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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 84 - Municipalization of Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez and Arecibo Stadiums (§§ 859 — 872) › § 866 - Responsibilities of the municipality

The acquiring municipality shall be responsible for carrying out the following actions as provided by the laws in effect:
(a) Grant certificates of construction of structures that do not appear in the Registry and introduce them to the Property Registry to be recorded as municipal property.
(b) Group together or segregate the plots of land if necessary.
(c) Determine the value of the structures through appraisals conducted or certified by the Municipal Tax Collection Center.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 537, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 84 - Municipalization of Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez and Arecibo Stadiums (§§ 859 — 872) › § 867 - Rights and duties of the Department

The Department reserves the following rights and duties:
(a) The Department reserves the right to meet its obligation of supervising the municipalities so they, in turn, meet their obligation of providing administrative, maintenance, sanitation and beautification services.
(b) The Department reserves the right to establish recreational and sports programming and hold activities in the transferred stadiums without having to pay fees for their use. Said activities must be coordinated with the municipality at least forty-five (45) days in advance. The municipality shall not enforce this reserved right in those stadiums where the municipality is conducting recurrent, programmed and well-attended activities.
(c) The Department shall have the subsidiary obligation of ensuring and providing the maintenance of the stadiums that are left unattended by the municipalities. Should the Department find itself in need of providing such maintenance, the same shall be chargeable to the municipality.
(d) The Department reserves the right to fine the municipality that fails to comply with the obligations established in this chapter, to issue orders to do or not to do and to adopt any other remedy, pursuant to the provisions of its Organic Act, §§ 444 et seq. of Title 3.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 537, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 84 - Municipalization of Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez and Arecibo Stadiums (§§ 859 — 872) › § 868 - Extinguishment of rights

Any lease contract, usufruct or transfer of jurisdictional competency executed between the Department and the municipality in effect at the time of the transfer of the stadiums shall be resolved through the extinguishment of rights.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 537, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 84 - Municipalization of Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez and Arecibo Stadiums (§§ 859 — 872) › § 869 - Legal liability

The Department retains legal liability in relation to any matter that may arise regarding the transferred property until the certification is signed. After that the municipality assumes said liability.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 537, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 84 - Municipalization of Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez and Arecibo Stadiums (§§ 859 — 872) › § 870 - Implementation of public policy

The transfer of the facilities to the municipalities in no way means the exclusion of the Department regarding the implementation of the public policy of the Commonwealth in the recreation and sports area, nor the loss of effectiveness of §§ 444 et seq. of Title 3.
In seeking to harmonize the position of the municipality as new title holder of the stadium properties which by virtue of this chapter are transferred, the Department is directed to regulate its function towards the municipalities within the term of one hundred and twenty (120) days pursuant to §§ 444 et seq. of Title 3, [to] the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, and to the obligations and rights contained in this chapter.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 537, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 84 - Municipalization of Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez and Arecibo Stadiums (§§ 859 — 872) › § 871 - Exclusions

The transfer of any land or plot of land for which it is herein provided, together with any facility built therein that because of its nature or use the Department indicates is not an integral part of the stadium because it serves an administrative function as Regional Office or for any other reason the Secretary may determine, is hereby expressly excluded.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 537, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 84 - Municipalization of Ponce, Caguas, Mayagüez and Arecibo Stadiums (§§ 859 — 872) › § 872 - Conflict

All those other laws and regulations that may be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter must, pursuant to law, be in harmony with the spirit and purpose of the latter so that the public policy herein set forth is not in the least impaired.
History —Sept. 30, 2004, No. 537, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890 - Culebra Conservation and Development; short title

Sections 890–890 l of this title shall be known as the “Culebra Conservation and Development Act”.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890a - Public policy and legislative intent

It is declared that the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is to preserve and maintain the ecological integrity of Culebra, including its keys, islets and surrounding waters and to insure that the continuous development of Culebra shall protect and conserve, to the maximum, its extraordinary natural environment which is part of Puerto Rico’s patrimony. To this end, it is advisable to have an entity which shall be in charge of the conservation and integral development of Culebra by all the adequate means, including, but without being limited to, the establishment of administration plans, rules and regulations, the possession and management of public lands, infrastructures and structures suitable to the establishment and execution of programs which tend to gain the best knowledge, preservation and sound use of the natural resources of Culebra.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890b - Definitions

