te eh React Dyin Gongress af the Philippines Meteo Maile ite Congr Wir Regular Session ‘Begun and held in Motz Manila, on Monday, the twenty tid ay of July two thousand weve, eo [Reruauic AcrNo, 106011 AN ACT PROMOTING AGRICULTURAL AND FISHES MECHANIZATION DEVELOPMENT. INTHE ‘couNTRY Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress asemied SUCTION 1. Tile. ~ This Act shall ke known as “Agricultural and Fisherios Mechanization (AMech) Law ARTICLE VII RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Untts SEC. 28. Implementation by the LGUs, - The LGU pursuant to the provisions af Republic Act No, 7160, otherwise Enown as the “Local Government Code of 1999", shall undertake applied research, extension, dlgpereal, management fand regulation of agricultural and fsaerios machinery and ‘equipment, including the collection of fees, S20. 28, Srengiening the Agricultural Engineering Groups of the LOUe. ~The agricultural engine division/section of the agriculture offices of the LGUs organized under Bseautive Order No. 86, Serice of 1999 and Section 46 of Republic Act No, 8495 shall serve as the planning, coordinating, repulating and implementing bodies at the provincial, city and municipal levels an agricul land fishowies engineering, mechonieation and infrastructure programe aga projects and shall hove the following Funetions and responsibilities sicultural engineering gervices which machinery. slaweherbouses, "poultey dressing. plants, Pomtharvest faciices, nucton maketa, faractormarket sous lind other agricultural and Suherses infrastructare projects of the LGUs () Administer, supervise and coordinate the construction aperation, majncenance, improvement and ‘management of uvigation, small water impounding, soil and ‘Watgr conservation structures and facilites, farm machine postharvest faciitios, auction markets farm-to-market rosa ‘agricultural and Guheslee mnivavtruccare projects of (©, Undertake the registration of ags-fahery machinery and fcaies, snforeomene of te PABS sd ether weicral fthd fishery ongincering regulatory actvtios sn coordination a Slllaboradion wich the cononened ational government mpensins(@ Coordinate with the aimcemed national government agencies with regard to the implementation of national Government programs and projects on irrigation, farm acchanization. postharvest facilites, farm-to-market roads and ‘agricultural ané fisheries imfrastructure; (@) Be in the frontline of the delivery of basic agricultural engineering vervices (©. Provide training and extension activities to farmers land fisherfoll particularly in the installation, operation and Maintenance of their irrigation, postharvest facilities, Agricultural and fishery machinery) projects in coordination ‘With the agriculture and fisheries extension workers ® Undartake and/or coordinate che pilot teating and commersialieation of matured agricultural and hsheries engineering technologies! and Gh) Rxercice such other powers and perform such other dutios and fumetions as may be prescribed be awe oF ordnance To effectively carry out the above functions and responsibilities, the agricultural engineering sivision of tee Provincial and olty agsicultare offices, und agricultural Sogineering section in the municipal agriculvare offices are hereby strengthened and inetirurtoneliced inte she ‘raanizational structure of tHe Lite and if not yet esata, hall be created in the partiewar LGUs "The LOUs beiomeine te the first up to the third sncome dassss which are providing or implementing. agricultural and. Seheriee inirastructurs, echanization and "enginesring ‘projects shall hive a. iowa Sno G) agricultural engineer ac the provinclal city ‘andl ‘unica evel Im the case of provincial, city and municipal LOUs Delonging to the fourth up to the sith income clause which fre not sxpablo of establishing their sgricultiaral engincering divisioniseetion Sue to financal constenints, the Ba throughs Its regional agricultural engineering divisions shall augment tnd perform sich responce andy ae doomed necetaney stash tur provincial euy and mumisal operation unite, asd hall be allocated and provided with neceesary funding aad [manpower fequirements for their aperation. SEC. 1, Penalties, — Any poteon who shall violate any prowmon of thie Act shall upon conviction. bo ealyect fine af net lase than One thousand peaoe (PI,000.00) bu not ‘nore than Ten thousand pesos (PI0000.00) oF imprisonment of pot less than wo (2) months but not more shaw one. (i) ear. or both. upon the diseretion of thn ure ondior ster Upplicable penalties impeacd under Hepublia Aur Ne. 730g Sthorwise Ioown as the cConsumer et of the Philippines ‘Tae purehae of noncersfed or eubstandard amrcultal and fishery” machinery for ihe government, shall bo dealt with Under Reputiie Act No-3019, aw amended, otherwise knows the "Amti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act ter iteech tae eet ite ts tata pss > Z,- dhepretmdgie~ “Teds bioen Aoprovea: HUN 0 f' CERTIFIED COPY” ic asian O MO ‘ineciae bee