Natural Resources Laws
Section 10. Creation of Functional Divisions, and Regional and District Offices. - All positions in the merged agencies are considered vacant. Present occupants may be appointed in accordance with a staffing pattern or plan of organization to be prepared by the Director and approved by the Department Head. Any appointee who fails to report for duty in accordance with the approved plan within thirty (30) days upon receipt of notification shall be deemed to have declined the appointment, in which case the position may be filed by any other qualified applicant.
For the efficient and effective implementation of the program of the Bureau, the following divisions and sections are hereby created, to wit: Divisions Sections Planning and Evaluation Division Program Planning;
Performance Evaluation; Forest Economics; Management Analysis, Data and Information. Administrative Division Personnel; Budget;
Accounting; Information; General Services. Legal Division Cooperative Planting; Reforestation and Afforestation Division Planting Stock Production;
Plantation Management. Timber Management Division Forest Surveys, Data and Mapping; Silviculture; Timber Inventory and Photo-Interpretation;
Timber Management Plans; Land Classification. Utilization Division Timber Operations; Land Uses; Utilization. Forest Protection and Infrastructure Forest Protection;
Forest Occupancy Management; Watershed Management; Infrastructure. Parks, Range and Wildlife Division Parks Management; Recreation Management;
Wildlife Management; Range Management. Security and Intelligence Division Forest Development Training Center Technical Training;
Non-Technical Training. The Department Head may, upon recommendation of the Director, reorganize or create such other divisions, sections or units as may be deemed necessary and to appoint the personnel thereto: Provided, That an employee appointed or designated as officer-in-charge of a newly created division, Section or unit, or to an existing vacant position with a higher salary, shall receive, from the date of such appointment or designation until he is replaced or reverted to his original position, the salary corresponding to the position temporarily held by him.
There shall be created at least eleven regional offices. In each region, there shall be as many forest districts as may be necessary, in accordance with the extent of forest area, established work loads, need for forest protection, fire prevention and other factors, the provisions of any law to the contrary not withstanding: Provided, That the boundaries of such districts shall follow, whenever possible, natural boundaries of watersheds under the river-basin concept of management.