Presidential Decree No. 1067, s. 1976 | Official Gazette of the Republic o... https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1976/12/31/presidential-decree-no-10... of the government, the Council is hereby empowered to make all decisions and determinations provided for in this Code. ARTICLE 80. The Council may deputize any o=cial or agency of the government to perform any of its speciac functions or activities. ARTICLE 81. The Council shall provide a continuing program for data collection, research and manpower development needed for the appropriation, utilization, exploitation, conservation, and protection of the water resources of the country. ARTICLE 82. In the implementation of the provisions of this Code, the Council shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations which may provide for penalties consisting of a ane not exceeding One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) and/or suspension or revocation of the water permit or other right to the use of water. Violations of such rules and regulations may be administratively dealt with by the Council. Such rules and regulations shall take effect afteen (15) days after publication in newspapers of general circulation. Rules and regulations prescribed by any government agency that pertain to the utilization, exploitation, development, control, conservation, or protection of water resources shall, if the Council so requires, be subject to its approval. ARTICLE 83. The Council is hereby authorized to impose and collect reasonable fees or charges for water resources development from water appropriators, except when it is for purely domestic purposes. ARTICLE 84. The Council and other agencies authorized to enforce this Code are empowered to enter upon private lands, with previous notice to the owner, for the purpose of conducting surveys and hydrologic investigations, and to perform such other acts as are necessary in carrying out their functions including the power to exercise the right of eminent domain. ARTICLE 85. No program or project involving the appropriation, utilization, exploitation, development, control, conservation, or protection of water resources may be undertaken without prior approval of the Council, except those which the Council may, in its discretion, exempt. The Council may require consultation with the public prior to the implementation of certain water resources development projects. ARTICLE 86. When plans and speciacations of a hydraulic structure are submitted for approval, the government agency whose functions embrace the type of project for which the structure is intended, shall 14 of 21 31.05.21, 19:45