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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007b - Coordination for observance

Observance of the National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day in Puerto Rico, as provided for in this chapter, shall be coordinated by the Environmental Quality Board, together with the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Solid Waste Authority, the Department of Education, the University of Puerto Rico, the Department of Health, the Electric Power Authority, the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, the Department of Agriculture, the Land Authority, the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Highway Authority, the Metropolitan Bus Authority, the Ports Authority, the Tourism Company, the Puerto Rico National Park Company, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, the Industrial Development Company, the Sports and Recreation Department, and other Executive agencies as the Environmental Quality Board may deem pertinent. The Legislature and all municipalities of Puerto Rico shall also join in the observance.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 65, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007c - Purpose of observance

The motif of the day observed shall be to highlight, but not be limited to, the promotion of environmentally low-impact lifestyles and consumer habits; the modification of negative environmental behavior; how to compute, monitor, and minimize our ecological footprint; the development and application of sustainable development indicators; the sustainable development philosophy under the terms established in Agenda 21; environmental degradation and pollution prevention; and the development of sustainable communities, as defined in this chapter, among others.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 66, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007d - Invitation to participate

All federal government agencies with offices in Puerto Rico, as well as private educational entities and all interested community groups and nongovernmental organizations shall be invited to participate in this event.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 67, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007e - Government collaboration

All agencies, dependencies, and instrumentalities of the Central Government, as well as the municipal governments of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall provide the Environmental Quality Board with the collaboration necessary to successfully observe this date every year.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 68, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007f - Active administrative procedures

Any procedures of a quasi-judicial, administrative, adjudicative or other nature already instituted or pending before the effective date of this act shall be governed by the laws, regulations, and orders repealed herein pursuant to the law that applied at the time of occurrence of the facts or events which led to such procedures.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 69, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8032 - Program creation

The Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program is hereby created, attached to the Environmental Quality Board of Puerto Rico, whose purpose shall be to prevent and control light pollution of the night sky for the enjoyment of all our inhabitants, for the benefit of astronomy scientific research, to protect and safeguard the conditions which allow the appreciation of the bioluminescence phenomenon, to promote darkness to be able to appreciate the light of the stars, to allow the unaltered transition of sea turtle neonates to the sea, to maintain the appropriate conditions for the protection of the Circadian Rhythm of the wildlife species, and to encourage energy saving by establishing norms regarding the kind, class, construction, installation, and use and management of electrical devices suited for outdoor lighting and energy-saving systems that assure the astronomic quality of our sky and allow the use of the darkness of the night as a resource for sustainable tourism.
History —Aug. 9, 2008, No. 218, § 4; Jan. 18, 2012, No. 29, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8033 - Headship

The Chair of the Environmental Quality Board shall appoint a Director, who shall be the central-government official in charge of the development and implementation of the Program with the advice of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Planning Board, and other agencies, as may be required.
History —Aug. 9, 2008, No. 218, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8035 - Plans and proof of compliance

(a) The use of any kind of light system design, material, or installation method is hereby prohibited unless evaluated and approved by the Board, ARPE as of November 30, 2009, or OGPe, as applicable. To such effect, the outdoor use of the following is hereby prohibited:
(1) The use of mercury-vapor emission sources;
(2) the use of fluorescent, metal-halide, quartz or incandescent emission sources, and
(3) the use of emission sources operating on laser beam technology, except during periods not greater than thirty (30) days and only for the duration of a specific commercial or recreational activity.
(b) Any person who submits documentation to the Planning Board and/or OGPe, as applicable, to obtain the authorizations and permits required for a proposed work involving outdoor lighting systems must include, as part of the documents thus submitted, proof that the proposed work has been approved by or submitted for the approval of OGPe or the Board in connection with its environmental planning phase, by virtue of the provisions of § 9018d of Title 23, and subsection (b)(3) of § 8001a of this title.
Such documentation shall include the following information and shall not be construed to constitute a thorough listing:
(1) The plans, indicating the location and any kinds of lamp or luminaire, installation, floodlight, reflector, and refractor to be used in connection with the lighting system;
(2) the description of lighting devices shall include, not to be construed as a limitation, drawings and commercial or other descriptions that suit this purpose;
(3) available information, as detailed as possible, concerning the efficacy, the efficiency, the top hemisphere emission, the possible light intrusion of the proposed light system, the possibility of disability glare, as well as the methods or devices to be used to concentrate or correct the beam expansion of the proposed lamps or luminaires, and
(4) If during the development of the new work, any variation in the proposed and approved lighting system is considered, such variation shall be first submitted to the attention of OGPe or the Board, if necessary, for the corresponding approval or processing, and subsequent approval of the Planning Board and/or OGPe, as appropriate.
(c) OGPe or the Planning Board, as the case may be, shall require proof of preliminary approval by the Program of the proposed lighting system as a requirement for the subsequent evaluation of any new work.
History —Aug. 9, 2008, No. 218, § 7, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 225, § 2; Jan. 18, 2012, No. 29, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8036 - Outdoor and Special Area Classification

