
recy
clin
g co
mpo
nent
s, r
educ
e a
suffi
cien
t am
ount
of
solid
was
te d
ispo
sed
of w
ithin
its
jur
isdi
ctio
n to
com
ply
with
the
div
ersi
on
requ
irem
ents
of S
ec. 2
0 he
reof
.
The
LG
U c
ompo
stin
g co
mpo
nent
sha
ll de
scrib
e th
e fo
llow
ing:
(1)
The
type
s of
mat
eria
ls w
hich
will
be
com
post
ed u
nder
the
prog
ram
s;
(2)
The
met
hods
for
det
erm
inin
g th
e ca
tego
ries
of s
olid
was
tes
to b
e di
vert
ed f
rom
di
spos
al a
t a d
ispo
sal f
acili
ty th
roug
h co
mpo
stin
g; a
nd
(3)
New
fac
ilitie
s, a
nd e
xpan
sion
of
exis
ting
faci
litie
s ne
eded
to
impl
emen
t th
e co
mpo
stin
g co
mpo
nent
.
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The
LG
U c
ompo
stin
g co
mpo
nent
sha
ll de
scrib
e m
etho
ds f
or d
evel
opin
g th
e m
arke
ts f
or
com
post
ed m
ater
ials
, in
clud
ing,
but
not
lim
ited
to,
an e
valu
atio
n of
the
fea
sibi
lity
of
proc
urem
ent
pref
eren
ces
for
the
purc
hase
of
co
mpo
sted
pr
oduc
ts.
Eac
h LG
U
may
de
term
ine
and
gran
t a
pric
e pr
efer
ence
to
en
cour
age
the
purc
hase
of
co
mpo
sted
pr
oduc
ts.
(h)
Sol
id w
aste
fac
ility
cap
acity
and
fin
al d
ispo
sal
- T
he s
olid
was
te f
acili
ty c
ompo
nent
sh
all
incl
ude,
but
sha
ll no
t be
lim
ited
to,
a pr
ojec
tion
of t
he a
mou
nt o
f di
spos
al c
apac
ity
need
ed to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e so
lid w
aste
gen
erat
ed, r
educ
ed b
y th
e fo
llow
ing:
(1)
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
so
urce
re
duct
ion,
re
cycl
ing
and
com
post
ing
prog
ram
s re
quire
d in
th
is
Sec
tion
or
thro
ugh
impl
emen
tatio
n of
ot
her
was
te
dive
rsio
n ac
tiviti
es p
ursu
ant t
o S
ec. 2
0 of
this
Act
;
(2)
Any
pe
rmitt
ed
disp
osal
fa
cilit
y w
hich
w
ill
be
avai
labl
e du
ring
the
10-y
ear
plan
ning
per
iod;
and
(3)
All
disp
osal
cap
acity
whi
ch h
as b
een
secu
red
thro
ugh
an a
gree
men
t w
ith
anot
her
LGU
, or
thro
ugh
an a
gree
men
t with
a s
olid
was
te e
nter
pris
e.
The
pla
n sh
all
iden
tify
exis
ting
and
prop
osed
dis
posa
l si
tes
and
was
te m
anag
emen
t fa
cilit
ies
in t
he c
ity o
r m
unic
ipal
ity o
r in
oth
er a
reas
. T
he p
lan
shal
l spe
cify
the
str
ateg
ies
for
the
effic
ient
dis
posa
l of
was
te t
hrou
gh e
xist
ing
disp
osal
fac
ilitie
s an
d th
e id
entif
icat
ion
of p
rosp
ectiv
e si
tes
for
futu
re u
se.
The
sel
ectio
n an
d de
velo
pmen
t of
dis
posa
l site
s sh
all
be m
ade
on t
he b
asis
of
inte
rnat
iona
lly a
ccep
ted
stan
dard
s an
d on
the
gui
delin
es s
et in
S
ec. 4
1 an
d 42
of t
his
Act
.
Str
ateg
ies
shal
l be
inc
lude
d to
im
prov
e sa
id e
xist
ing
site
s to
red
uce
adve
rse
impa
ct o
n he
alth
and
the
env
ironm
ent,
and
to e
xten
t lif
e sp
an a
nd c
apac
ity.
The
pla
n sh
all
clea
rly
defin
e pr
ojec
tions
for
fut
ure
disp
osal
site
req
uire
men
ts a
nd t
he e
stim
ated
cos
t fo
r th
ese
effo
rts.
Ope
n du
mp
site
s sh
all
not
be a
llow
ed a
s fin
al d
ispo
sal
site
s. I
f an
ope
n du
mp
site
is
exis
ting
with
in t
he c
ity o
r m
unic
ipal
ity,
the
plan
sha
ll m
ake
prov
isio
ns f
or i
ts c
losu
re o
r ev
entu
al p
hase
out
with
in t
he p
erio
d sp
ecifi
ed u
nder
the
fra
mew
ork
and
purs
uant
to
the
prov
isio
ns u
nder
Sec
. 37
of
this
Act
. A
s an
alte
rnat
ive,
san
itary
lan
dfill
site
s sh
all
be
deve
lope
d an
d op
erat
ed a
s a
final
dis
posa
l site
for
sol
id a
nd,
even
tual
ly,
resi
dual
was
tes
of a
mun
icip
ality
or
city
or
a cl
uste
r of
mun
icip
ality
and
/or
citie
s. S
anita
ry la
ndfil
ls s
hall
be
desi
gned
and
ope
rate
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
gui
delin
es s
et u
nder
Sec
s. 4
0 an
d 41
of
this
Act
.
(i) E
duca
tion
and
publ
ic i
nfor
mat
ion
- T
he e
duca
tion
and
publ
ic i
nfor
mat
ion
com
pone
nt
shal
l de
scrib
e ho
w
the
LGU
w
ill
educ
ate
and
info
rm
its
citiz
ens
abou
t th
e so
urce
re
duct
ion,
rec
yclin
g an
d co
mpo
stin
g pr
ogra
ms.
The
pla
n sh
all
mak
e pr
ovis
ions
to
ensu
re t
hat
info
rmat
ion
on w
aste
col
lect
ion
serv
ices
, so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
and
rela
ted
heal
th a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal
conc
erns
are
wid
ely
diss
emin
ated
am
ong
the
publ
ic. T
his
shal
l be
unde
rtak
en th
roug
h th
e pr
int a
nd b
road
cast
m
edia
an
d ot
her
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
in
th
e m
unic
ipal
ity.
The
D
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S
and
the
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Com
mis
sion
on
H
ighe
r E
duca
tion
shal
l en
sure
th
at
was
te
man
agem
ent
shal
l be
in
corp
orat
ed in
the
curr
icul
um o
f prim
ary,
sec
onda
ry a
nd c
olle
ge s
tude
nts.
(j) S
peci
al W
aste
- T
he s
peci
al w
aste
com
pone
nt s
hall
incl
ude
exis
ting
was
te h
andl
ing
and
disp
osal
pra
ctic
es f
or s
peci
al w
aste
s or
hou
seho
ld h
azar
dous
was
tes,
and
the
id
entif
icat
ion
of c
urre
nt a
nd p
ropo
sed
prog
ram
s to
ens
ure
the
prop
er h
andl
ing,
re-
use,
an
d lo
ng-t
erm
dis
posa
l of s
peci
al w
aste
s;
(k)
Res
ourc
e re
quire
men
t an
d fu
ndin
g -
The
fun
ding
com
pone
nt i
nclu
des
iden
tific
atio
n an
d de
scrip
tion
of p
roje
ct c
osts
, re
venu
es,
and
reve
nue
sour
ces
the
LGU
will
use
to
impl
emen
t all
com
pone
nts
of th
e LG
U s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pla
n;
The
pla
n sh
all
likew
ise
indi
cate
spe
cific
pro
ject
s, a
ctiv
ities
, eq
uipm
ent
and
tech
nolo
gica
l re
quire
men
ts f
or w
hich
out
side
sou
rcin
g of
fun
ds o
r m
ater
ials
may
be
nece
ssar
y to
car
ry
out
the
spec
ific
com
pone
nts
of t
he p
lan.
It
shal
l de
fine
the
spec
ific
uses
for
its
res
ourc
e re
quire
men
t s
and
indi
cate
its
cos
ts.
The
pla
n sh
all
likew
ise
indi
cate
how
the
pro
vinc
e,
city
or
mun
icip
ality
int
ends
to
gene
rate
the
fun
ds f
or t
he a
cqui
sitio
n of
its
res
ourc
e re
quire
men
ts.
It sh
all
also
ind
icat
e if
cert
ain
reso
urce
req
uire
men
ts a
re b
eing
or
will
be
sour
ced
from
fee
s, g
rant
s, d
onat
ions
, lo
cal f
undi
ng a
nd o
ther
mea
ns.
Thi
s w
ill s
erve
as
basi
s fo
r th
e de
term
inat
ion
and
asse
ssm
ent
of in
cent
ives
whi
ch m
ay b
e ex
tend
ed t
o th
e pr
ovin
ce, c
ity o
r m
unic
ipal
ity a
s pr
ovid
ed fo
r in
Sec
. 45
of th
is A
ct.
(l) P
rivat
izat
ion
of s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
ojec
ts -
The
pla
n sh
all
likew
ise
indi
cate
sp
ecifi
c m
easu
res
to p
rom
ote
the
part
icip
atio
n of
the
priv
ate
sect
or in
the
man
agem
ent o
f so
lid w
aste
s, p
artic
ular
ly in
the
gene
ratio
n an
d de
velo
pmen
t of
the
esse
ntia
l tec
hnol
ogie
s fo
r so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent.
Spe
cific
pro
ject
s or
com
pone
nt a
ctiv
ities
of
the
plan
whi
ch
may
be
offe
red
as p
rivat
e se
ctor
inv
estm
ent
activ
ity s
hall
be i
dent
ified
and
pro
mot
ed a
s su
ch.
App
ropr
iate
inc
entiv
es f
or p
rivat
e se
ctor
inv
olve
men
t in
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
shal
l lik
ewis
e be
est
ablis
hed
and
prov
ided
for
in
the
plan
, in
con
sona
nce
with
Sec
. 45
he
reof
and
oth
er e
xist
ing
law
s, p
olic
ies
and
regu
latio
ns; a
nd
(m)
Ince
ntiv
e pr
ogra
ms
- A
pro
gram
pro
vidi
ng f
or i
ncen
tives
, ca
sh o
r ot
herw
ise,
whi
ch
shal
l en
cour
age
the
part
icip
atio
n of
con
cern
ed s
ecto
rs s
hall
likew
ise
be i
nclu
ded
in t
he
plan
.
Sec
tio
n 1
8.O
wne
r an
d O
pera
tor
- R
espo
nsib
ility
for
com
plia
nce
with
the
sta
ndar
ds i
n th
is A
ct
shal
l res
t with
the
owne
r an
d/or
ope
rato
r. If
spe
cific
ally
des
igna
ted,
the
oper
ator
is c
onsi
dere
d to
ha
ve p
rimar
y re
spon
sibi
lity
for
com
plia
nce;
how
ever
, th
is d
oes
not
relie
ve t
he o
wne
r of
the
dut
y to
tak
e al
l re
ason
able
ste
ps t
o as
sure
com
plia
nce
with
the
se s
tand
ards
and
any
ass
igne
d co
nditi
ons.
Whe
n th
e tit
le t
o a
disp
osal
is t
rans
ferr
ed t
o an
othe
r pe
rson
, th
e ne
w o
wne
r sh
all b
e no
tifie
d by
the
pre
viou
s ow
ner
of t
he e
xist
ence
of
thes
e st
anda
rds
and
of t
he c
ondi
tions
as
sign
ed to
ass
ure
com
plia
nce.
Sec
tio
n 1
9.W
aste
cha
ract
eriz
atio
n -
The
Dep
artm
ent
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
LG
Us,
sha
ll be
re
spon
sibl
e fo
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of t
he g
uide
lines
for
the
acc
urat
e ch
arac
teriz
atio
n of
was
tes
incl
udin
g de
term
inat
ion
of w
heth
er o
r no
t w
aste
s w
ill b
e co
mpa
tible
with
con
tain
men
t fe
atur
es
and
othe
r w
aste
s, a
nd w
heth
er o
r no
t w
aste
s ar
e re
quire
d to
be
man
aged
as
haza
rdou
s w
aste
s un
der
R.A
. 69
69, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as t
he T
oxic
Sub
stan
ce a
nd H
azar
dous
and
Nuc
lear
Was
tes
Con
trol
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Sec
tio
n 2
0.E
stab
lishi
ng M
anda
tory
Sol
id W
aste
Div
ersi
on -
Eac
h LG
U p
lan
shal
l in
clud
e an
im
plem
enta
tion
sche
dule
whi
ch s
how
s th
at w
ithin
fiv
e (5
) ye
ars
afte
r th
e ef
fect
ivity
of
this
Act
, th
e LG
U s
hall
dive
rt a
t le
ast 2
5% o
f al
l sol
id w
aste
fro
m w
aste
dis
posa
l fac
ilitie
s th
roug
h re
-use
, re
cycl
ing
and
com
post
ing
activ
ities
and
oth
er r
esou
rce
reco
very
act
iviti
es;
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
the
was
te d
iver
sion
goa
ls s
hall
be in
crea
sed
ever
y th
ree
(3)
year
s th
erea
fter;
Pro
vide
d, fu
rthe
r, T
hat
noth
ing
in t
his
Sec
tion
proh
ibits
a l
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
unit
from
im
plem
entin
g re
-use
, re
cycl
ing,
an
d co
mpo
stin
g ac
tiviti
es d
esig
ned
to e
xcee
d th
e go
al.
Art
icle
2
Seg
reg
atio
n o
f W
aste
s
Sec
tio
n 2
1.M
anda
tory
Seg
rega
tion
of S
olid
Was
tes
- T
he L
GU
s sh
all e
valu
ate
alte
rnat
ive
role
s fo
r th
e pu
blic
and
priv
ate
sect
ors
in p
rovi
ding
col
lect
ion
serv
ices
, ty
pe o
f co
llect
ion
syst
em,
or
com
bina
tion
of s
yste
ms,
tha
t be
st m
eet
thei
r ne
eds:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
segr
egat
ion
of w
aste
s sh
all
prim
arily
be
cond
ucte
d at
the
sou
rce,
to
incl
ude
hous
ehol
d, i
nstit
utio
nal,
indu
stria
l, co
mm
erci
al
and
agric
ultu
ral s
ourc
es:
Pro
vide
d, f
urth
er;
Tha
t w
aste
s sh
all b
e se
greg
ated
into
the
cat
egor
ies
prov
ided
in S
ec. 2
2 of
this
Act
.
For
pr
emis
es
cont
aini
ng
six
(6)
or
mor
e re
side
ntia
l un
its,
the
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
it sh
all
prom
ulga
te r
egul
atio
ns r
equi
ring
the
owne
r or
per
son
in c
harg
e of
suc
h pr
emis
es to
:
(a)
prov
ide
for
the
resi
dent
s a
desi
gnat
ed a
rea
and
cont
aine
rs i
n w
hich
to
accu
mul
ate
sour
ce s
epar
ated
rec
ycla
ble
mat
eria
ls t
o be
col
lect
ed b
y th
e m
unic
ipal
ity o
r pr
ivat
e ce
nter
; and
(b)
notif
y th
e oc
cupa
nts
of
each
bu
ildin
gs
of t
he
requ
irem
ents
of
thi
s A
ct
and
the
regu
latio
ns p
rom
ulga
ted
purs
uant
ther
eto.
Sec
tio
n 2
2.R
equi
rem
ents
for
the
Seg
rega
tion
and
Sto
rage
of
Sol
id W
aste
- T
he f
ollo
win
g sh
all
be th
e m
inim
um s
tand
ards
and
req
uire
men
ts fo
r se
greg
atio
n an
d st
orag
e of
sol
id w
aste
pen
ding
co
llect
ion:
(a)
The
re s
hall
be a
sep
arat
e co
ntai
ner
for
each
type
of
was
te fr
om a
ll so
urce
s: P
rovi
ded,
T
hat
in t
he c
ase
of b
ulky
was
te,
it w
ill s
uffic
e th
at t
he s
ame
be c
olle
cted
and
pla
ced
in a
se
para
te d
esig
nate
d ar
ea; a
nd
(b)
The
sol
id w
aste
con
tain
er d
epen
ding
on
its u
se s
hall
be p
rope
rly m
arke
d or
iden
tifie
d fo
r on
-site
col
lect
ion
as "
com
post
able
", "
non-
recy
clab
le",
"re
cycl
able
" or
"sp
ecia
l w
aste
",
or a
ny o
ther
cla
ssifi
catio
n as
may
be
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e C
omm
issi
on.
Art
icle
3
Co
llect
ion
an
d T
ran
spo
rt o
f S
olid
Was
tes
Sec
tio
n 2
3.R
equi
rem
ents
for
Col
lect
ion
of S
olid
Was
tes
- T
he f
ollo
win
g sh
all b
e th
e m
inim
um
stan
dard
s an
d re
quire
men
ts fo
r th
e co
llect
ion
of s
olid
was
te:
(a)
All
colle
ctor
s an
d ot
her
pers
onne
l di
rect
ly d
ealin
g w
ith c
olle
ctio
n of
sol
id w
aste
sha
ll be
equ
ippe
d w
ith p
erso
nal
prot
ectiv
e eq
uipm
ent
to p
rote
ct t
hem
fro
m t
he h
azar
ds o
f ha
ndlin
g w
aste
s;
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(b)
Nec
essa
ry t
rain
ing
shal
l be
giv
en t
o th
e co
llect
ors
and
pers
onne
l to
ens
ure
that
the
so
lid w
aste
s ar
e ha
ndle
d pr
oper
ly a
nd in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
gui
delin
es p
ursu
ant
to t
his
Act
; and
(c)
Col
lect
ion
of s
olid
was
te s
hall
be d
one
in a
man
ner
whi
ch p
reve
nts
dam
age
to t
he
cont
aine
r an
d sp
illag
e or
sca
tterin
g of
sol
id w
aste
with
in th
e co
llect
ion
vici
nity
.
Sec
tio
n 2
4.R
equi
rem
ents
for
the
Tra
nspo
rt o
f S
olid
Was
te -
The
use
of
sepa
rate
col
lect
ion
sche
dule
s an
d/or
sep
arat
e tr
ucks
or
haul
ers
shal
l be
req
uire
d fo
r sp
ecifi
c ty
pes
of w
aste
s.
Oth
erw
ise,
ve
hicl
es
used
fo
r th
e co
llect
ion
and
tran
spor
t of
so
lid
was
tes
shal
l ha
ve
the
appr
opria
te c
ompa
rtm
ents
to fa
cilit
ate
effic
ient
sto
ring
of s
orte
d w
aste
s w
hile
in tr
ansi
t.
Veh
icle
s sh
all b
e de
sign
ed to
con
side
r ro
ad s
ize,
con
ditio
n an
d ca
paci
ty t
o en
sure
the
sag
e an
d ef
ficie
nt c
olle
ctio
n an
d tr
ansp
ort o
f sol
id w
aste
s.
The
was
te c
ompa
rtm
ent
shal
l ha
ve a
cov
er t
o en
sure
the
con
tain
men
t of
sol
id w
aste
s w
hile
in
tran
sit.
For
the
pur
pose
of
iden
tific
atio
n, v
ehic
les
shal
l be
ar t
he b
ody
num
ber,
the
nam
e, a
nd t
he
tele
phon
e nu
mbe
r of
the
cont
ract
or/a
genc
y co
llect
ing
solid
was
te.
Sec
tio
n 2
5.G
uide
lines
for
Tra
nsfe
r S
tatio
ns -
Tra
nsfe
r st
atio
ns s
hall
be d
esig
ned
and
oper
ated
fo
r ef
ficie
nt w
aste
han
dlin
g ca
paci
ty a
nd i
n co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith e
nviro
nmen
tal
stan
dard
s an
d gu
idel
ines
set
pur
suan
t to
thi
s A
ct a
nd o
ther
reg
ulat
ions
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t no
was
te s
hall
be
stor
ed in
suc
h st
atio
n be
yond
twen
ty-f
our
(24)
hou
rs.
The
siti
ng o
f th
e tr
ansf
er s
tatio
n sh
all
cons
ider
the
lan
d us
e pl
an,
prox
imity
to
colle
ctio
n ar
ea,
and
acce
ssib
ility
of
haul
rou
tes
to d
ispo
sal f
acili
ty.
The
des
ign
shal
l gi
ve p
rimar
y co
nsid
erat
ion
to s
ize
and
spac
e su
ffici
ency
in
orde
r to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e w
aste
for
sto
rage
and
veh
icle
s fo
r lo
adin
g an
d un
load
ing
of w
aste
s.
Art
icle
4
Rec
yclin
g P
rog
ram
Sec
tio
n 2
6.In
vent
ory
of E
xist
ing
Mar
kets
for
Rec
ycla
ble
Mat
eria
ls -
The
DT
I sh
all w
ithin
six
(6)
m
onth
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
and
in
coop
erat
ion
with
the
Dep
artm
ent,
the
DIL
G a
nd
othe
r co
ncer
ned
agen
cies
and
sec
tors
, pu
blis
h a
stud
y of
exi
stin
g m
arke
ts f
or p
roce
ssin
g an
d pu
rcha
sing
rec
ycla
ble
mat
eria
ls a
nd t
he p
oten
tial
step
s ne
cess
ary
to e
xpan
d th
ese
mar
kets
. S
uch
stud
y sh
all
incl
ude,
but
not
be
limite
d to
, an
inv
ento
ry o
f ex
istin
g m
arke
ts f
or r
ecyc
labl
e m
ater
ials
, pro
duct
sta
ndar
ds fo
r re
cycl
able
and
rec
ycle
d m
ater
ials
, and
a p
ropo
sal,
deve
lope
d in
co
njun
ctio
n w
ith
the
appr
opria
te
agen
cies
, to
st
imul
ate
the
dem
and
for
the
prod
uctio
n of
pr
oduc
ts c
onta
inin
g po
st c
onsu
mer
and
rec
over
ed m
ater
ials
.
Sec
tio
n 2
7.R
equi
rem
ent
for
Eco
-Lab
elin
g -
The
DT
I sh
all
form
ulat
e an
d im
plem
ent
a co
ding
sy
stem
for
pack
agin
g m
ater
ials
and
pro
duct
s to
faci
litat
e w
aste
and
rec
yclin
g an
d re
-use
.
Sec
tio
n 2
8.R
ecla
mat
ion
Pro
gram
s an
d B
uy-b
ack
Cen
ters
for
Rec
ycla
bles
and
Tox
ics
- T
he
Nat
iona
l E
colo
gy
Cen
ter
shal
l as
sist
LG
Us
in
esta
blis
hing
an
d im
plem
entin
g de
posi
t or
re
clam
atio
n pr
ogra
ms
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
man
ufac
ture
rs,
recy
cler
s an
d ge
nera
tors
to
prov
ide
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sepa
rate
co
llect
ion
syst
ems
or
conv
enie
nt
drop
-off
loca
tions
fo
r re
cycl
able
m
ater
ials
an
d pa
rtic
ular
ly f
or s
epar
ated
tox
ic c
ompo
nent
s of
the
was
te s
trea
m l
ike
dry
cell
batte
ries
and
tires
to
ens
ure
that
the
y ar
e no
t in
cine
rate
d or
dis
pose
d of
in
a la
ndfil
l. U
pon
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
toxi
c m
ater
ials
pre
sent
in t
he w
aste
str
eam
sho
uld
be s
epar
ated
at
sour
ce,
colle
cted
sep
arat
ely
and
furt
her
scre
ened
and
sen
t to
app
ropr
iate
haz
ardo
us w
aste
tre
atm
ent
and
disp
osal
pla
nts,
co
nsis
tent
with
the
prov
isio
ns o
f R.A
. No.
696
9.
Sec
tio
n 2
9.N
on-E
nviro
nmen
tally
Acc
epta
ble
Pro
duct
s -
With
in o
ne (
1) y
ear
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity
of
this
A
ct,
the
Com
mis
sion
sh
all,
afte
r pu
blic
no
tice
and
hear
ing,
pr
epar
e a
list
of
none
nviro
nmen
tally
acc
epta
ble
prod
ucts
as
defin
ed in
this
Act
that
sha
ll be
pro
hibi
ted
acco
rdin
g to
a
sche
dule
th
at
shal
l be
pr
epar
ed
by
the
Com
mis
sion
: P
rovi
ded,
ho
wev
er,
Tha
t no
n-en
viro
nmen
tally
acc
epta
ble
prod
ucts
sha
ll no
t be
pro
hibi
ted
unle
ss t
he C
omm
issi
on f
irst
finds
th
at t
here
are
alte
rnat
ives
ava
ilabl
e w
hich
are
ava
ilabl
e to
con
sum
ers
at n
o m
ore
than
ten
pe
rcen
t (10
%)
grea
ter
cost
than
the
disp
osab
le p
rodu
ct.
Not
with
stan
ding
any
oth
er p
rovi
sion
s to
the
cont
rary
, thi
s se
ctio
n sh
all n
ot a
pply
to:
(a)
Pac
kagi
ng u
sed
at h
ospi
tals
, nur
sing
hom
es o
r ot
her
med
ical
faci
litie
s; a
nd
(b)
Any
pac
kagi
ng w
hich
is
not
envi
ronm
enta
lly a
ccep
tabl
e, b
ut f
or w
hich
the
re i
s no
co
mm
erci
ally
ava
ilabl
e al
tern
ativ
es a
s de
term
ined
by
the
Com
mis
sion
.
The
Com
mis
sion
sha
ll an
nual
ly r
evie
w a
nd u
pdat
e th
e lis
t of
pro
hibi
ted
non-
envi
ronm
enta
lly
acce
ptab
le p
rodu
cts.
Sec
tio
n 3
0.P
rohi
bitio
n on
the
Use
of
Non
-Env
ironm
enta
lly A
ccep
tabl
e P
acka
ging
- N
o pe
rson
ow
ning
, op
erat
ing
or c
ondu
ctin
g a
com
mer
cial
est
ablis
hmen
t in
the
cou
ntry
sha
ll se
ll or
con
vey
at r
etai
l or
pos
sess
with
the
int
ent
to s
ell
or c
onve
y at
ret
ail
any
prod
ucts
tha
t ar
e pl
aced
, w
rapp
ed o
r pa
ckag
ed i
n or
on
pack
agin
g w
hich
is
not
envi
ronm
enta
lly a
ccep
tabl
e pa
ckag
ing:
P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e C
omm
issi
on s
hall
dete
rmin
e a
phas
eout
per
iod
afte
r pr
oper
con
sulta
tion
and
hear
ing
with
the
sta
keho
lder
s or
with
the
sec
tors
con
cern
ed.
The
pre
senc
e in
the
com
mer
cial
es
tabl
ishm
ent
of
non-
envi
ronm
enta
lly
acce
ptab
le
pack
agin
g sh
all
cons
titut
e a
rebu
ttabl
e pr
esum
ptio
n of
inte
nt to
sel
l or
conv
ey th
e sa
me
at r
etai
l to
cust
omer
s.
Any
per
son
who
is a
man
ufac
ture
r, b
roke
r or
war
ehou
se o
pera
tor
enga
ging
in t
he d
istr
ibut
ion
or
tran
spor
tatio
n of
com
mer
cial
pro
duct
s w
ithin
the
cou
ntry
sha
ll fil
e a
repo
rt w
ith t
he c
once
rned
lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent
with
in o
ne (
1) y
ear
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
and
annu
ally
the
reaf
ter,
a
listin
g of
any
pro
duct
s in
pac
kagi
ng w
hich
is
not
envi
ronm
enta
lly a
ccep
tabl
e. T
he C
omm
issi
on
shal
l pre
scrib
e th
e fo
rm o
f suc
h re
port
in it
s re
gula
tions
.
A v
iola
tion
of t
his
Sec
tion
shal
l be
suf
ficie
nt g
roun
ds f
or t
he r
evoc
atio
n, s
uspe
nsio
n, d
enia
l or
no
n-re
new
al o
f any
lice
nse
for
the
esta
blis
hmen
t in
whi
ch th
e vi
olat
ion
occu
rs.
