NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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S.B. No. 151
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Introduced by Senator WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATORY 
FRAMEWORK FOR FACILITIES UTILIZING WASTE-TO-ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Using the 2015 waste generation data of the National Solid Waste Management 
Commission (NSWC), it is projected that from 14.66 million metric tons of waste 
produced in 2014, the country will produce 20.51 million metric tons of waste by 
2030, a 39.90% from 2014. Data from Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources (DENR) also show that as of 2018, there were 404 illegal open dumpsites 
while there were only 164 sanitary landfills, a ratio of 2.5 is to 1.
Republic Act No. 9513,otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RE 
Act), mandates the Department of Energy (DOE) to encourage the adoption of waste- 
to-energy (WTE) faciiities and considers biodegradable organic fractions of industriai 
and municipal wastes as part of biomass resources.1 More than a decade since its 
passage, there are only 12 WTE plants in the country utilizing municipal solid waste. 
This only produces 51.41 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and 700 metric tons 
of fuel. However, there is an additional potential of 304.34 MW that can be generated 
from 5,554, 205 metric tons of biodegradable and residual waste per year.2
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To address the garbage crisis in the country, this measure provides an additional 
solution on top of the 4Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle and recover - while at the same 
increasing the energy production in the country through WTE. This measure seeks to 
provide a framework for the entire value chain of WTE facilities, and in turn ensure 
the uninterrupted supply of waste by (1) mandating a WTE strategy in the nationai, 
provincial, and local solid waste management plans; (2) authorizing locai government 
units to enter into cooperative undertakings, joint ventures, and other similar 
modalities in choosing a common WTE facility provider (3) requiring standards, 
criteria, guidelines, and formula in computing for a fair, equitable, and reasonable 
tipping charge for WTE facilities taking into consideration the cost of construction, 
operation and maintenance of the facility and the potential revenue from the sale of 
energy output such as electric power and biofueis; and 4) ensuring the protection of 
the public's health and the environment by the strict implementation of health and 
environmental standards applicable to WTE facilities operation.
Given the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure is sought.
GATCHALIAI


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE
Senate Bill No. 151
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Introduced by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATORY 
FRAMEWORK FOR FACILITIES UTILIZING WASTE-TO-ENERGY
TECHNOLOGIES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be referred to as the "Waste-to-Energy
Act".
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to:
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Ensure protection of the public's health and the environment through a 
systematic and comprehensive ecological solid waste management program;
(b) Strengthen its commitment to solid waste avoidance and volume reduction 
by supplementing the latter with other solid waste management treatment 
technologies to include waste-to-energy;
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Encourage the development and utilization of environmentally sustainable 
new and alternative technologies in resource recovery, resource conservation, 
processing, treatment, and disposal of solid waste, such as waste-to-energy 
facilities;
(d) Support the utilization of waste-to-energy facilities in order to attain 
sustainable energy and energy security;


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(e) 
Strengthen the integration of solid waste management, waste-to-energy 
promotion, and environmental protection towards healthful cities amidst 
economic growth and development; and
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Promote collaboration, cooperation, and participation of various sectors in 
coordinated approaches to solid waste management and waste treatment 
technology towards national development and jobs creation.
Sec. 3. Scope and Application. - This Act shall apply to all local government 
units and waste-to-energy facilities.
Sec. 4. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms 
shall be defined as stated below:
(a) Agricultural waste refers to waste generated from planting or harvesting of 
crops, trimming or pruning of plants, and wastes or run-off materials from 
farms or fields;
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Biomedical waste or hazardous healthcare waste refers to waste from 
healthcare facilities that may pose a variety of environmental and health risks. 
