Management of Inland Waters. – The Bangsamoro Government shall have exclusive powers over inland waters, including lakes, marshes, rivers, and tributaries within its territorial jurisdiction, except those that provide energy to power generating plants. The Parliamentary shall enact laws on the regulation, conservation, management, and protection of these resources, and may classify inland waters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. It shall create a Bangsamoro Authority and offices for specific inland bodies of water that shall exercise management and regulatory powers over these bodies of water.
If any inland water is a source of energy for areas outside of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the principle of co-management of fossil fuels under Section 10 of this Article and Section 34 of Article XII of this Organic Law shall apply.
The Bangsamoro Government shall ensure that the utilization of these waters shall be for the primary benefit of the people in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region and shall give host communities their share from the revenues generated from such utilization.
The Bangsamoro Government shall coordinate and cooperate with the Philippine Coast Guard concerning inland waterways for navigation.
