An Act Providing For Full Irrigation Service Subsidy For Qualified Farmers And Appropriating Funds For The Continued Operations Of The National Irrigation Administration

• Short Title: Free Irrigation Service Act of 2016
• All Filipino farmers whose farms or holdings cover an area not greater than five (5) hectares shall be exempt from paying irrigation service fees.
• To ensure the continued operation of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) the bill provides that funding requirement shall be sourced from existing appropriations of NIA and any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Thereafter, the amount necessary for the continued operation and management of national irrigation services shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

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