Twelfth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two thousand and three.

Republic Act No. 9291             April 16, 2004 (lapsed)

AN ACT UPGRADING THE ZAMBALES SUBDISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE INTO A REGULAR ENGINEERING OFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE ZAMBALEZ SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

SECTION 1. The Zambales Subdistrict Engineering Office is hereby upgraded into a regular engineering district office. It shall be known as the Zambales Second Engineering District Subsequently, the existing engineering district office located at Iba, Zambales shall be known as the Zambales First Engineering District.

SEC. 2. The Zambales Second Engineering District shall assume jurisdiction over infrastructure and public works in all barangays of the First Congressional District of Zambales.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways shall include in its program the funding requirements for operationalization of the Zambales Second Engineering District in the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

FRANKLIN DRILON
President of the Senate

JOSE DE VENECIA JR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which is a consolation of House Bill No. 5957 and Senate Bill No. 2684 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 2, 2004 and January 30, 2004, respectively.

OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of Senate

ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary General
House of Represenatives

Approved: April 16, 2004 (lapsed)

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines


Lapsed into law on April 16, 2004
Without the signature of the President,
In accordance with Article VI,
Section 27 (1) of the Constitution


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