Section 10May 19, 1975, Sec./Art. 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:

DivisionsSections

Planning and Evaluation Program Planning;

Performance Evaluation;

Forest Economics;

Management Analysis

Data & Information.

Administrative DivisionPersonnel;

Budget;

Accounting;

Information;

General Services.

Legal Division

Reforestation and Afforestation DivisionCooperative Planting;

Planting Stock Production;

Plantation Management.

Timber Management DivisionForest Surveys, Data & Mapping;

Sulviculture;

Timber Inventory & Photo-Interpretation;

Timber Management Plans;

Land Classification.

Utilization DivisionTimber Operations;

Land Uses;

Utilization.

Forest Protection and InfrastructureForest Protection;

Forest Occupancy

Management;

Watershed Management; Infrastructure.

Parks, Wildlife DivisionParks Management;

Recreation Management;

Wildlife Management;

Range Management.

Security and Intelligence Division

Forest Development Training CenterTechnical Training;

Non-Technical Training.

The Department Head may, upon recommendation of the Director, reorganize or create such other divisions, sections of units as may be deemed necessary and to appoint the personnel there: 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 notwithstanding: Provided, That the boundaries of such districts shall follow, whenever possible, natural boundaries of watersheds under the river-basin concept of management.