Sec
tio
n 3
1.R
ecyc
ling
Mar
ket
Dev
elop
men
t -
The
Com
mis
sion
tog
ethe
r w
ith t
he N
atio
nal
Eco
logy
Cen
ter,
the
DT
I an
d th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Fin
ance
sha
ll es
tabl
ish
proc
edur
es,
stan
dard
s an
d st
rate
gies
to
mar
ket
recy
clab
le m
ater
ials
and
dev
elop
the
loc
al m
arke
t fo
r re
cycl
e go
ods,
in
clud
ing
but n
ot li
mite
d to
:
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(a)
mea
sure
s pr
ovid
ing
econ
omic
inc
entiv
es a
nd a
ssis
tanc
e in
clud
ing
loan
s an
d gr
ants
fo
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of p
rivat
ely-
owne
d fa
cilit
ies
to m
anuf
actu
re f
inis
hed
prod
ucts
fro
m
post
-con
sum
er m
ater
ials
;
(b)
guar
ante
es b
y th
e na
tiona
l an
d lo
cal
gove
rnm
ents
to
purc
hase
a p
erce
ntag
e of
the
ou
tput
of t
he fa
cilit
y; a
nd
(c)
mai
ntai
ning
a l
ist
of p
rosp
ectiv
e bu
yers
, es
tabl
ishi
ng c
onta
ct w
ith p
rosp
ectiv
e bu
yers
an
d re
view
ing
and
mak
ing
any
nece
ssar
y ch
ange
s in
co
llect
ing
or
proc
essi
ng
the
mat
eria
ls to
impr
ove
thei
r m
arke
tabi
lity.
In o
rder
to
enco
urag
e es
tabl
ishm
ents
of
new
fac
ilitie
s to
pro
duce
goo
ds f
rom
pos
t-co
nsum
er
and
reco
vere
d m
ater
ials
gen
erat
ed w
ithin
loc
al g
over
nmen
t un
its,
and
to c
onse
rve
ener
gy b
y re
duci
ng
mat
eria
ls
tran
spor
tatio
n,
whe
neve
r ap
prop
riate
, ea
ch
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
it m
ay
arra
nged
for
lon
g-te
rm c
ontr
acts
to
purc
hase
a s
ubst
antia
l sh
are
of t
he p
rodu
ct o
utpu
t of
a
prop
osed
fac
ility
whi
ch w
ill b
e ba
sed
in t
he j
uris
dict
ion
of t
he l
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
unit
if su
ch
faci
lity
will
man
ufac
ture
suc
h fin
ishe
d pr
oduc
ts fo
rm p
ost-
cons
umer
and
rec
over
ed m
ater
ials
.
Sec
tio
n 3
2.E
stab
lishm
ent
of L
GU
Mat
eria
ls R
ecov
ery
Fac
ility
. -
The
re s
hall
be e
stab
lishe
d a
Mat
eria
ls R
ecov
ery
Fac
ility
(M
RF
) in
eve
ry b
aran
gay
or c
lust
er o
f ba
rang
ays.
The
fac
ility
sha
ll be
es
tabl
ishe
d in
a
bara
ngay
-ow
ned
or
-leas
ed
land
or
an
y su
itabl
e op
en
spac
e to
be
de
term
ined
by
the
bara
ngay
thr
ough
its
San
ggun
ian.
For
thi
s pu
rpos
e, t
he b
aran
gay
or c
lust
er
of b
aran
gays
sha
ll al
loca
te a
cer
tain
par
cel
of l
and
for
the
MR
F.
The
MR
F s
hall
rece
ive
mix
ed
was
te f
or f
inal
sor
ting,
seg
rega
tion,
com
post
ing,
and
rec
yclin
g. T
he r
esul
ting
resi
dual
was
tes
shal
l be
tran
sfer
red
to a
long
term
sto
rage
or
disp
osal
faci
lity
or s
anita
ry la
ndfil
l.
Sec
tio
n 3
3.G
uide
lines
for
Est
ablis
hmen
t of
Mat
eria
ls R
ecov
ery
Fac
ility
- M
ater
ials
rec
over
y fa
cilit
ies
shal
l be
des
igne
d to
rec
eive
, so
rt,
proc
ess
and
stor
e co
mpo
stab
le a
nd r
ecyc
labl
e m
ater
ial
effic
ient
ly a
nd i
n an
env
ironm
enta
lly s
ound
man
ner.
The
fac
ility
sha
ll ad
dres
s th
e fo
llow
ing
cons
ider
atio
ns:
(a)
The
bui
ldin
g an
d/or
lan
d la
yout
and
equ
ipm
ent
mus
t be
des
igne
d to
acc
omm
odat
e ef
ficie
nt a
nd s
afe
mat
eria
ls p
roce
ssin
g, m
ovem
ent,
and
stor
age;
and
(b)
The
bui
ldin
g m
ust
be d
esig
ned
to a
llow
effi
cien
t an
d sa
fe e
xter
nal
acce
ss a
nd t
o ac
com
mod
ate
inte
rnal
flow
.
Art
icle
5
Co
mp
ost
ing
Sec
tio
n 3
4.In
vent
ory
of M
arke
ts o
f C
ompo
sts
- W
ithin
six
(6)
mon
ths
afte
r th
e ef
fect
ivity
of
this
A
ct,
the
DA
sha
ll pu
blis
h an
inv
ento
ry o
f ex
istin
g m
arke
ts a
nd d
eman
ds f
or c
ompo
sts.
Sai
d in
vent
ory
shal
l the
reaf
ter
be u
pdat
ed a
nd p
ublis
hed
annu
ally
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e co
mpo
stin
g of
ag
ricul
tura
l was
tes
and
othe
r co
mpo
stab
le m
ater
ials
, in
clud
ing
but
not
limite
d to
gar
den
was
tes,
sh
all b
e en
cour
aged
.
Sec
tio
n 3
5.G
uide
lines
for
Com
post
Qua
lity
- C
ompo
st p
rodu
cts
inte
nded
to
be d
istr
ibut
ed
com
mer
cial
ly s
hall
conf
orm
with
the
sta
ndar
ds f
or o
rgan
ic f
ertil
izer
s se
t by
the
DA
. The
DA
sha
ll as
sist
the
com
post
pro
duce
rs to
ens
ure
that
the
com
post
pro
duct
s co
nfor
m to
suc
h st
anda
rds.
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Art
icle
6
Was
te M
anag
emen
t F
acili
ties
Sec
tio
n 3
6.In
vent
ory
of W
aste
Dis
posa
l Fac
ilitie
s -
With
in s
ix (
6) m
onth
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
, th
e D
epar
tmen
t, in
coo
pera
tion
with
the
DO
H,
DIL
G a
nd o
ther
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies,
sh
all p
ublis
h an
inve
ntor
y of
all
solid
was
te d
ispo
sal f
acili
ties
or s
ites
in th
e co
untr
y.
Sec
tio
n 3
7.P
rohi
bitio
n A
gain
st t
he U
se o
f Ope
n D
umps
for
Sol
id W
aste
- N
o op
en d
umps
sha
ll be
est
ablis
hed
and
oper
ated
, no
r an
y pr
actic
e or
dis
posa
l of
sol
id w
aste
by
any
pers
on,
incl
udin
g LG
Us,
whi
ch c
onst
itute
s th
e us
e of
ope
n du
mps
for
sol
id w
aste
s, b
e al
low
ed a
fter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
cts:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
with
in t
hree
(3)
yea
rs a
fter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
ever
y LG
U s
hall
conv
ert
its o
pen
dum
ps in
to c
ontr
olle
d du
mps
, in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
gui
delin
es s
et
in S
ec. 4
1 of
this
Act
: Pro
vide
d, fu
rthe
r, T
hat n
o co
ntro
lled
dum
ps s
hall
be a
llow
ed f
ive
(5)
year
s fo
llow
ing
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f thi
s A
ct.
Sec
tio
n 3
8.P
erm
it fo
r S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t F
acili
ty C
onst
ruct
ion
and
Exp
ansi
on -
No
pers
on s
hall
com
men
ce o
pera
tion,
inc
ludi
ng s
ite p
repa
ratio
n an
d co
nstr
uctio
n of
a n
ew s
olid
w
aste
man
agem
ent
faci
lity
or t
he e
xpan
sion
of
an e
xist
ing
faci
lity
until
sai
d pe
rson
obt
ains
an
Env
ironm
ent
Com
plia
nce
Cer
tific
ate
(EC
C)
from
the
Dep
artm
ent
purs
uant
to
P.D
. 15
86 a
nd
othe
r pe
rmits
and
cle
aran
ces
form
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies.
Sec
tio
n
39.
Gui
delin
es
for
Con
trol
led
Dum
ps
- T
he
follo
win
g sh
all
be
the
min
imum
co
nsid
erat
ions
for
the
esta
blis
hmen
ts o
f con
trol
led
dum
ps:
(a)
Reg
ular
iner
t cov
er;
(b)
Sur
face
wat
er a
nd p
erip
hera
l site
dra
inag
e co
ntro
l;
(c)
Pro
visi
on fo
r ae
robi
c an
d an
aero
bic
deco
mpo
sitio
n;
(d)
Res
tric
tion
of w
aste
dep
ositi
on to
sm
all w
orki
ng a
reas
;
(e)
Fen
ce, i
nclu
ding
pro
visi
ons
for
litte
r co
ntro
l;
(f)
Bas
ic r
ecor
d-ke
epin
g;
(g)
Pro
visi
on o
f mai
ntai
ned
acce
ss r
oad;
(h)
Con
trol
led
was
te p
icki
ng a
nd tr
adin
g;
(i) P
ost-
clos
ure
site
cov
er a
nd v
eget
atio
n; a
nd
(j) H
ydro
geo
logi
cal s
iting
.
Sec
tio
n 4
0.C
riter
ia fo
r S
iting
a S
anita
ry L
andf
ill -
The
follo
win
g sh
all b
e th
e m
inim
um c
riter
ia fo
r th
e si
ting
of s
anita
ry la
ndfil
ls:
(a)
The
site
sel
ecte
d m
ust b
e co
nsis
tent
with
the
over
all l
and
use
plan
of t
he L
GU
;
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(b)
The
site
mus
t be
acce
ssib
le fr
om m
ajor
roa
dway
s or
thor
ough
fare
s;
(c)
The
site
sho
uld
have
an
adeq
uate
qua
ntity
of
eart
h co
ver
mat
eria
l th
at i
s ea
sily
ha
ndle
d an
d co
mpa
cted
;
(d)
The
site
mus
t be
chos
en w
ith r
egar
d fo
r th
e se
nsiti
vitie
s of
the
com
mun
ity's
res
iden
ts;
(e)
The
site
mus
t be
loca
ted
in a
n ar
ea w
here
the
land
fill's
ope
ratio
n w
ill n
ot d
etrim
enta
lly
affe
ct e
nviro
nmen
tally
sen
sitiv
e re
sour
ces
such
as
aqui
fer,
gro
undw
ater
res
ervo
ir or
w
ater
shed
are
a;
(f)
The
site
sho
uld
be la
rge
enou
gh to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e co
mm
unity
's w
aste
s fo
r a
perio
d of
fiv
e (5
) ye
ars
durin
g w
hich
peo
ple
mus
t in
tern
aliz
e th
e va
lue
of e
nviro
nmen
tally
sou
nd
and
sust
aina
ble
solid
was
te d
ispo
sal;
(g)
The
site
cho
sen
shou
ld f
acili
tate
dev
elop
ing
a la
ndfil
l th
at w
ill s
atis
fy b
udge
tary
co
nstr
aint
s, i
nclu
ding
site
dev
elop
men
t, op
erat
ion
for
man
y ye
ars,
clo
sure
, po
st-c
losu
re
care
and
pos
sibl
e re
med
iatio
n co
sts;
(h)
Ope
ratin
g pl
ans
mus
t in
clud
e pr
ovis
ions
for
coo
rdin
atin
g w
ith r
ecyc
ling
and
reso
urce
re
cove
ry p
roje
cts;
and
(i) D
esig
natio
n of
a s
epar
ate
cont
ainm
ent a
rea
for
hous
ehol
d ha
zard
ous
was
tes.
Sec
tio
n 4
1.C
riter
ia f
or E
stab
lishm
ent
of S
anita
ry L
andf
ill -
The
fol
low
ing
shal
l be
the
min
imum
cr
iteria
for
the
esta
blis
hmen
t of s
anita
ry la
ndfil
ls:
(a)
Line
rs -
a s
yste
m o
f cl
ay l
ayer
s an
d/or
geo
synt
heth
ic m
embr
anes
use
d to
con
tain
le
acha
te a
nd r
educ
e or
pre
vent
con
tam
inan
t flo
w to
gro
undw
ater
;
(b)
Leac
hate
col
lect
ion
and
trea
tmen
t sys
tem
- in
stal
latio
n of
pip
es a
t the
low
are
as o
f th
e lin
er to
col
lect
leac
hate
for
stor
age
and
even
tual
trea
tmen
t and
dis
char
ge;
(c)
Gas
con
trol
and
rec
over
y sy
stem
- a
ser
ies
of v
ertic
al w
ells
or
horiz
onta
l tr
ench
es
cont
aini
ng p
erm
eabl
e m
ater
ials
and
per
fora
ted
pipi
ng p
lace
d in
the
land
fill t
o co
llect
gas
fo
r tr
eatm
ent o
r pr
oduc
tive
use
as a
n en
ergy
sou
rce;
(d)
Gro
undw
ater
mon
itorin
g w
ell
syst
em -
wel
ls p
lace
d at
an
appr
opria
te l
ocat
ion
and
dept
h fo
r ta
king
wat
er th
at a
re r
epre
sent
ativ
e of
gro
und
wat
er q
ualit
y;
(e)
Cov
er -
tw
o (2
) fo
rms
of c
over
con
sist
ing
of s
oil a
nd g
eosy
nthe
tic m
ater
ials
to
prot
ect
the
was
te fr
om lo
ng-t
erm
con
tact
with
the
envi
ronm
ent:
(i) a
dai
ly c
over
pla
ced
over
the
was
te a
t the
clo
se o
f eac
h da
y's
oper
atio
ns, a
nd;
(ii)
a fin
al c
over
, or
cap
, w
hich
is t
he m
ater
ial p
lace
d ov
er t
he c
ompl
eted
land
fill t
o co
ntro
l inf
iltra
tion
of w
ater
, gas
em
issi
on to
the
atm
osph
ere,
and
ero
sion
.
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(f)
Clo
sure
pro
cedu
re w
ith t
he o
bjec
tives
of
esta
blis
hing
low
mai
nten
ance
cov
er s
yste
ms
and
final
cov
er t
hat
min
imiz
es t
he in
filtr
atio
n of
pre
cipi
tatio
n in
to t
he w
aste
. In
stal
latio
n of
th
e fin
al c
over
mus
t be
com
plet
ed w
ithin
six
(6)
mon
ths
of th
e la
st r
ecei
pt o
f was
te;
(g)
Pos
t-cl
osur
e ca
re
proc
edur
e -
Dur
ing
this
pe
riod,
th
e la
ndfil
l ow
ner
shal
l be
re
spon
sibl
e fo
r pr
ovid
ing
for
the
gene
ral
upke
ep o
f th
e la
ndfil
l, m
aint
aini
ng a
ll of
the
la
ndfil
l's e
nviro
nmen
tal p
rote
ctio
n fe
atur
es,
oper
atin
g m
onito
ring
equi
pmen
t, re
med
iatin
g gr
ound
wat
er s
houl
d it
beco
me
cont
amin
ated
and
con
trol
ling
land
fill
gas
mig
ratio
n or
em
issi
on.
Sec
tio
n 4
2.O
pera
ting
Crit
eria
for
San
itary
Lan
dfill
s -
In th
e op
erat
ion
of a
san
itary
land
fill,
eac
h si
te o
pera
tor
shal
l mai
ntai
n th
e fo
llow
ing
min
imum
ope
ratin
g eq
uipm
ents
:
(a)
Dis
posa
l site
rec
ords
of,
but n
ot li
mite
d to
:
(1)
Rec
ords
of
wei
ghts
or
volu
mes
acc
epte
d in
a f
orm
and
man
ner
appr
oved
by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
Suc
h re
cord
s sh
all b
e su
bmitt
ed to
the
Dep
artm
ent u
pon
requ
est,
accu
rate
to
with
in t
en p
erce
nt (
10%
) an
d ad
equa
te f
or o
vera
ll pl
anni
ng p
urpo
ses
and
fore
cast
ing
the
rate
of s
ite fi
lling
;
(2)
Rec
ords
of
exca
vatio
ns w
hich
may
affe
ct t
he s
afe
and
prop
er o
pera
tion
of t
he
site
or
caus
e da
mag
e to
adj
oini
ng p
rope
rtie
s;
(3)
Dai
ly l
og b
ook
or f
ile o
f th
e fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion:
fire
s, la
ndsl
ides
, ea
rthq
uake
da
mag
e, u
nusu
al a
nd s
udde
n se
ttlem
ent,
inju
ry a
nd p
rope
rty
dam
age,
acc
iden
ts,
expl
osio
ns,
rece
ipts
or
reje
ctio
n of
unp
erm
itted
was
tes,
flo
odin
g an
d ot
her
unus
ual
occu
rren
ces;
(4)
Rec
ord
of p
erso
nnel
trai
ning
; and
(5)
Cop
y of
writ
ten
notif
icat
ion
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t, lo
cal
heal
th a
genc
y, a
nd f
ire
auth
ority
of
na
mes
, ad
dres
ses
and
tele
phon
e nu
mbe
rs
of
the
oper
ator
or
re
spon
sibl
e pa
rty
of th
e si
te;
(b)
Wat
er
qual
ity
mon
itorin
g of
su
rfac
e an
d gr
ound
w
ater
s an
d ef
fluen
t, an
d ga
s em
issi
ons;
(c)
Doc
umen
tatio
n of
ap
prov
als,
de
term
inat
ions
an
d ot
her
requ
irem
ents
by
th
e D
epar
tmen
t;
(d)
Sig
ns:
(1)
Eac
h po
int
of a
cces
s fr
om a
pub
lic r
oad
shal
l be
pos
ted
with
an
easi
ly v
isib
le
sigh
indi
catin
g th
e fa
cilit
y na
me
and
othe
r pe
rtin
ent
info
rmat
ion
as r
equi
red
by t
he
Dep
artm
ent;
(2)
If th
e si
te i
s op
en t
o th
e pu
blic
, th
ere
shal
l be
an
easi
ly v
isib
le s
ign
at t
he
prim
ary
entr
ance
of
the
site
indi
catin
g th
e na
me
of t
he s
ite o
pera
tor,
the
ope
rato
r's
tele
phon
e nu
mbe
r, a
nd h
ours
of
oper
atio
n; a
n ea
sily
vis
ible
sig
n at
an
appr
opria
te
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poin
t sh
all
indi
cate
the
sch
edul
e of
cha
nges
and
the
gen
eral
typ
es o
f m
ater
ials
w
hich
will
eith
er b
e ac
cept
ed o
r no
t;
(3)
If th
e si
te is
ope
n to
the
pub
lic,
ther
e sh
all b
e an
eas
ily v
isib
le r
oad
sign
and
/or
traf
fic c
ontr
ol m
easu
res
whi
ch d
irect
tra
ffic
to t
he a
ctiv
e fa
ce a
nd o
ther
are
as
whe
re w
aste
s or
rec
ycla
ble
mat
eria
ls w
ill b
e de
posi
ted;
and
(4)
Add
ition
al s
igns
and
/or
mea
sure
s m
ay b
e re
quire
d at
a d
ispo
sal
site
by
the
Dep
artm
ent t
o pr
otec
t per
sonn
el a
nd p
ublic
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y;
(e)
Mon
itorin
g of
qua
lity
of s
urfa
ce, g
roun
d an
d ef
fluen
t wat
ers,
and
gas
em
issi
ons;
(f)
The
site
sha
ll be
des
igne
d to
dis
cour
age
unau
thor
ized
acc
ess
by p
erso
ns a
nd v
ehic
les
by u
sing
a p
erim
eter
bar
rier
or t
opog
raph
ic c
onst
rain
ts.
Are
as w
ithin
the
site
whe
re o
pen
stor
age,
or
po
undi
ng
of
haza
rdou
s m
ater
ials
oc
curs
sh
all
be
sepa
rate
ly
fenc
ed
or
othe
rwis
e se
cure
d as
det
erm
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
The
Dep
artm
ent
may
als
o re
quire
th
at o
ther
are
as o
f the
site
be
fenc
ed to
cre
ate
an a
ppro
pria
te le
vel o
f sec
urity
;
(g)
Roa
ds
with
in
the
perm
itted
fa
cilit
y bo
unda
ry
shal
l be
de
sign
ed
to
min
imiz
e th
e ge
nera
tion
of d
ust
and
the
trac
king
of
mat
eria
l on
to a
djac
ent
publ
ic r
oads
. S
uch
road
s sh
all
be k
ept
in s
afe
cond
ition
and
mai
ntai
ned
such
tha
t ve
hicl
e ac
cess
and
unl
oadi
ng
can
be c
ondu
cted
dur
ing
incl
emen
t wea
ther
;
(h)
San
itary
fac
ilitie
s co
nsis
ting
of a
dequ
ate
num
ber
of t
oile
ts a
nd h
andw
ashi
ng f
acili
ties,
sh
all b
e av
aila
ble
to p
erso
nnel
at o
r in
the
imm
edia
te v
icin
ity o
f the
site
;
(i) S
afe
and
adeq
uate
drin
king
wat
er s
uppl
y fo
r th
e si
te p
erso
nnel
sha
ll be
ava
ilabl
e;
(j) T
he s
ite s
hall
have
com
mun
icat
ion
faci
litie
s av
aila
ble
to s
ite p
erso
nnel
to
allo
w q
uick
re
spon
se to
em
erge
ncie
s;
(k)
Whe
re o
pera
tions
are
con
duct
ed d
urin
g ho
urs
of d
arkn
ess,
the
site
and
/or
equi
pmen
t sh
all b
e eq
uipp
ed w
ith a
dequ
ate
light
ing
as a
ppro
ved
by th
e D
epar
tmen
t to
ensu
re s
afet
y an
d to
mon
itor
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
ope
ratio
ns;
(l)
Ope
ratin
g an
d m
aint
enan
ce
pers
onne
l sh
all
wea
r an
d us
e ap
prop
riate
sa
fety
eq
uipm
ent a
s re
quire
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent;
(m)
Per
sonn
el
assi
gned
to
op
erat
e th
e si
te
shal
l be
ad
equa
tely
tr
aine
d in
su
bjec
t pe
rtin
ent
to t
he s
ite o
pera
tion
and
mai
nten
ance
, ha
zard
ous
mat
eria
ls r
ecog
nitio
n an
d sc
reen
ing,
an
d he
avy
equi
pmen
t op
erat
ions
, w
ith
emph
asis
on
sa
fety
, he
alth
, en
viro
nmen
tal
cont
rols
and
em
erge
ncy
proc
edur
es.
A r
ecor
d of
suc
h tr
aini
ng s
hall
be
plac
ed in
the
oper
atin
g re
cord
;
(n)
The
si
te
oper
ator
sh
all
prov
ide
adeq
uate
su
perv
isio
n of
a
suffi
cien
t nu
mbe
r of
qu
alifi
ed p
erso
nnel
to e
nsur
e pr
oper
ope
ratio
n of
the
site
in c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith a
ll ap
plic
able
la
ws,
reg
ulat
ions
, pe
rmit
cond
ition
s an
d ot
her
requ
irem
ents
. T
he o
pera
tor
shal
l not
ify t
he
Dep
artm
ent
and
loca
l he
alth
age
ncy
in w
ritin
g of
the
nam
es,
addr
esse
s, a
nd t
elep
hone
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num
ber
of t
he o
pera
tor
or r
espo
nsib
le p
arty
. A
cop
y of
the
writ
ten
notif
icat
ion
shal
l be
pl
aced
in th
e op
erat
ion
reco
rd;
(o)
Any
dis
posa
l si
te o
pen
to t
he p
ublic
sha
ll ha
ve a
n at
tend
ant
pres
ent
durin
g pu
blic
op
erat
ing
hour
s or
the
site
sha
ll be
ins
pect
ed b
y th
e op
erat
or o
n a
regu
larly
sch
edul
ed
basi
s, a
s de
term
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent;
(p)
Unl
oadi
ng
of
solid
w
aste
s sh
all
be
conf
ined
to
a
smal
l ar
ea
as
poss
ible
to
ac
com
mod
ate
the
num
ber
of
vehi
cles
us
ing
the
area
w
ithou
t re
sulti
ng
in
traf
fic,
pers
onne
l, or
pub
lic s
afet
y ha
zard
s. W
aste
mat
eria
ls s
hall
norm
ally
be
depo
site
d at
the
to
e of
the
fill,
or a
s ot
herw
ise
appr
oved
by
the
Dep
artm
ent;
(q)
Sol
id w
aste
sha
ll be
spr
ead
and
com
pact
ed i
n la
yers
with
rep
eate
d pa
ssag
es o
f th
e la
ndfil
l equ
ipm
ent
to m
inim
ize
void
s w
ithin
the
cel
l and
max
imiz
e co
mpa
ctio
n. T
he lo
ose
laye
r sh
all n
ot e
xcee
d a
dept
h ap
prox
imat
ely
two
feet
bef
ore
com
pact
ion.
Spr
eadi
ng a
nd
com
pact
ing
shal
l be
acc
ompl
ishe
d as
rap
idly
as
prac
ticab
le,
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e ap
prov
ed
by th
e D
epar
tmen
t;
(r)
Cov
ered
sur
face
s of
the
dis
posa
l ar
ea s
hall
be g
rade
d to
pro
mot
e la
tera
l ru
noff
of
prec
ipita
tion
and
to p
reve
nt p
ound
ing.
Gra
des
shal
l be
esta
blis
hed
of s
uffic
ient
slo
pes
to
acco
unt f
or fu
ture
set
tlem
ent o
f the
fill
surf
ace.
Oth
er e
ffect
ive
mai
nten
ance
met
hods
may
be
allo
wed
by
the
Dep
artm
ent;
and
(s)
Cov
er m
ater
ial o
r na
tive
mat
eria
l uns
uita
ble
for
cove
r, s
tock
pile
d on
the
site
for
use
or
rem
oval
, sh
all
be
plac
ed
so
as
not
to
caus
e pr
oble
ms
or
inte
rfer
e w
ith
unlo
adin
g,
spre
adin
g, c
ompa
ctin
g, a
cces
s, s
afet
y dr
aina
ge, o
r ot
her
oper
atio
ns.
Art
icle
7
Lo
cal G
ove
rnm
ent
So
lid W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Sec
tio
n 4
3.G
uide
lines
for
Ide
ntifi
catio
n of
Com
mon
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Pro
blem
s -
For
pu
rpos
es o
f en
cour
agin
g an
d fa
cilit
atin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t of
loc
al g
over
nmen
t pl
ans
for
solid
w
aste
man
agem
ent,
the
Com
mis
sion
sha
ll, a
s so
on a
s pr
actic
able
but
not
lat
er t
han
six
(6)
mon
ths
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
publ
ish
guid
elin
es f
or t
he i
dent
ifica
tion
of t
hose
are
as
whi
ch h
ave
com
mon
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
prob
lem
s an
d ar
e ap
prop
riate
uni
ts f
or c
lust
ered
so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent s
ervi
ces.
The
gui
delin
es s
hall
be b
ased
on
the
follo
win
g:
(a)
the
size
and
loca
tion
of a
reas
whi
ch s
houl
d be
incl
uded
;
(b)
the
volu
me
of s
olid
was
te w
hich
wou
ld b
e ge
nera
ted;
(c)
the
avai
labl
e m
eans
of
coor
dina
ting
loca
l go
vern
men
t pl
anni
ng b
etw
een
and
amon
g th
e LG
Us
and
for
the
inte
grat
ion
of s
uch
with
the
natio
nal p
lan;
and
(d)
poss
ible
life
span
of t
he d
ispo
sal f
acili
ties.
Sec
tio
n 4
4.E
stab
lishm
ent
of C
omm
on W
aste
Tre
atm
ent
and
Dis
posa
l F
acili
ties
- P
ursu
ant
to
Sec
. 33
of
R.A
.716
0, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as t
he L
ocal
Gov
ernm
ent
Cod
e, a
ll pr
ovin
ces,
citi
es,
mun
icip
aliti
es
and
bara
ngay
s,
thro
ugh
appr
opria
te
ordi
nanc
es,
are
here
by
man
date
d to
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cons
olid
ate,
or
co
ordi
nate
th
eir
effo
rts,
se
rvic
es,
and
reso
urce
s fo
r pu
rpos
es
of
join
tly
addr
essi
ng c
omm
on s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
oble
ms
and/
or e
stab
lishi
ng c
omm
on w
aste
di
spos
al fa
cilit
ies.
The
Dep
artm
ent,
the
Com
mis
sion
and
loc
al s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t bo
ards
sha
ll pr
ovid
e te
chni
cal a
nd m
arke
ting
assi
stan
ce to
the
LGU
s.
