REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9221 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NEW QUEZON SECOND DISTRICT ENGINEERING OFFICE TO BE LOCATED IN LUCENA CITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. There shall be established, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Highways, a second engineering district to be located in Lucena City, Province of Quezon to be known as the New Quezon Second Engineering District.

SEC. 2. The New Quezon Second Engineering District shall comprise Lucena City and the municipalities of Sariaya, Candelaria, Tiaong, San Antonio and Dolores.

SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways shall include in its program the funding requirements for the operationalization of the New Quezon Second Engineering District in the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR. (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 7, 2002 and April 28, 2003, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary General House of Representatives Secretary of the Senate

Approved:

GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO President of the Philippines

Lapsed into law on AUG 8 2003 without the signature of the President, in accordance with Article VI, Section 27 (1) of the Constitution.