Section 7Sec./Art. 7

EVOSS Steering Committee. - There shall be an EVOSS Steering Committee, which shall exist only for a period of two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act. The EVOSS Steering Committee shall be composed of the Office of the President as Chairperson, the Secretary of the DOE as Vice-Chairperson, and the following as members:

(a) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA);

(b) Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR);

(c) Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);

(d) Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);

(e) Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT);

(f) Chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC);

(g) Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP);

(h) Executive Director of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB);

(i) Chairperson or head of the market operator;

(j) Chairperson or head of the system operator; and

(k) One (1) representative each from the power generation, transmission, and distribution sectors and end users: Provided, That the said representatives shall be nominated by the sector concerned and chosen by the DOE: Provided, further, That the said representatives shall be non-voting members.

The members of the EVOSS Steering Committee may designate their permanent representatives who must be knowledgeable in the represented mother agencys role, requirements, fees, and internal processes with respect to power generation, transmission, or distribution projects as well as that of the attached bureaus, offices, and agencies, at both the national and local levels: Fb'ovided, That the involvement of the attached bureaus, offices, and agencies, at both the national and local levels, GOCCs, and other entities in the permitting process of power generation, transmission, or distribution projects shall be a prerequisite to the mother agencys membership in the EVOSS Steering Committee.

The EVOSS Steering Committee may, as necessary, invite the heads of the bureaus, offices, agencies, and such other persons it may deem fit as resource persons during its meetings.