CH
AP
TE
R IV
IN
CE
NT
IVE
S
Sec
tio
n 4
5.In
cent
ives
. -
(a)
Rew
ards
, m
onet
ary
or
othe
rwis
e,
shal
l be
pr
ovid
ed
to
indi
vidu
als,
pr
ivat
e or
gani
zatio
ns a
nd e
ntitl
es, i
nclu
ding
non
-gov
ernm
ent o
rgan
izat
ions
, tha
t hav
e un
dert
aken
ou
tsta
ndin
g an
d in
nova
tive
proj
ects
, te
chno
logi
es,
proc
esse
s an
d te
chni
ques
or
activ
ities
in
re-
use,
rec
yclin
g an
d re
duct
ion.
Sai
d re
war
ds s
hall
be s
ourc
ed f
rom
the
Fun
d he
rein
cr
eate
d.
(b)
An
ince
ntiv
e sc
hem
e is
her
eby
prov
ided
for
the
pur
pose
of
enco
urag
ing
LGU
s,
ente
rpris
es, o
r pr
ivat
e en
titie
s, in
clud
ing
NG
Os,
to d
evel
op o
r un
dert
ake
an e
ffect
ive
solid
w
aste
man
agem
ent,
or a
ctiv
ely
part
icip
ate
in a
ny p
rogr
am g
eare
d to
war
ds t
he p
rom
otio
n th
ereo
f as
prov
ided
for
in th
is A
ct.
(1)
Fis
cal
Ince
ntiv
es.
- C
onsi
sten
t w
ith t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
E.O
. 22
6, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as t
he
Om
nibu
s In
vest
men
ts C
ode,
the
follo
win
g ta
x in
cent
ives
sha
ll be
gra
nted
:
(a)
Tax
and
Dut
y E
xem
ptio
n on
Im
port
ed C
apita
l E
quip
men
t an
d V
ehic
les
- W
ithin
ten
(1
0) y
ears
upo
n ef
fect
ivel
y of
this
Act
, LG
Us,
ent
erpr
ises
or
priv
ate
entit
ies
shal
l enj
oy ta
x an
d du
ty f
ree
impo
rtat
ion
of m
achi
nery
, eq
uipm
ent,
vehi
cles
and
spa
re p
arts
use
d fo
r co
llect
ion,
tra
nspo
rtat
ion,
seg
rega
tion,
rec
yclin
g, r
e-us
e an
d co
mpo
sing
of
solid
was
tes:
P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e im
port
atio
n of
suc
h m
achi
nery
, eq
uipm
ent,
vehi
cle
and
spar
e pa
rts
shal
l com
ply
with
the
follo
win
g co
nditi
ons:
(i) T
hey
are
not
man
ufac
ture
d do
mes
tical
ly i
n su
ffici
ent
quan
tity,
of
com
para
ble
qual
ity a
nd a
t rea
sona
ble
pric
es;
(ii)
The
y ar
e re
ason
ably
nee
ded
and
will
be
used
act
ually
, di
rect
ly a
nd e
xclu
sive
ly
for
the
abov
e m
entio
ned
activ
ities
;
(iii)
The
app
rova
l of
the
Boa
rd o
f In
vest
men
t (B
OI)
of
the
DT
I for
the
impo
rtat
ion
of
such
mac
hine
ry, e
quip
men
t, ve
hicl
e an
d sp
are
part
s.
Pro
vide
d, f
urth
er,
Tha
t th
e sa
le,
tran
sfer
or
disp
ositi
on o
f su
ch m
achi
nery
, eq
uipm
ent,
vehi
cle
and
spar
e pa
rts,
with
out
prio
r ap
prov
al o
f th
e (B
OI)
, w
ithin
fiv
e (5
) ye
ars
from
the
da
te o
f ac
quis
ition
sha
ll be
pro
hibi
ted,
oth
erw
ise,
the
LG
U c
once
rned
, en
terp
rise
or
priv
ate
entit
ies
and
the
vend
ee,
tran
sfer
ee,
or a
ssig
nee
shal
l be
sol
idar
ily l
iabl
e to
pay
tw
ice
the
amou
nt o
f tax
and
dut
y ex
empt
ion
give
n it.
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(b)
Tax
Cre
dit
on D
omes
tic E
quip
men
t -
With
in t
en (
10)
year
s fr
om t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
A
ct,
a ta
x cr
edit
equi
vale
nt t
o 50
% o
f th
e va
lue
of t
he n
atio
nal i
nter
nal r
even
ue t
axes
and
cu
stom
s du
ties
that
wou
ld h
ave
been
wai
ved
on t
he m
achi
nery
, eq
uipm
ent,
vehi
cle
and
spar
e pa
rts,
had
the
se it
ems
been
impo
rted
sha
ll be
giv
en t
o en
terp
rises
, pr
ivat
e en
titie
s,
incl
udin
g N
GO
s, s
ubje
ct t
o th
e sa
me
cond
ition
s an
d pr
ohib
ition
cite
d in
the
pre
cedi
ng
para
grap
h.
(c)
Tax
and
Dut
y E
xem
ptio
n of
Don
atio
ns,
Lega
cies
and
Gift
- A
ll le
gaci
es,
gifts
and
do
natio
ns t
o LG
Us,
ent
erpr
ises
or
priv
ate
entit
ies,
inc
ludi
ng N
GO
s, f
or t
he s
uppo
rt a
nd
mai
nten
ance
of
the
prog
ram
for
effe
ctiv
e so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
shal
l be
exem
pt f
rom
al
l in
tern
al r
even
ue t
axes
and
cus
tom
s du
ties,
and
sha
ll be
ded
uctib
le i
n fu
ll fr
om t
he
gros
s in
com
e of
the
dono
r fo
r in
com
e ta
x pu
rpos
es.
(2)
Non
-Fis
cal I
ncen
tives
. -
LGU
s, e
nter
pris
es o
r pr
ivat
e en
titie
s av
ailin
g of
tax
ince
ntiv
es u
nder
th
is A
ct s
hall
also
be
entit
led
to a
pplic
able
non
-fis
cal
ince
ntiv
es p
rovi
ded
for
unde
r E
.O.
226,
ot
herw
ise
know
n as
the
Om
nibu
s In
vest
men
ts C
ode.
The
Com
mis
sion
sha
ll pr
ovid
e in
cent
ives
to
busi
ness
es a
nd i
ndus
trie
s th
at a
re e
ngag
ed in
the
re
cycl
ing
of w
aste
s an
d w
hich
are
reg
iste
red
with
the
Com
mis
sion
and
hav
e be
en is
sued
EC
Cs
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
he g
uide
lines
est
ablis
hed
by t
he C
omm
issi
on.
Suc
h in
cent
ives
sha
ll in
clud
e si
mpl
ified
pro
cedu
res
for
the
impo
rtat
ion
of e
quip
men
t, sp
are
part
s, n
ew m
ater
ials
, and
sup
plie
s,
and
for
the
expo
rt o
f pro
cess
ed p
rodu
cts.
(3)
Fin
anci
al A
ssis
tanc
e P
rogr
am.
- G
over
nmen
t fin
anci
al in
stitu
tions
suc
h as
the
Dev
elop
men
t B
ank
of
the
Phi
lippi
nes
(DB
P),
La
ndba
nk
of
the
Phi
lippi
nes
(LB
P),
G
over
nmen
t S
ervi
ce
Insu
ranc
e S
yste
m (
GS
IS),
and
suc
h ot
her
gove
rnm
ent
inst
itutio
ns p
rovi
ding
fin
anci
al s
ervi
ces
shal
l, in
acc
orda
nce
with
and
to th
e ex
tent
allo
wed
by
the
enab
ling
prov
isio
ns o
f th
eir
resp
ectiv
e ch
arte
rs o
r ap
plic
able
law
s, a
ccor
d hi
gh p
riorit
y to
ext
end
finan
cial
ser
vice
s to
ind
ivid
uals
, en
terp
rises
, or
priv
ate
entit
ies
enga
ged
in s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t.
(4)
Ext
ensi
on o
f G
rant
s to
LG
Us.
- P
rovi
nces
, ci
ties
and
mun
icip
aliti
es w
hose
sol
id w
aste
m
anag
emen
t pl
ans
have
be
en
duly
ap
prov
ed
by
the
Com
mis
sion
or
w
ho
have
be
en
com
men
ded
by t
he C
omm
issi
on f
or a
dopt
ing
inno
vativ
e so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
prog
ram
s m
ay b
e en
title
d to
rec
eive
gra
nts
for
the
purp
ose
of d
evel
opin
g th
eir
tech
nica
l cap
aciti
es t
owar
d ac
tivel
y pa
rtic
ipat
ing
in th
e pr
ogra
m fo
r ef
fect
ivel
y an
d su
stai
nabl
e so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent.
(5)
Ince
ntiv
es t
o H
ost
LGU
s. -
Loc
al g
over
nmen
t un
its w
ho h
ost
com
mon
was
te m
anag
emen
t fa
cilit
ies
shal
l be
entit
led
to in
cent
ives
.
CH
AP
TE
R V
F
INA
NC
ING
SO
LID
WA
ST
E M
AN
AG
EM
EN
T
Sec
tio
n 4
6.S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t F
und
- T
here
is h
ereb
y cr
eate
d, a
s a
spec
ial a
ccou
nt in
th
e N
atio
nal T
reas
ury,
a S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t Fun
d to
be
adm
inis
tere
d by
the
Com
mis
sion
. S
uch
fund
sha
ll be
sou
rced
from
the
follo
win
g:
(a)
Fin
es
and
pena
lties
im
pose
d,
proc
eeds
of
pe
rmits
an
d lic
ense
s is
sued
by
th
e D
epar
tmen
t un
der
this
A
ct,
dona
tions
, en
dow
men
ts,
gran
ts
and
cont
ribut
ions
fr
om
dom
estic
and
fore
ign
sour
ces;
and
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(b)
Am
ount
s sp
ecifi
cally
ap
prop
riate
d fo
r th
e F
und
unde
r th
e an
nual
G
ener
al
App
ropr
iatio
ns A
ct;
The
Fun
d sh
all b
e us
ed to
fina
nce
the
follo
win
g:
(1)
prod
ucts
, fa
cilit
ies,
tec
hnol
ogie
s an
d pr
oces
ses
to e
nhan
ce p
rope
r so
lid w
aste
m
anag
emen
t;
(2)
awar
ds a
nd in
cent
ives
;
(3)
rese
arch
pro
gram
s;
(4)
info
rmat
ion,
edu
catio
n, c
omm
unic
atio
n an
d m
onito
ring
activ
ities
;
(5)
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce;
and
(6)
capa
bilit
y bu
ildin
g ac
tiviti
es.
LGU
s ar
e en
title
d to
ava
il of
the
Fun
d on
the
bas
is o
f th
eir
appr
oved
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
plan
. Spe
cific
crit
eria
for
the
avai
lmen
t of t
he F
und
shal
l be
prep
ared
by
the
Com
mis
sion
.
The
fin
es c
olle
cted
und
er S
ec.
49 s
hall
be a
lloca
ted
to t
he L
GU
whe
re t
he f
ined
pro
hibi
ted
acts
ar
e co
mm
itted
in
orde
r to
fin
ance
the
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
of s
aid
LGU
. S
uch
allo
catio
n sh
all b
e ba
sed
on a
sha
ring
sche
me
betw
een
the
Fun
d an
d th
e LG
U c
once
rned
.
In n
o ca
se,
how
ever
, sh
all t
he F
und
be u
sed
for
the
crea
tion
of p
ositi
ons
or p
aym
ent
of s
alar
ies
and
wag
es.
Sec
tio
n 4
7.A
utho
rity
to C
olle
ct S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t F
ees
- T
he l
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
unit
shal
l im
pose
fe
es
in
amou
nts
suffi
cien
t to
pa
y th
e co
sts
of
prep
arin
g,
adop
ting,
an
d im
plem
entin
g a
solid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pl
an p
repa
red
purs
uant
to
this
Act
. T
he f
ees
shal
l be
base
d on
the
follo
win
g m
inim
um fa
ctor
s:
(a)
type
s of
sol
id w
aste
;
(b)
amou
nt/v
olum
e of
was
te; a
nd
(c)
dist
ance
of t
he tr
ansf
er s
tatio
n to
the
was
te m
anag
emen
t fac
ility
.
The
fees
sha
ll be
use
d to
pay
the
actu
al c
osts
incu
rred
by
the
LGU
in c
olle
ctin
g th
e lo
cal f
ees.
In
dete
rmin
ing
the
amou
nts
of t
he f
ees,
an
LGU
sha
ll in
clud
e on
ly t
hose
cos
ts d
irect
ly r
elat
ed t
o th
e ad
optio
n an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e pl
an a
nd th
e se
tting
and
col
lect
ion
of th
e lo
cal f
ees.
CH
AP
TE
R
VI
PE
NA
L P
RO
VIS
ION
S
Sec
tio
n 4
8.P
rohi
bite
d A
cts
- T
he fo
llow
ing
acts
are
pro
hibi
ted:
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(1)
Litte
ring,
th
row
ing,
du
mpi
ng
of
was
te
mat
ters
in
pu
blic
pl
aces
, su
ch
as
road
s,
side
wal
ks,
cana
ls,
este
ros
or p
arks
, an
d es
tabl
ishm
ent,
or c
ausi
ng o
r pe
rmitt
ing
the
sam
e;
(2)
Und
erta
king
act
iviti
es o
r op
erat
ing,
col
lect
ing
or t
rans
port
ing
equi
pmen
t in
vio
latio
n of
sa
nita
tion
oper
atio
n an
d ot
her
requ
irem
ents
or
perm
its s
et fo
rth
in e
stab
lishe
d pu
rsua
nt;
(3)
The
ope
n bu
rnin
g of
sol
id w
aste
;
(4)
Cau
sing
or
perm
ittin
g th
e co
llect
ion
of n
on-s
egre
gate
d or
uns
orte
d w
aste
s;
(5)
Squ
attin
g in
ope
n du
mps
and
land
fills
;
(6)
Ope
n du
mpi
ng,
bury
ing
of b
iode
grad
able
or
non-
biod
egra
dabl
e m
ater
ials
in
flood
pr
one
area
s;
(7)
Una
utho
rized
rem
oval
of
recy
clab
le m
ater
ial
inte
nded
for
col
lect
ion
by a
utho
rized
pe
rson
s;
(8)
The
mix
ing
of s
ourc
e-se
para
ted
recy
clab
le m
ater
ial
with
oth
er s
olid
was
te i
n an
y ve
hicl
e, b
ox, c
onta
iner
or
rece
ptac
le u
sed
in s
olid
was
te c
olle
ctio
n or
dis
posa
l;
(9)
Est
ablis
hmen
t or
ope
ratio
n of
ope
n du
mps
as
enjo
ined
in t
his
Act
, or
clo
sure
of
said
du
mps
in v
iola
tion
of S
ec. 3
7;
(10)
The
man
ufac
ture
, di
strib
utio
n or
use
of
non-
envi
ronm
enta
lly a
ccep
tabl
e pa
ckag
ing
mat
eria
ls;
(11)
Im
port
atio
n of
co
nsum
er
prod
ucts
pa
ckag
ed
in
non-
envi
ronm
enta
lly
acce
ptab
le
mat
eria
ls;
(12)
Im
port
atio
n of
to
xic
was
tes
mis
repr
esen
ted
as
"rec
ycla
ble"
or
"w
ith
recy
clab
le
cont
ent"
;
(13)
Tra
nspo
rt a
nd d
umpl
og i
n bu
lk o
f co
llect
ed d
omes
tic,
indu
stria
l, co
mm
erci
al,
and
inst
itutio
nal w
aste
s in
are
as o
ther
than
cen
ters
or
faci
litie
s pr
escr
ibe
unde
r th
is A
ct;
(14)
S
ite
prep
arat
ion,
co
nstr
uctio
n,
expa
nsio
n or
op
erat
ion
of
was
te
man
agem
ent
faci
litie
s w
ithou
t an
E
nviro
nmen
tal
Com
plia
nce
Cer
tific
ate
requ
ired
purs
uant
to
P
resi
dent
ial D
ecre
e N
o. 1
586
and
this
Act
and
not
con
form
ing
with
the
land
use
pla
n of
th
e LG
U;
(15)
The
con
stru
ctio
n of
any
est
ablis
hmen
t w
ithin
tw
o hu
ndre
d (2
00)
met
ers
from
ope
n du
mps
or
cont
rolle
d du
mps
, or
sani
tary
land
fill;
and
(16)
The
con
stru
ctio
n or
ope
ratio
n of
lan
dfill
s or
any
was
te d
ispo
sal
faci
lity
on a
ny
aqui
fer,
gro
undw
ater
res
ervo
ir, o
r w
ater
shed
are
a an
d or
any
por
tions
ther
eof.
Sec
tio
n 4
9.F
ines
and
Pen
altie
s -
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(a)
Any
per
son
who
vio
late
s S
ec.
48 p
arag
raph
(1)
sha
ll, u
pon
conv
ictio
n, b
e pu
nish
ed
with
a f
ine
of n
ot l
ess
than
Thr
ee h
undr
ed p
esos
(P
300.
00)
but
not
mor
e th
an O
ne
thou
sand
pes
os (
P1,
000.
00)
or r
ende
r co
mm
unity
ser
vice
for
not
less
tha
n on
e (1
) da
y to
no
t m
ore
than
fift
een
(15)
day
s to
an
LGU
whe
re s
uch
proh
ibite
d ac
ts a
re c
omm
itted
, or
bo
th;
(b)
Any
per
son
who
vio
late
s S
ec. 4
8, p
ars.
(2)
and
(3)
, sha
ll, u
pon
conv
ictio
n be
pun
ishe
d w
ith a
fin
e of
not
les
s th
an T
hree
hun
dred
pes
os (
P30
0.00
) bu
t no
t m
ore
than
One
th
ousa
nd p
esos
(P
1,00
0.00
) or
impr
ison
men
t of
not l
ess
than
one
(1)
day
but
to n
ot m
ore
than
fifte
en (
15)
days
, or
both
;
(c)
Any
per
son
who
vio
late
s S
ec.
48,
pars
. (4
), (
5),
(6)
and
(7)
shal
l, up
on c
onvi
ctio
n, b
e pu
nish
ed w
ith a
fin
e of
not
less
tha
n O
ne t
hous
and
peso
s (P
1,00
0.00
) bu
t no
t m
ore
than
T
hree
tho
usan
d pe
sos
(P3,
000.
00)
or i
mpr
ison
men
t of
not
les
s th
an f
iftee
n (1
5) d
ay b
ut
to n
ot m
ore
than
six
(6)
mon
ths,
or
both
;
(d)
Any
per
son
who
vio
late
s S
ec.
48,
pars
(8)
, (9
), (
10)
and
(11)
for
the
firs
t tim
e sh
all,
upon
con
vict
ion,
pay
a f
ine
of F
ive
hund
red
thou
sand
pes
os (
P50
0,00
0.00
) pl
us a
nd
amou
nt n
ot l
ess
than
fiv
e pe
rcen
t (5
%)
but
not
mor
e th
an t
en p
erce
nt (
10%
) of
his
net
an
nual
inco
me
durin
g th
e pr
evio
us y
ear.
The
add
ition
al p
enal
ty o
f im
pris
onm
ent
of a
min
imum
per
iod
of o
ne (
1) y
ear
but
not
to
exce
ed t
hree
(3)
yea
rs a
t th
e di
scre
tion
of t
he c
ourt
, sh
all
be i
mpo
sed
for
seco
nd o
r su
bseq
uent
vio
latio
ns o
f Sec
. 48,
par
s. (
9) a
nd (
10).
(e)
Any
per
son
who
vio
late
s S
ec.
48,
pars
. (1
2) a
nd (
13)
shal
l, up
on c
onvi
ctio
n, b
e pu
nish
ed w
ith a
fin
e no
t le
ss t
han
Ten
tho
usan
d pe
sos
(P10
,000
.00)
but
not
mor
e th
an
Tw
o hu
ndre
d th
ousa
nd p
esos
(P
200,
000.
00)
or im
pris
onm
ent
of n
ot le
ss t
han
thirt
y (3
0)
days
but
not
mor
e th
an th
ree
(3)
year
s, o
r bo
th;
(f)
Any
per
son
who
vio
late
s S
ec.
48,
pars
. (1
4),
(15)
and
(16
) sh
all,
upon
con
vict
ion,
be
puni
shed
with
a f
ine
not
less
tha
n O
ne h
undr
ed t
hous
and
peso
s (P
100,
000.
00)
but
not
mor
e th
an O
ne m
illio
n pe
sos
(P1,
000,
000.
00),
or
impr
ison
men
t not
less
than
one
(1)
yea
r bu
t not
mor
e th
an s
ix (
6) y
ears
, or
both
.
If th
e of
fens
e is
co
mm
itted
by
a
corp
orat
ion,
pa
rtne
rshi
p,
or
othe
r ju
ridic
al
iden
tity
duly
re
cogn
ized
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
he la
w,
the
chie
f ex
ecut
ive
offic
er,
pres
iden
t, ge
nera
l man
ager
, m
anag
ing
part
ner
or s
uch
othe
r of
ficer
-in-c
harg
e sh
all
be l
iabl
e fo
r th
e co
mm
issi
on o
f th
e of
fens
e pe
naliz
ed u
nder
this
Act
.
If th
e of
fend
er is
an
alie
n, h
e sh
all,
afte
r se
rvic
e of
the
sen
tenc
e pr
escr
ibed
abo
ve,
be d
epor
ted
with
out f
urth
er a
dmin
istr
ativ
e pr
ocee
ding
s.
The
fine
s he
rein
pre
scrib
ed s
hall
be in
crea
sed
by a
t les
t ten
(10
%)
perc
ent e
very
thre
e (3
) ye
ars
to c
ompe
nsat
e fo
r in
flatio
n an
d to
mai
ntai
n th
e de
terr
ent f
unct
ions
of s
uch
fines
.
Sec
tio
n 5
0.A
dmin
istr
ativ
e S
anct
ions
- L
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
offic
ials
and
offi
cial
s of
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
con
cern
ed w
ho f
ail
to c
ompl
y w
ith a
nd e
nfor
ce r
ules
and
reg
ulat
ions
pro
mul
gate
d
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rela
tive
to t
his
Act
sha
ll be
cha
rged
adm
inis
trat
ivel
y in
acc
orda
nce
with
R.A
. 71
60 a
nd o
ther
ex
istin
g la
ws,
rul
es a
nd r
egul
atio
ns
CH
AP
TE
R V
II M
ISC
EL
LA
NE
OU
S P
RO
VIS
ION
S
Sec
tio
n 5
1.M
anda
tory
Pub
lic H
earin
gs -
Man
dato
ry p
ublic
hea
rings
for
nat
iona
l fra
mew
ork
and
loca
l go
vern
men
t so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent
plan
s sh
all
be u
nder
take
n by
the
Com
mis
sion
and
th
e re
spec
tive
Boa
rds
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith p
roce
ss t
o be
for
mul
ated
in
the
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
.
Sec
tio
n 5
2.C
itize
ns S
uits
- F
or t
he p
urpo
ses
of e
nfor
cing
the
pro
visi
ons
of t
his
Act
or
its
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
, an
y ci
tizen
m
ay
file
an
appr
opria
te
civi
l, cr
imin
al
or
adm
inis
trat
ive
actio
n in
the
prop
er c
ourt
s/bo
dies
aga
inst
:
(a)
Any
pe
rson
w
ho
viol
ates
or
fa
ils
to
com
ply
with
th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
th
is
Act
its
im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns; o
r
(b)
The
Dep
artm
ent
or o
ther
im
plem
entin
g ag
enci
es w
ith r
espe
ct t
o or
ders
, ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns is
sued
inco
nsis
tent
with
this
Act
; and
/or
(c)
Any
pu
blic
of
ficer
w
ho
will
fully
or
gr
ossl
y ne
glec
ts
the
perf
orm
ance
of
an
ac
t sp
ecifi
cally
enj
oine
d as
a d
uty
by t
his
Act
or
its i
mpl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
; or
ab
uses
his
aut
horit
y in
the
per
form
ance
of
his
duty
; or
, in
any
man
y im
prop
erly
per
form
s hi
s du
ties
unde
r th
is A
ct o
r its
im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns;
Pro
vide
d, h
owev
er,
Tha
t no
sui
t ca
n be
file
d un
til a
fter
thirt
y-da
y (3
0) n
otic
e ha
s be
en g
iven
to
the
publ
ic
offic
er a
nd t
he a
llege
d vi
olat
or c
once
rned
and
no
appr
opria
te a
ctio
n ha
s be
en t
aken
th
ereo
n.
The
Cou
rt s
hall
exem
pt s
uch
actio
n fr
om t
he p
aym
ent
of f
iling
fee
s an
d st
atem
ents
lik
ewis
e,
upon
prim
afa
cie
show
ing
of th
e no
n-en
forc
emen
t or
viol
atio
n co
mpl
aine
d of
, exe
mpt
the
plai
ntiff
fr
om th
e fil
ing
of a
n in
junc
tion
bond
for
the
issu
ance
of p
relim
inar
y in
junc
tion.
In t
he e
vent
tha
t th
e ci
tizen
sho
uld
prev
ail,
the
Cou
rt s
hall
awar
d re
ason
able
atto
rney
's f
ees,
m
oral
dam
ages
and
litig
atio
n co
sts
as a
ppro
pria
te.
Sec
tio
n 5
3.S
uits
and
Str
ateg
ic L
egal
Act
ion
Aga
inst
Pub
lic P
artic
ipat
ion
(SLA
PP
) an
d th
e E
nfor
cem
ent
of t
his
Act
- W
here
a s
uit
is b
roug
ht a
gain
st a
per
son
who
file
d an
act
ion
as
prov
ided
in
Sec
. 52
of
this
Act
, or
aga
inst
any
per
son,
ins
titut
ion
or g
over
nmen
t ag
ency
tha
t im
plem
ents
thi
s A
ct,
it sh
all b
e th
e du
ty o
f th
e in
vest
igat
ing
pros
ecut
or o
r th
e C
ourt
, as
the
cas
e m
ay b
e, t
o im
med
iate
ly m
ake
a de
term
inat
ion
not
exce
edin
g th
irty
(30)
day
s w
heth
er s
aid
lega
l ac
tion
has
been
file
d to
har
ass,
vex
, ex
ert
undu
e pr
essu
re o
r st
ifle
such
lega
l rec
ours
es o
f th
e pe
rson
com
plai
ning
of
or e
nfor
cing
the
pro
visi
ons
of t
his
Act
. U
pon
dete
rmin
atio
n th
ereo
f, ev
iden
ce w
arra
ntin
g th
e sa
me,
the
Cou
rt s
hall
dism
iss
the
com
plai
nt a
nd a
war
d th
e at
torn
ey's
fe
es a
nd d
oubl
e da
mag
es.
Thi
s pr
ovis
ion
shal
l al
so a
pply
and
ben
efit
publ
ic o
ffice
rs w
ho a
re s
ued
for
acts
com
mitt
ed i
n th
eir
offic
ial
capa
city
, th
ere
bein
g no
gra
ve a
buse
of
auth
ority
, an
d do
ne i
n th
e co
urse
of
enfo
rcin
g th
is A
ct.
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Sec
tio
n 5
4.R
esea
rch
on S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t -
The
Dep
artm
ent
afte
r co
nsul
tatio
ns w
ith
the
coop
erat
ing
agen
cies
, sh
all
enco
urag
e, c
oope
rate
with
, an
d re
nder
fin
anci
al a
nd o
ther
as
sist
ance
to
ap
prop
riate
go
vern
men
t ag
enci
es
and
priv
ate
agen
cies
, in
stitu
tions
an
d in
divi
dual
s in
the
con
duct
and
pro
mot
ion
rese
arch
es,
expe
rimen
ts,
and
othe
r st
udie
s on
sol
id
was
te m
anag
emen
t, pa
rtic
ular
ly th
ose
rela
ting
to:
>
(a)
adve
rse
heal
th e
ffect
s of
the
rele
ase
into
the
envi
ronm
ent o
f m
ater
ials
pre
sent
in s
olid
w
aste
s, a
nd m
etho
ds to
elim
inat
e sa
id e
ffect
s;
(b)
the
oper
atio
n an
d fin
anci
ng o
f sol
id w
aste
dis
posa
l pro
gram
s;
(c)
the
plan
ning
, im
plem
entin
g an
d op
erat
ion
of
reso
urce
re
cove
ry
and
reso
urce
co
nser
vatio
n sy
stem
s;
(d)
the
prod
uctio
n of
usa
ble
form
s of
rec
over
ed r
esou
rces
, in
clud
ing
fuel
fro
m s
olid
w
aste
;
(e)
the
deve
lopm
ent
and
appl
icat
ion
of n
ew a
nd i
mpr
oved
met
hods
of
colle
ctin
g an
d di
spos
ing
of s
olid
was
te a
nd p
roce
ssin
g an
d re
cove
ring
mat
eria
ls a
nd e
nerg
y fr
om s
olid
w
aste
;
(f)
impr
ovem
ents
in la
nd d
ispo
sal p
ract
ices
for
solid
was
te (
incl
udin
g sl
udge
); a
nd
(g)
deve
lopm
ent
of n
ew u
ses
of r
ecov
ered
res
ourc
es a
nd i
dent
ifica
tion
of e
xist
ing
or
pote
ntia
l mar
kets
of r
ecov
ered
res
ourc
es.