(a) The following classifications are established for outdoor and special areas according to their lighting characteristics:
(1) Class 1: Dark Tracts.— Areas used as parks, conservation areas, Nature Reserves, State Forests, and rural, suburban, or urban areas with little or no outdoor lighting;
(2) Class 2: Low ambient lighting.— Suburban and rural low density residential areas.
(3) Class 3: Moderate ambient lighting.— Urban residential areas.
(4) Class 4: High ambient lighting.— High density urban residential or commercial zones with night time activity.
(5) Special class: Vieques Zone.— All of the territorial area of the Island-Municipality of Vieques, in order to protect the Mosquito Bioluminescent Bay.
(6) Special class: La Parguera Zone.— A special zone consisting of an area with a five (5) mile radius, which encompasses the La Parguera Bioluminescent Bay, in order to protect it.
(7) Special Class for the Cabezas de San Juan Zone.— A special zone which spans an area of five (5) miles around Laguna Grande.
(8) Special class: Beach areas used by sea turtles All coastal areas used by sea turtles as nesting and egg laying sites during their annual migration journey to our shores.
History —Aug. 9, 2008, No. 218, § 8, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Jan. 18, 2012, No. 29, § 5; June 26, 2013, No. 35, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8036a - Public lighting

The public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico relating to public lighting on roads, streets, expressways, and sidewalks shall be, henceforth, geared towards the policy of providing effective, adequate, and efficient lighting while avoiding excessive lighting. No public funds shall be used to install or replace outdoor public luminaires, unless:
(a) The luminaire is designed for energy efficiency while minimizing light pollution, glare and light trespassing;
(b) The illuminance level, measured in footcandles, of the surface that is to be lit shall be the minimum necessary that is adequate for the intended purpose, as is provided by the LEED instruments of the U.S. Green Building Council, which is based on the ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1 standard;
(c) The following standards are established for all public luminaires in the Special Class and Class 1 areas identified in § 8036 of this title:
(1) Unless security reasons do not allow it, the illuminance level on any road surface shall be one fourth (1/4) of the average design values as is established by the IESNA, or zero point six (0.6) foot-candles, whichever is the lowest.
(2) .....
(3) Any public luminaire that can be seen from a bay, beach, or lagoon shall have its uplight cut-off at 70 0 (seventy degrees) from its vertical axis, and shall be oriented (directed) in such a way that it cannot be perceived from the center of the classes, or from the coast. An exception shall be made when security reasons arise. In such cases,
(4) Luminaires for existing sports parks located within the class zones shall use full cutoff visors which direct light and eliminate glare and uplight. In the case of new parks, the lighting shall be directed towards the play area and cannot penetrate an area greater than ten (10) meters outside of the same, or emit light beyond a 90 0 angle, measured from its vertical axis (0 0).
(5) Incandescent, metal-halide, or mercury vapor lamps shall not be used.
History —Aug. 9, 2008, No. 218, added as § 9 on Jan. 18, 2012, No. 29, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8037 - Administrative provisions

