The LLDA is authorized, and have exclusive jurisdiction, to:

• Issue clearances and permits for the use of the lake waters for any project or activity affecting the said Lake
• Impose necessary safeguards for quality control and management, and
• Collect necessary fees for activities and projects affecting the Lake

Because of the problems facing and threatening the potential of the lake, the then President Ferdinand Marcos signed into law Republic Act (RA) 4850 otherwise known as the law creating LLDA.

The LLDA is the main agency tasked to oversee the programs that aimed to develop and protect the Laguna Lake. Though it started as a mere quasi-government agency with regulatory and proprietary functions, its charter was strengthened by Presidential Decree (PD) 817 in 1975 and by Executive Order (EO) 927 in 1983 to include environmental protection and jurisdiction over the surface waters of the lake basin. In 1993, by virtue of the devolution, the administrative supervision of the LLDA was transferred to the DENR by EO 149 (LLDA, 1994).

The LLDA is mandated to develop and protect the Laguna de Bay and its watersheds by coordinating and cooperating with existing governmental agencies in enforcing water quality standards established for agricultural, municipal and industrial waste discharges into the lake and using, among others, an Integrated Water Resources Management Framework.

References

• Republic Act 4850 - An Act Creating the Laguna Lake Development Authority Prescribing Its Powers, Functions and Duties, Providing Funds Thereof, and For Other Purposes. Republic Act 4850 (58.61 kB)
• Executive Order No. 927 (1983) Further Defines Certain Functions and Powers of the Laguna Lake Development Authority. Executive Order 927 (24.33 kB)

Links

• Official Laguna Lake Development Authority Website - www.llda.gov.ph
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laguna_de_bay