It can be further classified into sharps waste, infectious waste, pathological 
and anatomical waste, pharmaceutical waste, genotoxic waste, chemical 
waste, radioactive waste, and pressurized containers as defined by the 
Department of Health (DOH);
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City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board refers to the entity 
established by each city or municipality pursuant to Section 12 of Republic 
Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management 
Act of 2000;
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Chemical and industrial waste refers to discarded solid, liquid, or gaseous 
chemicals from laboratories, industrial establishments, or other sources such 
as diagnostic and experimental work, environmental work, cleaning, 
housekeeping, and disinfecting procedures;
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Clustering is a strategy of pooling available resources of local government 
units (LGUs) for the establishment of a common solid waste management 
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(f) 
Collection refers to the act of removing solid waste from the source or from 
a communal storage point;
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Disposal refevs to the deposit, or placing of any solid waste into an approved 
disposal site pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003;
(h) Disposal site refers to a facility where solid waste is finally deposited and 
placed pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003;
(I) Emission means any air contaminant, pollutant, gas stream, or unwanted 
sound from a known source which is passed into the atmosphere;
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Hazardous waste refers to substances that are without any safe commercial, 
industrial, agricultural, or economic usage and are shipped, transported, or 
brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal into or in transit 
through any part of the Philippines. It shall also refer to by-products, side- 
products, process residues, spent reaction media, contaminated plant or 
equipment, or other substances from manufacturing operations and as a 
customer discards of manufactured products, or a combination of solid waste 
which, because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious 
characteristics, may:
(i) Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase 
in a serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, or
(ii) Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the 
environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed 
of, or otherwise managed;
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Incineration in a WTE facility refers to a waste treatment and resource 
recovery technology that involves the controlled combustion of waste 
materials for the purpose of recovering energy from it, and whose emissions 
and effluents are compliant with the guidelines pursuant to this Act and other 
relevant laws, rules, and regulations;
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Local Government Solid Waste Management Plan refers to the ten (10) year 
solid waste management plan, consistent with the National Solid Waste 
Management Framework, prepared by the LGUs pursuant to Section 16 of 
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(m) Municipal waste refers to waste produced from activities within LCDs which 
include a combination of domestic, commercial, institutional, and industrial 
wastes and street litters pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003;
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National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) refers to the body 
created and primarily tasked with overseeing the implementation of solid 
waste management plans and prescribing policies to achieve the objectives 
of Republic Act No. 9003;
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National Solid Waste Management Framework refers to a document prepared 
by the NSWMC based on the National Solid Waste Management Status Report 
pursuant to Section 15 of Republic Act No. 9003;
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National Solid Waste Management Status Report refers to a document 
prepared by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), 
which is used as a basis in formulating the National Solid Waste Management 
Framework pursuant to Section 14 of Republic Act No. 9003;
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Poisonous and toxic fumes refer to any emissions and fumes which are 
beyond internationally accepted standards, including but not limited to the 
World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines, as provided in 
Republic Act No. 8749, otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Air Act of 
1999;
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Processing fee refers to the amount paid to avail of the services of a waste- 
to-energy facility as defined herein;
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Provincial Solid Waste Management Board refers to the entity established by 
each province pursuant to Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9003;
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Residue refers to substances that remain after a process in a waste-to-energy 
facility such as preparation, separation, purification, evaporation, combustion, 
distillation, or filtration;
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Resource recovery refers to the collection, extraction, or recovery of 
recyclable materials from the waste stream for the purpose of recycling, 
generating energy, or producing a product suitable for beneficial use;
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Sanitary landfill refers to a waste disposal site designed, constructed, 
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significant potential environment impacts arising from the development and
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operation of the facility pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003;
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(w) Segregation refers to a solid waste management practice of separating
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different materials found in solid waste in order to promote recycling and re-
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use of resources, facilitate waste treatment processes, and to reduce the
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volume of waste for collection and disposal pursuant to Republic Act No.
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(x) Solid waste refers to all discarded household waste, commercial waste, non-
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debris, agricultural waste, and other non-hazardous or non-toxic solid waste.
