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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6613 - AN
ACT DECLARING A POLICY OF THE STATE TO ADOPT MODERN SCIENTIFIC METHODS
TO MODERATE TYPHOONS AND PREVENT DESTRUCTION BY FLOODS, RAINS AND
DROUGHTS, CREATING A COUNCIL ON TYPHOON MODERATION AND FLOOD CONTROL
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE Section 1. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to adopt a typhoon moderation and flood control research and development program for moderating typhoons by reducing their intensity and minimizing the destructive effects of floods, rains and droughts through scientific means, for the purpose of preventing widespread devastation to property and protecting the people and security of the nation. Sec. 2. In order to carry out the foregoing
policy, the government shall: Sec. 3. To implement the provisions of this Act,
there is hereby created a Council on Typhoon Moderation and Flood
Control Research and Development under the Office of the President,
hereinafter referred to as the "Council". The council shall be composed
of the Executive Secretary as Chairman ex-officio, the Secretary of
National Defense as Vice-Chairman ex-officio, the Chairman of the
National Science Development Board, the Secretary of Public Works and
Communications, the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the
Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, and the Director of the Weather
Bureau, as members ex-officio. Sec. 4. The Weather Bureau, hereinafter referred
to as the "Bureau", shall be the implementing arm of the Council. The
Director of said Bureau shall be the Executive Director of the Council. Sec. 5. The sum of ten million (P10,000,000.00) is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and an additional appropriation of ten million pesos (P10,000,000.00) annually shall be included in the General Appropriations Act for each of the next four years, to carry into effect the provisions of this Act: provided, that the sum of Four Million One Hundred Thousand Pesos, or so much of the appropriations as may be necessary, shall be set aside annually to be used exclusively for the purchase and operation of the type of aircraft required to carry out the purposes of this Act. Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval. Approved: October 23, 1972 |
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