OGPe, in coordination with and with the technical advice of the Board, shall adopt the necessary regulations in accordance with §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, to implement the provisions of this chapter, which shall be incorporated to the Building Code adopted by OGPe. OGPe shall have six (6) months as of the approval of this act to comply with the foregoing. The regulations thus adopted shall include the minimum general criteria for the exterior lighting of buildings set forth in the New Energy Conservation Code. Likewise, the information provided in the Building Code regarding light pollution shall undergo a disclosure process. Such rules shall ensure the implementation of corrective measures applicable to any existing area or works at the time of approval of this act, which shall include correction plans whose terms shall not exceed six (6) years.
In turn, the Board shall draft and adopt regulations as are necessary to enforce all matters within its jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter. The Department and the Planning Board shall provide the Board and OGPe with any consulting, assistance, and support service that may be necessary to guarantee the efficient and appropriate implementation of this chapter in terms of research, development, and implementation.”
History —Aug. 9, 2008, No. 218, § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 225, § 3; renumbered as § 10 on Jan. 18, 2012, No. 29, § 9; June 26, 2013, No. 35, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8038 - Transitional Term

Once the provisions of this act take effect there shall be a transitional period so as to enable existing luminaires to comply with the provisions of this chapter. As for existing public luminaires, the transitional period shall be six (6) years. As for existing private luminaires, the transitional period shall be six (6) years. Such six (6)-year transitional period shall also apply to projects under construction or which have been submitted to the Permit Management Office (OGPe, Spanish acronym), to obtain a permit, within the first six (6) months after the effective date of this act.
History —Aug. 9, 2008, No. 218, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Nov. 21, 2011, No. 225, § 4; renumbered as § 11 by § 9 and amended by § 7 on Jan. 18, 2012, No. 29.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8092 - Declaration of public policy

The public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico is geared toward reducing the volume of solid waste that is finally disposed of in authorized solid waste disposal facilities by employing alternatives such as recycling and/or using it as raw material that has an economic value within the market. As part of this policy, a program shall be implemented to control the final disposal of tires in authorized solid waste disposal facilities and promote the establishment of tire recovery, processing and recycling systems, thus returning their value to the economy of Puerto Rico through the manufacture of end products, and to use it as aggregate in nonstructural civil engineering projects or fuel. The attainment of free competition in the scrap tire transportation, processing, recycling, export and end-use markets in Puerto Rico is of pressing public interest. This is the way to develop enough participants and demand in such markets with the goal of enabling them to absorb the supply of scrap tires in Puerto Rico. Likewise, the Government of Puerto Rico’s demand for scrap tire products and works shall be promoted.
It is hereby established that for the purpose of allocating the fee provided in § 8093a of this title, and the stimuli and incentives that are created with the revenues generated by said fee, any scrap tire disposal activity proposing the use thereof as raw materials to produce new merchandise in the Island shall have priority and preference.
The following is hereby provided for the implementation of the above stated public policy:
(a) To establish a proper scrap tire management program.
(b) To establish the Proper Scrap Tire Management Fund through the Scrap Tire Management and Disposal Fee.
(c) To promote the creation of scrap tire recycling industries in Puerto Rico through new market research and development.
(d) To promote the development of markets in Puerto Rico that use scrap tires by-products as raw material.
(e) To establish controls for the storage of scrap tires.
(f) To establish penalties for noncompliance with this chapter.
(g) To foster the construction of public works by the Government of Puerto Rico with construction materials made from scrap tire by-products from Puerto Rico, insofar as said public works are financially feasible should the necessary technology exist.
(h) To ensure free competition in the scrap tire transportation, processing, recycling, export, and end-use markets in Puerto Rico.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 3, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8093a - Scrap tire management and disposal fee

A fee shall be imposed, per unit, on every imported tire, whether new or used or manufactured in Puerto Rico, based on its weight. Those imported tires which are part of any new or used vehicle or motor vehicle shall also be included. Solid tires with rims, tires weighting five hundred (500) pounds or more, and bicycle tires or similar tires are excluded from the provisions of this chapter. The management and disposal fee for each tire, whether imported or manufactured in Puerto Rico, as well as the fee for used imported tires to be retreaded shall be similar. The amount collected on account of the scrap tire management and disposal fee, shall be covered into a special account in the Bank, which shall be known as the Proper Scrap Tire Management Fund, as created in § 8105 of this title.
The Board shall adopt the necessary regulations so as to fix and revise the aforementioned fee, which must be approved by the Advisory Board created in § 8093b of this title. Such fee shall take effect as of the effective date of this act; the necessary regulations are adopted; the requirement for registration in the Department of State of Puerto Rico is met; and the Department of the Treasury is granted a reasonable amount of time to implement it. The Board shall submit a copy of the rate regulations to the Legislative Assembly prior to registration thereof in the Department of State.
The Board shall also be responsible for verifying the weight of at least twenty percent (20%) of the used tires shipments entering the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico during the first year of effectiveness of this act to compare their weight to the size that is stated in the importer’s documents. After the first year, the Board shall evaluate the results of this exercise and determine whether increasing the frequency with which imported tires are weighed is a cost-effective and adequate control measure.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, added as § 5 on July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8093b - Fee and Rate Structure Advisory Board

