Administrative Code of 1987
Section 15. Lands Management Bureau. - The Lands Management Bureau, to be headed by Director and assisted by an Assistant Director, shall absorb the functions and powers of the Bureau of Lands abolished by Executive Order No. 131, except those line functions and powers thereof which are transferred to the regional field offices.
It shall advise the Secretary on matters pertaining to rational management and disposition and shall have the following functions:
(1) Recommend policies and programs for the efficient and effective administration, surveys, management and disposition of alienable and disposable lands of the public domain and other lands outside the responsibilities of other government agencies, such as reclaimed areas and other areas not needed for or are not being utilized for the purposes for which they have been established;
(2) Advise the Regional Offices on the efficient and effective implementation of policies, programs and projects for more effective public lands management;
(3) Assist in the monitoring and evaluation of land surveys, management and disposition of lands to ensure efficiency and effectiveness thereof;
(4) Issue standards, guidelines, regulations and orders to enforce policies for the maximization of land use and development;
(5) Develop operating standards and procedures to promote the Bureau's objectives and functions; and
(6) Perform such other functions as may be provided by law or assigned by the Secretary.