In c
arry
ing
out
solid
was
te r
esea
rche
s an
d st
udie
s, t
he S
ecre
tary
of
the
Dep
artm
ent
or t
he
auth
oriz
ed r
epre
sent
ativ
e m
ay m
ake
gran
ts o
r en
ter
into
con
trac
ts w
ith g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es,
nong
over
nmen
t org
aniz
atio
ns a
nd p
rivat
e pe
rson
s.
Sec
tio
n 5
5.P
ublic
Edu
catio
n an
d In
form
atio
n -
The
Com
mis
sion
sha
ll, i
n co
ordi
natio
n w
ith
DE
CS
, T
ES
DA
, C
HE
D,
DIL
G
and
PIA
, co
nduc
t a
cont
inui
ng
educ
atio
n an
d in
form
atio
n ca
mpa
ign
on s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t, su
ch e
duca
tion
and
info
rmat
ion
prog
ram
sha
ll:
(a)
Aim
to
deve
lop
publ
ic a
war
enes
s of
the
ill-
effe
cts
of a
nd t
he c
omm
unity
bas
ed
solu
tions
to th
e so
lid w
aste
pro
blem
;
(b)
Con
cent
rate
on
activ
ities
whi
ch a
re f
easi
ble
and
whi
ch w
ill h
ave
the
grea
test
im
pact
on
the
sol
id w
aste
pro
blem
of
the
coun
try,
lik
e re
sour
ce c
onse
rvat
ion
and
reco
very
, re
cycl
ing,
seg
rega
tion
at s
ourc
e, r
e-us
e, r
educ
tion,
and
com
posi
ng o
f sol
id w
aste
; and
(c)
Enc
oura
ge
the
gene
ral
publ
ic,
accr
edite
d N
GO
s an
d pe
ople
's
orga
niza
tions
to
pu
blic
ity
endo
rse
and
patr
oniz
e en
viro
nmen
tally
ac
cept
able
pr
oduc
ts
and
pack
agin
g m
ater
ials
.
Sec
tio
n 5
6.E
nviro
nmen
tal
Edu
catio
n in
the
For
mal
and
Non
form
al S
ecto
rs -
The
nat
iona
l go
vern
men
t, th
roug
h th
e D
EC
S a
nd i
n co
ordi
natio
n w
ith c
once
rned
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
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Os
and
priv
ate
inst
itutio
ns,
shal
l st
reng
then
the
int
egra
tion
of e
nviro
nmen
tal
conc
erns
in
scho
ol c
urric
ula
at a
ll le
vels
, w
ith p
artic
ular
em
phas
is o
n th
e th
eory
and
pra
ctic
e of
was
te
man
agem
ent
prin
cipl
es
like
was
te
min
imiz
atio
n,
spec
ifica
lly
reso
urce
co
nser
vatio
n an
d re
cove
ry,
segr
egat
ion
at
sour
ce,
redu
ctio
n,
recy
clin
g,
re-u
se,a
nd
com
posi
ng,
in
orde
r to
pr
omot
e en
viro
nmen
tal a
war
enes
s an
d ac
tion
amon
g th
e ci
tizen
ry.
Sec
tio
n 5
7.B
usin
ess
and
Indu
stry
Rol
e -
The
Com
mis
sion
sha
ll en
cour
age
com
mer
cial
and
in
dust
rial
esta
blis
hmen
ts,
thro
ugh
appr
opria
te i
ncen
tives
oth
er t
han
tax
ince
ntiv
es t
o in
itiat
e,
part
icip
ate
and
inve
st in
inte
grat
ed e
colo
gica
l sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
proj
ects
to
man
ufac
ture
en
viro
nmen
t-fr
iend
ly p
rodu
cts,
to
intr
oduc
e de
velo
p an
d ad
opt
inno
vativ
e pr
oces
ses
that
sha
ll re
cycl
e an
d re
-use
mat
eria
ls,
cons
erve
raw
mat
eria
ls a
nd e
nerg
y, r
educ
e w
aste
, an
d pr
even
t po
llutio
n an
d to
und
erta
ke c
omm
unity
act
iviti
es t
o pr
omot
e an
d pr
opag
ate
effe
ctiv
e so
lid w
aste
m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es.
Sec
tio
n 5
8.A
ppro
pria
tions
- F
or t
he i
nitia
l op
erat
ing
expe
nses
of
the
Com
mis
sion
and
the
N
atio
nal E
colo
gy C
ente
r as
wel
l as
the
expe
nsed
of
the
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
units
to
carr
y ou
t th
e m
anda
te
of
this
A
ct,
the
amou
nt
of
Tw
enty
m
illio
n pe
sos
(P20
,000
,000
.00)
is
he
reby
ap
prop
riate
d fr
om
the
Org
aniz
atio
nal
Adj
ustm
ent
Fun
d on
th
e ye
ar
this
A
ct
is
appr
oved
. T
here
afte
r, i
t sh
all
subm
it to
the
Dep
artm
ent
of B
udge
t an
d M
anag
emen
t its
pro
pose
d bu
dget
fo
r in
clus
ion
in th
e G
ener
al A
ppro
pria
tions
Act
.
Sec
tio
n 5
9.Im
plem
entin
g R
ules
and
Reg
ulat
ions
(IR
R)
- T
he D
epar
tmen
t, in
coo
rdin
atio
n w
ith
the
Com
mitt
ees
on E
nviro
nmen
t an
d E
colo
gy o
f th
e S
enat
e an
d H
ouse
of
Rep
rese
ntat
ive,
re
spec
tivel
y,
the
repr
esen
tativ
es
of
the
Leag
ues
of
Pro
vinc
es,
Citi
es,
Mun
icip
aliti
es
and
Bar
anga
y C
ounc
ils,
the
MM
DA
an
d ot
her
conc
erne
d ag
enci
es,
shal
l pr
omul
gate
th
e im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns o
f th
is A
ct,
with
in o
ne (
1) y
ear
afte
r its
ena
ctm
ent:
Pro
vide
d,
Tha
t ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns i
ssue
d by
oth
er g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es a
nd i
nstr
umen
talit
ies
for
the
prev
entio
n an
d/or
aba
tem
ent
of t
he s
olid
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
oble
m n
ot in
cons
iste
nt w
ith t
his
Act
sha
ll su
pple
men
t th
e ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns i
ssue
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent,
purs
uant
to
the
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct.
The
dra
ft of
the
IR
R s
hall
be p
ublis
hed
and
be t
he s
ubje
ct o
f pu
blic
con
sulta
tion
with
affe
cted
se
ctor
s. I
t sh
all
be s
ubm
itted
to
the
Com
mitt
ee o
n E
nviro
nmen
t E
colo
gy o
f th
e S
enat
e an
d H
ouse
of R
epre
sent
ativ
es, r
espe
ctiv
ely,
for
revi
ew b
efor
e ap
prov
ed b
y th
e S
ecre
tary
.
Sec
tio
n
60.
Join
t C
ongr
essi
onal
O
vers
ight
C
omm
ittee
-
The
re
is
here
by
crea
ted
a Jo
int
Con
gres
sion
al O
vers
ight
Com
mitt
ee to
mon
itor
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Act
and
to o
vers
ee th
e fu
nctio
ns o
f the
Com
mis
sion
. The
Com
mitt
ee s
hall
be c
ompo
sed
of fi
ve (
5) S
enat
ors
and
five
(5)
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
to
be
ap
poin
ted
by
the
Sen
ate
Pre
side
nt
and
Spe
aker
of
th
e H
ouse
of
R
epre
sent
ativ
es, r
espe
ctiv
ely.
The
Ove
rsig
ht C
omm
ittee
sha
ll be
co-
chai
red
by a
Sen
ator
and
a
Rep
rese
ntat
ive
desi
gnat
ed
by
the
Sen
ate
Pre
side
nt
and
the
Spe
aker
of
th
e H
ouse
of
R
epre
sent
ativ
es, r
espe
ctiv
ely.
Sec
tio
n 6
1.A
bolit
ion
of t
he P
resi
dent
ial
Tas
k F
orce
On
Was
te M
anag
emen
t an
d th
e P
roje
ct
Man
agem
ent
Offi
ce o
n S
olid
Was
te M
anag
emen
t -
The
Pre
side
ntia
l T
ask
For
ce o
n W
aste
M
anag
emen
t w
hich
was
cre
ated
by
virt
ue o
f M
emor
andu
m C
ircul
ar N
o. 3
9 da
ted
Nov
embe
r 2,
19
87, a
s am
ende
d by
Mem
oran
dum
Circ
ular
No.
39A
and
88
is h
ereb
y ab
olis
hed.
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rsua
nt
to
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Ord
er
No.
90
da
ted
Oct
ober
19
, 19
92,
the
Pro
ject
M
anag
emen
t O
ffice
on
Sol
id W
aste
Man
agem
ent
is l
ikew
ise
here
by a
bolis
hed.
Con
sequ
ently
th
eir
pow
ers
and
func
tions
sha
ll be
abs
orbe
d by
the
Com
mis
sion
pur
suan
t to
the
pro
visi
ons
of
this
Act
.
Sec
tio
n 6
2.T
rans
itory
Pro
visi
on -
Pen
ding
the
est
ablis
hmen
t of
the
fra
mew
ork
unde
r S
ec.
15
here
of,
plan
s un
der
Sec
. 16
and
pro
mul
gatio
n of
the
IR
R u
nder
Sec
. 59
of
this
Act
, ex
istin
g la
ws,
reg
ulat
ions
, pro
gram
s an
d pr
ojec
ts o
n so
lid w
aste
man
agem
ent s
hall
be e
nfor
ced:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
for
spec
ific
unde
rtak
ing,
the
sam
e m
ay b
e re
vise
d in
the
inte
rim in
ac
cord
ance
with
the
inte
ntio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct.
Sec
tio
n 6
3.R
epor
t to
Con
gres
s -
The
Com
mis
sion
sha
ll re
port
to
Con
gres
s no
t la
ter
than
M
arch
30
of e
very
yea
r fo
llow
ing
the
appr
oval
of
this
Act
, gi
ving
a d
etai
led
acco
unt
of i
ts
acco
mpl
ishm
ents
and
pro
gres
s on
sol
id w
aste
man
agem
ent
durin
g th
e ye
ar a
nd m
ake
the
nece
ssar
y re
com
men
datio
ns in
are
as w
here
ther
e is
nee
d fo
r le
gisl
ativ
e ac
tion.
Sec
tio
n 6
4.S
epar
abili
ty C
laus
e -
If an
y pr
ovis
ion
of t
his
Act
or
the
appl
icat
ion
of s
uch
prov
isio
n to
any
per
son
or c
ircum
stan
ces
is d
ecla
red
unco
nstit
utio
nal,
the
rem
aind
er o
f th
e A
ct o
r th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
suc
h pr
ovis
ion
to o
ther
per
sons
or
circ
umst
ance
s sh
all
not
be a
ffect
ed b
y su
ch
decl
arat
ion.
Sec
tio
n 6
5.R
epea
ling
Cla
use
- A
ll la
ws,
dec
rees
, is
suan
ces,
rul
es a
nd r
egul
atio
ns o
r pa
rts
ther
eof i
ncon
sist
ent w
ith th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
his
Act
are
her
eby
repe
aled
or
mod
ified
acc
ordi
ngly
.
Sec
tio
n 6
6.E
ffect
ivity
- T
his
Act
sha
ll ta
ke e
ffect
fift
een
(15)
day
s af
ter
its p
ublic
atio
n in
at l
east
tw
o (2
) ne
wsp
aper
s of
gen
eral
circ
ulat
ion.
App
rove
d: J
anua
ry 2
6, 2
001 (S
gd.)
GL
OR
IA M
AC
AP
AG
AL
-AR
RO
YO
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side
nt o
f the
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nes
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BLI
C A
CT
No.
874
9
Ju
ne 2
3, 1
999
AN
AC
T P
RO
VID
ING
FO
R A
CO
MP
RE
HE
NS
IVE
AIR
PO
LLU
TIO
N C
ON
TRO
L P
OLI
CY
AN
D
FOR
OTH
ER
PU
RP
OS
ES
.
Rep
ublic
of t
he P
hilip
pine
s C
ongr
ess
of th
e Ph
ilipp
ines
Met
ro M
anila
Elev
enth
Con
gres
s Fi
rst R
egul
ar S
essi
on
Beg
un a
nd h
eld
in M
etro
Man
ila, o
n M
onda
y, th
e tw
enty
-sev
enth
day
of J
uly,
nin
etee
n hu
ndre
d an
d ni
nety
eig
ht.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
874
9
J
une
23, 1
999
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..
Be
it en
acte
d by
the
Sen
ate
and
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
of t
he P
hilip
pine
s in
Con
gres
s as
sem
bled
:
CH
APT
ER 1
GEN
ERA
L PR
OVI
SIO
NS
Art
icle
One
Bas
ic A
ir Q
ualit
y Po
licie
s
SEC
TIO
N 1
. Sho
rt T
itle.
- Th
is A
ct s
hall
be k
now
n as
the
“Phi
lippi
ne C
lean
Air
Act
of 1
999.
”
SEC
. 2. D
ecla
ratio
n of
Prin
cipl
es. -
The
Sta
te s
hall
prot
ect a
nd a
dvan
ce th
e rig
ht o
f the
peo
ple
to a
bal
ance
d an
d he
alth
ful e
colo
gy in
acc
ord
with
the
rhyt
hm a
nd h
arm
ony
of n
atur
e.
The
Sta
te s
hall
prom
ote
and
prot
ect t
he g
loba
l env
ironm
ent t
o at
tain
sus
tain
able
dev
elop
men
t w
hile
reco
gniz
ing
the
prim
ary
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
loca
l gov
ernm
ent u
nits
to d
eal w
ith e
nviro
nmen
tal
prob
lem
s.
The
Sta
te re
cogn
izes
that
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
cle
anin
g th
e ha
bita
t and
env
ironm
ent i
s pr
imar
ily
area
-bas
ed.
The
Sta
te a
lso
reco
gniz
es th
e pr
inci
ple
that
“pol
lute
rs m
ust p
ay”.
Fina
lly,
the
Sta
te r
ecog
nize
s th
at a
cle
an a
nd h
ealth
y en
viro
nmen
t is
for
the
goo
d of
all
and
shou
ld, t
here
fore
, be
the
conc
ern
of a
ll.
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SEC
. 3. D
ecla
ratio
n of
Pol
icie
s. -
The
Sta
te s
hall
purs
ue a
pol
icy
of b
alan
cing
dev
elop
men
t an
d en
viro
nmen
tal p
rote
ctio
n. T
o ac
hiev
e th
is e
nd, t
he fr
ame
wor
k fo
r sus
tain
able
dev
elop
men
t sh
all b
e pu
rsue
d. It
sha
ll be
the
polic
y of
the
Sta
te to
:
[a] F
orm
ulat
e a
holis
tic n
atio
nal p
rogr
am o
f air
pollu
tion
man
agem
ent t
hat s
hall
be
impl
emen
ted
by
the
go
vern
men
t th
roug
h pr
oper
de
lega
tion
and
effe
ctiv
e co
ordi
natio
n of
func
tions
and
act
iviti
es;
[b]
Enc
oura
ge c
oope
ratio
n an
d se
lf-re
gula
tion
amon
g ci
tizen
s an
d in
dust
ries
thro
ugh
the
appl
icat
ion
of m
arke
t-bas
ed in
stru
men
ts;
[c] F
ocus
prim
arily
on
pollu
tion
prev
entio
n ra
ther
than
on
cont
rol a
nd p
rovi
de fo
r a
com
preh
ensi
ve m
anag
emen
t pro
gram
for a
ir po
llutio
n;
[d] P
rom
ote
publ
ic in
form
atio
n an
d ed
ucat
ion
and
to e
ncou
rage
the
parti
cipa
tion
of
an in
form
ed a
nd a
ctiv
e pu
blic
in a
ir qu
ality
pla
nnin
g an
d m
onito
ring;
and
[e]
Form
ulat
e an
d en
forc
e a
syst
em o
f ac
coun
tabi
lity
for
shor
t an
d lo
ng-te
rm
adve
rse
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
of a
pro
ject
, pro
gram
or
activ
ity. T
his
shal
l inc
lude
th
e se
tting
up
of
a
fund
ing
or
guar
ante
e m
echa
nism
fo
r cl
ean-
up a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l reh
abilit
atio
n an
d co
mpe
nsat
ion
for p
erso
nal d
amag
es.
SEC
. 4. R
ecog
nitio
n of
Rig
hts.
- P
ursu
ant t
o th
e ab
ove-
decl
ared
prin
cipl
es, t
he fo
llow
ing
right
s of
citi
zens
are
her
eby
soug
ht t
o be
rec
ogni
zed
and
the
Sta
te s
hall
seek
to
guar
ante
e th
eir
enjo
ymen
t:[a
] The
righ
t to
brea
the
clea
n ai
r;
[b] T
he ri
ght t
o ut
ilize
and
enj
oy a
ll na
tura
l res
ourc
es a
ccor
ding
to th
e pr
inci
ples
of
sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent;
[c]
The
right
to
parti
cipa
te i
n th
e fo
rmul
atio
n, p
lann
ing,
im
plem
enta
tion
and
mon
itorin
g of
env
ironm
enta
l po
licie
s an
d pr
ogra
ms
and
in t
he d
ecis
ion-
mak
ing
proc
ess;
[d] T
he ri
ght t
o pa
rtici
pate
in th
e de
cisi
on-m
akin
g pr
oces
s co
ncer
ning
dev
elop
men
t po
licie
s, p
lans
and
pro
gram
s pr
ojec
ts o
r ac
tiviti
es th
at m
ay h
ave
adve
rse
impa
ct
on th
e en
viro
nmen
t and
pub
lic h
ealth
;
[e] T
he ri
ght t
o be
info
rmed
of t
he n
atur
e an
d ex
tent
of t
he p
oten
tial h
azar
d of
any
ac
tivity
, un
derta
king
or
proj
ect
and
to b
e se
rved
tim
ely
notic
e of
any
sig
nific
ant
rise
in
the
leve
l of
po
llutio
n an
d th
e ac
cide
ntal
or
de
liber
ate
re
leas
e in
to th
e at
mos
pher
e of
har
mfu
l or h
azar
dous
sub
stan
ces;
[f] T
he ri
ght o
f acc
ess
to p
ublic
reco
rds
whi
ch a
citi
zen
may
nee
d to
exe
rcis
e hi
s or
he
r rig
hts
effe
ctiv
ely
unde
r thi
s A
ct;
[g] T
he ri
ght t
o br
ing
actio
n in
cou
rt or
qua
si-ju
dici
al b
odie
s to
enj
oin
all a
ctiv
ities
in
viol
atio
n of
env
ironm
enta
l la
ws
and
regu
latio
ns,
to c
ompe
l the
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abilit
atio
n an
d
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clea
nup
of a
ffect
ed a
rea,
and
to
seek
the
impo
sitio
n of
pe
nal s
anct
ions
aga
inst
vi
olat
ors
of e
nviro
nmen
tal l
aws;
and
[h]
The
right
to
brin
g ac
tion
in c
ourt
for
com
pens
atio
n of
per
sona
l da
mag
es
resu
lting
from
the
adve
rse
envi
ronm
enta
l and
pub
lic h
ealth
impa
ct o
f a p
roje
ct o
r ac
tivity
.
Art
icle
Tw
oD
efin
ition
of T
erm
s
SEC
. 5. D
efin
ition
s.- A
s us
ed in
this
Act
:
a)“A
ir po
lluta
nt” m
eans
any
mat
ter f
ound
in th
e at
mos
pher
e ot
her t
han
oxyg
en, n
itrog
en,
wat
er v
apor
, car
bon
diox
ide,
and
the
iner
t gas
es in
thei
r nat
ural
or n
orm
al c
once
ntra
tions
, th
at is
det
rimen
tal t
o he
alth
or t
he e
nviro
nmen
t, w
hich
incl
udes
, but
not
lim
ited
to s
mok
e,
dust
, so
ot,
cind
ers,
fly
ash
, so
lid p
artic
les
of a
ny k
ind,
gas
es,
fum
es,
chem
ical
mis
ts,
stea
m a
nd ra
dioa
ctiv
e su
bsta
nces
;
b)“A
ir po
llutio
n” m
eans
any
alte
ratio
n of
the
phys
ical
, che
mic
al a
nd b
iolo
gica
l pro
perti
es
of
the
atm
osph
eric
air,
or
an
y di
scha
rge
ther
eto
of
any
liqui
d,
gase
ous
or
solid
su
bsta
nces
tha
t w
ill or
is
likel
y to
cre
ate
or t
o re
nder
the
air
reso
urce
s of
the
cou
ntry
ha
rmfu
l, de
trim
enta
l, or
inj
urio
us t
o pu
blic
hea
lth,
safe
ty o
r w
elfa
re o
r w
hich
will
ad
vers
ely
affe
ct
thei
r ut
ilizat
ion
for
dom
estic
, co
mm
erci
al,
indu
stria
l, ag
ricul
tura
l, re
crea
tiona
l, or
oth
er le
gitim
ate
pur
pose
s;
c)“A
mbi
ent
air
qual
ity g
uide
line
valu
es”
mea
ns t
he c
once
ntra
tion
of a
ir ov
er s
peci
fied
perio
ds c
lass
ified
as
sho
rt-te
rm a
nd lo
ng-te
rm w
hich
are
inte
nded
to s
erve
as
goal
s or
ob
ject
ives
for
the
prot
ectio
n of
hea
lth a
nd/o
r pu
blic
wel
fare
. The
se v
alue
s sh
all b
e us
ed
for a
ir qu
ality
man
agem
ent p
urpo
ses
such
as
dete
rmin
ing
time
tren
ds, e
valu
atin
g st
ages
of
det
erio
ratio
n or
enh
ance
men
t of
the
air
qual
ity,
and
in g
ener
al,
used
as
basi
s fo
r ta
king
pos
itive
act
ion
in p
reve
ntin
g, c
ontro
lling,
or a
batin
g ai
r pol
lutio
n;
d)“A
mbi
ent a
ir qu
ality
” m
eans
the
gene
ral a
mou
nt o
f pol
lutio
n pr
esen
t in
a br
oad
area
; an
d re
fers
to
th
e at
mos
pher
e’s
aver
age
purit
y as
di
stin
guis
hed
from
di
scha
rge
mea
sure
men
ts ta
ken
at th
e so
urce
of p
ollu
tion;
e)“C
ertif
icat
e of
C
onfo
rmity
” m
eans
a
certi
ficat
e is
sued
by
th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
E
nviro
nmen
t and
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es to
a v
ehic
le m
anuf
actu
rer
/ ass
embl
er o
r im
porte
r ce
rtify
ing
that
a p
artic
ular
new
veh
icle
or
vehi
cle
type
mee
ts th
e re
quire
men
ts p
rovi
ded
unde
r thi
s A
ct a
nd it
s ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns;
f)“D
epar
tmen
t” m
eans
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Env
ironm
ent a
nd N
atur
al R
esou
rces
;
g)“E
co-p
rofil
e”m
eans
the
geo
grap
hic-
base
d in
stru
men
t fo
r pl
anne
rs a
nd d
ecis
ion
mak
ers
whi
ch p
rese
nt a
n ev
alua
tion
of th
e en
viro
nmen
t qua
lity
and
carr
ying
cap
acity
of
an a
rea.
It
is t
he r
esul
t of
the
int
egra
tion
of p
rimar
y da
ta a
nd i
nfor
mat
ion
on n
atur
al
reso
urce
s an
d an
tropo
geni
c ac
tiviti
es
on
the
land
w
hich
w
ere
eval
uate
d by
va
rious
env
ironm
enta
l ris
k as
sess
men
t an
d fo
reca
stin
g m
etho
dolo
gies
tha
t en
able
the
D
epar
tmen
t to
antic
ipat
e th
e ty
pe o
f dev
elop
men
t con
trol n
eces
sary
in th
e pl
anni
ng a
rea.
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h)“E
mis
sion
” m
eans
any
air
cont
amin
ant,
pollu
tant
, gas
stre
am o
r un
wan
ted
soun
d fro
m
a kn
own
sour
ce w
hich
is p
asse
d in
to th
e at
mos
pher
e;
i)“G
reen
hous
e ga
ses”
mea
ns t
hose
gas
es t
hat
can
pote
ntia
lly o
r ca
n re
ason
ably
be
expe
cted
to
indu
ce g
loba
l w
arm
ing,
whi
ch i
nclu
de c
arbo
n di
oxid
e, o
xide
s of
nitr
ogen
, ch
loro
flour
ocar
bons
, and
the
like;
j)“H
azar
dous
sub
stan
ces”
mea
ns th
ose
subs
tanc
es w
hich
pre
sent
eith
er: (
1) s
hort-
term
ac
ute
haza
rds
such
as
acu
te t
oxic
ity b
y in
gest
ion,
inh
alat
ion,
or
skin
abs
orpt
ion,
co
rros
ivity
or
othe
r sk
in o
r ey
e co
ntac
t haz
ard
or
the
risk
of fi
re e
xplo
sion
; or
(2)
long
-te
rm to
xici
ty u
pon
repe
ated
exp
osur
e, c
arci
noge
city
(whi
ch in
som
e ca
ses
resu
lt in
acu
te
expo
sure
but
with
a l
ong
late
nt p
erio
d),
resi
stan
ce t
o de
toxi
ficat
ion
proc
ess
such
as
bi
odeg
rada
tion,
the
pote
ntia
l to
pollu
te u
nder
grou
nd o
r sur
face
wat
ers;
k)“In
fect
ious
was
te” m
eans
that
por
tion
of m
edic
al w
aste
that
cou
ld tr
ansm
it an
infe
ctio
us
dise
ase;
l)“M
edic
al w
aste
” m
eans
the
mat
eria
ls g
ener
ated
as
a re
sult
of p
atie
nt d
iagn
osis
, tre
atm
ent,
or im
mun
izat
ion
of h
uman
bei
ngs
or a
nim
als;
m)
“Mob
ile s
ourc
e” m
eans
any
veh
icle
pro
pelle
d by
or
thro
ugh
com
bust
ion
of c
arbo
n-ba
sed
or o
ther
fuel
, co
nstru
cted
and
ope
rate
d pr
inci
pally
for
the
conv
eyan
ce o
f per
sons
or
the
trans
porta
tion
of p
rope
rty g
oods
;
n)“M
otor
veh
icle
” m
eans
any
veh
icle
pro
pelle
d by
a g
asol
ine
or d
iese
l eng
ine
or b
y an
y m
eans
oth
er th
an h
uman
or
anim
al p
ower
, con
stru
cted
and
ope
rate
d pr
inci
pally
for
the
conv
eyan
ce o
f per
sons
or t
he t
rans
porta
tion
of p
rope
rty o
r goo
ds in
a p
ublic
hig
hway
or
stre
et o
pen
to p
ublic
use
;
o)“M
unic
ipal
was
te”
mea
ns t
he w
aste
mat
eria
ls g
ener
ated
fro
m c
omm
uniti
es w
ithin
a
spec
ific
loca
lity;
p)"N
ew v
ehic
le”
mea
ns a
veh
icle
con
stru
cted
ent
irely
fro
m n
ew p
arts
tha
t ha
s ne
ver
been
sol
d or
reg
iste
red
with
the
DO
TC o
r w
ith th
e ap
prop
riate
age
ncy
or a
utho
rity,
and
op
erat
ed o
n th
e hi
ghw
ays
of th
e P
hilip
pine
s, a
ny fo
reig
n st
ate
or c
ount
ry;
q)“O
ctan
e R
atin
g or
the
Ant
i-Kno
ck I
ndex
(AK
I)” m
eans
the
rat
ing
of t
he a
nti-k
nock
ch
arac
teris
tics
of a
gra
de
or t
ype
of a
utom
otiv
e ga
solin
e as
det
erm
ined
by
divi
ding
by
two
(2) t
he s
um o
f the
Res
earc
h O
ctan
e N
umbe
r (R
ON
), pl
us th
e M
otor
Oct
ane
Num
ber
(MO
N);
the
octa
ne r
equi
rem
ent,
with
res
pect
to a
utom
otiv
e ga
solin
e fo
r us
e in
a m
otor
ve
hicl
e or
a
clas
s th
ereo
f, w
heth
er
impo
rted,
m
anuf
actu
red,
or
as
sem
bled
by
a
man
ufac
ture
r, s
hall
refe
r to
the
min
imum
oct
ane
ratin
g of
suc
h au
tom
otiv
e ga
solin
e w
hich
suc
h m
anuf
actu
rer
reco
mm
ends
for
the
effic
ient
ope
ratio
n of
suc
h m
otor
veh
icle
, or
a s
ubst
antia
l por
tion
of s
uch
clas
s, w
ithou
t kno
ckin
g;
r)“O
zone
Dep
letin
g S
ubst
ance
s (O
DS
)” m
eans
tho
se s
ubst
ance
s th
at s
igni
fican
tly
depl
ete
or o
ther
wis
e m
odify
the
ozon
e la
yer i
n a
man
ner t
hat i
s lik
ely
to re
sult
in a
dver
se
effe
cts
of
hum
an
heal
th
and
the
en
viro
nmen
t su
ch
as,
but
not
limite
d to
, ch
loro
flour
ocar
bons
, hal
ons
and
the
like;
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s)“P
ersi
sten
t O
rgan
ic P
ollu
tant
s (P
OP
s)”
mea
ns th
e or
gani
c co
mpo
unds
tha
t per
sist
in
the
envi
ronm
ent,
bioa
ccum
ulat
e th
roug
h th
e fo
od w
eb,
and
pose
a r
isk
of c
ausi
ng
adve
rse
effe
cts
to
hum
an
heal
th
and
the
envi
ronm
ent.