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(i) Waste identified or listed as hazardous waste of a solid, liquid, contained
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gaseous, or semisolid form, which may cause or contribute to an
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increase in mortality or in serious or incapacitating reversible illness, or
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acute or chronic effect on the health of persons and other organisms,
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(ii) Infectious waste from hospitals such as equipment, instruments,
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utensils, and fomites of a disposable nature from patients who are
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diseases and must therefore be isolated as required by public health
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agencies, laboratory wastes as pathological specimens, and disposable
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fomites that may harbor or transmit pathogenic organisms, and surgical
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operating room pathologic materials from outpatient areas and
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emergency rooms, and
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debris;
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system or component thereof; any system, program or facility for resource
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conservation; or any facility for the collection, source separation, storage,
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transportation, transfer, processing, treatment, or disposal of solid waste;
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(z) Solid waste management refers to the discipline associated with the control
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of generation, storage, collection, transfer and transport, processing, and
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environmental considerations, and that is also responsive to the public
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(aa) liVaste refers to any material misplaced, unused or rejected by persons as
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worthless or unwanted. It includes, among others, agricultural, biomedical,
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chemical and industrial, hazardous, municipal, and solid wastes;
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(bb) Waste-to-Energy (WTE) refers to an energy system with a process of
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converting WTE feedstock with various technologies, usually the conversion
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of non-recyclable waste materials into usable heat, electricity, or fuel through
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(cc) WTE facility refers to the facility where the WTE operations are conducted;
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(dd) WTE feedstock refers, to the waste materials with calorific-value that are taken
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(ee) Waste generation refers to the act or process of producing solid waste; and
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(ff) WTE strategy refers to a plan of action with measurable targets for the
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utilization of WTE facilities for solid waste management treatment and energy
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Sec. 5. Waste-to-Energy and Waste-to-Energy Facility. - WTE shall be classified
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as another kind of renewable energy resource. A WTE facility shall:
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(a) Be both a solid waste management treatment facility and an energy
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production facility;
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(b) Comply with establishment and operation guidelines for WTE facilities
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pursuant to Sections 6(c), 8(c), and 9(b) of this Act;
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(c) Ensure the proper management of its residue which should conform to
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relevant laws, rules, and regulations and should include making
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arrangements with a sanitary landfill, or developing its own, prior to its
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operations, as a disposal site for any residue generated from its operations
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in accordance with NSWMC, DENR, and DOH guidelines issued pursuant to
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statement System, Republic Act No. 6969 otherwise known as the Toxic
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Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Act, Republic Act No. 7638
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otherwise known as the Department of Energy Act of 1992 as amended,
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Republic Act No. 8749, Republic Act No. 9003, Republic Act No. 9136
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otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001,
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Republic Act No. 9275 otherwise known as the Philippine Clean Water Act
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of 2004, Republic Act No. 9367 otherwise known as the Biofuels Act of
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Act of 2008, Republic Act No. 11223 otherwise known as the Universal
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Health Care Act, and WHO Guidelines on Air Quality.
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All waste treatment technologies in a WTE facility shall be allowed including
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incineration: Provided, that these technologies shall not emit toxic and poisonous
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fumes into the environment and shall comply with all the laws mentioned hereof and
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other relevant laws, rules, and regulations.
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In addition to the provisions of this Act, the segregation, collection, transfer,
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storage, and transport of solid waste as WTE feedstock for a WTE facility, and the
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waste treatment process of the WTE facility shall be governed by Republic Act No.
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9003 and Republic Act No. 8749, while the energy production aspect of the WTE
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facility shall be governed by Republic Act No. 7638, Republic Act No. 9136, Republic
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Act No. 9367, Republic Act No. 9513, and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations.