The following terms, wherever they may be used or referred to in §§ 890-890l of this title, shall have the meaning stated below, except where context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Agency.— Any department, bureau, committee, board, office, dependency, municipality, instrumentality, public corporation, political subdivision or any other government body of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) Authority.— Culebra Conservation and Development Authority.
(c) Culebra.— The area lying between 18 degrees 15′ and 18 degrees 25′ north latitude and between 65 degrees 12′ and 65 degrees 25′ west longitude. This area includes the Island of Culebra and its keys, islets and surrounding waters.
(d) Departments.— The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created by §§ 151–163 of Title 3.
(e) Board.— The Governing Board of the Culebra Conservation and Development Authority.
(f) Person.— Any natural or juridical person, including any agency, as the same is defined in §§ 890–890 l of this title.
(g) Secretary.— The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
(h) Homestead.— Structure occupied as a main residence by one family or by one person who lives alone. There can only be one homestead for a specific family or person who lives alone. The home of bona fide residents shall be deemed as a homestead. A bona fide resident is that person or family that continuously resides in the residence owned by him/her during the entire year.
(i) Joint Report.— Document which establishes the philosophy, principles and rules relating to the transfer and administration of federal land exceeding the necessities of the Navy on the Island of Culebra and adjacent keys, submitted October 29, 1973 by the Governor of Puerto Rico and the United States Secretary of the Interior, to the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee of the United States Senate in compliance with a resolution of said Committee adopted June 16, 1971.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 3; Apr. 23, 1990, No. 6, p. 56, § 1; July 15, 2013, No. 59, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890e - Prohibitions

No agency shall approve any private work or project related to the island of Culebra that is in conflict with the plans and policies drafted and adopted by the Authority, as provided in subsection (b) of § 890c of this title. To such effects, the petitioner shall obtain a favorable endorsement from the Authority.
No development whatsoever shall be approved that may interfere with the free access of the public to the sea and beaches in any way, nor any such developments that may involve or imply the private or exclusive use, or both, of the sea and beaches in detriment or prejudice of the people’s legitimate right to the use and enjoyment thereof. As an exception, and taking into account the destruction caused by Hurricane Hugo, the reconstruction or repair of homesteads located in the maritime-land zone of the urban area of the township of Dewey affected by the path of Hurricane Hugo on September 18, 1989, for the use and residence of the petitioner, that the petitioner can show that he has occupied the same for such purposes in an uninterrupted manner from, or before June 22, 1975, up to September 18, 1989, is hereby authorized, without this provision enhancing or limiting the rights enjoyed by any person prior to the onslaught of Hurricane Hugo.
Any violation of the conditions for which the reconstruction or repair of those homesteads located in the maritime-land zone of the urban area of the township of Dewey is authorized, including the use for other purposes than a homestead, or the total or partial alienation of the same, shall entail the cancellation of the authorization granted pursuant to the provisions of §§ 890–890 l of this title. Nothing that is provided herein shall limit future actions by the Commonwealth for the implementation of a public policy for the use of the maritime-land zone areas.
The regulations and standards regulating the construction of buildings in Culebra shall prohibit the erection of structures that exceed the height of twelve (12) meters or four (4) stories in the urban zone, and nine (9) meters or three (3) stories in the rural area.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 6; Apr. 23, 1990, No. 6, p. 56, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890f - Guides and standards

