Title
Supreme Court
SUCs LUDIP planning, dormitories, housing law
Law
Republic Act No. 11396
Decision Date
Aug 22, 2019
The "SUCs Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDIP) Act" requires state universities and colleges in the Philippines to create and implement a land use development and infrastructure plan, including the construction of dormitories and housing sites, in order to optimize resources and ensure equitable allocation of land and water resources.

Law Summary

Declaration of Policy

  • Aims for holistic, efficient, and just allocation, utilization, development, and management of land and water resources.
  • Emphasizes equity, social justice, environmental integrity, and sustainable development for the common good.

Preparation and Implementation of the LUDIP in SUCs

  • All State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) must prepare and implement a LUDIP through their governing boards.
  • The LUDIP is designed to improve and optimally utilize SUC resources.
  • LUDIP must align with local government unit land use plans to ensure geographic complementarity.
  • SUCs must submit LUDIP to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) within 2 years of the Act's approval.
  • Periodic updates are required; CHED must be informed of any changes.
  • Governing boards must review the LUDIP 10 years after approval to ensure relevance.
  • No new SUC infrastructure projects can proceed without an implemented and submitted LUDIP to CHED.

Definition of Infrastructure Projects

  • Includes construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of roads, bridges, railways, airports, seaports.
  • Involves communication facilities, irrigation, flood control, drainage systems, water supply, sewerage, shore protection.
  • Covers power facilities, national buildings, school and hospital buildings, and related government capital investments.

Coverage of the LUDIP

  • Campus planning framework, master development plan, and planning principles.
  • Geographic description and survey of SUC sites, including idle lands and extensions.
  • Inventory of existing buildings, facilities, and real estate assets.
  • Cadastral surveys, land disputes, natural and man-made hazard considerations, zoning projections.
  • Details on academic and research cores, residential areas including dormitories and employee housing, architectural designs and construction costs.
  • Geographic description of lands used for agriculture, fishery, forestry, recreational spaces, landscape, and campus transport.
  • Design and estimated costs for construction, operation, and maintenance of other SUC infrastructure.
  • Financial plan covering feasibility studies, funding sources, income, loans, public-private partnerships, and financial arrangements.

Assistance of Government Institutions

  • SUCs may seek assistance from HLURB, UP-SURP, DPWH, LMB-DENR, and other government agencies.
  • All government entities are mandated to assist SUCs in LUDIP preparation.
  • CHED, UP-SURP, and HLURB will provide capacity building programs for SUCs to develop appropriate land use plans.

Implementing Rules and Regulations

  • CHED must formulate implementing rules within 60 days from the Act's effectivity.
  • Coordination with relevant government agencies, PAASUC, and stakeholders is required for rule-making.

Separability Clause

  • Invalid or unconstitutional provisions do not affect the validity of remaining provisions.

Repealing Clause

  • Laws, decrees, rules, or issuances inconsistent with this Act are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

Effectivity

  • The Act takes effect 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.

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