An Advisory Board is hereby created for the purpose of advising the Environmental Quality Board on the need to increase, decrease, or maintain the fee and/or fee schedule of scrap tires in Puerto Rico. This Advisory Board shall be composed of the highest ranking officials of the Authority, the Board, and the Bank, or any officials designated by them, and shall be chaired by a person designated by the Governor of Puerto Rico. This Advisory Board shall meet as many times as it deems it necessary and their final determinations shall be stated in a Resolution signed by each of its members. The fee and the fee schedule shall be reevaluated every four (4) years or at the request of any of the members of the Advisory Board.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, added as § 6 on July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8094 - Tire importers and/or manufacturers

(a) Shall obtain a license issued by the Board.
(b) Shall comply with the authorizations, permits, licenses, municipal licenses, and any other requirement from the corresponding Commonwealth, municipal, or federal authorities.
(c) Shall pay the scrap tire management and disposal fee adopted by virtue of § 8093b of this title, prior to the acquisition or sale of such tires, as the case may be. The fee shall be paid per unit imported or manufactured, but based on the weight thereof. The fee shall be paid in the case of tires brought in by the importer to be later exported to a foreign country; however, the fee can be claimed later from the Board.
(d) May post a bond or surety in the Treasury in favor of said Department for the purpose of delaying the payment of the referred to fee. The total amount of the bond or surety, and the requirements to avail oneself of the deferred payments shall be determined by the Treasury through regulations.
(e) No ocean freight carrier may dispatch merchandise without the release authorization issued by the Treasury. Noncompliance with this provision shall result in the payment of the sum corresponding to the dispatched merchandise by the ocean freight carrier and the imposition of a fine.
(f) Whenever they import or manufacture tires weighing five hundred (500) pounds or more they shall:
(1) Accept from consumers those tires of the same weight sold and discarded and shall be responsible for properly disposing of them pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Defray the costs of the proper management and disposal of such tires, pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Inform the retail salesperson about this legal provision and may coordinate with him/her the receipt of such tires.
(4) Include the following information, in writing, in every sales invoice: “Any tire weighing 500 pounds or more shall be managed and disposed of by the importer; therefore, at the time of their disposal, the tires may be returned to such company free of charge”.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 5, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; renumbered as § 7 and amended on July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › §§ 8095—8096 - Repealed. Act July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 7, effective July 12, 2011

History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 6, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; Repealed. Act.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8096 - Tire salesperson [Repealed]

History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 7, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; Repealed. Act.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8097 - Scrap tire warehousepersons and/or salespersons

(a) Must be dully authorized by means of a permit issued by the Board.
(b) Shall not store scrap tires in excess of the amount authorized by the Board in the permit.
(c) Shall inform their customers, on or before sixty (60) days as of the approval of this act, through a conspicuous and legible sign, that every tire that is removed from an automobile for replacement shall remain in their facilities without any additional cost, in order to be processed or disposed of according to this chapter.
(d) Shall transfer scrap tires to a processor, recycler, exporter, or end-use facility using the services of duly authorized haulers.
(e) Shall comply with the following provisions:
(1) Fire prevention safety measures;
(2) sanitary provisions to prevent the propagation of mosquitoes, including, but not limited to, pesticide spraying;
(3) vector prevention provisions, which is why tire storage in green areas is prohibited;
(4) measures to prevent water accumulation in tires; and
(5) any other measures established by the Board.
(f) Shall be responsible for disposing of tires on a monthly basis or when the maximum number of scrap tires authorized by the Board in the permit has been stored, whichever comes first.
(g) Shall fill out a manifest on the approximate number of tires generated and transferred to the hauler, and shall provide the Board with said information in the manner and as frequent as the Board determines.
(h) Shall post the bond established in § 8093(b)(5) of this title as part of the permit requirements.“[sic]
(i) Shall not charge their client for the subsequent transport and management of the scrap tires on behalf of the Fund and the fee established in this chapter.
(j) Shall accept up to a maximum of four (4) scrap tires from any citizen that is not engaged in the hauling of scrap tires.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 8, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8098 - Scrap tire haulers