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the Department of Energy shall serve in ex officio capacity as member of the National
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Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC), which shall now have fifteen (15)
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members from the government sector. In addition to its powers and functions under
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Republic Act No. 9003, the NSWMC shall:
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(a) Include a WTE strategy in the National Solid Waste Management Framework;
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(b) Act as the lead agency in ensuring streamlined standards, criteria, and
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guidelines for WTE facilities to avoid inconsistent and conflicting issuances;
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(c) Regularly determine, review, and publish the following:
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1. Characterization and composition of solid waste utilized as WTE
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feedstock for WTE facilities to ensure emissions are compliant
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with Republic Act No. 8749 and other relevant laws, rules, and
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regulations,
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2. Transport, storage, and pre-processing of WTE feedstock,
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3. Pre-operation, siting, design, operation, and maintenance of
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WTE facilities,
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4. Quality control and operational control of WTE facilities,
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5. Management of residue from WTE facilities, if any;
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6. Pollution abatement, emissions monitoring, environmental
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monitoring, and public health and safety monitoring in relation
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to WTE facilities,
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7. Decommissioning, closure, and abandonment of WTE facilities,
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Minimum standards, criteria, and guidelines, 
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equitable, and reasonable processing fee for WTE facilities taking into
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consideration, among others, the cost of construction, operation, and
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maintenance of the facility as well as the potential revenue from the
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sale of energy output, in consultation with relevant government
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agencies, experts, and stakeholders;
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(d) Consolidate and make avaiiable to the public, through its website, the
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following:
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Current and potential uses of WTE facilities in relation to solid waste
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management;
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Inventory of existing WTE facilities;
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General feedstock characterization;
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Status and projection of feedstock generation;
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Specific locations of potential feedstock and WTE facilities; and
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(e) Provide policy guidelines to assist LGUs in the deveiopment of WTE facilities to 
include the determination of the potential of WTE facilities in their respective 
localities;
(f) Ensure LGUs incorporate a WTE strategy, if feasible, in their respective Local 
Government Solid Waste Management Plans;
(g) Identify and recommend potential clustering of LGUs for a common WTE 
facility;
(h) Coordinate with the Provincial, City, and Municipal Solid Waste Management 
Boards especially for clustered LGUs employing a common WTE facility; and
(i) Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are necessary 
and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act.
Sec. 7. Role of the Department of Energy. - In addition to its powers and 
functions under Republic Act No. 7638, the Department of Energy (DOE) shall:
(a) Issue permits to WTE facilities based on the energy output, and determine the 
standards, criteria, and requirements applicable for each kind of WTE facility 
pursuant to Republic Act No. 7638, Republic Act No. 9136, Republic Act No. 
9367, Republic Act No. 9513, and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations;
(b) Include a WTE strategy in the Philippine Energy Pian, taking into consideration 
the National Solid Waste Management Framework;
(c) Regularly submit to the NSWMC and make available to the public, especially to 
potential WTE investors, national and local information on the following:
(i) Current and potential uses of WTE facilities in relation to solid waste 
management,
(ii) Inventory of existing WTE facilities, and
(iii) Other relevant information; and
(d) Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are necessary 
and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act.
Sec. 8. Role of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. - In 
addition to its powers and functions under Republic Act No. 9003 and Republic Act 
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Status Report;
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(b) Provide technical and other capacity building assistance and support to LGUs
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based on the policy guidelines created by the NSWMC pursuant to Section 6(e)
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of this Act;
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(c) Implement and revise, when necessary, together with the DOH, existing
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guidelines issued pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003 on waste transport, pre-
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operation, waste acceptance, waste storage, pre-processing of waste, quality
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control, operational control, pollution abatement, management of residue,
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emissions monitoring, environmental monitoring, public health and safety
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monitoring, decommissioning, closure, and abandonment, among others,
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taking into account the NSWMCs standards, criteria, and guidelines under
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Section 6(c) of this Act and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations, and in
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consultation with relevant stakeholders;
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(d) Ensure compliance with Section 8(c) of this Act to include continuous
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monitoring and testing of by-products of WTE facilities;
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(e) Make available to the public, through its website, the emissions, effluents and
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other by-products of WTE facilities;
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(f) Investigate, motu proprio or upon complaint, reports of non-compliance of WTE
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facilities with the provisions of this Act and other relevant laws, rules, and
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regulations;
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(g) Exercise visitorial and enforcement powers to ensure strict compliance of WTE
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facilities with this Act, Republic Act No. 9003, Republic Act No. 8749, and other
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relevant laws, rules, and regulations;
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(h) Recommend to the NSWMC policies to address challenges of WTE facilities from
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a solid waste management perspective; and
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(i) Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are necessary
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and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act.