In the exercise of its powers and obligations, the Authority shall consider the policy set forth in §§ 890–890 l of this title, the existing environmental legislation and the following general rules.
(a) Normal growth.— Should be encouraged for the purpose of raising the living standards of Culebra to the average level in the principal Island of Puerto Rico. Excessive growth shall be discouraged to avoid an increase in the population at a faster rate than the population growth in the principal Island of Puerto Rico.
(b) Consistent with the natural environment, every development of lands and construction projects shall respect the natural topography and the natural environment, reducing to the minimum the alterations thereof. The repair and reconstruction of homes may be carried out with durable materials that offer maximum security to their occupants.
(c) To mend the damage inflicted.— To eliminate not later than January 1, 1983 the following infringement to the natural conditions of Culebra:
(1) The outflow of waste into the waters of Culebra.
(2) The illegal possession, use or enjoyment of public lands in Culebra. A lot should be furnished to those families who on October 27, 1973, date of the Joint Report, had their homesteads located illegally or clandestinely on federal land to be transferred to the Authority, as provided in said Report and on land of public ownership or patrimonial of the Commonwealth.
(3) The Board shall take the necessary steps to remove the explosive devices from the areas used for shooting practice by the United States Navy.
(d) Consistency with the best use of lands and waters.— The use of the lands and waters should be consistent with the purpose set forth in said Joint Report for the different areas of Culebra. To that end, the following basic purposes of public policy should be borne in mind:
(1) The areas of public lands of exceptional importance as habitat of wild life or ecological associations should be reserved for biological preservation or the preservation of wild life.
(2) The public land remaining after wild life shelters are designated, that which is best adapted to recreation shall be designated as recreational areas for the enjoyment of the Culebra residents and visitors. All recreation facilities shall be in harmony with the purpose of preserving the quality of these resources. Great care should be taken to preserve the recreational values of these areas and of the surrounding waters.
(3) The development of Culebra should be kept in moderate densities within the town areas. Neither the quantity nor quality of the development should be allowed to impair the unique natural resources of Culebra.
(4) Those public areas which are not set aside specifically for wild life shelters, recreational or development purposes, should be designated for agricultural purposes as areas of conservation.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 7; Apr. 23, 1990, No. 6, p. 56, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890g - Property and declaration of public utility

The Authority is empowered to acquire real property by condemnation, as provided by §§ 2901–2913 of Title 32. All personal or real property or the rights over it that the Authority may use or need in the accomplishment of its purposes are declared of public utility.
In the event the Authority decides to lease or sell land acquired by condemnation, the former owners or adjacent owners shall have priority to acquire it by lease or sale, the manner established in Act No. 441 of May 14, 1947, as amended.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890h - Transfers

The Governor is authorized to transfer to the Authority, on recommendation of the Board, the functions, funds, property, personnel and files of the departments, divisions and dependencies of the Commonwealth Government that are conforming; that relate to or may be necessary or advisable for the exercise of the functions of the Authority described in §§ 890–890 l of this title. Every transfer shall be made by the Governor by Executive Order.
The Authority and the municipality shall determine by mutual agreement the original urban nucleus which constituted the town of Dewey, agreeing on the boundaries of its urban extension and the additional urban area that may be necessary for the purposes of the best municipal evolution. The Authority shall transfer to the municipality, from the land which may be transferred to it by the United States Government, the aforesaid land. These lands transferred to the municipality shall be used for its own purposes and to guarantee to the families who have in those areas bona fide residences the uninterrupted enjoyment of the land they are occupying, in the manner most convenient to the Authority and to the municipality and with the necessary safeguards for the compliance, at all times, with the purposes of §§ 890–890 l of this title.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890i - Titles and land boundaries

The Authority shall take steps and see to the clearance of all titles and the delimitation of the areas and boundaries of the land that may be transferred by the United States or any of its departments, agencies or instrumentalities or by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any of its agencies.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890j - Fees and taxes, exemption

Property belonging to the Authority and any interest that the latter may have in any property shall be exempt from the payment of any kind of state or municipal fees, taxes, duties or imports or that may be imposed by law. This exemption includes the notarial fee for the execution of any kind of document, the prosecution of judicial proceedings of any sort or the issuance of registration certificates and the inscriptions in the different sections of the Registry of Property of Puerto Rico.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890k - Funds, deposit

All the money of the Authority shall be deposited in banking institutions accepted for deposit of the Commonwealth funds, but they shall be kept in a separate account or accounts and entered in the name of the Authority. The disbursements shall be made by the Authority in accordance with its own regulations and budgets.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890k-1 - Relation to other laws

Nothing that is provided in §§ 890–890 l of this title should be construed as revoking, amending or modifying the rights of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the common or public dominion assets of the People of Puerto Rico found in the Civil Code, the Spanish Act for Puerto Rico, extended to Puerto Rico in 1886, nor in any other legal provision.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, added as § 13 on Apr. 23, 1990, No. 6, p. 56, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890k-2 - Benefits in cases of future phenomena