Th
ese
com
poun
ds
resi
st
phot
olyt
ic, c
hem
ical
and
bio
logi
cal d
egra
datio
n, w
hich
sha
ll in
clud
e bu
t no
t be
limite
d to
di
oxin
, fu
ran,
Pol
ychl
orin
ated
Bip
heny
ls (
PC
Bs)
, or
gano
chlo
rine
pest
icid
es,
such
as
aldr
in, d
ield
rin, D
DT,
hex
achl
orob
enze
ne, l
inda
ne, t
oxap
here
and
chl
orda
ne;
t)“P
oiso
nous
and
tox
ic f
umes
” m
eans
any
em
issi
ons
and
fum
es w
hich
are
bey
ond
inte
rnat
iona
lly
- ac
cept
ed s
tand
ards
, in
clud
ing
but
not
limite
d to
th
e W
orld
H
ealth
O
rgan
izat
ion
(WH
O) g
uide
line
valu
es;
u)“P
ollu
tion
cont
rol d
evic
e" m
eans
any
dev
ice
or a
ppar
atus
use
d to
pre
vent
, con
trol o
r ab
ate
the
pollu
tion
of a
ir ca
used
by
emis
sion
s fro
m id
entif
ied
pollu
tion
sour
ces
at le
vels
w
ithin
the
air p
ollu
tion
cont
rol s
tand
ards
est
ablis
hed
by th
e D
epar
tmen
t;
v)“P
ollu
tion
cont
rol t
echn
olog
y” m
eans
the
pollu
tion
cont
rol d
evic
es, p
rodu
ctio
n pr
oces
s,
fuel
com
bust
ion
pro
cess
es o
r ot
her
mea
ns th
at e
ffect
ivel
y pr
even
t or
redu
ce e
mis
sion
s or
effl
uent
;
w)
“Sta
ndar
d of
per
form
ance
" m
eans
a s
tand
ard
for
emis
sion
s of
air
pollu
tant
whi
ch
refle
cts
the
degr
ee o
f em
issi
on li
mita
tion
achi
evab
le th
roug
h th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
the
best
sy
stem
of
emis
sion
red
uctio
n, t
akin
g in
to
acco
unt
the
cost
of
achi
evin
g su
ch r
educ
tion
and
any
non-
air
qual
ity h
ealth
and
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
and
ene
rgy
requ
irem
ent w
hich
th
e D
epar
tmen
t det
erm
ines
, and
ade
quat
ely
dem
onst
rate
s; a
nd
x) “
Sta
tiona
ry s
ourc
e” m
eans
any
bui
ldin
g or
im
mob
ile s
truct
ure,
fac
ility
or
inst
alla
tion
whi
ch e
mits
or m
ay e
mit
any
air p
ollu
tant
.
CH
APT
ER 2
A
IR Q
UA
LITY
MA
NA
GEM
ENT
SYST
EM
Art
icle
One
Gen
eral
Pro
visi
ons
SEC
. 6. A
ir Q
ualit
y M
onito
ring
and
Info
rmat
ion
Net
wor
k.- T
he D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll pr
epar
e an
an
nual
Nat
iona
l Air
Qua
lity
Sta
tus
Rep
ort w
hich
sha
ll be
use
d as
the
basi
s in
form
ulat
ing
the
Inte
grat
ed A
ir Q
ualit
y Im
prov
emen
t Fr
amew
ork,
as
prov
ided
for i
n S
ec. 7
. The
sai
d re
port
shal
l in
clud
e, b
ut s
hall
not b
e lim
ited
to th
e fo
llow
ing:
a) E
xten
t of p
ollu
tion
in th
e co
untry
, per
type
of p
ollu
tant
and
per
type
of s
ourc
e,
base
d on
repo
rts o
f the
Dep
artm
ent’s
mon
itorin
g st
atio
ns;
b) A
naly
sis
and
eval
uatio
n of
the
cur
rent
sta
te,
trend
s an
d pr
ojec
tions
of
air
pollu
tion
at th
e va
rious
leve
ls p
rovi
ded
here
in;
c) I
dent
ifica
tion
of c
ritic
al a
reas
, ac
tiviti
es,
or p
roje
cts
whi
ch w
ill ne
ed c
lose
r m
onito
ring
or re
gula
tion;
d) R
ecom
men
datio
ns fo
r nec
essa
ry e
xecu
tive
and
legi
slat
ive
actio
n; a
nd
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e) O
ther
per
tinen
t qua
litat
ive
and
quan
titat
ive
info
rmat
ion
conc
erni
ng th
e ex
tent
of
air p
ollu
tion
and
the
air q
ualit
y pe
rform
ance
ratin
g of
indu
strie
s in
the
coun
try.
The
Dep
artm
ent,
in c
oope
ratio
n w
ith th
e N
atio
nal S
tatis
tical
Coo
rdin
atio
n B
oard
(N
SC
B),
shal
l de
sign
and
dev
elop
an
info
rmat
ion
netw
ork
for d
ata
stor
age,
retri
eval
and
exc
hang
e.
The
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
serv
e as
the
cent
ral d
epos
itory
of a
ll da
ta a
nd in
form
atio
n re
late
d to
air
qual
ity.
SEC
. 7. I
nteg
rate
d A
ir Q
ualit
y Im
prov
emen
t Fra
mew
ork.
- The
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
with
in s
ix (6
) m
onth
s af
ter t
he e
ffect
ivity
of t
his
Act
, est
ablis
h, w
ith th
e pa
rtici
patio
n of
LG
Us,
NG
Os,
PO
s, th
e ac
adem
e an
d ot
her
conc
erne
d e
ntiti
es f
rom
the
priv
ate
sect
or,
form
ulat
e an
d im
plem
ent
the
Inte
grat
ed A
ir Q
ualit
y Im
prov
emen
t Fra
mew
ork
for
a co
mpr
ehen
sive
air
pollu
tion
man
agem
ent
and
cont
rol
prog
ram
. Th
e fra
mew
ork
shal
l, am
ong
othe
rs,
pres
crib
e th
e em
issi
on r
educ
tion
goal
s us
ing
perm
issi
ble
stan
dard
s, c
ontro
l st
rate
gies
and
con
trol
mea
sure
s t
o un
derta
ken
with
in a
spe
cifie
d tim
e pe
riod,
incl
udin
g co
st-e
ffect
ive
use
of e
cono
mic
ince
ntiv
es, m
anag
emen
t st
rate
gies
, col
lect
ive
actio
ns, a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal e
duca
tion
and
info
rmat
ion.
The
Inte
grat
ed A
ir Q
ualit
y Im
prov
emen
t Fr
amew
ork
shal
l be
adop
ted
as t
he o
ffici
al b
luep
rint
with
whi
ch a
ll go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s m
ust c
ompl
y w
ith to
atta
in a
nd m
aint
ain
ambi
ent a
ir qu
ality
st
anda
rds.
SEC
. 8.
Air
Qua
lity
Con
trol
Act
ion
Plan
.-W
ithin
six
(6)
mon
ths
afte
r th
e fo
rmul
atio
n of
the
fra
mew
ork,
the
D
epar
tmen
t sh
all,
with
pub
lic p
artic
ipat
ion,
for
mul
ate
and
impl
emen
t an
air
qual
ity c
ontro
l act
ion
plan
con
sist
ent
with
Sec
. 7 o
f thi
s A
ct. T
he a
ctio
n pl
an s
hall:
a) In
clud
e en
forc
eabl
e em
issi
on li
mita
tions
and
oth
er c
ontro
l mea
sure
s, m
eans
or
tech
niqu
es,
as w
ell
as
sche
dule
s an
d tim
e ta
bles
for
com
plia
nce,
as
may
be
nece
ssar
y or
app
ropr
iate
to m
eet t
he a
pplic
able
req
uire
men
ts o
f thi
s A
ct;
b) P
rovi
de f
or t
he e
stab
lishm
ent
and
oper
atio
n of
app
ropr
iate
dev
ices
, m
etho
ds,
syst
ems
and
proc
edur
es n
eces
sary
to
mon
itor,
com
pile
and
ana
lyze
dat
a on
am
bien
t air
qual
ity;
c) In
clud
e a
prog
ram
to p
rovi
de fo
r the
follo
win
g: (1
) enf
orce
men
t of t
he m
easu
res
desc
ribed
in s
ubpa
ragr
aph
[a];
(2)
regu
latio
n of
the
mod
ifica
tion
and
cons
truct
ion
of a
ny s
tatio
nary
sou
rce
with
in th
e ar
eas
cove
red
by th
e pl
an, i
n ac
cord
ance
with
la
nd u
se p
olic
y to
ens
ure
that
am
bien
t air
qual
ity s
tand
ards
are
ach
ieve
d;
d)
Con
tain
ad
equa
te
prov
isio
ns,
cons
iste
nt
with
th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
th
is
Act
, pr
ohib
iting
any
sou
rce
or o
ther
type
s o
f em
issi
ons
activ
ity w
ithin
the
coun
try fr
om
emitt
ing
any
air p
ollu
tant
in a
mou
nts
whi
ch w
ill si
gnifi
cant
ly c
ontri
bute
to th
e no
n-at
tain
men
t or
will
inte
rfere
with
the
mai
nten
ance
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
of a
ny s
uch
ambi
ent
air q
ualit
y st
anda
rd re
quire
d to
be
incl
uded
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
plan
to
prev
ent s
igni
fican
t det
erio
ratio
n of
air
qual
ity o
r to
prot
ect v
isib
ility
;
e) I
nclu
de c
ontro
l st
rate
gies
and
con
trol
mea
sure
s to
be
unde
rtake
n w
ithin
a
spec
ified
tim
e pe
riod,
in
clud
ing
co
st
effe
ctiv
e us
e of
ec
onom
ic
ince
ntiv
es,
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man
agem
ent
stra
tegi
es,
colle
ctio
n ac
tion
and
envi
ronm
enta
l ed
ucat
ion
and
info
rmat
ion;
f) D
esig
nate
airs
heds
; and
g) A
ll ot
her
mea
sure
s ne
cess
ary
for
the
effe
ctiv
e co
ntro
l an
d ab
atem
ent
of a
ir po
llutio
n.
The
adop
tion
of th
e pl
an s
hall
clar
ify th
e le
gal e
ffect
s on
the
finan
cial
, man
pow
er a
nd b
udge
tary
re
sour
ces
of t
he a
ffect
ed g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s, a
nd o
n th
e al
ignm
ent o
f the
ir pr
ogra
ms
with
the
plan
s.
In a
dditi
on to
dire
ct r
egul
atio
ns, t
he p
lan
shal
l be
char
acte
rized
by
a pa
rtici
pato
ry a
ppro
ach
to
the
pollu
tion
pro
blem
. Th
e in
volv
emen
t of
priv
ate
entit
ies
in t
he m
onito
ring
and
test
ing
of
emis
sion
s fro
m m
obile
and
/or
stat
iona
ry s
ourc
es s
hall
be c
onsi
dere
d.
Like
wis
e, t
he L
GU
’s,
with
the
ass
ista
nce
from
the
Dep
artm
ent,
shal
l pre
pare
and
dev
elop
an
actio
n pl
an
cons
iste
nt w
ith t
he I
nteg
rate
d A
ir Q
ualit
y Im
prov
emen
t Fr
amew
ork
to a
ttain
and
m
aint
ain
the
ambi
ent a
ir qu
ality
sta
ndar
ds w
ithin
thei
r res
pect
ive
airs
heds
as
prov
ided
in S
ec. 9
he
reof
.
The
loca
l gov
ernm
ent u
nits
sha
ll de
velo
p an
d su
bmit
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t a p
roce
dure
for c
arry
ing
out t
he a
ctio
n pl
an fo
r the
ir ju
risdi
ctio
n. T
he D
epar
tmen
t, ho
wev
er, s
hall
mai
ntai
n its
aut
horit
y to
in
depe
nden
tly i
nspe
ct th
e en
forc
emen
t pr
oced
ure
adop
ted.
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l ha
ve t
he
pow
er to
clo
sely
sup
ervi
se a
ll or
par
ts o
f t
he a
ir qu
ality
act
ion
plan
unt
il su
ch ti
me
the
loca
l go
vern
men
t un
it co
ncer
ned
can
assu
me
the
func
tion
to e
nfor
ce t
he s
tand
ards
set
by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
A m
ulti-
sect
oral
mon
itorin
g te
am w
ith b
road
pub
lic r
epre
sent
atio
n sh
all
be c
onve
ned
by t
he
Dep
artm
ent
for e
ach
LGU
to
cond
uct
perio
dic
insp
ectio
ns o
f ai
r po
llutio
n so
urce
s to
ass
ess
com
plia
nce
with
em
issi
on li
mita
tions
con
tain
ed in
thei
r per
mits
.
SEC
. 9. A
irshe
ds.-
Pur
suan
t to
Sec
. 8 o
f thi
s A
ct, t
he d
esig
natio
n of
airs
heds
sha
ll be
on
the
basi
s of
, bu
t no
t lim
ited
to,
area
s w
ith s
imila
r cl
imat
e, m
eteo
rolo
gy a
nd t
opol
ogy
whi
ch a
ffect
th
e in
terc
hang
e an
d di
ffusi
on o
f po
lluta
nts
in t
he a
tmos
pher
e, o
r ar
eas
whi
ch s
hare
com
mon
in
tere
st o
r fac
e si
mila
r dev
elop
men
t pro
gram
s, p
rosp
ects
or p
robl
ems.
For
a m
ore
effe
ctiv
e ai
r qu
ality
man
agem
ent,
a sy
stem
of
plan
ning
and
coo
rdin
atio
n sh
all b
e es
tabl
ishe
d an
d a
com
mon
act
ion
plan
sha
ll be
form
ulat
ed fo
r eac
h ai
rshe
d.
To e
ffect
ivel
y ca
rry
out
the
form
ulat
ed a
ctio
n pl
ans,
a G
over
ning
Boa
rd i
s he
reby
cre
ated
, he
rein
afte
r ref
erre
d to
as
the
Boa
rd.
The
Boa
rd s
hall
be h
eade
d by
the
Sec
reta
ry o
f th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Env
ironm
ent
and
Nat
ural
R
esou
rces
as
chai
rman
. The
mem
bers
sha
ll be
as
follo
ws:
a) P
rovi
ncia
l Gov
erno
rs fr
om a
reas
bel
ongi
ng to
the
airs
hed;
b) C
ity/M
unic
ipal
May
ors
from
are
as b
elon
ging
to th
e ai
rshe
d;c)
A re
pres
enta
tive
from
eac
h co
ncer
ned
gove
rnm
ent a
genc
y;
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88 11
d) R
epre
sent
ativ
es fr
om p
eopl
e’s
orga
niza
tions
;e)
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
from
non
-gov
ernm
ent o
rgan
izat
ions
; and
f)
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
from
the
priv
ate
sect
or.
The
Boa
rd s
hall
perfo
rm th
e fo
llow
ing
func
tions
:
a) F
orm
ulat
ion
of p
olic
ies;
b)
Pre
para
tion
of a
com
mon
act
ion
plan
; c)
Coo
rdin
atio
n of
func
tions
am
ong
its m
embe
rs; a
ndd)
Sub
mis
sion
and
pub
licat
ion
of a
n an
nual
Air
Qua
lity
Sta
tus
Rep
ort
for
each
ai
rshe
d.
Upo
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith a
ppro
pria
te l
ocal
gov
ernm
ent
auth
oriti
es,
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l, fro
m
time
to ti
me,
revi
se th
e de
sign
atio
n of
airs
heds
util
izin
g ec
o-pr
ofilin
g te
chni
ques
and
und
erta
king
sc
ient
ific
stud
ies.
Em
issi
ons
tradi
ng m
ay b
e al
low
ed a
mon
g po
llutio
n so
urce
s w
ithin
an
airs
hed.
SEC
. 10
. M
anag
emen
t of
Non
-atta
inm
ent
Are
as.-
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l de
sign
ate
area
s w
here
spe
cific
pol
luta
nts
have
alre
ady
exce
eded
am
bien
t st
anda
rds
as n
on-a
ttain
men
t ar
eas.
Th
e D
epar
tmen
t sh
all
prep
are
and
impl
emen
t a
prog
ram
tha
t w
ill p
rohi
bit
new
sou
rces
of
exce
eded
air
pollu
tant
with
out a
cor
resp
ondi
ng re
duct
ion
in e
xist
ing
reso
urce
s.
In c
oord
inat
ion
with
oth
er a
ppro
pria
te g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es,
the
LGU
s sh
all
prep
are
and
impl
emen
t a p
rogr
am a
nd o
ther
mea
sure
s in
clud
ing
relo
catio
n, w
hene
ver
nece
ssar
y, to
pro
tect
th
e he
alth
and
wel
fare
of
resi
dent
s in
the
area
.
For
thos
e de
sign
ated
as
nona
ttain
men
t ar
eas,
the
Dep
artm
ent,
afte
r co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith l
ocal
go
vern
men
t au
thor
ities
, no
ngov
ernm
ent
orga
niza
tions
(N
GO
s),
peop
le’s
org
aniz
atio
ns (
PO
s)
and
conc
erne
d se
ctor
s m
ay r
evis
e th
e de
sign
atio
n of
suc
h ar
eas
and
expa
nd it
s co
vera
ge to
co
ver l
arge
r are
as d
epen
ding
on
the
con
ditio
n of
the
area
s.
SEC
. 11.
Air
Qua
lity
Con
trol
Tec
hniq
ues.
-S
imul
tane
ous
with
the
issu
ance
of
the
guid
elin
e va
lues
and
st
anda
rds,
the
Dep
artm
ent,
thro
ugh
the
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t pr
ogra
m
cont
aine
d in
this
Act
and
upo
n c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith a
ppro
pria
te a
dvis
ory
com
mitt
ees,
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cies
and
LG
Us,
sha
ll is
sue,
and
fro
m t
ime
to
time,
rev
ise
info
rmat
ion
on a
ir po
llutio
n co
ntro
l tec
hniq
ues.
Suc
h in
form
atio
n sh
all i
nclu
de:
a) B
est a
vaila
ble
tech
nolo
gy a
nd a
ltern
ativ
e m
etho
ds o
f pre
vent
ion,
man
agem
ent
and
cont
rol o
f air
pollu
tion;
b) B
est
avai
labl
e te
chno
logy
eco
nom
ical
ly a
chie
vabl
e w
hich
sha
ll re
fer
to t
he
tech
nolo
gica
l ba
sis/
stan
dard
s f
or e
mis
sion
lim
its a
pplic
able
to
exis
ting,
dire
ct
indu
stria
l em
itter
s of
non
conv
entio
nal a
nd to
xic
pollu
tant
s; a
nd
c) A
ltern
ativ
e fu
els,
pro
cess
es a
nd o
pera
ting
met
hods
whi
ch w
ill re
sult
in t
he
elim
inat
or o
r sig
nific
ant r
educ
tion
of e
mis
sion
s.
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88 22
Suc
h in
form
atio
n m
ay a
lso
incl
ude
data
rela
ting
to th
e co
st o
f ins
talla
tion
and
oper
atio
n, e
nerg
y re
quire
men
ts, e
mis
sion
red
uctio
n be
nefit
s, a
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal
impa
ct o
r th
e em
issi
on c
ontro
l te
chno
logy
.
The
issu
ance
of
air
qual
ity g
uide
line
valu
es,
stan
dard
s an
d in
form
atio
n on
air
qual
ity c
ontro
l te
chni
ques
sha
ll be
mad
e av
aila
ble
to t
he g
ener
al p
ublic
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t th
e is
suan
ce o
f in
form
atio
n on
air
qual
ity c
ontro
l tec
hniq
ues
shal
l not
be
cons
trued
as
requ
iring
the
purc
hase
of
certa
in p
ollu
tion
cont
rol d
evic
es b
y th
e pu
blic
.
SEC
. 12
.A
mbi
ent
Air
Qua
lity
Gui
delin
e Va
lues
and
Sta
ndar
ds.-
The
Dep
artm
ent,
in
coor
dina
tion
with
oth
er c
once
rned
age
ncie
s, s
hall
revi
ew a
nd o
r re
vise
and
pub
lish
annu
ally
a
list
of h
azar
dous
air
pollu
tant
s w
ith c
orre
spon
ding
am
bien
t gu
idel
ine
valu
es a
nd/o
r st
anda
rd
nece
ssar
y to
pro
tect
hea
lth a
nd s
afet
y, a
nd
gene
ral w
elfa
re.
The
initi
al li
st a
nd v
alue
s of
the
ha
zard
ous
air p
ollu
tant
s sh
all b
e as
follo
ws:
a) F
or N
atio
nal A
mbi
ent A
ir Q
ualit
y G
uide
line
for C
riter
ia P
ollu
tant
s:
Shor
t Ter
m a
Long
Ter
m
b
Pollu
tant
sµg
/Ncm
ppm
Ave
ragi
ng
Tim
eµg
/Ncm
ppm
Ave
ragi
ng
Tim
eS
uspe
nded
Par
ticul
ate
Mat
terc -T
SP
230d
24
hou
rs
90
----
1
year
e
-PM
-10
150f
24
hou
rs
60
----
1
year
e
Sul
fur D
ioxi
dec
180
0.07
24
hou
rs
80
0.03
1
year
N
itrog
en D
ioxi
de
150
0.08
24
hou
rs
----
--
--
----
P
hoto
chem
ical
Oxi
dant
s 14
0 0.
07
1 ho
ur
----
--
--
----
A
s O
zone
60
0.
03
8 ho
urs
----
--
--
----
C
arbo
n M
onox
ide
35
30
1 ho
ur
----
--
--
----
--
--
m
g/N
cm
10
9 8
hour
s --
--
----
--
--
m
g/N
cm
Le
adg
1.5
----
3
mon
thsg
1.0
----
1
year
a Max
imum
lim
its r
epre
sent
ed b
y ni
nety
-eig
ht p
erce
ntile
(98
%)
valu
es n
ot to
be
exce
ed m
ore
than
onc
e a
year
.b A
rithm
etic
mea
nc S
O2
and
Sus
pend
ed P
artic
ulat
e m
atte
r ar
e sa
mpl
ed o
nce
ever
y si
x da
ys w
hen
usin
g th
e m
anua
l m
etho
ds.
A m
inim
um o
f tw
elve
sam
plin
g da
ys p
er q
uarte
r of
for
ty-e
ight
sam
plin
g da
ys e
ach
year
is
requ
ired
for
thes
e m
etho
ds.
Dai
ly s
ampl
ing
may
be
done
in
the
futu
re o
nce
cont
inuo
us a
naly
zers
are
pr
ocur
ed a
nd b
ecom
e av
aila
ble.
d L
imits
for T
otal
Sus
pend
ed P
artic
ulat
e M
atte
r with
mas
s m
edia
n di
amet
er le
ss th
an 2
5-50
um
. e A
nnua
l Geo
met
ric M
ean
f P
rovi
sion
al li
mits
for
Sus
pend
ed P
artic
ulat
e M
atte
r w
ith m
ass
med
ian
diam
eter
less
than
10
mic
rons
and
be
low
unt
il su
ffici
ent m
onito
ring
data
are
gat
here
d to
bas
e a
prop
er g
uide
line.
g E
valu
atio
n of
thi
s gu
idel
ine
is c
arrie
d ou
t fo
r 24
-hou
r av
erag
ing
time
and
aver
aged
ove
r th
ree
mov
ing
cale
ndar
mon
ths.
The
mon
itore
d av
erag
e va
lue
for a
ny th
ree
mon
ths
shal
l not
exc
eed
the
guid
elin
e va
lue.
b) F
or N
atio
nal A
mbi
ent A
ir Q
ualit
y S
tand
ards
for S
ourc
e S
peci
fic A
ir P
ollu
tant
s fro
m:
Indu
stria
l Sou
rces
/ Ope
ratio
ns:
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88 33
Pollu
tant
s1C
once
ntra
tion2
Ave
ragi
ng ti
me
(min
.)M
etho
d of
Ana
lysi
s/
Mea
sure
men
t3
µ/N
cmpp
m
1.
Am
mon
ia
200
0.28
30
N
esse
leriz
atio
n/ In
do P
heno
l 2.
Car
bon
Dis
ulfid
e 30
0.
01
30
Tisc
her M
etho
d 3.
Chl
orin
e an
d C
hlor
ine
Com
poun
ds e
xpre
ssed
as
Cl2
100
0.03
5
Met
hyl O
rang
e
4. F
orm
alde
hyde
50
0.
04
30
Chr
omot
ropi
c ac
id M
etho
d or
M
BTH
Col
orim
etric
Met
hod
5. H
ydro
gen
Chl
orid
e 20
0 0.
13
30
Vol
hard
Titr
atio
n w
ith Io
dine
S
olut
ion
6. H
ydro
gen
Sul
fide
100
0.07
30
M
ethy
lene
Blu
e 7.
Lea
d
20
30
A
AS
c
8. N
itrog
en D
ioxi
de
375,
260
0.20
,0.1
4 30
,60
Gre
iss-
Sal
tzm
an
9. P
heno
l 10
0 0.
03
30
4-A
min
oant
iphy
rine
10. S
ulfu
r Dio
xide
47
0, 3
40
0.18
, 0.1
3 30
,60
Col
orim
etric
-Par
aros
anilin
e 11
. Sus
pend
ed P
artic
ulat
e
M
atte
r-TS
P
300
----
60
G
ravi
met
ric
1P
ertin
ent
ambi
ent
stan
dard
s fo
r A
ntim
ony,
Ars
enic
, C
adm
ium
, A
sbes
tos,
Nitr
ic A
cid
and
Sul
furic
Aci
d M
ists
in th
e 19
78 N
PCC
Rul
es a
nd R
egul
atio
ns m
ay b
e co
nsid
ered
as
guid
es in
det
erm
inin
g co
mpl
ianc
e.2 N
inet
y-ei
ght
perc
entil
e (9
8%)
valu
es o
f 30
-min
ute
sam
plin
g m
easu
red
at 2
50 C a
nd o
ne a
tmos
pher
e pr
essu
re.
3 Oth
er e
quiv
alen
t met
hods
app
rove
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent m
ay b
e us
ed.