(a) Must be dully authorized by means of a permit issued by the Board.
(b) Shall not store scrap tires in excess of the amount authorized by the Board in the permit.
(c) Shall transfer the scrap tires to the authorized processing, recycling, export, and end-use facilities which are compliant with all applicable laws and regulations.
(d) Shall ensure that the scrap tires are transported in a heavy truck or van, before and after delivering them to processing, recycling, export, or end-use facilities.
(e) Shall present their invoices to the person in charge of the scrap tire processing, recycling, export, or end-use facility to process the corresponding payment and they shall not receive payment from the Fund created in § 8105 of this title. The payment for the hauler’s service shall be governed by the supply and demand of this service market.
(f) Shall post the bond established in § 8093(b)(5) of this title as part of their permit requirements.
(g) A municipality may act as a hauler, provided that the requirements established by the Board are met.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 9, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8103 - Tires dropped off in sanitary landfills

(a) The final disposal of whole tires in the sanitary landfills of the Island, except for bicycle tires or those of a similar size and weight and solid tires with rims, is hereby prohibited.
(b) Scrap tires shall be dropped-off in sanitary landfills as a last resort, in the absence of processing, recycling, end-use, or export facilities that are able to manage them. Such drop-offs must have the approval of the Board and the recommendation of the Authority. The tires shall be dropped off crushed or in pieces. If they are in pieces, its longest part shall measure between one (1) and three (3) inches, so that they do not accumulate water, and do not adversely affect the operating method of the sanitary landfill system, nor the useful life of such facilities. The foregoing provisions shall be implemented in accordance with the applicable legislation and regulations. These provisions shall not be deemed to be a non-structural use and shall not be billed to the Fund.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 14, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8104 - Tire burning prohibition

Tire burning is prohibited, except when:
(a) It is a power recovery facility approved by the Board that has obtained a written certification from the Authority for the purpose of safeguarding the diversification of the developed markets.
(b) It meets federal and Commonwealth clean air laws and standards, as well as the regulations promulgated by the Board and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 15, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8106 - Additional prohibitions and penalties

(a) Additional prohibitions.—
(1) The omission of information, or furnishing or certifying false information is hereby prohibited.
(2) The alteration or counterfeiting of manifests, invoices or other documents as mentioned in this chapter is hereby prohibited.
(3) The import or manufacture of tires for the purpose of doing business in Puerto Rico, without holding an importer or manufacturer license as provided in this chapter is hereby prohibited.
(4) The use of weight scales not authorized by this chapter or regulations is hereby prohibited.
(5) Scrap tire warehousepersons are hereby prohibited from charging the consumer any environmental fee or scrap tire management fee.
(b) Penalties.—
(1) Any tire importer or manufacturer who omits information or furnishes false or inaccurate information on the number or size of imported or manufactured tires shall pay to the Board a penalty equal to double the amount of the load multiplied by the scrap tire management and disposal fee or five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever is greater. This amount shall be covered into the Fund.
(2) The Board may impose penalties through regulations, including the suspension of any permit, license or authorization contained in this chapter, for any violation of the provisions of this chapter, pursuant to the powers and authorities delegated to the Board, or the regulations approved by virtue of such powers and authorities. The maximum amount of the penalty imposed for each violation shall be established pursuant to the Organic Act of each agency.
(3) Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations thereunder or fails to comply with any resolution, order or agreement of the Board shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and not greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. In addition to the fine imposed, the court may impose a penalty of restitution to cover any damages to the environment or third-party property.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 17; May 15, 2010, No. 54, § 1; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 17.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8107 - Special requirement

The Department of Transportation and Public Works, as well as the Highways and Transportation Authority are required to adopt the specifications of the Federal Highway Administration of the U. S. Department of Transportation to implement projects that use asphalt manufactured from recycled tires, and for the construction of public works.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 19, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8108 - Severability Clause

The provisions of this Act are independent from one another and should any of them be held unconstitutional by any court with competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect nor invalidate any of the remaining provisions, except that the judicial ruling expressly states so.
The provisions of this Act shall not be deemed inconsistent with the provisions of Act No. 161 of December 1, 2009. If they are inconsistent, the provisions of Act No. 161, supra, shall prevail.
History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 20, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 20.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8122 - Applicability