The benefits of §§ 890–890 l of this title shall be extended to the residents already covered by it in case they are affected in a similar manner by any natural phenomena that occurs in the future, but only until the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico determines the full implementation of the provisions of §§ 890d, 890e and 890f of this title.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, added as § 14 on Apr. 23, 1990, No. 6, p. 56, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85 - Island of Culebra (§§ 881-888 — 890l) › § 890l - Penalties

Any person who violates any of the provisions of §§ 890–890 l of this title or the regulations that may be approved in due time by the Authority, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment in jail for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
For each one of the days that the violation subsists, as provided in the preceding paragraph, it shall be deemed that a separate offense has been committed.
History —June 22, 1975, No. 66, p. 153, § 13, renumbered as § 15 on Apr. 23, 1990, No. 6, p. 56, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms or phrases shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow:
(a) Special Economic Development Zone.— Means the territorial area comprised by the territorial extension under the domain of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the municipality of Vieques and the territorial extension of the Isle of Culebra, taking into account the need to promote the economic development of both islands in an orderly and balanced manner.
(b) Consulting group.— Means the team of professionals created in § 891b of this title.
(c) Interagency group.— Means the interagency task force constituted by several public officials and created in § 891g of this title, to assess the economic conditions of Vieques and Culebra, and design an integral economic development plan for both municipalities.
(d) Eligible project.— Means any private investment made by investors, corporations or enterprises that generate two or more jobs and new productive activities.
(e) Eligible occupations.— Means those occupations of greatest demand in the job market of the special economic development zone.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891a - Establishment

During a period of time not greater than one hundred and eighty (180) days counting from the date of approval of this act, the Puerto Rico Planning Board shall delimit all the territory comprised in the Island Municipality of Culebra and the territory under the domain of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the Island Municipality of Vieques as a special economic development zone. The Department of Economic Development and Commerce, in coordination with the Puerto Rico Planning Board and with representatives of both municipalities, shall establish an economic development plan with regulations, and the special application of regulations that shall govern the use of land, buildings and other commercial establishments, as well as the special communities program, the health reform, the educational reform and all matters related to infrastructure and tourism, among others. The special economic development zone shall be deemed to be created when the necessary development plans and regulations are adopted according to the new uses and projects to be carried out, as defined in this chapter.
The tax benefits granted in §§ 891c–891e of this title shall take effect upon the approval of this act. The Department of Economic and Commercial Development shall certify the enterprises that are to be eligible for the tax benefits established in this chapter, provided they are subject to the planning regulations in effect for the special economic development zone.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891b - Consulting group

The Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, in coordination with the Commissioner of Vieques and Culebra Affairs, the Chairperson of the Planning Board and the Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of Municipal Affairs shall organize a special consulting group that shall study the economic condition of both island municipalities and shall make an inventory of resources and physical and human assets that have a potential for economic development. This group of consultants shall include representation of the citizenry of both municipalities and shall have the responsibility of generating recommendations so that the Department of Economic Development and Commerce can establish an integrated economic development plan for the zone.
This group shall also recommend the public policy to be adopted by the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its dependencies regarding the economic development of said zone, and shall determine what shall constitute an eligible project.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891c - Property tax exemption

All the projects that have been declared eligible by the consulting group that are established within a period of five (5) years after the delimitation of the special economic development zone, as provided in this chapter, shall be entitled to an exemption of fifty percent (50%) and up to one hundred percent (100%), created by municipal ordinance, on the property tax levied for a term of twenty-five (25) years pursuant to §§ 5001 et seq. of this title, known as the “Municipal Property Tax Act of 1991”. The exemption shall take effect as of January 1, following the year in which the business or enterprise is begun. The Municipal Revenues Collection Center shall establish, through regulations, the procedure to receive this exemption.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891d - Job incentives

Every business or industry established or to be established in the special economic development zone during a five-year period counting from the effectiveness of this act, shall be entitled to a special deduction on taxable income equal to ten percent (10%) of the applicable minimum wage for each new job created. This deduction shall be in addition to any other granted by law and shall be for a term of five (5) years. In order to be entitled to this deduction, it shall be necessary that the newly created job:
(1) Does not eliminate or substitute a job that existed before or after the approval of this act;
(2) is a full-time time, 40-hour a week job, and
(3) is held continuously by the same person for a period of not less six (6) months of a tax year.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891e - Incentives for business and industries

