Amendment of Road and River Control Appropriations
In section 1, subsection C, paragraph (q) of Commonwealth Act No. 330, the Act revises appropriations for major road and river control projects:
- Kabankalan-Tolong Road (Occidental Negros Inter-provincial Road) and road to Tablas Valley: P810,000
- Bukidnon-Davao road via Dankagan and Tugbok: P1,080,000
- Parua River control works, barrio Balutu, Conception, Tarlac: P20,000
Amendment of Appropriation for Manila Infrastructure Project
Paragraph (ff) under section one, subsection F (Miscellaneous) is amended to allocate P1,500,000 for continuing construction of the Dewey Boulevard Extension in Manila.
Suppression of Certain Appropriation Items
The Act suppresses two specific appropriation items:
- Item 29 under Pangasinan
- Item 10 under Antique
Reversion of Unused Appropriation Balances and Fund Management
The Act amends Section 4 of Commonwealth Act No. 330 concerning the handling of any unexpended balances of the appropriations:
- Appropriations under section one remaining unused by December 31, 1941, shall revert to the consolidated General Fund derived from the coconut oil excise tax collected in the U.S., becoming unavailable except upon new appropriation by the National Assembly.
- Balances under section two unused by June 30, 1941, shall revert to the General Fund of the National Treasury and are similarly unavailable without new legislative appropriation.
- Balances under section three unused by December 31, 1941, revert to the Port Works Fund established by Act No. 3592, as amended, and may only be spent as provided therein.
Effective Date and Exception Items
This Act takes effect upon approval except for specific appropriation items explicitly disapproved:
- Section 1 items concerning Antique (Item 48), Cebu (Item 125), Manila (Item 17), Marinduque (Items 59 and 60), Occidental Negros (Item 54), Palawan (Item 1), and Pangasinan (Items 24, 30, 64(a), and 145).
- Section 2 items (33 and 33(a)) are also disapproved.
- Section 4 amendments on reversion of funds are disapproved.
The Act represents a legislative modification and update on public works funding, emphasizing proper allocation, fund reversion rules, and administrative control over unused funds, ensuring fiscal responsibility and legal appropriateness in public infrastructure financing.