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Environmental Impact Assessment System, to be jointly reviewed and approved
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by the DOH and DENR prior to construction and operation;
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(b) Implement and revise, when necessary, together with DENR, existing
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guidelines issued pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003 on waste transport, pre-
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operation, waste acceptance, waste storage, pre-processing of waste, quality
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control, operational control, pollution abatement, management of residue,
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emissions monitoring, environmental monitoring, public health and safety
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monitoring, decommissioning, closure, and abandonment, among others,
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taking into account the NSWMC's standards, criteria, and guidelines under
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Section 6(c) of this Act and other relevant laws, rules, and regulations, and in
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consultation with relevant stakeholders;
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(c) Regularly conduct an analysis of the effects of WTE facilities and disposal sites
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on public health and submit the same to the NSWMC for consolidation, and
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(d) Undertake research on the public health impact of WTE facilities together with
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government agencies, the academe, and private stakeholders;
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(e) Make available to the public, through its website, studies and analyses of the
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effects of WTE facilities and disposal sites on public health; and
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(f) Perform all other acts that are analogous to the foregoing, which are necessary
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and incidental to accomplish the policy objectives of this Act.
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responsibilities under Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local
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Government Code of 1991, and Republic Act No. 9003, LGUs shall:
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(a) In the case of a city or municipality and if applicable, be responsible for the
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hauling of WTE feedstock to a WTE facility;
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(b) In the case of a province and if applicable, provide necessary logistical and
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operational support for the processing of WTE feedstock in a WTE facility;
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(c) Include a WTE strategy, if feasible, in their respective Local Government Solid
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facilities pursuant to Sections 6(c), 8(c), and 9(b) of this Act, if applicable; and
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(e) Be authorized to enter into and shall comply with all obligations under the
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(i) Clustering arrangements with other LGUs for a common WTE facility, on
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their own or upon recommendation of the Provincial Solid Waste
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Management Board or the NSWMC: Provided, That the province shall
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have the power to cluster component cities and municipalities based on
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the NSWMC approved provincial and local solid waste management
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plans and the recommendation of the NSWMC pursuant to Section 6(g)
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of this Act,
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(ii) Long term contracts with WTE facilities, on their own or with clustered
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LGUs, and
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(iii) Public private partnerships pursuant to Republic Act No. 6957 otherwise
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known as An Act Authorizing the Financing, Construction, Operation and
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Maintenance of Infrastructure Projects by the Private Sector, and For
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Other Purposes as amended, cooperative undertakings under Section 33
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of Republic Act No. 7160, and other contractual arrangements provided
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for under existing laws, rules, regulations as well as the LGUs' respective
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charters for the establishment of WTE facilities: Provided, That WTE
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projects submitted to the Investment Coordinating Committee pursuant
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to Republic Act No. 6957, as amended, shall be acted upon within
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thirty(30) working days from submission: Provided further. That failure
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implementation and the achievement of the policy objectives of this Act.
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its powers and functions under Republic Act No. 9003, the Provincial Solid Waste
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(a) Integrate a WTE strategy, if feasible, in the Provincial Solid Waste Management 
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Plans of all its component cities and municipalities;
(b) Recommend potential locations for WTE facilities in the Provincial Solid Waste 
Management Plan;
(c) Identify and recommend, or direct pursuant to Section 10 of this Act, clustering 
of component cities and municipalities for a common WTE facility, based on 
the Local Government Solid Waste Management Plans of all its component 
cities and municipalities;
(d) Provide the necessary logistical and operational support to component cities 
and municipalities who have the potential to be clustered, have decided to be 
clustered, or have been directed to be clustered pursuant to Section 10 of this 
Act, for a common WTE facility;
(e) Coordinate the efforts and oversee the implementation of the clustering of 
component cities and municipalities for a common WTE facility; and
(f) Coordinate with other Provincial, City, and Municipal Solid Waste Management 
Boards in identifying possible inter- and intra- province clustering for a common 
WTE facility.
