CREATING A SILTATION STEERING COMMITTEE TO MANAGE A TRUST FUND FOR SILTATION AND EROSION-RELATED ISSUES

WHEREAS, the issue on siltation
is a most-often cited issue particularly in relation to the San Roque
Multi-Purpose Dam Project (SRMDP);

WHEREAS, there is a real need to
address the concern on the ground and put in place a mechanism that will
facilitate the management of the problem;

WHEREAS, the National Power
Corporation (NPC) has approved an initial amount of TWENTY MILLION PESOS
(P20,000,000.00) as Trust fund to mitigate siltation and erosion problems that
are existing and that may arise in the future;

NOW THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by
law, do hereby create a SILTATION STEERING COMMITTEE to manage a Trust fund for
siltation and erosion-related issues.

SECTION 1. Composition. The
Steering Committee shall be composed of

Chairman, Mayor of the
Municipality of Itogon
Co-Chairman, DENR-CAR Regional Executive Director
Representative, Provincial Government of Benguet
Representative, Office of the Cabinet Officer for Regional Development-CAR
Presidential Assistant, Office of the President
Representative, Religious Sector/NGO/PO
Representative, Dalupirip-Ampucao-Poblacion-Tinongdan Indigenous Organizations
Secretariat, National Power Corporation

SEC. 2. Functions. – The
Steering Committee shall have the following functions:

1. To receive, administer and
manage a Trust Fund, initially appropriated at TWENTY MILLION PESOS
(P20,000,000.00) that shall be deposited in trust for the account of the
Municipal Government of Itogon;

2. To authorize the
disbursements and release of necessary funds out of the siltation trust fund, subject
to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations, for siltation and
erosion problems, in such cases and under circumstances as may be determined by
the committee. Disbursements shall bear the signature of the Chairman and
Co-Chairman of the committee.

3. To commission studies,
surveys and other related activities deemed necessary that will identify
structures and processes which will minimize siltation along the Agno River and
its tributaries (upper portion of the proposed Dam), within the lake that will
be formed by the proposed SRMDP, and within the adjoining watershed area;

4. To establish a Geographic
Information System (GIS) that shall facilitate project planning and decision
making;

5. To formulate/adopt its own
implementing rules and regulations including a set criteria in the utilization
of the Fund and its earned interests.

SEC. 3. Effectivity. – This
Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this
29^Th day of June in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety six.

(Sgd.) FIDEL
V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the President

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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