(a) Every business or industry that is established in the special economic development zone in the period comprised from the designation of said zone and ten (10) years after the same, shall be entitled for purposes of computing the income tax to a special ten percent (10%) deduction of the rent paid, for a term of ten (10) years. This deduction shall be in addition to any other granted by law, and shall not apply to successor businesses nor to sublessors.
(b) One half (½) of the net income obtained from the sale of services and industrial, tourist, cultural and agricultural products produced in the special economic development zone shall be exempted from the payment of income taxes. In order to take advantage of these benefits, these sales must take place within a period of thirty (30) years counting from the date in which they avail themselves of the benefits of this chapter. The Department of the Treasury shall establish the procedure for businesses to avail themselves of this exemption through regulations.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891f - Access to financing

The Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico, at its discretion, may grant a secured loan, during a period of ten (10) years counting from the effectiveness of this act, to the developers of the projects it deems are viable. The Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico shall secure the loans granted by means of insurance. The funds to nourish the insurance may arise from the collection of five percent (5%) of the value of the mortgage loans granted in the special economic development zone.
The Bank shall submit a special report to the Legislature with an evaluation of its participation in the granting of loans and the securities authorized by this chapter, including a list of the petitions received, as well as its determination with regard to the same.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891g - Interagency task force—Establishment

A special interagency task force is hereby created to be presided by the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, who shall have the responsibility of coordinating the solution of situations and problems related to the rendering of public services, the granting of permits and the application of the regulations in the special economic development zone.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891h - Interagency task force—Assessment

This group shall be constituted by the mayors of Vieques and Culebra, the Commissioner of Affairs of Vieques and Culebra, and the Executive Director of the Ports Authority; and the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce. The residents of Vieques and Culebra shall be entitled to request a meeting with the interagency task force, by petition of twenty-five (25) residents or bona fide enterprises established in the special economic development zone.
The interagency task force shall render an annual report on its actions and recommendations to the President and Speaker of the Legislative Bodies. The report shall include details of the problems and situations of the municipal urban centers in which it has intervened, the strategies adopted and the solutions obtained, priorities, work plans, unsolved problems, achievements and suggestions of legislative reforms.
The Secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce shall render a report to the Legislature after three (3) years of the effectiveness of the tax exemptions provided in this chapter.
Said report shall contain an analysis of the effect the designation of the zone has had and the effects of the tax incentives established by this chapter for the development of the island municipalities, especially in the municipal urban centers, as well as the inventory of housing units created or rehabilitated therein, the number of properties that availed themselves of the provisions of this chapter, and any other pertinent information, so that the Legislature can conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the incentives offered by this chapter. Said report shall offer recommendations regarding the desirability, if any, of additional measures for the development of the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891i - Disclosure

The Municipal Revenues Collection Center, the Puerto Rico Planning Board and the mayors of the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra shall adopt all pertinent measures to disclose the provisions of this chapter. Said measures shall be taken immediately after the approval of this act.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85A - Special Vieques-Culebra Economic Development Zone (§§ 891 — 891j) › § 891j - Transfer of funds

The entities of the interagency task force created by § 891g of this title, are hereby authorized to transfer funds from their respective operating budgets to initiate the studies needed in order to commence the implementation of this chapter. For subsequent years, the resources needed to comply with these purposes shall be consigned in the General Budget of Operating Expenses of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Aug. 10, 2002, No. 153, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85B - Northern Industrial Corridor (§§ 892 — 894) › § 892 - Definition of the region

The region shall be comprised of the following municipalities: Dorado, Toa Baja, Toa Alta, Vega Baja, Vega Alta, Manatí, Ciales, Barceloneta, Morovis, Camuy, Hatillo and Arecibo.
History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 284, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85B - Northern Industrial Corridor (§§ 892 — 894) › § 893 - Strategic Plan