This subchapter, together with orders, resolutions, and regulations issued or promulgated by the Puerto Rico Energy Commission to enforce the goals established herein, shall apply to any person subject to the Renewable Portfolio Standard, whether imposed by means of federal or local legislation or regulations, to any electric power service company, sustainable renewable, alternative renewable or distributed renewable energy producer, as defined in this chapter, and any person who purchases, sells or otherwise transfers a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC), issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.1; Aug. 5, 2016, No. 133, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8122a - Net Metering Program Technological Modernization

(a) PREPA shall use net meters to measure the energy consumption of renewable energy systems interconnected to the grid so that said consumption can be measured remotely when such net meter is not physically accessible. Physical access to the net meter shall not be required at any stage of the interconnection process.
(b) PREPA shall create a website that allows for the electronic filing of any document required by the interconnection regulations in effect, including the Electrical Installation Certificate. Said website shall allow for the follow up of cases, the electronic signature of the Interconnection or Net Metering Agreement, and provide for online orientation and information material for any applicant who opts for signing the Net Metering Agreement electronically. The electronic signature shall constitute the formal consent of the applicant to all the terms and conditions of the Agreement and shall execute the agreement by and between PREPA and the customer. PREPA shall create such website within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the approval of this act.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, added as §. 2.2 en Aug. 5, 2016, No. 133, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8123 - Repealed. Act May 27, 2014, No. 57, § 7.03(d), effective May 27, 2014

History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.2; Repealed. Act.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8124 - Renewable portfolio standard

(a) For each calendar year between 2015 and 2035, each retail electricity supplier shall submit to the Commission proof of compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) For each calendar year between 2015 and 2035, the renewable portfolio standard applicable to each retail electricity supplier shall be the following percentage at minimum:
Mandatory Renewable Energy Percentage (%) 2015–2019 12.0 % 2020–2027 15.0 %
For the period comprised between 2028 and 2035, suppliers shall establish a progressive plan stating the annual percentages for such period and that reaches twenty percent (20%) by 2035.
(c) For each calendar year between 2015, and 2035, the sustainable renewable energy or alternative renewable energy percentage applicable to each retail electricity supplier shall be, at minimum, the percentage corresponding to such calendar year, as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The mandatory amount of sustainable renewable energy or alternative renewable energy applicable to a retail electricity supplier in a specific year shall be obtained by multiplying the percentage corresponding to said year, as provided in subsection (b) of this section, by the total amount of electric power, expressed in megawatt-hours (MWh), sold by the retail electricity supplier during the same calendar year.
(d) As necessary to comply with the renewable portfolio standard imposed by means of federal legislation and/or regulation, the Commission may limit, through regulations, the percentage of alternative renewable energy that may be used by a retail electricity supplier to prove compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable thereto during each calendar year.
(e) For purposes of showing compliance with this section, the amount of electric power sold during each calendar year by an electric power supplier derived from a hydroelectric facility shall not be accounted for as part of the total volume of electricity sold by the electric power service company during said year.
(f) All that pertains to the fixation of energy wheeling rates shall be made pursuant to the provisions of §§ 10641 et seq. of Title 13.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.3; Aug. 5, 2016, No. 133, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8126 - Administration—Powers and duties

