AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BUHISAN WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BUHISAN WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE
Republic Act No. 9486
June 20, 2007
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Summary of Republic Act No. 9486 (Central Cebu Protected Landscape Act of 2007)Title and Policy Declaration (Sections 1-2)
- This Act shall be known as the "Central Cebu Protected Landscape (CCPL) Act of 2007".
- It declares the policy of protecting, conserving, maintaining, and rehabilitating the natural attributes, biodiversity, aesthetic, historical, cultural, and economic significance of the Central Cebu Protected Landscape.
- It aims to secure the protection, conservation, rehabilitation, and sustainable development of the CCPL, particularly its role as a watershed for water generation and supply.
Land Classification and Coverage (Sections 3-4)
- All lands comprising the CCPL shall fall under the classification of national park as provided in the Philippine Constitution.
- The following areas are declared as the CCPL, a permanent component of the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS):
- Buhisan Watershed Forest Reserve
- Mananga Watershed Forest Reserve
- Sudlon National Park
- Central Cebu National Park
- Kotkot-Lusaran Watershed Forest Reserve
- The CCPL consists of Parcel "A" and Parcel "B", covering a consolidated area of 29,062 hectares, more or less.
- Specific technical descriptions and coordinates of Parcel "A" are provided in Section 4.
- The portion of Barangay Cabadiangan located within the Municipality of Compostela, not exceeding 386 hectares, shall be declared a buffer zone.
- The portion of Barangay Cabadiangan within the Municipality of Liloan, not exceeding 400 hectares and with a slope of 18° or less, shall also be declared a buffer zone. Otherwise, it shall form part of the CCPL.
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BUHISAN WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE
Republic Act No. 9486
•June 20, 2007
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Thirteenth CongressThird Special Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the nineteenth day of February, two thousand seven.
Republic Act No. 9486             June 07, 2007
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BUHISAN WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE, THE MANANGA WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE, THE SUDLON NATIONAL PARK, THE CENTRAL CEBU NATIONAL PARK AND THE KOTKOT-LUSARAN WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE SITUATED IN THE CITIES OF CEBU, TALISAY, TOLEDO AND DANAO AND IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MINGLANILLA, CONSOLACION, LILOAN, COMPOSTELA AND BALAMBAN, PROVINCE OF CEBU INTO ONE PROTECTED AREA TO BE KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL CEBU PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Central Cebu Protected Landscape (CCPL) Act of 2007".
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - The critical importance of protecting, conserving, maintaining and rehabilitating the natural physical attributes and processes of the watershed and its complementary biological...
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