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

SECTION 1. The City of Marawi and the municipalities comprising the First District of the Province of Lanao del Sur are hereby constituted into an engineering district to be known as the First Engineering District of the Province of Lanao del Sur.

SEC. 2. The office of the engineering district hereby created shall be established in Marawi City, Province of Lanao del Sur.

SEC. 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. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance and continued operation of the engineering district office shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved,

(Sgd.) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.	(Sgd.) ARNULFO P. FUENTEBELLA.
President of the Senate	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 March 1, 1999 and December 11, 2000, respectively.

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

Approved: January 17, 2001