Abolishing Road Board and Fund Disposition Law

Republic Act No. 11239 abolishes the Road Board created under Republic Act No. 8794 (Section 5).
The Act re-routes disposition of motor vehicle user’s charge monies to the National Treasury under a dedicated special account earmarked for specified road and drainage works (Section 1).
The Act strengthens implementation through joint issuance of implementing rules by designated heads of agencies (Section 3).
The Act establishes a Congressional Oversight Committee to monitor implementation and use of the special funds (Section 8).

Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8794 is amended to govern the disposition of monies collected under the motor vehicle user’s charge (Section 1).
All monies collected under Republic Act No. 8794, as amended, must be remitted to the National Treasury under a special account in the General Fund (Section 1).
The special account is earmarked solely for construction, upgrading, repair, and rehabilitation of roads, bridges, and road drainage and these uses must be included in the annual General Appropriations Act (Section 1).

The Road Board created under Republic Act No. 8794 is abolished (Section 5).
The DPWH must absorb, as needed, the employees of the secretariat of the abolished Road Board without diminution of their salaries and other benefits (Section 6).
Employees separated due to the abolition of the Road Board and its secretariat must receive separation benefits under Republic Act No. 6656 (Section 6).
Qualified employees must be allowed to retire and receive retirement benefits under applicable laws, rules, and regulations (Section 6).
The DPWH is subrogated to all the rights and assumes all the obligations and liabilities of the Road Board (Section 7).
All records, property, assets, equipment, and funds of the Road Board—including unexpended appropriations or allocations—must be transferred to the DPWH (Section 7).

Section 9 of Republic Act No. 8794 is repealed (Section 2).
The former Section 9 of Republic Act No. 8794 is re-numbered as Section 8 and amended to govern implementing rules (Section 3).
The succeeding sections of Republic Act No. 8794 are renumbered accordingly (Section 4).
The secretaries of DBM, DPWH, and DOTr must jointly promulgate the implementing rules within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of Republic Act No. 11239 and any amendments thereto (Section 3).
Implementing rules must carry out the intent, objectives, purposes, and provisions of Republic Act No. 8794, as amended, and include structural and procedural improvements to ensure prudent, wise, effective, and efficient utilization of the special funds (Section 3).

A Congressional Oversight Committee is created to monitor implementation of Republic Act No. 8794, as amended, and monitoring of use of the special funds established therein (Section 8).
The Committee has five (5) Members of the House of Representatives and five (5) Senators (Section 8).
House Members are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senators are appointed by the President of the Senate (Section 8).
One (1) House Member and one (1) Senator must come from the Minority of each House of Congress (Section 8).
The Committee is jointly chaired by a House Member and a Senator designated by the Speaker and the President of the Senate, respectively (Section 8).

Section 9 of Republic Act No. 11239 provides a separability clause: if any provision is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect (Section 9).
Section 10 provides a repealing clause: all laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts inconsistent with Republic Act No. 11239 are repealed or modified accordingly (Section 10).
The Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation (Section 11).