REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11400, August 22, 2019

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11400, August 22, 2019 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ABULUG, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN 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 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture, a fisheries and aquatic resources center in the Municipality of Abulug, Province of Cagayan.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of Agriculture shall include in the Department's programs the establishment of the fisheries and aquatic resources center, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The local govenrment of Abulug shall set aside funds from any available local revenue in an amount deemed appropriate for the operationalization of the center.

SEC. 3. Within sixty (60) days from the passage of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, shall issue rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

SEC. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on May 28, 2018 and June 3, 2019, respectively.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: AUG 22 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Senate