Republic Act No. 9065

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

Section 1

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Sub-Engineering District Office is hereby constituted into a regular engineering district. The municipalities comprising the first legislative district shall comprise the engineering district herein created.

Section 2

The engineering district herein created shall have a district engineer and other personnel appointed in accordance with existing laws and regulations. The office of the district engineer for the first legislative district shall be located in the City of Iligan.

Section 3

The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

Section 4

The necessary assets, properties, personnel, records, projects and funds of the Sub-Engineering District are hereby transferred to the engineering district herein created without exception and unconditionally. All personnel are hereby deemed absorbed into the staff, with all rights and privileges carried over and these shall neither be diminished nor altered as a consequence of this Act.

Section 5

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR. President of the Senate	(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on May 23, 2000 and December 11, 2000, respectively.

(Sgd.) LUTGARDO B. BARBO Secretary of Senate	(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 05, 2001

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO President of the Philippines