Sec. 12. Role of the City or Municipal Solid Waste Management Board. - In 
addition to its powers and functions under Republic Act No. 9003, the City or Municipal 
Solid Waste Management Board shall integrate a WTE strategy, if feasible, in its Local 
Government Solid Waste Management Plan, and shall submit a copy thereof to the 
Provincial Solid Waste Management Board.
Sec. 13. Permits and Licenses. - The procedure for the issuance of permits and 
licenses for all kinds of WTE facilities shall be governed by Republic Act No. 11234, 
otherwise known as the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act.
Sec. 14. Prohibited Acts. - The following acts are prohibited:
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Management Board, and Section 12 on the Role of the City or Municipal
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Soiid Waste Management Board;
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indicated under Section 6 on the National Solid Waste Management
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Commission, Section 7 on the Role of the Department of Energy, Section 8 on
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the Role of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and Section
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(i) First offense: Fine of One million pesos (P1,000,000.00) and an amount 
not less than ten percent (10%) but not more than fifteen percent 
(15%) of the net annual income during the previous year,
(ii) Second offense: The same penalties as with the first offense inciuding 
an additional penalty of imprisonment of a minimum period of one (1) 
year but not to exceed three (3) years,
(iii) Third offense: The same penalties as with the second offense and 
permanent revocation of the license of the WTE facility;
(d) Any person who vioiates Section 14(c)(ii) shall pay a fine of One million pesos 
(P1,000,000.00) and an amount not less than ten percent (10%) but not more 
than fifteen percent (15%) of the net annual income during the previous year, 
and shall suffer imprisonment of a minimum period of one (1) year but not to 
exceed three (3) years and permanent revocation of the license of the WTE 
facility. The same person shall repatriate the imported municipal solid waste 
to its country of origin.
For Section 14, if the violation is committed by a corporation, partnership, or 
other juridical entity duly recognized in accordance with the law, the chief executive 
officer, president, general manager, managing partner, or such other officer-in-charge 
shall be liable for the commission of the offense penalized under this Act.
Sec. 16. Incentives. - WTE facilities, depending on their output, shall be entitled 
to avail of the incentives under Republic Act No. 9367 otherwise known as the Biofuels 
Act of 2006 and Republic Act No. 9513 otherwise known as the Renewable Energy Act 
of 2008.
Sec. 17. Establishment of Dedicated Offices. - The DOE, DENR, DOH and 
NSWMC shall establish dedicated offices for the effective implementation of this Act. 
The organizational structure and staffing complement shall be determined by the 
Secretaries of DENR, DOE, and DOH, in consultation with the Department of Budget 
and Management, and in accordance with existing civil service rules and regulations. 
The budgetary requirements necessary for the establishment of the dedicated offices 
shall be taken from the current appropriations of DOE, DENR, DOH and NSWMC.
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Thereafter, the funding for the dedicated offices shall be included in the annual 
General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 18. Appropriations. - The amount of Fifteen million pesos 
(P15/000,000.00) for DOE, Three hundred million pesos (P300,000,000.00) for DENR, 
Forty five million pesos (P45,000,000.00) for DOFI, and Twenty seven miliion 
(P27,000,000.00) for NSWMC for the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged 
against the current year's appropriations of the DOE, DENR, DOH, and NSWMC 
respectively. Thereafter, such amounts necessary for the sustainable implementation 
of this Act shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 19. Congressionai Oversight - The Joint Congressional Energy 
Commission (JCEC), created under Republic Act No. 9136 and renamed under Republic 
Act No. 11285, shall exercise oversight powers over the implementation of this Act. 
The Chairpersons of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Flouse of Representatives shall be automatic members of the JCEC.
Sec. 20. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DOE together with the 
DENR, in consultation with DOFI, NSWMC, Department of Interior and Local 
Government, and public and private stakeholders, shall issue the implementing rules 
and regulations of this Act within ninety (90) calendar days upon its effectivity.
Sec. 21. Amendatory Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules, regulations, 
and other issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed 
amended and modified accordingly.
Sec. 22. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in force and effect.
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Sec. 23. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, rule or regulation inconsistent with the provisions of this 
Act is hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 24. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following 
its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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