The
basi
s in
set
ting
up t
he a
mbi
ent
air
qual
ity g
uide
line
valu
es a
nd s
tand
ards
sha
ll re
flect
, am
ong
othe
rs, t
he la
test
sci
entif
ic k
now
ledg
e in
clud
ing
info
rmat
ion
on:
a) V
aria
ble,
incl
udin
g at
mos
pher
ic c
ondi
tions
, whi
ch o
f the
mse
lves
or i
n co
mbi
natio
n w
ith
othe
r fac
tors
may
alte
r the
effe
cts
on p
ublic
hea
lth o
r wel
fare
of s
uch
air p
ollu
tant
;
b) T
he o
ther
type
s of
air
pollu
tant
s w
hich
may
inte
ract
with
suc
h po
lluta
nt to
pro
duce
an
adve
rse
effe
ct o
n pu
blic
hea
lth o
r wel
fare
; and
c) T
he k
ind
and
exte
nt o
f all
iden
tifia
ble
effe
cts
on p
ublic
hea
lth o
r wel
fare
whi
ch m
ay b
e ex
pect
ed fr
om p
rese
nce
of s
uch
pollu
tant
in th
e am
bien
t air,
in v
aryi
ng q
uant
ities
.
The
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l bas
e su
ch a
mbi
ent
air
qual
ity s
tand
ards
on
Wor
ld H
ealth
Org
aniz
atio
n (W
HO
) sta
ndar
ds, b
ut s
hall
not b
e lim
ited
to n
or b
e le
ss s
tring
ent t
han
such
sta
ndar
ds.
SEC
. 13.
Em
issi
on C
harg
e Sy
stem
.- Th
e D
epar
tmen
t, in
cas
e of
indu
stria
l dis
char
gers
, an
d th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Tr
ansp
orta
tion
and
Com
mun
icat
ion
(DO
TC),
in c
ase
of m
otor
veh
icle
di
scha
rger
s, s
hall,
bas
ed o
n e
nviro
nmen
tal t
echn
ique
s, d
esig
n, im
pose
on
and
colle
ct r
egul
ar
emis
sion
fee
s fro
m s
aid
disc
harg
ers
as p
art
of t
he e
mis
sion
per
mitt
ing
syst
em o
r ve
hicl
e re
gist
ratio
n re
new
al s
yste
m,
as t
he c
ase
may
be.
The
sys
tem
sha
ll en
cour
age
the
indu
strie
s an
d m
otor
veh
icle
s to
aba
te, r
educ
e, o
r pr
even
t pol
lutio
n. T
he b
asis
of t
he fe
es in
clud
es, b
ut is
no
t lim
ited
to,
the
volu
me
and
toxi
city
of
any
emitt
ed p
ollu
tant
. In
dust
ries,
whi
ch s
hall
inst
all
pollu
tion
cont
rol d
evic
es o
r re
trofit
thei
r ex
istin
g fa
cilit
ies
with
mec
hani
sms
that
red
uce
pollu
tion
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shal
l be
ent
itled
to
tax
inc
entiv
es s
uch
as b
ut n
ot l
imite
d to
tal
cred
its a
nd/o
r ac
cele
rate
d de
prec
iatio
n de
duct
ions
.
SEC
. 14
. A
ir Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t Fu
nd.-
An
Air
Qua
lity
Man
agem
ent
Fund
to
be
ad
min
iste
red
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t as
a s
peci
al a
ccou
nt i
n th
e N
atio
nal
Trea
sury
is
here
by
esta
blis
hed
to fi
nanc
e co
ntai
nmen
t, re
mov
al, a
nd c
lean
-up
oper
atio
ns o
f the
Gov
ernm
ent i
n ai
r po
llutio
n ca
ses,
gua
rant
ee re
stor
atio
n of
eco
syst
ems
and
reha
bilit
ate
area
s af
fect
ed b
y th
e ac
ts
of v
iola
tors
of
this
Act
, to
sup
port
rese
arch
, en
forc
emen
t an
d m
onito
ring
activ
ities
and
ca
pabi
litie
s of
the
rele
vant
age
ncie
s, a
s w
ell a
s to
pro
vide
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce
to t
he r
elev
ant
agen
cies
. Suc
h fu
nd m
ay li
kew
ise
be a
lloca
ted
per a
irshe
d fo
r the
und
erta
king
s he
rein
sta
ted.
The
Fund
sha
ll be
sou
rced
from
the
fines
impo
sed
and
dam
ages
aw
arde
d to
the
Rep
ublic
of t
he
Phi
lippi
nes
by
the
Pol
lutio
n A
djud
icat
ion
Boa
rd (P
AB
), pr
ocee
ds o
f lic
ense
s an
d pe
rmits
issu
ed
by th
e D
epar
tmen
t und
er t
his
Act
, em
issi
on fe
es a
nd fr
om d
onat
ions
, end
owm
ents
and
gra
nts
in th
e fo
rms
of c
ontri
butio
ns. C
ontri
butio
ns to
the
Fund
sha
ll be
exe
mpt
ed fr
om d
onor
taxe
s an
d al
l oth
er ta
xes,
cha
rges
or f
ees
impo
sed
by th
e G
over
nmen
t.
SEC
. 15
. A
ir Po
llutio
n R
esea
rch
and
Dev
elop
men
t Pr
ogra
m.-
The
Dep
artm
ent,
in
coor
dina
tion
with
the
D
epar
tmen
t of
Sci
ence
and
Tec
hnol
ogy
(DO
ST)
, ot
her
agen
cies
, th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
, th
e ac
adem
e, N
GO
’s a
nd
PO
’s,
shal
l es
tabl
ish
a N
atio
nal
Res
earc
h an
d D
evel
opm
ent P
rogr
am fo
r the
pre
vent
ion
and
cont
rol o
f air
pol
lutio
n. T
he D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll gi
ve
spec
ial e
mph
asis
to
rese
arch
on
and
the
deve
lopm
ent
of im
prov
ed
met
hods
hav
ing
indu
stry
-w
ide
appl
icat
ion
for t
he p
reve
ntio
n an
d co
ntro
l of a
ir po
llutio
n.
Suc
h a
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t pr
ogra
m s
hall
deve
lop
air
qual
ity g
uide
line
valu
es a
nd
stan
dard
s in
ad
ditio
n to
int
erna
tiona
lly-a
ccep
ted
stan
dard
s. I
t sh
all
also
con
side
r th
e so
cio-
cultu
ral,
polit
ical
and
eco
nom
ic i
mpl
icat
ions
of a
ir qu
ality
man
agem
ent a
nd p
ollu
tion
cont
rol.
Art
icle
Tw
o A
ir Po
llutio
n C
lear
ance
s an
d Pe
rmits
for S
tatio
nary
Sou
rces
SEC
. 16
. Pe
rmits
.- C
onsi
sten
t w
ith t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
thi
s A
ct,
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l hav
e th
e au
thor
ity to
issu
e p
erm
its a
s it
may
det
erm
ine
nece
ssar
y fo
r th
e pr
even
tion
and
abat
emen
t of
air p
ollu
tion.
Sai
d pe
rmits
sha
ll co
ver
emis
sion
lim
itatio
ns f
or t
he r
egul
ated
air
pollu
tant
s to
hel
p at
tain
and
m
aint
ain
the
am
bien
t air
qual
ity s
tand
ards
. The
se p
erm
its s
hall
serv
e as
man
agem
ent t
ools
for
the
LGU
s in
the
dev
elop
men
t of t
heir
actio
n pl
an.
SEC
. 17.
Em
issi
on Q
uota
s.- T
he D
epar
tmen
t may
allo
w e
ach
regi
onal
indu
stria
l cen
ter
that
is
desi
gnat
ed a
s s
peci
al a
irshe
d to
allo
cate
em
issi
on q
uota
s to
pol
lutio
n so
urce
s w
ithin
its
ju
risdi
ctio
n th
at q
ualif
y un
der
an
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
ass
essm
ent
syst
em p
rogr
amm
atic
co
mpl
ianc
e pr
ogra
m p
ursu
ant t
o th
e im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns o
f Pre
side
ntia
l Dec
ree
No.
158
6.
SEC
. 18.
Fin
anci
al L
iabi
lity
for
Envi
ronm
enta
l Reh
abili
tatio
n.- A
s pa
rt of
the
envi
ronm
enta
l m
anag
emen
t pla
n a
ttach
ed to
the
envi
ronm
enta
l com
plia
nce
certi
ficat
e pu
rsua
nt to
Pre
side
ntia
l D
ecre
e N
o. 1
586
and
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
set
ther
efor
e, th
e D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll re
quire
pro
gram
an
d pr
ojec
t pr
opon
ents
to
put
up f
inan
cial
gu
aran
tee
mec
hani
sms
to f
inan
ce t
he n
eeds
for
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emer
genc
y re
spon
se, c
lean
-up
reha
bilit
atio
n of
are
as th
at m
ay b
e da
mag
ed d
urin
g th
e pr
ogra
m
or
proj
ect’s
ac
tual
im
plem
enta
tion.
Li
abili
ty
for
dam
ages
sh
all
cont
inue
eve
n af
ter
the
term
inat
ion
of a
pro
gram
or
proj
ect,
whe
re s
uch
dam
ages
are
cle
arly
attr
ibut
able
to
that
pr
ogra
m
or p
roje
ct a
nd f
or a
def
inite
per
iod
to b
e de
term
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
and
inco
rpor
ated
into
the
envi
ronm
enta
l co
mpl
ianc
e ce
rtific
ate.
Fina
ncia
l lia
bilit
y in
stru
men
ts m
ay b
e in
the
form
a tr
ust f
und,
env
ironm
enta
l ins
uran
ce, s
uret
y bo
nds,
lette
rs o
f cre
dit,
as w
ell a
s se
lf-in
sura
nce.
The
cho
ice
of th
e gu
aran
tee
inst
rum
ents
sha
ll fu
rnis
h th
e D
epar
tmen
t with
ev
iden
ce o
f ava
ilmen
t of s
uch
inst
rum
ents
.
Art
icle
Thr
ee
Pollu
tion
from
Sta
tiona
ry S
ourc
es
SEC
. 19
. Po
llutio
n Fr
om S
tatio
nary
Sou
rces
.- Th
e D
epar
tmen
t sh
all,
with
in t
wo
(2)
year
s fro
m t
he e
ffect
ivity
of
this
Act
, an
d ev
ery
two
(2)
year
s th
erea
fter,
revi
ew,
or a
s th
e ne
ed
ther
efor
e ar
ises
, re
vise
and
pub
lish
em
issi
on s
tand
ards
, to
fur
ther
im
prov
e th
e em
issi
on
stan
dard
s fo
r st
atio
nary
sou
rces
of
air
pollu
tion.
Suc
h e
mis
sion
sta
ndar
ds s
hall
be b
ased
on
mas
s ra
te o
f em
issi
on fo
r all
stat
iona
ry s
ourc
e of
air
pollu
tion
base
d on
int
erna
tiona
lly a
ccep
ted
stan
dard
s, b
ut n
ot b
e lim
ited
to,
nor
be l
ess
strin
gent
tha
n su
ch s
tand
ards
and
with
the
st
anda
rds
set f
orth
in th
is s
ectio
n. T
he s
tand
ards
, whi
chev
er is
app
licab
le, s
hall
be th
e lim
it on
th
e ac
cept
able
leve
l of
pol
luta
nts
emitt
ed f
rom
a s
tatio
nary
sou
rce
for
the
prot
ectio
n of
the
pu
blic
’s h
ealth
and
wel
fare
.
With
res
pect
to
any
trade
, in
dust
ry,
proc
ess
and
fuel
-bur
ning
equ
ipm
ent
or i
ndus
trial
pla
nt
emitt
ing
air p
ollu
tant
s, th
e co
ncen
tratio
n at
the
poin
t of e
mis
sion
sha
ll no
t exc
eed
the
follo
win
g lim
its:
Pollu
tant
sSt
anda
rd A
pplic
able
to S
ourc
eM
axim
um P
erm
issi
ble
Lim
its (m
g/N
cm)
Met
hod
of A
naly
sisa
1. A
ntim
ony
and
Its
com
poun
ds
any
sour
ce
10 a
s Sb
AA
Sb
2. A
rsen
ic a
nd it
s co
mpo
unds
A
ny s
ourc
e 10
as
As
AA
Sb
3. C
adm
ium
and
its
com
poun
ds
Any
sou
rce
10 a
s C
d A
ASb
4. C
arbo
n M
onox
ide
A
ny in
dust
rial S
ourc
e 50
0 as
CO
O
rsat
ana
lysi
s 5.
Cop
per a
nd it
s C
ompo
unds
A
ny in
dust
rial s
ourc
e 10
0 ax
Cu
AA
Sb
6. H
ydro
fluor
ic A
cids
and
Fl
uorid
e co
mpo
unds
Any
sou
rce
othe
r tha
n th
e m
anuf
actu
re o
f Alu
min
um fr
om
Alum
ina
50 a
s H
F Ti
tratio
n w
ith A
mm
oniu
m
Thio
cyan
ate
7. H
ydro
gen
Sul
fide
i)
Geo
ther
mal
Pow
er P
lant
s c.
d C
adm
ium
Sul
fide
Met
hod
ii) G
eoth
erm
al E
xplo
ratio
n an
d w
ell-
test
ing
e
iii)
Any
sou
rce
othe
r tha
n (i)
and
(ii)
7 as
H2S
C
adm
ium
Sul
fide
Met
hod
8. L
ead
A
ny tr
ade,
indu
stry
or p
roce
ss
10 a
s P
b A
ASb
9. M
ercu
ry
Any
Sou
rce
5 as
ele
men
tal H
g A
AS
b /Col
d-Va
por T
echn
ique
or
Hg
Anal
yzer
10
. Nic
kel a
nd it
s co
mpo
unds
, ex
cept
Nic
kel C
arbo
nyl f
Any
sou
rce
20 a
s N
i A
ASb
11. N
Ox
i) M
anuf
actu
re o
f Nitr
ic A
cid
2,00
0 as
aci
d an
d N
Ox
and
calc
ulat
ed a
s N
O2
Phen
ol-d
isul
foni
c ac
id M
etho
d
ii)
Fue
l bur
ning
ste
am g
ener
ator
s
Phe
nol-d
isul
foni
c ac
id M
etho
d
Exi
stin
g S
ourc
e 1,
500
as N
O2
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N
ew S
ourc
e
• Coa
l-Fire
d 1,
000
as N
O2
• Oil-
Fire
d 50
0 as
NO
2
iii)
Any
sou
rce
othe
r tha
n (i)
adn
(ii)
P
heno
l-dis
ulfo
nic
acid
Met
hod
E
xist
ing
Sou
rce
1000
as
NO
2
N
ew S
ourc
e 50
0 as
NO
2
12. P
hosp
horu
s P
ento
xide
g An
y so
urce
20
0 as
P2O
5 Sp
ectro
phot
omet
ry
13. Z
inc
and
its C
ompo
unds
A
ny s
ourc
e 10
0 as
Zn
AA
Sb
a Oth
er e
quiv
alen
t met
hods
app
rove
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent m
ay b
e us
ed.
b Ato
mic
Abs
orpt
ion
Spe
cttro
phot
omet
ry
c All
new
geo
ther
mal
pow
er p
lant
s st
artin
g co
nstru
ctio
n by
01
Janu
ary
1995
sha
ll co
ntro
l HsS
em
issi
ons
to
not m
ore
than
150
g/G
MW
-Hr
d All
exis
ting
geot
herm
al p
ower
pla
nts
shal
l con
trol H
sS e
mis
sion
s to
not
mor
e th
an 2
00 g
/GM
W-H
r with
in 5
ye
ars
from
the
date
of e
ffect
ivity
of t
hese
revi
sed
regu
latio
ns.
e Bes
t pra
ctic
able
con
trol t
echn
olog
y fo
r air
emis
sion
s an
d liq
uid
disc
harg
es. C
ompl
ianc
e w
ith a
ir an
d w
ater
qu
ality
sta
ndar
ds is
requ
ired.
f Em
issi
on li
mit
of N
icke
l Car
bony
l sha
ll no
t exc
eed
0.5
mg/
Ncm
.
g Pro
visi
onal
Gui
delin
e
Pro
vide
d,
That
th
e m
axim
um
limits
in
m
g/nc
m
parti
cula
tes
in
said
so
urce
s sh
all
be:
1. F
uel B
urni
ng E
quip
men
ta)
Urb
an o
r Ind
ustr
ial A
rea
150
mg/
Ncm
b) O
ther
Are
a20
0 m
g/N
cm2.
Cem
ent P
lant
s (K
ilns,
etc
.)15
0 m
g/N
cm3.
Sm
eltin
g Fu
rnac
es15
0 m
g/N
cm4.
Oth
er S
tatio
nary
Sou
rces
a20
0 m
g/N
cm
a Oth
er S
tatio
nary
Sou
rces
mea
ns a
trad
e, p
roce
ss, i
ndus
trial
pla
nt, o
r fu
el b
urni
ng e
quip
men
t oth
er th
an
ther
mal
pow
er p
lant
s, in
dust
rial b
oile
rs, c
emen
t pla
nts,
inci
nera
tors
and
sm
eltin
g fu
rnac
es.
Pro
vide
d,
furth
er,
That
th
e m
axim
um
limits
fo
r su
lfur
oxid
es
in
said
so
urce
s sh
all
be:
(1) E
xist
ing
Sour
ces
(i) M
anuf
actu
re o
f Sul
furic
Aci
d an
d Su
lf(on
)atio
n Pr
oces
s 2.
0gm
.Ncm
as
SO3
(ii) F
uel b
urni
ng E
quip
men
t 1.
5gm
.Ncm
as
SO2
(iii)
Oth
er S
tatio
nary
Sou
rces
a1.
0gm
.Ncm
as
SO3
(2) N
ew S
ourc
es(i)
Man
ufac
ture
of S
ulfu
ric A
cid
and
Sulf(
on)a
tion
Proc
ess
1.5
gm.N
cm a
s SO
3
(ii) F
uel B
urni
ng E
quip
men
t0.
7 gm
.Ncm
as
SO2
(iii)
Oth
er S
tatio
nary
Sou
rces
a0.
2 gm
.Ncm
as
SO3
a Oth
er S
tatio
nary
Sou
rces
ref
er t
o ex
istin
g an
d ne
w s
tatio
nary
sou
rces
oth
er t
han
thos
e ca
used
by
the
man
ufac
ture
of s
ulfu
ric a
cid
and
sulfo
natio
n pr
oces
s, fu
el b
urni
ng e
quip
men
t and
inci
nera
tion.
RR.. AA
.. 8877 44
99 --PP
hh iill ii pp
pp iinn ee
CCll ee
aa nnAA
ii rrAA
cc ttoo ff
11 9999 99
88 77
For
stat
iona
ry s
ourc
es o
f po
llutio
n no
t sp
ecifi
cally
inc
lude
d in
the
im
med
iate
ly p
rece
ding
pa
ragr
aph,
the
follo
win
g em
issi
on s
tand
ards
sha
ll no
t be
exce
eded
in th
e ex
haus
t gas
:
I. D
aily
and
Hal
f Hou
rly A
vera
ge V
alue
s
Dai
ly A
vera
ge
Valu
esH
alf H
ourly
A
vera
ge V
alue
sTo
tal d
ust
10 m
g/m
330
mg/
m3
Gas
eous
and
vap
orou
s or
gani
c su
bsta
nces
, exp
ress
ed a
s to
tal o
rgan
ic c
arbo
n10
mg/
m3
20 m
g/m
3
Hyd
roge
n ch
lorid
e (H
Cl)
10 m
g/m
360
mg/
m3
Hyd
roge
n flu
orid
e (H
F)1
mg/
m3
4 m
g/m
3
Sulfu
r dio
xide
(SO
2)50
mg/
m3
200
mg/
m3
Nitr
ogen
mon
oxid
e (N
O) a
nd N
itrog
en d
ioxi
de (N
O2),
expr
esse
d as
nitr
ogen
dio
xide
for i
ncin
erat
ion
plan
ts w
ith a
ca
paci
ty e
xcee
ding
3 to
nnes
per
hou
r20
0 m
g/m
340
0 m
g/m
3
Nitr
ogen
mon
oxid
e (N
O) a
nd n
itrog
en d
ioxi
de (N
O2),
expr
esse
d as
nitr
ogen
dio
xide
for i
ncin
erat
ion
plan
ts w
ith a
ca
paci
ty o
f 3 to
nnes
per
hou
r or l
ess
300
mg/
m3
Am
mon
ia10
mg/
m3
20 m
g/m
3
II. A
ll th
e A
vera
ge V
alue
s O
ver
the
Sam
ple
Perio
d of
a M
inim
um o
f 4 a
nd M
axim
um o
f 8
Hou
rs. C
adm
ium
and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
cadm
ium
(Cd)
to
tal 0
.05
Thal
lium
and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
thal
lium
(Tl)
mg/
m3
Mer
cury
and
its
Com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
mer
cury
(Hg)
0.05
mg/
m3
Ant
imon
y an
d its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
antim
ony
(Sb)
Ars
enic
and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
arse
nic
(As)
tota
l 0.5
mg/
m3
Lead
and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
lead
( Pb
)C
hrom
ium
and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
chro
miu
m (C
r)C
obal
t and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
coba
lt (C
o)C
oppe
r and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
copp
er (C
u)M
anga
nese
and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
man
gane
se (M
n)N
icke
l and
its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
nick
el (N
i)Va
nadi
um a
nd it
s co
mpo
unds
, exp
ress
ed a
s va
nadi
um (V
)Ti
n an
d its
com
poun
ds, e
xpre
ssed
as
tin (S
n)
Thes
e av
erag
e va
lues
cov
er a
lso
gase
ous
and
the
vapo
r fo
rms
of t
he r
elev
ant
heav
y m
etal
em
issi
on a
s w
ell a
s th
eir c
ompo
unds
: Pro
vide
d, T
hat t
he e
mis
sion
of d
ioxi
ns a
nd fu
rans
into
the
air
shal
l be
redu
ced
by th
e m
ost p
rogr
essi
ve te
chni
ques
: Pro
vide
d, fu
rther
, Tha
t all
aver
age
of
diox
in a
nd fu
rans
mea
sure
d ov
er th
e sa
mpl
e pe
riod
of a
min
imum
of 5
hou
rs a
nd m
axim
um o
f 8
hour
s m
ust n
ot e
xcee
d th
e lim
it va
lue
of 0
.1 n
anog
ram
/m3.
Pur
suan
t to
Sec
. 8 o
f thi
s A
ct, t
he D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll pr
epar
e a
deta
iled
actio
n pl
an s
ettin
g th
e em
issi
on s
tand
ards
or
stan
dard
s of
per
form
ance
for
any
sta
tiona
ry s
ourc
e th
e pr
oced
ure
for
test
ing
emis
sion
s fo
r ea
ch t
ype
of p
ollu
tant
, an
d th
e pr
oced
ure
for
enfo
rcem
ent
of s
aid
stan
dard
s.
RR.. AA
.. 8877 44
99 --PP
hh iill ii pp
pp iinn ee
CCll ee
aa nnAA
ii rrAA
cc ttoo ff
11 9999 99
88 88
Exi
stin
g in
dust
ries,
whi
ch a
re p
rove
n to
exc
eed
emis
sion
rate
s es
tabl
ishe
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent i
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith s
take
hold
ers,
afte
r a th
orou
gh, c
redi
ble
and
trans
pare
nt m
easu
rem
ent p
roce
ss
shal
l be
al
low
ed
a gr
ace
perio
d of
ei
ghte
en
(18)
m
onth
s fo
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of
an
envi
ronm
enta
l man
agem
ent
syst
em a
nd t
he in
stal
latio
n of
an
appr
opria
te a
ir po
llutio
n co
ntro
l de
vice
: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t an
exte
nsio
n of
not
mor
e th
an tw
elve
(12
) m
onth
s m
ay b
e al
low
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t on
mer
itorio
us g
roun
ds.
SEC
. 20
. B
an o
n In
cine
ratio
n.-
Inci
nera
tion,
her
eby
defin
ed a
s th
e bu
rnin
g of
mun
icip
al,
biom
edic
al a
nd
haza
rdou
s w
aste
, w
hich
pro
cess
em
its p
oiso
nous
and
tox
ic f
umes
is h
ereb
y pr
ohib
ited;
Pro
vide
d, h
owev
er,
That
the
pro
hibi
tion
shal
l no
t ap
ply
to t
radi
tiona
l sm
all-s
cale
m
etho
d of
com
mun
ity/n
eigh
borh
ood
sani
tatio
n “
siga
”, tra
ditio
nal,
agric
ultu
ral,
cultu
ral,
heal
th,
and
food
pre
para
tion
and
crem
ator
ia; P
rovi
ded,
furth
er, T
hat
exis
ting
inci
nera
tors
dea
ling
with
a
biom
edic
al w
aste
s sh
all b
e ou
t with
in th
ree
(3)
year
s af
ter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct; P
rovi
ded,
fin
ally
, tha
t in
the
inte
rim, s
uch
units
sha
ll be
lim
ited
to th
e bu
rnin
g of
pat
holo
gica
l and
inf
ectio
us
was
tes,
and
sub
ject
to c
lose
mon
itorin
g by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
Loca
l go
vern
men
t un
its a
re h
ereb
y m
anda
ted
to p
rom
ote,
enc
oura
ge a
nd i
mpl
emen
t in
the
ir re
spec
tive
juris
dict
ion
a co
mpr
ehen
sive
eco
logi
cal
was
te m
anag
emen
t th
at i
nclu
des
was
te
segr
egat
ion,
recy
clin
g an
d c
ompo
stin
g.
With
due
con
cern
on
the
effe
cts
of c
limat
e ch
ange
, th
e D
epar
tmen
t sh
all p
rom
ote
the
use
of
stat
e-of
-the-
art,
en
viro
nmen
tally
-sou
nd
and
safe
no
n-bu
rn
tech
nolo
gies
fo
r th
e ha
ndlin
g,
treat
men
t, th
erm
al d
estru
ctio
n,
utili
zatio
n, a
nd d
ispo
sal
of s
orte
d, u
nrec
ycle
d, u
ncom
post
ed,
biom
edic
al a
nd h
azar
dous
was
tes.
Art
icle
Fou
rPo
llutio
n fr
om M
otor
Veh
icle
s
SEC
. 21
. Po
llutio
n fr
om M
otor
Veh
icle
s.-
a) T
he D
OTC
sha
ll im
plem
ent
the
emis
sion
st
anda
rds
for m
otor
veh
icle
s se
t pur
suan
t to
and
as p
rovi
ded
in th
is A
ct. T
o fu
rther
impr
ove
the
emis
sion
sta
ndar
ds, t
he D
epar
tmen
t sh
all r
evie
w, r
evis
e an
d pu
blis
h th
e s
tand
ards
eve
ry tw
o (2
) ye
ars,
or
as th
e ne
ed a
rises
. It s
hall
cons
ider
the
max
imum
lim
its fo
r al
l maj
or p
ollu
tant
s to
en
sure
su
bsta
ntia
l im
prov
emen
t in
ai
r qu
ality
fo
r th
e he
alth
, sa
fety
an
d w
elfa
re
of
the
gene
ral p
ublic
.
The
follo
win
g em
issi
on s
tand
ards
for
type
app
rova
l of m
otor
veh
icle
s sh
all b
e ef
fect
ive
by th
e ye
ar 2
003:
a) F
or li
ght d
uty
vehi
cles
, the
exh
aust
em
issi
on li
mits
for g
aseo
us p
ollu
tant
s sh
all b
e:
Emis
sion
Lim
its fo
r Lig
ht D
uty
Vehi
cles
Type
App
rova
l(D
irect
ive
91/4
41/E
EC)
CO
(g/k
m)
HC
+ N
Ox
(g/k
m)
PMa
(g/k
m)
2.72
0.97
0.14
RR.. AA
.. 8877 44
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hh iill ii pp
pp iinn ee
CCll ee
aa nnAA
ii rrAA
cc ttoo ff
11 9999 99
88 99
a for c
ompr
essi
on-ig
nitio
n en
gine
s on
ly
b) F
or li
ght c
omm
erci
al v
ehic
les,
the
exha
ust e
mis
sion
lim
it of
gas
eous
pol
luta
nts
as a
func
tion
of th
e gi
ven
refe
renc
e m
ass
shal
l be:
Ref
eren
ce W
eigh
t (R
W) (
kg)
CO
(g/k
m)
HC
+ N
Ox (
g/km
) PM
a (g/k
m)
Cat
egor
y 1
1250
< R
W
2.72
0.97
0.14
Cat
egor
y 2
1250
< R
W<1
700
5.17
1.4
0.19
Cat
egor
y 3
RW
>170
06.
91.
70.
