Laguna Lake Development Authority

Board Resolution No.234, Series of 2004

ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) SYSTEM AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS.

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 4850, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 813, s. 1975, and Executive Order No. 927, s. 1983, vested the Laguna Lake Development Authority with the mandate to monitor and regulate activities in the Laguna de Bay Region, to pass upon all plans, programs, and projects proposed within the Region and issue permits and clearances to implement these mandates;     

            WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1586, s. 1978, established the Environmental Impact Statement System and provides that no person, partnership or corporation shall undertake or operate any project declared as environmentally critical or is located within an environmentally critical area without first securing an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) issued by the President or his duly authorized representative; 

WHEREAS, Administrative Order No. 42, dated 2 November 2002, streamlined the EIS processing system and delegated the ECC approving authority to the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Director and Regional directors of the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR; 

WHEREAS, by virtue of Executive Order No. 149 dated 28 December 1993, the LLDA was transferred from the Office of the President to the DENR for policy and program coordination and administrative supervision;  

WHEREAS, there is a need to rationalize and liberalize the issuance of the ECC in the Laguna de Bay Region to ensure efficiency and responsiveness to the needs of the stakeholders and investors, without compromising environmental protection and conservation of natural resources; 

WHEREAS, the Secretary of the DENR issued Administrative Order No. 61, Series of 2004, delegating to the LLDA General Manager the Authority to grant or deny the issuance of Environmental Compliance Certificate / Certificate of Non-Coverage (ECC/CNC) for projects located within the Laguna de Bay Region; 

NOW, THEREFORE, foregoing premises considered, BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED, that the LLDA adopt the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) System and its Implementing Rules and Regulations in the Laguna de Bay Region starting 01 December 2004. 

RESOLVED, Further, that the Environmental Impact Assessment Unit (EIAU) created by the Office of General Manager under Memorandum Circular No. 81, Series of 2004, shall endeavor to harmonize the ECC and LC issuances. In the same manner, review the EIAS-IRR and make appropriate recommendations to make it more suitable to LLDA requirements but without compromising the objectives of PD 1586. 

RESOLVED, Further, that pending the completion of the review and harmonization of ECC and LC, only the procedural requirements will be simplified but not the prescribed existing fees/penalties. 

RESOLVED, Further, that the General Manager be authorized, as he is hereby authorized, to enter and sign agreements in furtherance of PD 1586 implementation. 

APPROVED on November 25, 2004:

ATTESTED BY:  

(SGD) ATTY. JOAQUIN G. MENDOZA

        Board Secretary V