It is hereby provided that the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company and the Cooperative Investment and Development Fund (FIDECOOP, Spanish acronym) shall prepare by March 30, 2010, a strategic plan for the industrial and cooperative movement promotion of the northern region to define the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges encountered by the municipalities of the region. Said Plan shall be submitted to the Governor, as well as to the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, through the office of the Secretary and the Clerk for their knowledge and pertinent action.
This strategic plan shall include, without being limited to, the following components:
(a) A macroeconomic evaluation of the entire region.
(b) An inventory of the industrial and cooperative establishments operating in the region segmented according to the industrial classification index and the number of jobs.
(c) An account of the effectiveness of the tax exemption decrees in effect and the dates of expiration.
(d) An inventory of all the vacant industrial establishments in the region.
(e) An analysis of the infrastructure needs of the region.
(f) An account of the projects promoted by PRIDCO and FIDECOOP for the region.
(g) An analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges faced by the region.
History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 284, § 4; Oct. 17, 2009, No. 122, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85C - Development and Protection of Culebra and Vieques (§§ 895 — 895g) › § 895a - Functions

The functions of the Office of the Special Commissioner shall be performed by the mayors of the respective municipalities in cooperation with the officer acting as Assistant or Interagency Coordinator of Municipal Affairs of the Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico, as the Governor shall determine.
History —June 13, 2006, No. 114, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85C - Development and Protection of Culebra and Vieques (§§ 895 — 895g) › § 895b - Transfer of real estate and personal property

All real property acquired by the Office of the Special Commissioner and located in the Vieques and Culebra municipalities shall be transferred to the municipality in which the specific property is located. With respect to personal property, the Director of the General Services Office shall issue a sworn property report within thirty (30) days after the approval of this act and shall remit a copy thereof within the same term to the Legislature, the Department of the Treasury, the Office of the Comptroller and to the municipal governments of Vieques and Culebra, without this being an exclusion from compliance with any other similar provision related to the disclosure of reports of the property of the agencies or instrumentalities. It is also Provided, That the Director of the General Services Office shall have a term of thirty (30) days from the [issuance] of the sworn property report to transfer the personal property in a manner that is of equal value to the island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, and within said term, he/she shall report the conclusion of the transfer to the Legislature, the Department of the Treasury, the Office of the Comptroller and the municipal governments of Vieques and Culebra. The previously described procedure shall not apply to personal property owned by the Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra that is in use by any other agency or instrumentality of the Government of Puerto Rico on January 31, 2006, which shall be transferred to the agency or instrumentality in which it is located.
History —June 13, 2006, No. 114, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85C - Development and Protection of Culebra and Vieques (§§ 895 — 895g) › § 895c - Transfer of funds; obligations

Any budget surplus, fund, or remainder from the previously approved budget in effect in the name of the Office of the Special Commissioner on the effective date of this act, shall be transferred in equal terms between the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra to be used in social and economic development programs and activities; any account or fund previously designated in the Office for activities in one of the municipalities and which is not encumbered for the payment of obligations, shall be transferred to said municipality. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall assume any outstanding obligations incurred by the Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra when this act takes effect.
History —June 13, 2006, No. 114, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85C - Development and Protection of Culebra and Vieques (§§ 895 — 895g) › § 895d - Offices

In the exercise of their powers under the Autonomous Municipalities Act, §§ 4001 et seq. of this title, the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra may create their own joint interagency coordination offices and socioeconomic development bodies under the mechanism of municipal consortium.
History —June 13, 2006, No. 114, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85C - Development and Protection of Culebra and Vieques (§§ 895 — 895g) › § 895e - No guarantee for salaries or positions

None of the provisions of this chapter shall be understood as binding the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra to guarantee the positions or salaries of any officers or employees of the Office of the Special Commissioner.
History —June 13, 2006, No. 114, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85C - Development and Protection of Culebra and Vieques (§§ 895 — 895g) › § 895f - Relocation of personnel

