Coverage: cities and municipalities served
- Section 2 provides that the Negros Occidental Fifth District Engineering Office shall serve the cities of Escalante and San Carlos.
- Section 2 provides that the office shall serve the municipalities of Toboso, Calatrava, and Salvador Benedicto.
- All covered cities and municipalities are located in the First Legislative District of the Province of Negros Occidental.
Department program and funding requirement
- Section 3 directs the Secretary of Public Works and Highways to include the operationalization of the Negros Occidental Fifth District Engineering Office in the Department’s program.
- Section 3 requires that the operationalization funding be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Effectivity: publication and waiting period
- Section 4 provides that the Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Enactment and approval dates
- The Act is Approved on JUN 13 2024.
- The Act originated in the House of Representatives.
- March 21, 2023 is the House passage date.
- March 13, 2024 is the Senate passage date.
- Section 4 sets the publication-based rule for effectivity following approval.