25
a for c
ompr
essi
on-ig
nitio
n en
gine
s on
ly
c) F
or h
eavy
dut
y ve
hicl
es,
the
exha
ust
emis
sion
lim
its o
f ga
seou
s po
lluta
nts
shal
l be
:
CO
(g/k
/Wh)
HC
(g/k
/Wh)
NO
x(g
/k/W
h)PM
(g/k
/Wh)
4.5
1.1
8.0
0.36
a
aIn
the
cas
e of
eng
ines
of
85 k
W o
r le
ss,
the
limit
valu
e fo
r pa
rticu
lar
emis
sion
s in
in
crea
sed
by m
ultip
lyin
g th
e qu
oted
lim
it by
a c
oeffi
cien
t of 1
.7Fu
el e
vapo
rativ
e em
issi
on fo
r sp
ark-
igni
tion
engi
nes
shal
l not
exc
eed
2.0
gram
s hy
droc
arbo
ns
per
test
. Li
kew
ise,
it s
hall
not
allo
w a
ny e
mis
sion
of
gase
s fro
m c
rank
case
ven
tilat
ion
syst
em
into
the
atm
osph
ere.
b) T
he D
epar
tmen
t, in
col
labo
ratio
n w
ith th
e D
OTC
, DTI
and
LG
Us,
sha
ll de
velo
p an
act
ion
plan
fo
r th
e co
ntro
l and
man
agem
ent
of a
ir po
llutio
n fro
m m
otor
veh
icle
s co
nsis
tent
with
the
In
tegr
ated
Air
Qua
lity
Fram
ewor
k. T
he D
OTC
sha
ll en
forc
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith t
he e
mis
sion
st
anda
rds
for
mot
or v
ehic
les
set
by t
he D
epar
tmen
t. Th
e D
OTC
may
dep
utiz
e ot
her
law
en
forc
emen
t age
ncie
s an
d LG
Us
for
this
pur
pose
. To
this
end
, the
DO
TC s
hall
have
the
pow
er
to:
[1] I
nspe
ct a
nd m
onito
r the
em
issi
ons
of m
otor
veh
icle
s;
[2] P
rohi
bit o
r en
join
the
use
of m
otor
veh
icle
s or
a c
lass
of m
otor
veh
icle
s in
any
ar
ea o
r stre
et a
t spe
cifie
d ti
mes
; and
[3] A
utho
rize
priv
ate
test
ing
emis
sion
test
ing
cent
ers
duly
acc
redi
ted
by th
e D
TI.
c) T
he D
OTC
, tog
ethe
r with
the
DTI
and
the
Dep
artm
ent,
shal
l est
ablis
h th
e pr
oced
ures
for t
he
insp
ectio
n of
mot
or v
ehic
les
and
the
test
ing
of th
eir e
mis
sion
s fo
r the
pur
pose
of d
eter
min
ing
the
conc
entra
tion
and/
or ra
te o
f pol
luta
nts
disc
harg
ed b
y sa
id s
ourc
es.
d) In
ord
er to
ens
ure
the
subs
tant
ial r
educ
tion
of e
mis
sion
s fro
m m
otor
veh
icle
s, th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Tra
de a
nd I
ndus
try (
DTI
), to
geth
er w
ith t
he D
OTC
and
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l for
mul
ate
and
impl
emen
t a
natio
nal
mot
or v
ehic
le i
nspe
ctio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce p
rogr
am t
hat
will
prom
ote
effic
ient
and
saf
e op
erat
ion
of a
ll m
otor
veh
icle
s.
In t
his
rega
rd,
the
DTI
sha
ll de
velo
p an
d im
plem
ent s
tand
ards
and
pro
cedu
res
for
the
certi
ficat
ion
of tr
aini
ng in
stitu
tions
, ins
truct
ors
and
faci
litie
s an
d th
e lic
ensi
ng
of
qual
ified
pr
ivat
e se
rvic
e ce
nter
s an
d th
eir
tech
nici
ans
as
prer
equi
site
for
per
form
ing
the
test
ing,
ser
vici
ng,
repa
ir an
d th
e re
quire
d ad
just
men
t to
the
RR.. AA
.. 8877 44
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hh iill ii pp
pp iinn ee
CCll ee
aa nnAA
ii rrAA
cc ttoo ff
11 9999 99
99 00
vehi
cle
emis
sion
sys
tem
. The
DTI
sha
ll lik
ewis
e pr
escr
ibe
regu
latio
ns re
quiri
ng th
e di
sclo
sure
of
odom
eter
rea
ding
s an
d th
e u
se o
f tam
per-
resi
stan
t odo
met
ers
for
all m
otor
veh
icle
s in
clud
ing
tam
per-
resi
stan
t fu
el m
anag
emen
t sy
stem
s f
or t
he e
ffect
ive
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
insp
ectio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce p
rogr
am.
SEC
. 22
. R
egul
atio
n of
All
Mot
or V
ehic
les
and
Engi
nes.
- A
ny i
mpo
rted
new
or
loca
lly-
asse
mbl
ed n
ew m
otor
ve
hicl
e sh
all
not
be r
egis
tere
d un
less
it
com
plie
s w
ith t
he e
mis
sion
st
anda
rds
set p
ursu
ant t
o th
is A
ct, a
s e
vide
nced
by
a C
ertif
icat
e of
Con
form
ity (C
OC
) iss
ued
by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
Any
impo
rted
new
mot
or v
ehic
le e
ngin
e sh
all n
ot b
e in
trodu
ced
into
com
mer
ce,
sold
or
used
un
less
it c
ompl
ies
with
em
issi
on s
tand
ards
set
pur
suan
t to
this
Act
.
Any
im
porte
d us
ed m
otor
veh
icle
or
rebu
ilt m
otor
veh
icle
usi
ng n
ew o
r us
ed e
ngin
es,
maj
or
parts
or c
ompo
nent
s sh
all n
ot b
e re
gist
ered
unl
ess
it co
mpl
ies
with
the
emis
sion
sta
ndar
ds.
In c
ase
of n
on-c
ompl
ianc
e, th
e im
porte
r or
con
sign
ee m
ay b
e al
low
ed to
mod
ify o
r re
build
the
vehi
cula
r eng
ine
so it
will
be in
com
plia
nce
with
app
licab
le e
mis
sion
sta
ndar
ds.
No
mot
or v
ehic
le r
egis
tratio
n (M
VR
) sh
all
be i
ssue
d un
less
suc
h m
otor
veh
icle
pas
ses
the
emis
sion
tes
ting
requ
irem
ent
prom
ulga
ted
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
his
Act
. S
uch
test
ing
shal
l be
co
nduc
ted
by th
e D
OTC
or
its a
utho
rized
insp
ectio
n ce
nter
s w
ithin
six
ty (
60)
days
prio
r to
dat
e of
regi
stra
tion.
The
DTI
sha
ll pr
omul
gate
the
nece
ssar
y re
gula
tions
pre
scrib
ing
the
usef
ul li
fe o
f veh
icle
s an
d en
gine
s in
clud
ing
devi
ces
in o
rder
to
ensu
re t
hat
such
veh
icle
s w
ill co
nfor
m t
o th
e em
issi
ons
whi
ch t
hey
wer
e ce
rtifie
d t
o m
eet.
Thes
e re
gula
tions
sha
ll in
clud
e pr
ovis
ions
for
ens
urin
g th
e du
rabi
lity
of e
mis
sion
dev
ices
.
SEC
. 23
. Se
cond
-Han
d M
otor
Veh
icle
Eng
ines
.- A
ny i
mpo
rted
seco
nd-h
and
mot
or v
ehic
le
engi
ne s
hall
not
be
intro
duce
d in
to c
omm
erce
, so
ld o
r us
ed u
nles
s it
com
plie
s w
ith e
mis
sion
st
anda
rds
set p
ursu
ant t
o th
is A
ct.
Art
icle
Fiv
e Po
llutio
n fr
om O
ther
Sou
rces
SEC
. 24
. Po
llutio
n fr
om s
mok
ing.
- S
mok
ing
insi
de a
pub
lic b
uild
ing
or a
n en
clos
ed p
ublic
pl
ace
incl
udin
g pu
blic
veh
icle
s an
d ot
her m
eans
of t
rans
port
or in
any
enc
lose
d ar
ea o
utsi
de o
f on
e’s
priv
ate
resi
denc
e, p
rivat
e pl
ace
of w
ork
or a
ny d
uly
desi
gnat
ed s
mok
ing
area
is h
ereb
y pr
ohib
ited
unde
r thi
s A
ct. T
his
prov
isio
n sh
all b
e im
plem
ente
d by
the
LGU
s.
SEC
. 25
. Po
llutio
n fr
om o
ther
mob
ile s
ourc
es.-
The
Dep
artm
ent,
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
ap
prop
riate
age
ncie
s,
shal
l fo
rmul
ate
and
esta
blis
h th
e ne
cess
ary
stan
dard
s fo
r al
l m
obile
so
urce
s ot
her
than
tho
se r
efer
red
to in
S
ec.
21 o
f th
is A
ct.
The
impo
sitio
n of
the
app
ropr
iate
fin
es a
nd p
enal
ties
from
thes
e so
urce
s fo
r an
y vi
olat
ion
of e
mis
sion
sta
ndar
ds s
hall
be u
nder
th
e ju
risdi
ctio
n of
the
DO
TC.
CH
APT
ER 3
FU
ELS,
AD
DIT
IVES
, SU
BST
AN
CES
AN
D P
OLL
UTA
NTS
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Art
icle
One
Fu
els,
Add
itive
s an
d Su
bsta
nces
SEC
. 26.
Fue
ls a
nd A
dditi
ves.
- Pur
suan
t to
the
Air
Qua
lity
Fram
ewor
k to
be
esta
blis
hed
unde
r S
ectio
n 7
of t
his
Act
, th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Ene
rgy
(DO
E),
co-c
haire
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent
of
Env
ironm
ent
and
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es
(DE
NR
), in
con
sulta
tion
with
the
Bur
eau
of P
rodu
ct
Sta
ndar
ds (
BP
S)
of t
he D
TI,
the
DO
ST,
the
rep
rese
ntat
ives
of
the
fue
l an
d au
tom
otiv
e in
dust
ries,
aca
dem
e an
d th
e co
nsum
ers
shal
l set
the
spec
ifica
tions
for a
ll ty
pes
of fu
el a
nd fu
el-
rela
ted
prod
ucts
, to
impr
ove
fuel
com
posi
tion
for
incr
ease
d ef
ficie
ncy
and
redu
ced
emis
sion
s:
Pro
vide
d, h
owev
er, t
hat t
he s
peci
ficat
ions
for a
ll ty
pes
of fu
el a
nd fu
el-r
elat
ed p
rodu
cts
set-f
orth
pu
rsua
nt to
this
sec
tion
shal
l be
adop
ted
by th
e B
PS
as
Phi
lippi
ne N
atio
nal S
tand
ards
(PN
S).
The
DO
E s
hall
also
spe
cify
the
allo
wab
le c
onte
nt o
f ad
ditiv
es i
n al
l ty
pes
of f
uels
and
fue
l-re
late
d pr
oduc
ts.
Suc
h st
anda
rds
shal
l be
base
d pr
imar
ily o
n th
resh
old
leve
ls o
f he
alth
and
re
sear
ch s
tudi
es. O
n th
e ba
sis
of s
uch
spec
ifica
tions
, the
DO
E s
hall
likew
ise
limit
the
cont
ent o
r be
gin
that
pha
se-o
ut o
f add
itive
s in
all
type
s of
fuel
s an
d fu
el-r
elat
ed p
rodu
cts
as it
may
dee
m
nece
ssar
y. O
ther
age
ncie
s in
volv
ed i
n th
e pe
rform
ance
of
this
func
tion
shal
l be
req
uire
d to
co
ordi
nate
w
ith
the
DO
E
and
trans
fer
all
docu
men
ts
and
info
rmat
ion
nece
ssar
y fo
r the
im
plem
enta
tion
of th
is p
rovi
sion
.
Con
sist
ent w
ith th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
he p
rece
ding
par
agra
phs
unde
r thi
s se
ctio
n, it
is d
ecla
red
that
:
a) n
ot la
ter
than
eig
htee
n (1
8) m
onth
s af
ter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
no p
erso
n sh
all
man
ufac
ture
, im
port,
sel
l, s
uppl
y, o
ffer
for
sale
, di
spen
se,
trans
port
or
intro
duce
int
o co
mm
erce
unl
eade
d pr
emiu
m g
asol
ine
fuel
whi
ch
has
an a
nti-
knoc
k in
dex
(AK
I) of
not
less
that
87.
5 an
d R
eid
vapo
r pre
ssur
e of
not
mor
e th
an 9
ps
i. W
ithin
six
(6
) m
onth
s af
ter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
unle
aded
gas
olin
e fu
el
shal
l co
ntai
n ar
omat
ics
not
to e
xcee
d fo
rty-fi
ve
perc
ent
(45%
) by
vol
ume
and
benz
ene
not t
o ex
ceed
four
per
cent
(4%
) by
volu
me;
Pro
vide
d, th
at b
y ye
ar 2
003,
un
lead
ed g
asol
ine
fuel
sho
uld
cont
ain
arom
atic
s no
t to
exce
ed th
irty-
five
perc
ent
(35%
) by
volu
me
and
ben
zene
not
to e
xcee
d tw
o pe
rcen
t (2%
) by
volu
me;
b)
not l
ater
than
eig
htee
n (1
8) m
onth
s af
ter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f thi
s A
ct, n
o pe
rson
sh
all
man
ufac
ture
, im
port,
sel
l, s
uppl
y, o
ffer
for
sale
, di
spen
se,
trans
port
or
intro
duce
into
com
mer
ce a
utom
otiv
e di
esel
fuel
whi
ch c
onta
ins
a c
once
ntra
tion
of
sulfu
r in
exce
ss o
f 0.2
0% b
y w
eigh
t with
a c
etan
e nu
mbe
r of i
ndex
of n
ot le
ss th
an
forty
-eig
ht (4
8): P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t by
year
200
4, c
onte
nt o
f sai
d su
lfur s
hall
be 0
.05%
by
wei
ght;
and
c) n
ot la
ter
than
eig
htee
n (1
8) m
onth
s af
ter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f th
is A
ct,
no P
erso
n sh
all
man
ufac
ture
, im
port,
sel
l, s
uppl
y, o
ffer
for
sale
, di
spen
se,
trans
port
or
intro
duce
into
com
mer
ce in
dust
rial d
iese
l fue
l whi
ch c
onta
ins
a c
once
ntra
tion
of
sulfu
r in
exce
ss o
f 0.3
0% (b
y w
eigh
t).
Eve
ry tw
o (2
) yea
rs th
erea
fter o
r as
the
need
aris
es, t
he s
peci
ficat
ions
of u
nlea
ded
gaso
line
and
of a
utom
otiv
e a
nd in
dust
rial d
iese
l fue
ls s
hall
be re
view
ed a
nd re
vise
d fo
r fur
ther
impr
ovem
ent
in fo
rmul
atio
n an
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct.
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The
fuel
s ch
arac
teriz
ed a
bove
sha
ll be
com
mer
cial
ly a
vaila
ble.
Lik
ewis
e, th
e sa
me
shal
l be
the
refe
renc
e fu
els
for
emis
sion
and
tes
ting
proc
edur
es t
o be
est
ablis
hed
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
he
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct.
Any
pro
pose
d ad
ditiv
e sh
all n
ot in
any
way
incr
ease
em
issi
ons
of a
ny o
f th
e re
gula
ted
gase
s w
hich
sha
ll in
clud
e, b
ut n
ot li
mite
d to
car
bon
mon
oxid
e, h
ydro
carb
ons,
and
oxi
des
of n
itrog
en
and
parti
cula
te m
atte
r, in
ord
er to
be
appr
oved
and
cer
tifie
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent.
SEC
. 27
. R
egul
atio
n of
Fue
ls a
nd F
uel
Add
itive
s.-
The
DO
E,
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
D
epar
tmen
t and
the
BP
S,
shal
l reg
ulat
e th
e us
e of
any
fuel
or
fuel
add
itive
. No
man
ufac
ture
r, pr
oces
sor
or t
rade
r of
any
fue
l or
add
itive
may
im
port,
sel
l, of
fer
for
sale
, or
int
rodu
ce i
nto
com
mer
ce
such
fu
el
for
addi
tive
unle
ss
the
sam
e ha
s be
en
regi
ster
ed w
ith t
he D
OE
. P
rior
to r
egis
tratio
n, t
he m
anuf
actu
rer,
proc
esso
r or
tra
der
shal
l pr
ovid
e th
e D
OE
with
the
follo
win
g re
leva
nt in
form
atio
n:
a)
Pro
duct
iden
tity
and
com
posi
tion
to d
eter
min
e th
e po
tent
ial h
ealth
effe
cts
of
such
fuel
add
itive
s;
b) D
escr
iptio
n of
the
anal
ytic
al te
chni
que
that
can
be
used
to d
etec
t and
mea
sure
th
e ad
ditiv
e in
any
fuel
;
c) R
ecom
men
ded
rang
e of
con
cent
ratio
n; a
nd
d) P
urpo
se in
the
use
of th
e fu
el a
nd a
dditi
ve.
SEC
. 28.
Mis
fuel
ing.
- In
ord
er to
pre
vent
the
disa
blin
g of
any
em
issi
on c
ontro
l dev
ice
by le
ad
cont
amin
atio
n, n
o p
erso
n sh
all i
ntro
duce
or
caus
e or
allo
w th
e in
trodu
ctio
n of
lead
ed g
asol
ine
into
any
mot
or v
ehic
le e
quip
ped
with
a g
asol
ine
tank
fille
r inl
et a
nd la
bele
d “u
nlea
ded
gaso
line
only
“. Th
is p
rohi
bitio
n sh
all
also
app
ly t
o an
y p
erso
n w
ho k
now
s or
sho
uld
know
tha
t su
ch
vehi
cle
is d
esig
ned
sole
ly fo
r the
use
of u
nlea
ded
gaso
line.
SEC
. 29.
Pro
hibi
tion
on M
anuf
actu
re, I
mpo
rt a
nd S
ale
of le
aded
Gas
olin
e an
d of
Eng
ines
an
d/or
Com
pone
nts
Req
uirin
g Le
aded
Gas
olin
e.-
Effe
ctiv
e no
t la
ter
than
eig
htee
n (1
8)
mon
ths
afte
r the
ena
ctm
ent o
f thi
s A
ct, n
o p
erso
n sh
all m
anuf
actu
re, i
mpo
rt, s
ell,
offe
r for
sal
e,
intro
duce
into
com
mer
ce, c
onve
y or
oth
erw
ise
disp
ose
of,
in a
ny m
anne
r, le
aded
gas
olin
e an
d en
gine
s an
d co
mpo
nent
s re
quiri
ng th
e us
e of
lead
ed g
asol
ine.
For
exis
ting
vehi
cles
, th
e D
TI s
hall
form
ulat
e st
anda
rds
and
proc
edur
es t
hat
will
allo
w n
on-
conf
orm
ing
engi
nes
to
com
ply
with
the
use
of
unle
aded
fue
l w
ithin
fiv
e(5)
yea
rs a
fter
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f thi
s A
ct.
Art
icle
Tw
o O
ther
Pol
luta
nts
SEC
. 30
. O
zone
-Dep
letin
g Su
bsta
nces
.- C
onsi
sten
t w
ith t
he t
erm
s an
d co
nditi
ons
of t
he
Mon
treal
Pro
toco
l on
S
ubst
ance
s th
at D
eple
te t
he O
zone
Lay
er a
nd o
ther
int
erna
tiona
l ag
reem
ents
and
pro
toco
ls to
whi
ch th
e P
hilip
pine
s is
a s
igna
tory
, the
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
phas
e ou
t ozo
ne-d
eple
ting
subs
tanc
es.
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With
in s
ixty
(60
) da
ys a
fter
the
enac
tmen
t of
thi
s A
ct,
the
Dep
artm
ent
shal
l pu
blis
h a
list
of
subs
tanc
es w
hich
are
kno
wn
to c
ause
har
mfu
l effe
cts
on th
e st
rato
sphe
ric o
zone
laye
r.
SEC
. 31
. G
reen
hous
e G
ases
.- Th
e P
hilip
pine
Atm
osph
eric
, G
eoph
ysic
al a
nd A
stro
nom
ical
S
ervi
ce
Adm
inis
tratio
n (P
AG
AS
A)
shal
l re
gula
rly
mon
itor
met
eoro
logi
cal
fact
ors
affe
ctin
g en
viro
nmen
tal c
ondi
tions
inc
ludi
ng o
zone
dep
letio
n an
d gr
eenh
ouse
gas
es a
nd c
oord
inat
e w
ith
the
Dep
artm
ent
in o
rder
to
effe
ctiv
ely
gui
de a
ir po
llutio
n m
onito
ring
and
stan
dard
-set
ting
activ
ities
.
The
Dep
artm
ent,
toge
ther
with
con
cern
ed a
genc
ies
and
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
units
, sh
all p
repa
re
and
fully
impl
emen
t a
natio
nal p
lan
cons
iste
nt w
ith t
he U
nite
d N
atio
ns F
ram
ewor
k C
onve
ntio
n on
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
and
othe
r in
tern
atio
nal
agre
emen
ts,
conv
entio
ns a
nd p
roto
cols
on
the
redu
ctio
n of
gre
enho
use
gas
emis
sion
s in
the
cou
ntry
.
SEC
. 32
.Pe
rsis
tent
Org
anic
Pol
luta
nts.
- Th
e D
epar
tmen
t sh
all,
with
in a
per
iod
of t
wo
(2)
year
s af
ter
the
ena
ctm
ent
of t
his
Act
, es
tabl
ish
an i
nven
tory
lis
t of
all
sour
ces
of P
ersi
sten
t O
rgan
ic P
ollu
tant
s (P
OP
s) in
the
cou
ntry
. The
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
deve
lop
shor
t-ter
m a
nd lo
ng-
term
nat
iona
l gov
ernm
ent p
rogr
ams
on th
e r
educ
tion
and
elim
inat
ion
of P
OP
s su
ch a
s di
oxin
s an
d fu
rans
. S
uch
prog
ram
s sh
all
be f
orm
ulat
ed w
ithin
a y
ear
afte
r th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
of t
he
inve
ntor
y lis
t.
SEC
. 33
. R
adio
activ
e Em
issi
ons.
- A
ll pr
ojec
ts w
hich
will
invo
lve
the
use
of a
tom
ic a
nd/o
r nu
clea
r en
ergy
, an
d w
ill e
ntai
l re
leas
e an
d em
issi
on o
f ra
dioa
ctiv
e su
bsta
nces
int
o th
e en
viro
nmen
t, in
cide
nt t
o th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent
or
poss
essi
on o
f nu
clea
r en
ergy
fac
ilitie
s an
d ra
dioa
ctiv
e m
ater
ials
, han
dlin
g, tr
ansp
ort,
prod
uctio
n, s
tora
ge, a
nd u
se o
f rad
ioac
tive
mat
eria
ls,
shal
l be
regu
late
d in
the
inte
rest
of p
ublic
hea
lth a
nd w
elfa
re b
y th
e P
hilip
pine
Nuc
lear
Res
earc
h In
stitu
te (P
NR
I), in
coo
rdin
atio
n w
ith D
epar
tmen
t and
oth
er a
ppro
pria
te g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s.
CH
APT
ER 4
IN
STIT
UTI
ON
AL
MEC
HA
NIS
M
SEC
. 34
. Le
ad A
genc
y.-
The
Dep
artm
ent,
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e pr
ovid
ed h
erei
n, s
hall
be t
he
prim
ary
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cy re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
impl
emen
tatio
n an
d en
forc
emen
t of t
his
Act
. To
be m
ore
effe
ctiv
e in
this
reg
ard,
The
Dep
artm
ent’s
Env
ironm
enta
l Man
agem
ent B
urea
u (E
MB
) sh
all b
e co
nver
ted
from
a s
taff
bure
au t
o a
line
bur
eau
for
a pe
riod
of n
o m
ore
than
tw
o (2
) ye
ars,
unl
ess
a se
para
te, c
ompr
ehen
sive
env
ironm
enta
l m
anag
emen
t age
ncy
is c
reat
ed.
SEC
. 35.
Lin
kage
Mec
hani
sm.-
The
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
cons
ult,
parti
cipa
te, c
oope
rate
and
ent
er
into
agr
eem
ent
with
oth
er g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s, o
r w
ith a
ffect
ed n
on-g
over
nmen
tal (
NG
Os)
or
peop
le’s
org
aniz
atio
ns
(PO
s),o
r pr
ivat
e en
terp
rises
in th
e fu
rther
ance
of t
he o
bjec
tives
of t
his
Act
.
SEC
. 36.
Rol
e of
Loc
al G
over
nmen
t U
nits
.- Lo
cal G
over
nmen
t Uni
ts (
LGU
s) s
hall
shar
e th
e re
spon
sibi
lity
in
the
m
anag
emen
t an
d m
aint
enan
ce
of
air
qual
ity
with
in
thei
r te
rrito
rial
juris
dict
ion.
Con
sist
ent
with
Sec
tions
7,
8 an
d 9
of
this
Act
, LG
Us
shal
l im
plem
ent
air
qual
ity
stan
dard
s se
t by
the
Boa
rd in
are
as w
ithin
the
ir ju
risdi
ctio
n; P
rovi
ded,
ho
wev
er,
That
in c
ase
whe
re t
he b
oard
has
not
bee
n du
ly c
onst
itute
d an
d ha
s no
t pr
omul
gate
d its
sta
ndar
ds,
the
stan
dard
s se
t for
th in
this
Act
sha
ll ap
ply.
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Dep
artm
ent
shal
l pro
vide
the
LG
Us
with
tec
hnic
al a
ssis
tanc
e, t
rain
ings
and
a c
ontin
uing
ca
pabi
lity-
build
ing
prog
ram
to
prep
are
them
to
unde
rtake
ful
l ad
min
istra
tion
of t
he a
ir qu
ality
m
anag
emen
t and
regu
latio
n w
ithin
thei
r ter
ritor
ial j
uris
dict
ion.
SEC
. 37
. En
viro
nmen
tal
and
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es O
ffice
.-Th
ere
may
be
esta
blis
hed
an
Env
ironm
ent a
nd N
atur
al
Res
ourc
es O
ffice
in e
very
pro
vinc
e, c
ity, o
r m
unic
ipal
ity w
hich
sha
ll be
hea
ded
by t
he e
nviro
nmen
t an
d na
tura
l re
sour
ces
offic
er a
nd s
hall
be a
ppoi
nted
by
the
Chi
ef E
xecu
tive
of e
very
pro
vinc
e, c
ity o
r m
unic
ipal
ity i
n a
ccor
danc
e w
ith t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
S
ectio
n 48
4 of
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
716
0. It
s po
wer
s an
d du
ties,
am
ong
othe
rs, a
re:
a) T
o pr
epar
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
air
qual
ity m
anag
emen
t pr
ogra
ms,
pla
ns a
nd s
trate
gies
w
ithin
the
lim
its s
et f
orth
in R
epub
lic a
ct.
No.
716
0 an
d th
is A
ct w
hich
sha
ll be
im
plem
ente
d w
ithin
its
terri
toria
l jur
isdi
ctio
n up
on th
e ap
prov
al o
f the
san
ggun
ian;
b) T
o pr
ovid
e te
chni
cal a
ssis
tanc
e an
d su
ppor
t to
the
gov
erno
r or
may
or,
as t
he c
ase
may
be,
in
carr
ying
out
mea
sure
s to
ens
ure
the
deliv
ery
of b
asic
ser
vice
s an
d th
e pr
ovis
ion
of a
dequ
ate
faci
litie
s re
lativ
e to
air
qual
ity;
c) T
o ta
ke th
e le
ad in
all
effo
rts c
once
rnin
g ai
r qua
lity
prot
ectio
n an
d re
habi
litat
ion;
d) T
o re
com
men
d to
the
Boa
rd a
ir qu
ality
sta
ndar
ds w
hich
sha
ll no
t exc
eed
the
max
imum
pe
rmis
sibl
e st
anda
rds
set b
y ra
tiona
l law
s;
e) T
o co
ordi
nate
with
oth
er g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s an
d no
n-go
vern
men
tal o
rgan
izat
ions
in
the
impl
emen
tatio
n o
f mea
sure
s to
pre
vent
and
con
trol a
ir po
llutio
n; a
nd
f) E
xerc
ise
such
oth
er p
ower
s an
d pe
rform
suc
h du
ties
and
func
tions
as
may
be
pres
crib
ed
by
law
or
or
dina
nce:
P
rovi
ded,
ho
wev
er,
That
in
pr
ovin
ces/
citie
s/m
unic
ipal
ities
whe
re t
here
are
no
envi
ronm
ent
and
nat
ural
res
ourc
es
offic
ers,
the
loca
l exe
cutiv
e co
ncer
ned
may
des
igna
te a
ny o
f hi
s of
ficia
l and
/or
chie
f of
of
fice
pre
fera
bly
the
prov
inci
al,
city
or
mun
icip
al a
gric
ultu
rist,
or a
ny o
f hi
s em
ploy
ee:
Pro
vide
d, f
inal
ly,
That
in
case
an
em
ploy
ee i
s de
sign
ated
as
such
, he
mus
t ha
ve
suffi
cien
t exp
erie
nce
in e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd n
atur
al re
sour
ces
man
agem
ent,
cons
erva
tion
and
utiliz
atio
n.
