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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3856

Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Water is one of the basic elements for survival. We use it for various purposes such as
drinking, cleaning, taking a bath, washing clothes and a lot of other things. It is a very
valuable resource which we have taken for granted over the years.

The advent of climate change has certainly affected the weather patterns not only in the
Philippines but around the world. Polar ice caps are melting, heat indices have
significantly increased and countries experience extreme weather conditions — from
having torrential rains that causes massive flooding, to dry spells that goes on for months
‘on end.

With our continuous growing population, our need for water will also increase. And with
this in mind, the undersigned proposes this bill to help conserve water and to equip our
buildings with facilities that will enable us to cope with the changing times. Especially the
mid-rise housing and relocation projects of the National Housing Authority, having rain
harvesting facilities will greatly help lessen the problem of water source at the same time
help in conserving the environment.

It is for these reasons that the passage of this bill is being soughy signed.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Reaulse Session

3856

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING

AN ACT
TO REQUIRE ALL GOVERNMENT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TO HAVE RAIN
HARVESTING FACILITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the Rain Harvesting Facility for
Government Building Act of 2016.

SECTION 2. Policy Statement. — It is the policy of the State to provide adequate
supply of clean and unpolluted water for domestic purposes and for sanitation to reduce
health risks. Pursuant thereto the State shall take necessary measures to capture rain-
water and stave off water crisis.

SECTION 3. Rain-water harvesting facility in all government and government
constructed buildings. — It is hereby prescribed that all new government buildings shall
incorporate in their design rain-water harvesting facility and facility for storage. It is also
prescribed that such rain-water harvesting and storage facilities shall be constructed in
all old government buildings.

SECTION 4. Approval of designs of public buildings. ~ The department of Public
Works and Highways shall not approve designs of Public buildings that do not contain
rain-harvesting and storage facilities, The Department shall also ensure that these are
included in the actual construction of buildings.

SECTION 5. Issuance of building permit. - Local Government Units shall not issue
building permits to government building construction projects that do not incorporate
rain-water harvesting and storage facilities.


SECTION 6. Penalties. - Approval of building designs without incorporating the
design for rain-water harvesting and storage facilities shall incur penalty of a fine of Two
Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php200,000.00) or imprisonment of 6 month or both as the
Court so decides. Likewise the non-construction of rain-harvesting and storage facilities
that are actually incorporated in the design of the building shall incur the same penalty
as the above.

The issuance of a building permit for the construction of government buildings
without the incorporation of rain-harvesting and storage facilities shall incur the penalty,
to the signatory of the permit, of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (Php200,000.00) or
imprisonment of 6 months or both as the Court so decides.

SECTION 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations, - The DPWH in consultation
with Local Government Units shall issue within 90 days from the date approval of this
Act, the implementing rules and regulations for this Act.

SECTION 8. Separability Clause. - Any portion or provision of this Act which may
be declared unconstitutional or invalid shall not have the effect of nullifying other portions
or provisions hereof.

SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and
other issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed
or modified accordingly.

SECTION 10. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect immediately after its
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,