Transportation System.
Section 45
SEC. 45. Transportation System. — The Bureau shall prescribe the design and standard, and supervise the construction of all roads, bridges, communications and other installations inside the public forest, in coordination with the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications. Main roads, subject to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated, upon the joint recommendation of the Director and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Highways, subject to the approval of the Department Head, shall link up with the national and provincial highway networks and shall become public roads after five (5) years following the completion of their construction. Secondary roads shall become part of the permanent forest protection and management transportation system. Where roads are utilized by more than one commercial forest user, the Bureau shall prescribe the condition of joint use including the equitable sharing of construction and/or maintenance. The Director shall promulgate such rules, approved by the Department Head, to implement this provision including the use of these roads by other parties and such fees as are deemed necessary. The Bureau shall initiate a meeting at least annually with the Bureau of Public Highways at regional levels to coordinate the overall transportation system programs of the two (2) agencies.