The designating authority of the Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra, with the advice of the Office of Human Resources of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall expeditiously and without delays seek:
(a) To relocate the personnel of the Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra that had been filling regular career service positions with permanent duties up to January 31, 2006, to other agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico.
(b) To relocate confidential employee status personnel of the Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra that were entitled to reinstatement as of January 31, 2006, pursuant to the provisions of § 1465a of Title 3, to other agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico. These shall remain in their positions with that status until the designating authority decides to reinstate them under the status of career employees.
The relocation shall be conducted taking into account the duties performed by each employee in the Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra. These employees shall be relocated to agencies in which there is a need for such personnel and the Office of Management and Budget shall identify the necessary funds for the relocation of employees entitled thereto, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and shall transfer said funds to those agencies to which these employees shall be relocated.
The personnel relocated shall conserve the same rights and benefits to which they were entitled at the time of the transfer, as well as the rights and obligations with respect to any pension or retirement or savings and loan funds system.
The classification, reclassification and compensation of the positions shall be established in accordance with the classification and compensation plans applicable in the corresponding agency of the Government of Puerto Rico. Transferred employees shall meet the minimum classification requirements for the positions to which their functions are assigned.
History —June 13, 2006, No. 114, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85C - Development and Protection of Culebra and Vieques (§§ 895 — 895g) › § 895g - Contractual obligations

The approval of this chapter shall in no way affect or undermine the obligations assumed pursuant to Act No. 34 of January 18, 2000, as amended, known as the “Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra Act”, which is hereby repealed, especially the obligations contracted by said Office with any state, federal or international security agency. Neither shall this chapter undermine any procedure or action initiated under the norms or provisions of any regulations adopted pursuant to said act and still in effect at the time of its repeal. Those procedures or actions, if any, shall continue to be processed until their final resolution, pursuant to the provisions under which they were initiated.
Likewise, this chapter shall not invalidate the contracts duly executed by the Office of the Special Commissioner for Vieques and Culebra which are in effect at the time of its approval, if any, which shall continue to be in effect until the date established for their termination, unless the clauses therein are contrary to the provisions of this chapter or [may be] canceled on a previous date, if it is so allowed by the contract in question.
History —June 13, 2006, No. 114, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85D - Mountain Region Socioeconomic Development Corridor Act (§§ 896 — 896c) › § 896 - Public policy

It shall be the public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico to promote the industrial and cooperative development of the various regions and municipal governments in all that pertains to economic and industrial development, and to provide the necessary resources to make sustainable economic growth feasible.
History —May 26, 2010, No. 39, § 2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85D - Mountain Region Socioeconomic Development Corridor Act (§§ 896 — 896c) › § 896a - Definition of the region

The region shall be composed of the following municipalities: Adjuntas, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Barranquitas, Cayey, Ciales, Cidra, Comerío, Corozal, Florida, Jayuya, Lares, Las Marías, Maricao, Morovis, Naranjito, San Sebastián, Orocovis, Utuado, and Villalba.
History —May 26, 2010, No. 39, § 3, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-ONE - Municipalities (§§ 1-4 — 6756) › Subtitle 3 - General Provisions (§§ 621-639 — 1100a) › Chapter 85D - Mountain Region Socioeconomic Development Corridor Act (§§ 896 — 896c) › § 896b - Strategic plan

It is hereby provided that the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), the Investment and Cooperative Development Fund (FIDECOOP, Spanish acronym), the Cooperatives Commissioner, the Cooperative Development Commission, and the mayors of the municipalities included in the provisions of this chapter, shall devise, within one (1) year as of the approval of this act, a strategic plan for the industrial and cooperative promotion of the Central Region in order to define the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges faced by the municipalities of the region. Such Plan shall be submitted to the Governor of Puerto Rico and to the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico through the office of the Secretary and the Clerk, as applicable, for their information and appropriate action.
This Strategic Plan shall include, without being limited to, the following components:
(a) A macroeconomic evaluation of the entire region.
(b) An inventory of the industrial establishments and cooperatives operating in the region, segmented according to the industrial classification index and the number of jobs.
(c) An account of the effectiveness of the tax exemption decrees in effect and their expiration dates.
(d) An inventory of vacant industrial establishments in the region.
(e) An analysis of the infrastructure needs of the region.
(f) An account of the projects promoted by PRIDCO and FIDECOOP for the region.
(g) An analysis of the economic or other strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats faced by the region.
Provided, That the Strategic Plan for the industrial and cooperative promotion of the central region to be devised by the bodies provided herein shall take into account municipal territorial plans.
History —May 26, 2010, No. 39, § 4, eff. July 1, 2010.