SEC
. 38
. R
ecor
d-ke
epin
g, I
nspe
ctio
n, M
onito
ring
and
Entr
y by
the
Dep
artm
ent.-
The
Dep
artm
ent o
r its
dul
y a
ccre
dite
d en
tity
shal
l, af
ter
prop
er c
onsu
ltatio
n an
d no
tice,
req
uire
any
pe
rson
who
ow
ns o
r ope
rate
s an
y e
mis
sion
s so
urce
or w
ho is
sub
ject
to a
ny re
quire
men
t of t
his
Act
to: (a
) est
ablis
h an
d m
aint
ain
rele
vant
rec
ords
;
(b) m
ake
rele
vant
repo
rts;
(c) i
nsta
ll, u
se a
nd m
aint
ain
mon
itorin
g eq
uipm
ent o
r met
hods
;
(d)
sam
ple
emis
sion
, in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
met
hods
, lo
catio
ns,
inte
rval
s an
d m
anne
r pr
escr
ibed
by
the
Dep
artm
ent;
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keep
rec
ords
on
cont
rol e
quip
men
t par
amet
ers,
pro
duct
ion
varia
bles
or
othe
r in
dire
ct
data
whe
n di
rect
mon
itorin
g of
em
issi
ons
is im
prac
tical
; an
d
(f) p
rovi
de s
uch
othe
r inf
orm
atio
n as
the
Dep
artm
ent m
ay r
easo
nabl
y re
quire
.
Pur
suan
t to
this
Act
, the
Dep
artm
ent,
thro
ugh
its a
utho
rized
repr
esen
tativ
es, s
hall
have
the
right
of
:(a
) en
try o
r ac
cess
to
any
prem
ises
inc
ludi
ng d
ocum
ents
and
rel
evan
t m
ater
ials
as
refe
rred
to in
the
here
in p
rece
ding
par
agra
ph;
(b) i
nspe
ct a
ny p
ollu
tion
or w
aste
sou
rce,
con
trol d
evic
e, m
onito
ring
equi
pmen
t or m
etho
d re
quire
d; a
nd
(c) t
est a
ny e
mis
sion
.
Any
rec
ord,
rep
ort
or i
nfor
mat
ion
obta
ined
und
er t
his
sect
ion
shal
l be
mad
e av
aila
ble
to t
he
publ
ic, e
xcep
t upo
n a
satis
fact
ory
show
ing
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t by
the
entit
y co
ncer
ned
that
the
reco
rd, r
epor
t or
info
rmat
ion,
or
parts
ther
eof,
if m
ade
publ
ic, w
ould
div
ulge
sec
ret m
etho
ds o
r pr
oces
ses
entit
led
to p
rote
ctio
n as
inte
llect
ual
prop
erty
. Suc
h re
cord
, rep
ort o
r inf
orm
atio
n sh
all
likew
ise
be in
corp
orat
ed in
the
Dep
artm
ent’s
indu
stria
l rat
ing
syst
em.
SEC
. 39.
Pub
lic E
duca
tion
and
Info
rmat
ion
Cam
paig
n.-
A c
ontin
uing
air
qual
ity in
form
atio
n an
d ed
ucat
ion
cam
paig
n sh
all
prom
oted
by
the
Dep
artm
ent,
the
Dep
artm
ent
of E
duca
tion,
C
ultu
re a
nd S
ports
(D
EC
S),
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f the
Inte
rior
and
Loca
l Gov
ernm
ent (
DIL
G),
the
Dep
artm
ent
of A
gric
ultu
re (
DA
) an
d th
e P
hilip
pine
In
form
atio
n A
genc
y (P
IA).
Con
sist
ent
with
S
ec.
7 of
thi
s A
ct,
such
cam
paig
n sh
all
enco
urag
e th
e pa
rtici
patio
n of
ot
her
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cies
and
the
priv
ate
sect
or in
clud
ing
NG
Os,
PO
s, th
e ac
adem
e, e
nviro
nmen
tal g
roup
s a
nd
othe
r priv
ate
entit
ies
in a
mul
ti-se
ctor
al in
form
atio
n ca
mpa
ign.
CH
APT
ER 5
AC
TIO
NS
SEC
. 40.
Adm
inis
trat
ive
Act
ion.
- With
out p
reju
dice
to th
e rig
ht o
f any
affe
cted
per
son
to fi
le a
n ad
min
istra
tive
act
ion,
the
Dep
artm
ent s
hall,
on
its o
wn
inst
ance
or
upon
ver
ified
com
plai
nt b
y an
y pe
rson
, ins
titut
e a
dmin
istra
tive
proc
eedi
ngs
agai
nst a
ny p
erso
n w
ho v
iola
tes:
(a) S
tand
ards
or l
imita
tion
prov
ided
und
er th
is A
ct; o
r
(b) A
ny o
rder
, rul
e or
regu
latio
n is
sued
by
the
Dep
artm
ent w
ith re
spec
t to
such
sta
ndar
d or
lim
itatio
n.
SEC
. 41.
Citi
zen
Suits
.-Fo
r pur
pose
s of
enf
orci
ng th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
his
Act
or i
ts im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
reg
ulat
ions
, any
citi
zen
may
file
an
appr
opria
te c
ivil,
crim
inal
or
adm
inis
trativ
e ac
tion
in th
e pr
oper
cou
rts a
gain
st:
(a)
Any
per
son
who
vio
late
s or
fai
ls t
o co
mpl
y w
ith t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
thi
s A
ct o
r its
im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns; o
r
(b)
The
Dep
artm
ent
or o
ther
im
plem
entin
g ag
enci
es w
ith r
espe
ct t
o or
ders
, ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns is
sued
inco
nsis
tent
with
this
Act
; and
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Any
pub
lic o
ffice
r w
ho w
illful
ly o
r gr
ossl
y ne
glec
ts t
he p
erfo
rman
ce o
f an
act
sp
ecifi
cally
enj
oine
d as
a d
uty
by t
his
Act
or
its im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns;
or
abus
es h
is a
utho
rity
in t
he p
erfo
rman
ce o
f hi
s du
ty;
or,
in a
ny m
anne
r, im
prop
erly
pe
rform
s hi
s du
ties
unde
r th
is A
ct o
r its
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
: P
rovi
ded,
ho
wev
er, T
hat n
o su
it ca
n be
file
d un
til th
irty-
day
(30)
not
ice
has
been
take
n th
ereo
n.
The
cour
t sha
ll ex
empt
suc
h ac
tion
from
the
paym
ent o
f fili
ng fe
es, e
xcep
t fee
s fo
r ac
tions
not
ca
pabl
e of
pec
unia
ry e
stim
atio
ns,
and
shal
l lik
ewis
e, u
pon
prim
a fa
cie
show
ing
of t
he n
on-
enfo
rcem
ent o
r vio
latio
n c
ompl
aine
d of
, exe
mpt
the
plai
ntiff
from
the
filin
g of
an
inju
nctio
n bo
nd
for t
he is
suan
ce o
f a p
relim
inar
y in
junc
tion.
With
in th
irty
(30)
day
s, th
e co
urt s
hall
mak
e a
dete
rmin
atio
n if
the
com
plia
nt h
erei
n is
mal
icio
us
and/
or b
asel
ess
and
shal
l ac
cord
ingl
y di
smis
s th
e ac
tion
and
awar
d at
torn
ey’s
fee
s an
d da
mag
es.
SEC
. 42
. In
depe
nden
ce
of
Act
ion.
-Th
e fil
ing
of
an
adm
inis
trativ
e su
it ag
ains
t su
ch
pers
on/e
ntity
doe
s no
t pr
eclu
de th
e rig
ht o
f any
oth
er p
erso
n to
file
any
crim
inal
or
civi
l act
ion.
S
uch
civi
l act
ion
shal
l pro
ceed
ind
epen
dent
ly.
SEC
. 43
. Su
its
and
Stra
tegi
c Le
gal
Act
ions
A
gain
st
Publ
ic
Part
icip
atio
n an
d th
e En
forc
emen
t of
Thi
s A
ct.-
Whe
re
a su
it is
bro
ught
aga
inst
a p
erso
n w
ho f
iled
an a
ctio
n as
pr
ovid
ed in
Sec
. 41
of
this
Act
, or
aga
inst
any
pe
rson
, in
stitu
tion
or g
over
nmen
t ag
ency
tha
t im
plem
ents
this
Act
, it s
hall
be th
e du
ty o
f the
inve
stig
atin
g p
rose
cuto
r or t
he c
ourt,
as
the
case
m
ay b
e, to
imm
edia
tely
mak
e a
dete
rmin
atio
n no
t exc
eedi
ng th
irty
(30)
day
s w
heth
er s
aid
lega
l ac
tion
has
been
file
d to
har
ass,
vex
, exe
rt un
due
pres
sure
or
stifl
e su
ch le
gal
reco
urse
s of
the
pers
on c
ompl
aini
ng o
f or
enf
orci
ng t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
thi
s A
ct.
Upo
n de
term
inat
ion
ther
eof,
evid
ence
war
rant
ing
the
sam
e, th
e co
urt s
hall
dism
iss
the
case
and
aw
ard
atto
rney
’s fe
es a
nd
doub
le d
amag
es.
This
pro
visi
on s
hall
also
app
ly a
nd b
enef
it pu
blic
offi
cers
who
are
sue
d fo
r ac
ts c
omm
itted
in
thei
r of
ficia
l cap
acity
, th
eir
bein
g no
gra
ve a
buse
of
auth
ority
, an
d do
ne i
n th
e co
urse
of
enfo
rcin
g th
is A
ct.
SEC
. 44.
Lie
n U
pon
Pers
onal
and
Imm
ovab
le P
rope
rtie
s of
Vio
lato
rs.-
Fine
s an
d pe
nalti
es
impo
sed
purs
uant
to
thi
s A
ct s
hall
be l
iens
upo
n pe
rson
al o
r im
mov
able
pro
perti
es o
f th
e vi
olat
or.
Suc
h lie
n sh
all,
in c
ase
of in
solv
ency
of
the
res
pond
ent
viol
ator
, en
joy
pref
eren
ce t
o la
bore
r’s w
ages
und
er A
rticl
es 2
241
and
2242
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 3
86, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e N
ew C
ivil
Cod
e of
the
Phi
lippi
nes.
CH
APT
ER 6
FIN
ES A
ND
PEN
ALT
IES
SEC
. 45
. Vi
olat
ion
of S
tand
ards
for
Sta
tiona
ry S
ourc
es.-
For
actu
al e
xcee
danc
e of
any
po
llutio
n or
air
qual
ity
stan
dard
s un
der
this
Act
or
its r
ules
and
reg
ulat
ions
, th
e D
epar
tmen
t, th
roug
h th
e P
ollu
tion
Adj
udic
atio
n B
oard
(P
AB
), sh
all
impo
se a
fin
e of
not
mor
e th
an O
ne
hund
red
thou
sand
pes
os (P
100,
000.
00) f
or e
very
day
of
viol
atio
n ag
ains
t the
ow
ner o
r ope
rato
r of
a s
tatio
nary
sou
rce
until
suc
h tim
e th
at th
e st
anda
rds
have
bee
n c
ompl
ied
with
.
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For p
urpo
ses
of th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
the
fines
, the
PA
B s
hall
prep
are
a fin
e ra
ting
syst
em to
adj
ust
the
max
imum
fin
e ba
sed
on t
he v
iola
tor’s
abi
lity
to p
ay,
degr
ee o
f w
illfu
lnes
s, d
egre
e of
ne
glig
ence
, hi
stor
y of
non
-com
plia
nce
and
deg
ree
of r
ecal
citra
nce:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
in c
ase
of
negl
igen
ce, t
he fi
rst t
ime
offe
nder
’s a
bilit
y to
pay
may
lik
ewis
e be
con
side
red
by th
e P
ollu
tion
Adj
udic
atio
n B
oard
: P
rovi
ded,
fur
ther
, Th
at in
the
abs
ence
of
any
ext
enua
ting
or a
ggra
vatin
g ci
rcum
stan
ces,
the
amou
nt o
f fin
e fo
r ne
glig
ence
sha
ll be
equ
ival
ent t
o on
e-ha
lf of
the
fine
for
will
ful v
iola
tion.
The
fines
her
ein
pres
crib
ed s
hall
be in
crea
sed
by a
t le
ast
ten
perc
ent
(10%
), ev
ery
thre
e (3
) ye
ars
to c
ompe
nsat
e fo
r inf
latio
n an
d to
mai
ntai
n th
e de
terr
ent f
unct
ion
of s
uch
fines
.
In a
dditi
on to
the
fines
, the
PA
B s
hall
orde
r clo
sure
, sus
pens
ion
of d
evel
opm
ent,
cons
truct
ion,
or
oper
atio
ns o
f th
e st
atio
nary
sou
rces
unt
il su
ch ti
me
that
pro
per
envi
ronm
enta
l saf
egua
rds
are
put i
n pl
ace:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat a
n e
stab
lishm
ent l
iabl
e fo
r a
third
offe
nse
shal
l suf
fer
perm
anen
t cl
osur
e im
med
iate
ly. T
his
para
grap
h sh
all b
e w
ithou
t pre
judi
ce to
the
imm
edia
te is
suan
ce o
f an
ex p
arte
ord
er f
or s
uch
clos
ure,
sus
pens
ion
of d
evel
opm
ent
or c
onst
ruct
ion,
or
cess
atio
n of
op
erat
ions
dur
ing
the
pend
ency
of
the
case
upo
n pr
ima
faci
e ev
iden
ce t
hat
thei
r is
imm
inen
t th
reat
to
life,
pub
lic h
ealth
, sa
fety
or
gene
ral w
elfa
re,
or t
o pl
ant
or a
nim
al li
fe,
or w
hene
ver
ther
e is
an
exce
edan
ce o
f th
e em
issi
on s
tand
ards
set
by
the
Dep
artm
ent
and/
or t
he B
oard
an
d/or
the
app
ropr
iate
LG
U.
SEC
. 46
. Vi
olat
ion
of S
tand
ards
for
Mot
or V
ehic
les.
-N
o m
otor
veh
icle
sha
ll be
reg
iste
red
with
the
DO
TC u
nles
s it
mee
ts th
e em
issi
on s
tand
ards
set
by
the
Dep
artm
ent a
s pr
ovid
ed in
S
ec. 2
1 he
reof
.
Any
veh
icle
sus
pect
ed o
f vio
latio
n of
em
issi
on s
tand
ards
thro
ugh
visu
al s
igns
, suc
h as
, but
not
lim
ited
to s
mok
e-be
lchi
ng, s
hall
be s
ubje
cted
to a
n em
issi
on te
st b
y a
duly
aut
horiz
ed e
mis
sion
te
stin
g ce
nter
. Fo
r th
is p
urpo
se,
the
DO
TC o
r its
aut
horiz
ed t
estin
g ce
nter
sha
ll es
tabl
ish
a ro
adsi
de i
nspe
ctio
n sy
stem
. S
houl
d it
be s
how
n th
at t
here
was
no
viol
atio
n of
em
issi
on
stan
dard
s, th
e ve
hicl
e sh
all b
e im
med
iate
ly r
elea
sed.
Oth
erw
ise,
a te
stin
g re
sult
indi
catin
g an
ex
ceed
ance
of t
he e
mis
sion
sta
ndar
ds w
ould
war
rant
the
cont
inui
ng c
usto
dy o
f th
e im
poun
ded
vehi
cle
unle
ss t
he a
ppro
pria
te p
enal
ties
are
fully
pai
d, a
nd t
he li
cens
e pl
ate
is s
urre
nder
ed t
o th
e D
OTC
pen
ding
the
fulfi
llmen
t of t
he u
nder
taki
ng b
y th
e ow
ner/o
pera
tor
of th
e m
otor
veh
icle
to
mak
e th
e n
eces
sary
rep
airs
so
as t
o co
mpl
y w
ith t
he s
tand
ards
. A
pas
s sh
all
here
in b
e is
sued
by
the
DO
TC to
aut
horiz
e th
e us
e of
the
mot
or v
ehic
le w
ithin
a s
peci
fied
perio
d th
at s
hall
not
exce
ed s
even
(7)
day
s fo
r th
e so
le p
urpo
se
of m
akin
g th
e ne
cess
ary
repa
irs o
n th
e sa
id
vehi
cle.
The
ow
ner/o
pera
tor o
f the
veh
icle
sha
ll be
requ
ired
to c
orre
ct it
s de
fect
s an
d sh
ow p
roof
of
com
plia
nce
to th
e ap
prop
riate
pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l offi
ce b
efor
e th
e ve
hicl
e c
an b
e al
low
ed to
be
driv
en o
n an
y pu
blic
or s
ubdi
visi
on ro
ads.
In a
dditi
on,
the
driv
er a
nd o
pera
tor
of t
he a
ppre
hend
ed v
ehic
le s
hall
unde
rgo
a se
min
ar o
n po
llutio
n co
ntro
l man
agem
ent
cond
ucte
d by
the
DO
TC a
nd s
hall
also
suf
fer
the
follo
win
g pe
nalti
es:
a) F
irst O
ffens
e - a
fine
not
to e
xcee
d Tw
o Th
ousa
nd P
esos
(P2,
000.
00);
b) S
econ
d O
ffens
e -
a fin
e no
t le
ss t
han
Two
Thou
sand
Pes
os (
P2,
000.
00)
and
not
to
exce
ed F
our T
hous
and
Pes
os (P
4,00
0.00
); an
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c) T
hird
offe
nse
- one
(1) y
ear s
uspe
nsio
n of
the
Mot
or V
ehic
le R
egis
tratio
n (M
VR
) and
a
fine
of n
ot le
ss th
an F
our T
hous
and
Pes
os (P
4,00
0.00
) and
not
mor
e th
an S
ix th
ousa
nd
peso
s (P
6,00
0.00
).
Any
vio
latio
n of
the
prov
isio
ns o
f Sec
. 21
para
grap
h (d
) w
ith r
egar
d to
nat
iona
l ins
pect
ion
and
mai
nten
ance
pro
gram
, inc
ludi
ng te
chni
cian
s an
d fa
cilit
y co
mpl
ianc
e sh
all p
enal
ized
with
a fi
ne
of n
ot l
ess
than
Thi
rty
Thou
sand
Pes
os (
P30
,000
.00)
or
canc
ella
tion
of l
icen
se o
f bo
th t
he
tech
nici
an a
nd th
e ce
nter
, or b
oth,
as
det
erm
ined
by
the
DTI
.
All
law
enf
orce
men
t of
ficia
ls a
nd d
eput
ized
age
nts
accr
edite
d to
con
duct
veh
icle
em
issi
ons
test
ing
and
appr
ehen
sion
s sh
all
unde
rgo
a m
anda
tory
tra
inin
g on
em
issi
on s
tand
ards
and
re
gula
tions
. For
this
pur
pose
, the
Dep
artm
ent,
toge
ther
with
the
DO
TC, D
TI, D
OS
T, P
hilip
pine
N
atio
nal P
olic
e (P
NP
) and
oth
er c
once
rned
age
ncie
s an
d pr
ivat
e en
titie
s sh
all d
esig
n a
train
ing
prog
ram
.
SEC
. 47.
Fin
es a
nd P
enal
ties
for
Viol
atio
ns o
f O
ther
Pro
visi
ons
in t
he A
ct.-
For
viol
atio
ns
of a
ll ot
her p
rovi
sion
s p
rovi
ded
in th
is A
ct a
nd o
f the
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
ther
eof,
a fin
e of
not
le
ss t
han
Ten
thou
sand
pes
os (
P10
,000
) bu
t no
t m
ore
than
One
Hun
dred
tho
usan
d P
esos
(P
100,
000)
or
six
(6)
mon
ths
to s
ix (
6) y
ears
im
pris
onm
ent
or b
oth
shal
l be
impo
sed.
If
the
offe
nder
is a
jurid
ical
per
son,
the
pres
iden
t, m
anag
er, d
irect
ors,
tru
stee
s, th
e po
llutio
n co
ntro
l of
ficer
or
the
offic
ials
dire
ctly
in
char
ge o
f th
e op
erat
ions
sha
ll su
ffer
the
pena
lty
here
in
prov
ided
.
SEC
. 48.
Gro
ss V
iola
tions
.-In
cas
e of
gro
ss v
iola
tion
of th
is A
ct o
r its
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
, th
e
PA
B
shal
l re
com
men
d to
th
e pr
oper
go
vern
men
t ag
enci
es
to
file
the
appr
opria
te c
rimin
al c
harg
es a
gain
st th
e v
iola
tors
. The
PA
B s
hall
assi
st th
e pu
blic
pro
secu
tor i
n th
e lit
igat
ion
of th
e ca
se. G
ross
vio
latio
n sh
all m
ean:
[a]
thre
e (3
) or m
ore
spec
ific
offe
nses
with
in a
per
iod
of o
ne (1
) yea
r;
[b] t
hree
(3) o
r mor
e sp
ecifi
c of
fens
es w
ith th
ree
(3) c
onse
cutiv
e ye
ars;
[c] b
lata
nt d
isre
gard
of t
he o
rder
s of
the
PA
B, s
uch
s bu
t not
lim
ited
to th
e br
eaki
ng o
f se
al, p
adlo
cks
and
othe
r si
mila
r de
vice
s, o
r op
erat
ion
desp
ite th
e ex
iste
nce
of a
n or
der
for c
losu
re,
disc
ontin
uanc
e or
ces
satio
n of
ope
ratio
n; a
nd
[d] i
rrepa
rabl
e or
gra
ve d
amag
e to
the
envi
ronm
ent a
s a
con
sequ
ence
of a
ny v
iola
tion
of
the
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s Ac
t.
Offe
nder
s sh
all b
e pu
nish
ed w
ith im
pris
onm
ent o
f not
less
than
six
(6)
yea
rs b
ut n
ot m
ore
than
te
n (1
0) y
ears
at t
he d
iscr
etio
n of
the
cour
t. If
the
offe
nder
is a
jurid
ical
per
son,
the
pres
iden
t, m
anag
er, d
irect
ors,
trus
tees
, the
pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l offi
cer o
r the
offi
cial
s di
rect
ly in
cha
rge
of th
e op
erat
ions
sha
ll su
ffer t
he p
enal
ty h
erei
n p
rovi
ded.
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ER 7
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AL
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SEC
. 49
. Po
tent
ial
Loss
or
Shift
s of
Em
ploy
men
t.-Th
e S
ecre
tary
of
Labo
r is
her
eby
auth
oriz
ed to
est
ablis
h a
com
pens
atio
n, re
train
ing
and
relo
catio
n pr
ogra
m to
ass
ist w
orke
rs la
id
off d
ue to
a c
ompa
ny’s
com
plia
nce
with
the
pro
visi
ons
of th
is A
ct.
SEC
. 50.
App
ropr
iatio
ns.-
An
amou
nt o
f Sev
en H
undr
ed F
ifty
Milli
on P
esos
(P75
0,00
0,00
0.00
) sh
all b
e a
ppro
pria
ted
for
the
initi
al im
plem
enta
tion
of t
his
Act
, of
whi
ch,
the
amou
nt o
f Th
ree
Hun
dred
Mill
ion
Pes
os (
P30
0,00
0,00
0.00
) sh
all
be a
ppro
pria
ted
to t
he D
epar
tmen
t; Tw
o H
undr
ed M
illion
Pes
os (
P20
0,00
0,00
0.00
) to
the
DTI
; O
ne H
undr
ed F
ifty
Milli
on P
esos
(P
150,
000,
000.
00)
to t
he D
OTC
; an
d O
ne H
undr
ed M
illio
n P
esos
(P
100,
000,
000.
00)
to t
he
DO
E.
Ther
eafte
r, th
e am
ount
nec
essa
ry t
o ef
fect
ivel
y ca
rry o
ut t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
thi
s A
ct s
hall
be
incl
uded
in th
e G
ener
al A
ppro
pria
tions
Act
.
SEC
. 51
. Im
plem
entin
g R
ules
and
Reg
ulat
ions
.-Th
e D
epar
tmen
t, in
coo
rdin
atio
n w
ith t
he
Com
mitt
ees
on
Env
ironm
ent
and
Eco
logy
of
the
Sen
ate
and
Hou
se o
f R
epre
sent
ativ
es,
resp
ectiv
ely
and
othe
r ag
enci
es,
shal
l pr
omul
gate
the
impl
emen
ting
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
for
th
is A
ct, w
ithin
one
(1) y
ear a
fter t
he e
nact
men
t of t
his
Act
: Pro
vide
d, T
hat r
ules
and
regu
latio
ns
issu
ed b
y ot
her g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s an
d in
stru
men
talit
ies
for t
he p
reve
ntio
n an
d/or
aba
tem
ent
of p
ollu
tion
not i
ncon
sist
ent w
ith th
is A
ct s
hall
supp
lem
ent t
he r
ules
and
reg
ulat
ions
issu
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t pur
suan
t to
the
prov
isio
ns o
f thi
s A
ct.
SEC
. 52.
Rep
ort t
o C
ongr
ess.
-The
Dep
artm
ent s
hall
repo
rt to
Con
gres
s, n
ot la
ter t
han
Mar
ch
30 o
f eve
ry y
ear
follo
win
g th
e ap
prov
al o
f thi
s A
ct, t
he p
rogr
ess
of th
e po
llutio
n co
ntro
l effo
rts
and
mak
e th
e ne
cess
ary
reco
mm
enda
tions
in a
reas
whe
re th
ere
is n
eed
for l
egis
lativ
e ac
tion.
SEC
. 53
. Jo
int
Con
gres
sion
al O
vers
ight
Com
mitt
ee.-
Ther
e is
her
eby
crea
ted
a jo
int
cong
ress
iona
l ov
ersi
ght
com
mitt
ee t
o m
onito
r th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of t
his
Act
. Th
e co
mm
ittee
sh
all
be c
ompo
sed
of f
ive
(5)
sena
tors
and
fiv
e (5
) re
pres
enta
tives
to
be a
ppoi
nted
by
the
Sen
ate
Pre
side
nt a
nd th
e S
peak
er o
f the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
, re
spec
tivel
y, th
e ov
ersi
ght
com
mitt
ee s
hall
be c
o-ch
aire
d by
a s
enat
or a
nd a
rep
rese
ntat
ive
desi
gnat
ed b
y th
e S
enat
e P
resi
dent
and
the
Spe
aker
of t
he H
ouse
of R
epre
sent
ativ
es, r
espe
ctiv
ely.
The
man
date
giv
en t
o th
e jo
int
cong
ress
iona
l ov
ersi
ght
com
mitt
ee u
nder
thi
s A
ct s
hall
be
with
out
prej
udic
e to
the
perfo
rman
ce o
f th
e du
ties
and
func
tions
by
the
resp
ectiv
e ex
istin
g ov
ersi
ght c
omm
ittee
s of
the
Sen
ate
and
the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
.
SEC
. 54
. Se
para
bilit
y of
Pro
visi
ons.
-If
any
prov
isio
n of
thi
s A
ct o
r th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
suc
h pr
ovis
ion
to a
ny p
erso
n o
r circ
umst
ance
s is
dec
lare
d un
cons
titut
iona
l, th
e re
mai
nder
of t
he A
ct
or th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
suc
h pr
ovis
ion
to o
ther
per
son
or c
ircum
stan
ces
shal
l not
be
affe
cted
by
such
dec
lara
tion.
SEC
. 55
. R
epea
ling
Cla
use.
-P
resi
dent
ial D
ecre
e N
o. 1
181
is h
ereb
y re
peal
ed.
Pre
side
ntia
l D
ecre
es N
os.
1152
, 158
6 an
d P
resi
dent
ial D
ecre
e N
o. 9
84 a
re p
artly
mod
ified
. All
othe
r la
ws,
or
ders
, is
suan
ce,
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
inco
nsis
tent
her
ewith
are
her
eby
repe
aled
or
mod
ified
ac
cord
ingl
y.
SEC
. 56.
Effe
ctiv
ity.-
This
Act
sha
ll ta
ke e
ffect
fifte
en (1
5) d
ays
from
the
date
of i
ts p
ublic
atio
n in
the
Offi
cial
Gaz
ette
or i
n at
leas
t tw
o (2
) new
spap
ers
of g
ener
al c
ircul
atio
n.
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enat
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Hou
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enat
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