Expedite Land Acquisition for Infrastructure

The Instruction is issued to expedite the acquisition of private lands that are urgently needed for infrastructure projects.
The Instruction focuses on speeding up the availability and processing of land acquisition-related surveying and approval documents needed for expropriation.
The Instruction directs government land administration offices to reduce delay in the steps that facilitate expropriation case filings and land acquisition.

The Instruction applies whenever any government agency requests the Bureau of Lands for survey and related documents needed to facilitate expropriation.
The Bureau of Lands must act on requests that concern Survey Plans, Technical Descriptions, and other related data used to facilitate the filing of expropriation cases.
The Instruction also covers processing actions on Survey Returns submitted by any government agency.
The subject lands are private lands urgently needed for infrastructure projects.

The Bureau of Lands must make Survey Plans immediately available to the requesting government agency whenever requested for filing expropriation cases.
The Bureau of Lands must make Technical Descriptions immediately available to the requesting government agency whenever requested for filing expropriation cases.
The Bureau of Lands must make other related data immediately available to the requesting government agency whenever needed to facilitate the filing of expropriation cases.
The Instruction requires prompt issuance of these documents to support the requesting agency’s land acquisition process.

The Bureau of Lands must immediately process Survey Returns submitted by any government agency when those returns are necessary to facilitate the acquisition of urgently needed private lands for infrastructure projects.
The Bureau of Lands must immediately evaluate and/or approve the submitted Survey Returns when required to facilitate land acquisition for infrastructure projects.
The Instruction requires the Bureau of Lands to prioritize these steps as part of expediting acquisition.

The Instruction enjoins immediate compliance with the directive by requiring prompt action consistent with the Instruction’s purpose.
The Instruction mandates adherence by the concerned offices under the chain of command identified in the addressee.
The directive expressly characterizes compliance as an obligation to be fulfilled without delay, covering both document release and survey return processing.