In addition to the authorities vested onto the Administration by other laws, the Administration shall have the following powers to fully comply with the purposes of this chapter:
(a) To acquire and sell, and otherwise lawfully transfer the ownership of RECs.
(b) To add, eliminate or reclassify through regulations energy sources such as sustainable renewable energy sources or alternative renewable energy sources so as to maintain consistency with any mandatory goal or renewable portfolio standard imposed by means of federal legislation and/or regulation.
(c) To issue declaratory resolutions to determine whether a proposed energy source would qualify as a sustainable renewable energy source or alternative renewable energy source.
(d) To require the filing of a declaratory resolution application by any person interested in building an energy source.
(e) To develop and provide new financing alternatives and special incentives for the development of new sustainable renewable energy sources and alternative renewable energy sources.
(f) To develop and provide new financing alternatives and special incentives that allow for the applicable renewable portfolio standard to be exceeded in less time than that scheduled under this chapter.
(g) To prepare systematic analyses of the sustainable renewable energy programs and assess the analyses conducted by other government agencies, and recommend programs designed to fulfill the purposes of this chapter.
(h) To design and recommend specific electricity conservation proposals.
(i) To assist in the implementation of energy efficiency and conservation programs by individuals, agencies, or public and/or private corporations under its jurisdiction.
(j) To request any information related to the energy conservation measures designed, implemented, used or proposed by any retail electricity supplier so as to achieve energy conservation.
(k) To certify sustainable renewable energy sources or alternative renewable energy sources projects, and issue recommendations in connection with the location, equipment, and production structure, transmission lines, and any other component of a green energy system to be developed.
(l) To promulgate, amend or repeal regulations pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the procedures established in §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”.
(m) To implement any decision, determination, order, resolution, and regulation of the Commission.
(n) To enter into agreements and covenants with any entity with alike interests that have experience, and human resources, technicians, and laboratories specialized in the energy field, in order to facilitate and advice the Administration in performing its functions.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8127 - Declaratory resolutions

By petition of one or various persons interested in building an energy source, the Administration shall issue declaratory resolutions to determine and declare whether the energy source proposed by such person or group of persons shall be classified as a sustainable renewable energy or alternative renewable energy source once it is built. Furthermore, the Administration may require through order that the person interested in building an energy source shall file a declaratory resolution application. The Administration shall oversee compliance with the goal of reducing and stabilizing power costs and controlling the electricity price volatility in Puerto Rico, so as to benefit the general citizenry.
The municipalities may establish renewable energy source projects and, if interested, request the Administration to declare such project as a renewable energy source pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8128 - RECs—[Issuance] and certification

The Commission shall require the issue of RECs to sustainable renewable energy and alternative renewable energy producers through the renewables registry, as this term is defined in this chapter. To issue RECs, each sustainable renewable energy and alternative renewable energy producer shall maintain an agreement with the corresponding retail electricity supplier or the entity administering the electric power production reading network through meters. The retail electricity supplier or electric network administrator shall send to the renewables registry the information on the generation of each sustainable renewable energy and alternative renewable energy producers, pursuant to the provisions of the regulation adopted by the Commission.
In the event that a retail electricity supplier, in turn, produces sustainable renewable energy and/or alternative renewable energy, such producer shall be bound to prove before the renewables registry the independence between both functions.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8129 - RECs—Characteristics and market

(a) It is hereby set forth that RECs are personal property and tradable or negotiable commodities that may be purchased, sold, assigned, and/or transferred between persons for any lawful purpose.
(b) RECs to be issued annually by a renewables registry under this chapter shall indicate the total of megawatt-hour (MWh) of energy generated from a sustainable renewable energy and alternative renewable energy during the year in which the energy was generated, as well as the name of the source generating such energy. The ownership of each REC issued shall be held by the energy source that generated the electricity until the ownership of each REC is sold, assigned or otherwise lawfully transferred. Once the REC is presented to prove compliance with the Renewable Portfolio Standard, the Commission shall retire and cancel such REC.
(c) A REC market is hereby established to facilitate compliance with the renewable portfolio standard set forth herein. Any REC holder shall be entitled to negotiate, trade, publish, sell, and otherwise lawfully transfer or assign his/her REC ownership. The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico shall not have jurisdiction to regulate this market in any way.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8122 — 8133) › § 8130 - RECs—Processing

The Commission and the Administration may establish for each REC processed, a reasonable processing fee to be paid by a REC holder. The processing fee may be included in the value of each REC processed. Any revenue obtained through the processing fees imposed shall be used to carry out all proper and necessary actions that guarantee the attainment of the ends and purposes of this chapter.
The minimum value of each REC shall be the value established in the national market when conducting any legal business with the same.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter III - General Provisions (§§ 8134 — 8136) › § 8134 - Penalties for false information

Any person who knowingly furnishes, supplies, or sends false or incorrect information in any document, report, application, statement, and/or certification required under this chapter with the intent to deceit, shall incur a fourth degree felony, and upon conviction, he/she may be punished with imprisonment for a minimum term of six (6) months or a maximum term of five (5) years, in addition to the imposition of a ten thousand-dollar ($10,000) fine for each infringement.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 3.1.