Territorial Jurisdiction.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Territorial Jurisdiction. — The territorial jurisdiction of the Authority shall, without prejudice to established and pre-existing private proprietary rights, encompass all the lands, timber, vegetation, minerals and waters within the municipalities of Alang-Alang, Barugo, Palo, San Miguel, Sta. Fe and Babatñgon; that portion of the Municipality of Jaro covering the barrios of Parasan, Sarisari, Badiang, Villa Paz, Sta. Cruz, Pangi, San Roque Macanip, Batog, Alahag, Malobago, Buri Sagoahan, Buena-vista, Poblacion, Olatan, Caglawan and Bukid; and all the forestlands, timberlands, pasturelands and reforestation areas in the City of Tacloban. The lands herein embraced shall be referred to as the Basin. The Directors of Lands is hereby directed to demarcate the metes and bounds of the territorial domain of the Authority in terms of geodetic longitude and latitude and/or by degrees and minutes reckoned in relation to a principal meridian traversing an initial reference point established in the City of Tacloban. This demarcation and description shall properly segregate all the public lands and waters within the identified boundaries. All disposable public lands, within the area are hereby transferred and conveyed to the Authority and title thereto shall forthwith be issued by the Director of Lands to the Authority according to law. Additionally, the Authority is granted preventive jurisdiction over timber and mineral lands within the Basin to the end that the same may not be disposed of as favor of users or converted to agricultural, administration as timber or mineral lands, without the Authority's prior recommendation and the approval of the President of the Philippines. All fees, rentals and charges and revenues derived from the exploitation, development, conservation and utilization of natural resources within the area shall pertain to the Authority.