Republic Act No. 8185

: Republic Act No. 8185 is an act amending Section 324(d) of Republic Act No. 7160, known as the Local Government Code of 1991, specifically regarding the allocation and use of local calamity funds by local government units.
: Five percent (5%) of the estimated revenue from regular sources shall be set aside as annual lump sum appropriations for the local calamity fund.
: The calamity fund shall be used for relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and other works or services in connection with calamities occurring during the budget year.
: The fund can only be used in the area, or a portion thereof, of the local government unit or other areas affected by a disaster or calamity as determined and declared by the local sanggunian concerned.
: Calamity is defined as a state of extreme distress or misfortune produced by some adverse circumstance or event, or any great misfortune or cause of loss or misery caused by natural forces.
: In case of fire or conflagration, the calamity fund shall be utilized only for relief operations.
: The local development council is responsible for monitoring the use and disbursement of the local calamity fund.
: The Oversight Committee on the Local Government Code, in coordination with concerned agencies, shall prepare and issue the implementing rules and regulations.
: RA 8185 takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation.