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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 91 - Public-Private Partnerships Act (§§ 2601 — 2623) › § 2616 - Use of initial or periodic payments of a partnership

In the event that a partnership contract, after having defrayed the costs incurred by the Authority, the partnering government entity or the Bank as part of the process of evaluating, selecting, negotiating, and executing such partnership contract, generates an initial payment or periodic payments to the partnering government entity or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico by the contractor under the partnership contract, such payments may only be employed for any of the following uses:
(a) To pay debts of any kind, even operational debts, of the partnering government entity;
(b) to pay debts of any kind, even operational debts, of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(c) to create a capital investment fund for the capital improvement program of the partnering government entity or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in which case, such payment shall be remitted by such partnering government entity to the Bank, which shall deposit such money into an account created for such purpose;
(d) to create a fund whose purpose shall be to repay the line of credit granted by the Bank to the Authority to cover its operating expenses and to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, pursuant to the provisions of § 2605(a)(8) of this title, and to refund or compensate the amounts expended, paid, or advanced by the Bank to meet the obligations incurred by any partnering government entity under a partnership contract. The Bank shall consult with the Office of Management and Budget and submit to the Governor its recommendations together with those of the Office of Management and Budget concerning the best use of the initial payment or the periodic payments arising out of the partnership contract. Such payment shall be used as finally approved by the Governor. In the case of a small scale project that generates an initial payment or periodic payments, said payment shall be used as provided in this section, but said use need only be recommended by the Bank and approved by the Board of the Authority and the partnering government agency. The use of the funds corresponding to the General Fund must be authorized by the Legislative Assembly.
History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 17; Dec. 19, 2014, No. 237, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 91 - Public-Private Partnerships Act (§§ 2601 — 2623) › § 2618 - Inapplicability of certain laws

(a) Exemption from the Government Accounting Act.— The Authority and all partnership contracts shall be exempted from the provisions of §§ 283–283p of Title 3, known as the “Puerto Rico Government Accounting Act”.
(b) Exemption from the Antitrust Act.— For the purposes of this chapter, the main activity of a partnership contract shall not be deemed to be a contract that has the effect of substantially diminishing competition or leading to the creation of a monopoly. However, any action conducted beyond the scope of the partnership contract and any contracting by the contractor with other nongovernmental entities shall be governed by §§ 257 et seq. of Title 10, the “Antitrust Act”. Partnership contracts may not restrain free trade by third parties in activities that are secondary, ancillary or subsidiary to the primary activity established in such contracts.
(c) Exemption from the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act.— All procedures and actions authorized under this chapter, including but not limited to procedures and actions in connection with the approval of regulations, the determination of projects for the establishment of partnerships, the selection of proposals, and the award of partnership contracts, are hereby exempted from all of the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
(d) Exemption from §§ 8611–8615 of Title 3.— The Authority and the partnering government entities shall comply with subsections (a)-(k) and (n)-(p) of § 8615 of Title 3, and shall be exempted from compliance with the remaining provisions of such sections.
(e) Exemption from certain requirements for government contracting.— All government entities that are parties to a partnership are hereby exempted from compliance with the provisions on contracting and bidding contained in their organic acts, the pertinent special laws or any corresponding regulation, including any obligation or requirement that compels contracting or bidding through the General Services Administration. As to partnerships, only the provisions of the regulation adopted by the Authority under this chapter shall apply.
History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 91 - Public-Private Partnerships Act (§§ 2601 — 2623) › § 2620 - Tax exemption for the Authority

The Authority shall not be required to pay any tax or levy on any goods acquired or to be acquired by such Authority, nor on its operations or activities, or on income received on account of any of its operations or activities.
History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 91 - Public-Private Partnerships Act (§§ 2601 — 2623) › § 2621 - Joint Committee on Public-Private Partnerships

The Joint Committee on Public-Private Partnerships of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is hereby created, to be composed of five (5) senators and five (5) representatives. Among these, one (1) member of every minority political party represented in each House shall be appointed. Initially, the position of Chair of the Committee shall be held by one (1) of the senators designated by the Presiding Officer. Such designation shall be alternated every quadrennial with the House of Representatives.
The Joint Committee shall have jurisdiction to:
(a) Examine, investigate, evaluate, and study all matters relative to public-private partnerships, including, but not limited to, the provisions of § 2608(b)(2) of this title;
(b) evaluate and recommend any public-private partnership proposal not included into the priority projects established in § 2602 of this title;
(c) recommend the use of funds from the General Fund, as provided in § 2616(d) of this title, in which case, the Committee shall make its recommendation to the Committees with jurisdiction over budgetary affairs on both Legislative Houses; discharge any other function entrusted through a Concurrent Resolution, and
(d) Provided, further, That, in seeking to protect the public interest, every three (3) years, the Joint Committee on Public-Private Partnerships shall review the need and convenience of this chapter and submit a report to the Governor and the Legislative Houses.
The Joint Committee shall approve bylaws within a term not greater than twenty (20) days as of the date of approval of this act. Such bylaws shall contain any norms, procedures, and considerations as necessary to discharge the various tasks entrusted thereto. Based on the tasks entrusted, the Joint Committee created herein shall prepare and submit any such reports as necessary, in order to keep both Legislative Houses apprised of the results, recommendations, and conclusions gathered in the course of discharging such tasks.
The employees of the Joint Committee shall be subject to the provisions of the Personnel Regulations for each Legislative House, as per the body holding the Chair of the Committee. Joint Committee expenses shall be chargeable to the General Budget Fund of the Commonwealth Treasury. To defray such expenses, the sum of one hundred, seventy-six thousand dollars ($176,000) shall be appropriated and set forth in the Joint Resolution of the General Budget of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 22; Oct. 18, 2012, No. 297, § 1; June 4, 2013, No. 26, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 91 - Public-Private Partnerships Act (§§ 2601 — 2623) › § 2622 - Applicability of the Ethics in Government Act

The Ethics in Government Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Act No. 12 of July 24, 1985, as amended, particularly the Code of Ethics under Article III of said Act, shall apply to all members of the Board of Directors of the Authority, including public interest representatives, directors, officers, and employees of the Authority, members of the Partnership Committees, the Board of Directors, and officials and employees of the partnering government entity.
The members of the Board of Directors of the Authority; the members serving as alternates to public interest representatives in the Board of Directors of the Authority, when substituting the latter; the members of the Board of Directors of the partnering government entity or the persons onto whom these delegate; and the members of Partnership Committees, even those who render their services for no pay or who receive per diems only, shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter IV of the Ethics in Government Act concerning the submittal of financial reports. Likewise, the executives of the Authority, the Bank or the partnering government entity who are appointed by the Partnership Committee to negotiate a partnership contract must comply with the provisions of Chapter IV of the Ethics in Government Act. The same obligation shall be placed on the executive official onto whom the Governor may delegate the authority to approve a partnership contract through an Executive Order, or the person onto whom the Board of Directors of the partnering government entity delegates the authority to sign a partnership contract. Furthermore, employees and officials of the Authority, the Bank, and the partnering government entity, or persons on assignment in the aforementioned government entities, with functions regarding the partnerships, such as the inspection and oversight of operational compliance under the terms and conditions agreed under the partnership contract or who are in charge of supervising the performance of the agreed endeavor, shall be under the obligation to submit financial reports.
History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 23.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 91 - Public-Private Partnerships Act (§§ 2601 — 2623) › § 2623 - Provisions in conflict rendered ineffective

In the event that the provisions of this chapter are in conflict with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.
History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 24.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2631 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated in this section:
(a) Commission.— Shall mean the Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico.
(b) Party buses.— Shall mean any activity that takes place in a passenger group transportation vehicle with a capacity of ten (10) or more persons and whose interior has been prepared for parties and celebrations.
(c) License.— Shall mean the certification issued to all operators by the Public Service Commission of Puerto Rico.
(d) Operator.— Shall mean any natural or juridical person authorized by the Public Service Commission to operate a motor vehicle devoted to the rendering of party bus services.
(e) Vehicle.— Shall mean any automobile, bus, or means of transport devoted to the rendering of party bus services.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2632 - Purpose of the act

The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the activities of any person, company or entity engaged in the party bus business in Puerto Rico. As of the date of approval of this act, any party bus activities shall be subject to the provisions thereof and to the regulations adopted thereunder by the Commission.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2633 - Rulemaking authority

The Public Service Commission is hereby authorized, in coordination with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, to adopt the necessary regulations that shall apply to the party bus businesses within a term not to exceed ninety (90) days as of the approval of this act.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2634 - Rulemaking guidelines

The regulations promulgated by the Commission must cover all areas relevant to the regulation of any vehicle that is used as a party bus. Some of the aspects and provisions that the aforementioned regulations must cover are the following:
(a) The regulations must establish the necessary requirements for the issuing and renewal of licenses for operators of party bus vehicles. As part of the requirements, any person, company, or entity interested in engaging in the party bus business shall have the insurance coverage deemed appropriate by the Commission.
(b) Vehicles used by any person, company, or entity that is engaged in the party bus business, or that is interested in engaging in said business, shall be subject to an annual inspection conducted by the Commission.
(c) The Commission shall establish a process whereby persons can file complaints or claims against any person, company, or entity engaged in the party bus business.
(d) The regulations must include the parameters that shall govern party bus activities, such as:
(1) The speed limit.
(2) The roads party buses are allowed on, expressly excluding travel on expressways while a party is underway.
(3) The number of persons that can be transported in a vehicle.
(4) The prohibition against the consumption of alcoholic beverages when there are persons under the age of eighteen (18) traveling in the vehicle.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2635 - Extension of applicable laws

Party bus activities shall be subject to the provisions of law that apply within the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of eighteen (18).
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2636 - Obtaining a license

Any person, company, or entity that engages in the party bus business shall have a license issued by the Commission, which shall be renewed annually and shall have a fee to be determined by the Commission in the regulations it adopts to such effect.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2637 - Existing businesses

Any person or company that has a business, property, or facility engaged in the party bus business as of the approval of this act shall have a term of thirty (30) days as of the adoption of the regulations promulgated by the Commission to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2638 - Penalties and request for review

Any person, company, or entity that fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations promulgated by the Commission shall be subject to the following penalties, as applicable:
(a) For the first violation of any of the regulated conducts, a fine in an amount that shall not be less than five hundred dollars ($500), as determined by the Public Service Commission in its Regulations.
(b) For a second violation of any of the regulated conducts, the license issued by the Commission shall be revoked.
(c) Any other penalty established by the Commission.
The Public Service Commission shall establish a review mechanism whereby any person, company, or entity engaged in the Party Bus business may file a request for review within thirty (30) days from the time the fine is imposed or from the notice of the suspension of the license.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2639 - Jurisdiction of law enforcement officers

Any law enforcement officer, as well as the Puerto Rico Police, the Puerto Rico Municipal Police, and Inspectors of the Public Service Commission or of the Department of Transportation and Public Works may intervene in the case of a violation of this chapter or the applicable regulations.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2640 - Activities under the Jurisdiction of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company

The Puerto Rico Tourism Company is the government entity with the specialized knowledge to develop and promote the tourism industry in Puerto Rico; therefore, none of the provisions of this chapter shall alter the special jurisdiction that it may have over any person, company, or entity engaged in the party bus business, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 6754 et seq. of Title 23, better known as the “Puerto Rico Tourist Ground Transportation Act”.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-SEVEN - Public Service (§§ 1 — 2641) › PART V - Regulation of Public Services (§§ 2601 — 2641) › Chapter 92 - Puerto Rico Special Party Bus Regulatory Act (§§ 2631 — 2641) › § 2641 - Power of municipalities to legislate on the matter

The approval of this chapter shall not impair or affect the power or jurisdiction of the municipalities to legislate on the matter for the purpose of regulating this activity within their territorial limits.
History —Sep. 13, 2012, No. 244, § 14.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 1 - Conveyance of real property—By Commonwealth to public instrumentality or authority

In all cases where, according to law, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico must convey real property to one of the public instrumentalities or authorities, the assignment shall be executed by virtue of a certificate issued by the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works in the name and on behalf of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, on which certificate shall appear a description of the property, the notation of its entry in the property registry, the fact that the same has ceased to be of public utility for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the use to which same is to be devoted by the corresponding public instrumentality or authority; Provided, That the registrars of property shall take cognizance of such certificate and make the registration of the title in favor of the assignee.
History —Apr. 18, 1952, No. 95, p. 182, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 2 - Conveyance of real property—Between public instrumentalities or authorities

The conveyance of real estate by a public authority or instrumentality in favor of another shall be carried out through a public deed which shall be executed by the chief executive of the contracting authorities.
History —Apr. 18, 1952, No. 95, p. 182, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 3 - Conveyance of real property—By public instrumentality or authority to Commonwealth

The conveyance of real estate by a public authority or instrumentality in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be carried out by virtue of a public deed, the chief executive of the public authority or instrumentality concerned to appear in behalf thereof, and the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works to appear in representation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Apr. 18, 1952, No. 95, p. 182, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 4 - Conveyance of real property—Between Commonwealth and municipality or political subdivision

The conveyance of real estate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to a municipality or political subdivision, or vice versa, shall be carried out by virtue of a public deed to be executed by the mayor of the municipality concerned, and by the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works in behalf and in representation of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Apr. 18, 1952, No. 95, p. 182, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 5 - Conveyance of real property—Powers to dispose of property not affected

Nothing contained in §§ 1—5 of this title shall be understood as altering or in any way modifying the faculties and powers which the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions and public agencies and instrumentalities, or the municipalities, have under existing legislation to dispose of their real property.
History —Apr. 18, 1952, No. 95, p. 182, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 15 - Sale or lease of public lands occupied and held in usufruct by private persons

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to set apart all those public lands which, when they are surveyed, are found to be occupied and held in usufruct under title of owners, by private persons, this provision being made extensive to the lands already surveyed.
History —May 2, 1940, No. 125, p. 738, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 16 - Sale or lease of public lands occupied and held in usufruct by private persons—Sale to occupants; price

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works may lease or sell, with the approval of the Governor upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Justice, such lands so separated, to their respective occupants. The purchaser shall pay as a selling price the amount of the assessment made for the purposes of sale by the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico; Provided, That the proceeds of the sale or lease shall be covered into the Treasury in the Homestead Special Fund.
History —May 2, 1940, No. 125, p. 738, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 17 - Sale or lease of public lands occupied and held in usufruct by private persons—Reacquisition by Commonwealth

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may reacquire, for the purposes of public utility and necessity, during the five (5) years following its sale, any land sold in accordance with the provisions of §§ 15—17 of this title, at a price per unit of meters or cuerdas that shall not exceed that paid by the purchaser.
History —May 2, 1940, No. 125, p. 738, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 18 - Lease of beaches for recreation and tourist facilities

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to make grants upon lease to natural or [juridical] persons for the development and utilization of particular sections of the beach for purposes of recreation and touristic facilities, provided all of the following conditions are complied with:
(a) The grants made shall be approved by the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the Planning Board, the Secretary of Sports and Recreation, and the Economic Development Administrator.
(b) The grants authorized by §§ 18 and 19 of this title shall be limited to grants for bathing resorts, hotels, restaurants, and other recreational centers the conditions of which are such that they may be utilized for touristic purposes and offer to the public adequate facilities.
(c) The projects submitted under §§ 18 and 19 of this title for the construction of facilities for the development and utilization of the beaches, shall conform to the requirements established by the Planning Board.
(d) In the development and utilization of the beaches priority shall be given to the projects that the Department of Sports and Recreation may propose to carry out on the beaches of the island.
(e) The lease rental shall be fixed in common accord by the four officials mentioned in subsection (a) of this section.
History —Sept. 27, 1949, No. 38, p. 76, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 19 - Lease of beaches for recreation and tourist facilities—Regulations

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby empowered to promulgate such rules as he may deem necessary for the procedure in connection with the grants authorized by §§ 18 and 19 of this title.
History —Sept. 27, 1949, No. 38, p. 76, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 20 - Lease of parks and other places of recreation—Authorization and exceptions

The Secretary of Sports and Recreation is hereby authorized to lease, under certain conditions, all parks and other places of public recreation and sport activities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with the exception of the lands and facilities of beaches and bathing resorts.
History —June 27, 1958, No. 132, p. 324, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 21 - Lease of parks and other places of recreation—Execution of contracts; price

The Secretary of Sports and Recreation is hereby empowered to execute the lease contracts for said parks and other places of public recreation and sport activities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, charging as price for the use of such facilities the current expenses incurred in the overall operation thereof by the natural or [juridical] persons leasing them.
History —June 27, 1958, No. 132, p. 324, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 22 - Free use of parks and other places of recreation for sport or other activities; conditions

The Secretary of Sports and Recreation is hereby authorized to provide gratuitously the use of said facilities to associations for sport, religious, or political activities, or any other lawful activities, or to corporations or individuals that will use said facilities not for pecuniary profit. The Secretary of Sports and Recreation may, before granting gratuitously the facilities to the entities mentioned in this section, require of them a financial report of their activities for the immediately preceding year, along with an affidavit setting forth that the activity in which they will engage is not for pecuniary profit. If it is verified that the facilities to be used entail no pecuniary profit, then the cession thereof shall be made gratuitously.
History —June 27, 1958, No. 132, p. 324, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 23 - Sale of lands in green belts—Authorization

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to sell part of the lands of the Commonwealth, known as green belts, located in barrio Governor Piñero of San Juan, to the owners of adjacent lots; in all cases there shall be retained a belt of the necessary minimum width, as may be determined by the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, to be used as an access zone between the developed lands and the bed of the Puerto Nuevo River and Josefina Brook.
History —June 24, 1971, No. 82, p. 253, § 1; June 6, 1972, No. 90, p. 231, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 24 - Sale of lands in green belts—Dimensions

The lands above-mentioned shall be sold up to a maximum of 200 square meters to each adjacent owner. The sale price shall be fixed taking into consideration the assessment made by the Secretary of the Treasury and the special circumstances of each lot.
History —June 24, 1971, No. 82, p. 253, § 2; June 6, 1972, No. 90, p. 231, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 25 - Sale of lands in green belts—Price; terms

(a) The amount of the sale price of the land plus its interest may be paid by partial payments within a term which shall not exceed ten (10) years. In order to obtain the ownership title of this land, the purchasers shall make a down payment of not less than a tenth part of the sale price on or before the time of the execution of the deeds for the conveyance of the property title.
(b) The deferred debt shall earn the interest agreed upon by the parties, which shall not be more than six percent (6%) annually.
(c) The payment of the deferred price shall be guaranteed in the form and manner as may be agreed by the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works and the acquirer with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) All the conditions expressed in this section shall be included and shall be a part of the purchase sale deed which shall be executed between the Department of Transportation and Public Works and the purchasers.
History —June 24, 1971, No. 82, p. 253, added as § 3 on June 6, 1972, No. 90, p. 231, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 26 - Lease contracts of land for parking purposes and holding of cultural, civic or religious activities—Authorization

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized to execute, with the approval of the Planning Board, without being subject to Article 135 of the Political Code, and without a call for bids, lease contracts of land property of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which in his judgment are available, for parking purposes and for the holding of cultural, civic and religious activities.
History —May 25, 1973, No. 35, p. 101, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 27 - Lease contracts of land for parking purposes and holding of cultural, civic or religious activities—Term of contract; annual rent; restrictions

The lease contracts shall be executed for a period which shall not exceed six (6) months on the basis of an annual rental which shall not be less than 5% of the estimated value of the property and they shall not be renewable. It shall be an expressed condition of the lease that no improvements of permanent character shall be carried out on the lands to be leased and, with respect to the lease, they may not be granted for commercial purposes. When submitting the contracts to the consideration of the Planning Board, there shall be indicated through a written statement the use and/or temporary constructions to be made by the lessees.
History —May 25, 1973, No. 35, p. 101, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 28 - Lease contracts of land for parking purposes and holding of cultural, civic or religious activities—Preferential right not applicable

The provisions on preference contained in Act No. 441 of May 14, 1947, as amended, and Act No. 182 of May 5, 1949, shall not apply as to the granting of permits made by the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works under the provisions of §§ 26—30 of this title.
History —May 25, 1973, No. 35, p. 101, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 29 - Lease contracts of land for parking purposes and holding of cultural, civic or religious activities—Regulation

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby empowered to regulate everything relative to these leases in such a way that the permit granted does not result detrimental to public order.
History —May 25, 1973, No. 35, p. 101, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 30 - Lease contracts of land for parking purposes and holding of cultural, civic or religious activities—Rents collected

The collection made through this lease shall be covered into the General Fund of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —May 25, 1973, No. 35, p. 101, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31 - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Authorization

(a) The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works may, with the previous approval of the Governor and the Secretaries of the Treasury and of Justice, sell, exchange or pledge the land property of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as the buildings under its custody that ceased to be of public utility, provided the transaction will benefit the public interest. Every sale of property acquired by the Commonwealth and assessed by the Secretary of the Treasury at a value of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more requires the approval of the Legislature. Provided, That those properties whose value does not exceed the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall not require neither the previous approval of the Governor nor the recommendation of the Secretaries of the Treasury and of Justice. In those cases the sale price shall be the one set by the Secretary of the Treasury, be it through his/her own appraisal or the appraisal of the Department. A property valued at over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) cannot be divided, segregated, fractioned, parcelled or in any other way fragmented with the intention of reducing its sales value.
(b) The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is likewise empowered to direct the lease of lands, buildings or space in buildings under his/her custody owned by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico whenever necessary or beneficial to the public interest, according to the regulations adopted by the Secretary to that effect.
(c) The provisions of §§ 31—31o of this title notwithstanding, in the case of the sale or transfer of government health installations or facilities owned by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, said sales or transfers shall be governed by the provisions of §§ 3301 et seq. of Title 24, known as “The Act to Regulate the Government Health Installations Privatization Process”.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 1; May 27, 1976, No. 63, p. 182, § 2; Dec. 24, 1991, No. 122, § 1; Sept. 5, 1996, No. 190, § 29.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31b - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Compensation for removal or destruction of structures, etc

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is likewise authorized to compensate for the removal or destruction of structures or parts of them, such as dwellings, sheds, storm shelters, warehouses, garages, railways, pipings, posts, transmission lines, drinking places, stables, railings, fences, wire fences, gates, wells, cisterns and any other structure or similar thing, as well as for the destruction of any sown fields or plantations, when such removal or destruction is necessary for any work of public utility. When the amount of compensation to be paid exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), it shall be submitted to the approval of the Governor upon previous recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Justice. When the amount of compensation to be paid does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and is greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000), it shall be submitted to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Justice.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31c - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Preferential right; notice

Persons with the preferential right referred to in § 31a of this title may not exercise said right should any department, agency, instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or municipality notify the titleholder certifying in writing its interest in acquiring the expropriated or otherwise acquired property with the aforementioned exception, for public utility purposes, prove its need and capacity for the acquisition and comply with the requirements established to that effect by this title. The interested party must acquire the property within the two (2) years following the notice. The titleholder, as he/she appears in §§ 31—31o of this title regarding the properties of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works. As to the other properties, the titleholder shall be the department, agency, instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the municipality that has acquired the property.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 4; July 2, 1987, No. 82, p. 1291, § 3; Dec. 24, 1991, No. 122, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31d - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Power to alienate; contents of resolution

In order to alienate the property acquired by the title-holder, it shall issue a resolution in writing which shall contain:
(a) A full description of the land or building, stating its number, volume, folio and registry number in the corresponding section of the property registry.
(b) The names of the natural or juridical persons from whom it was acquired.
(c) If possible, the date of the condemnation suit and the case number, or information from the deed or any other document through which the same was acquired, as the case may be.
(d) Number of cases and dates of the resolutions issued by the Planning Board of Puerto Rico or the Regulations and Permits Administration, as the case, may be changing the public use of the transferred property, approving the transaction and any others related to said property to be alienated, as well as the evidence that the Board or the Administration, as the case may be, notified the municipality concerned before the decision.
(e) Signature of the official legally authorized and the seal of the agency, department, instrumentality or municipality owning the property.
(f) Any other details which the titleholder may deem convenient and necessary.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 5; July 2, 1987, No. 82, p. 291, § 4; Aug. 5, 2004, No. 197, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31e - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Publication of resolution

The resolution thus issued shall be published in one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico one (1) time each week for two (2) weeks and a copy thereof shall be sent by registered mail to the Office of the Mayor of the municipality concerned and to the former owners at their last known address.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 6; Aug. 5, 2004, No. 197, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31f - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Notice of intent to acquire

The departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth, the municipalities and the persons with a right and interest in acquiring the property to be alienated shall have thirty (30) days from the publication of the last notice mentioned in § 31e of this title, to notify the titleholder in writing their intention to acquire the property. During that time the titleholder shall not alienate said property.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31g - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Various co-owners, proportion of preference

In case the properties to be alienated have been condemned or acquired from several co-owners, the reacquisition preference shall be given to all of them jointly in the same proportion that they were former owners, and in the event that some co-owners do not exercise their preferential right to reacquire in due time and form, the remaining co-owners may do so, and in that case they shall have the right to reacquire in the same proportion in which they were owners before, and the portion of him or those who did not exercise his or their preferential right shall be distributed in equal parts among those who did so.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 8; July 2, 1987, No. 82, p. 291, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31h - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Reacquisition price; payment

The selling price of the property to be alienated and the leasing price shall be as follows:
(a) In case the properties expropriated or acquired by the titleholder through a deed of purchase, for some public project, or when it is decided not to carry out the public work, the selling price to the previous owner, successor or assign shall be the same as that for which the titleholder acquired it. In case the public work has been carried out in whole or in part, the selling price of the property shall be the fair market value on the date that the transaction is made as determined by the titleholder through an appraisal made to such effects, by the Department of the Treasury. If there are improvements or structures on the lands, their price shall be their fair market value on the date that the sale is made, as determined by the titleholder through an appraisal made to such effects by the Department of the Treasury.
(b) In the cases where it is a remnant which does not conform to the Planning Board Regulations, or is a parcel with no access to a public road to be sold to owners of abutting parcels, the acquisition price shall be eighty percent (80%) of the fair market value on the date of the sale, as determined by the titleholder through an appraisal to such effect.
(c) The expenses for publication of edicts, survey and appraisal, execution, issuance of copies and registration of the title deed in the registry, as well as the necessary expenses to bring about the sale of the properties, shall be on the account of the purchaser. The titleholder shall produce a writ to certify the expenses incurred.
The titleholder shall execute the necessary documents for carrying out the transactions and compensations authorized.
(d) The selling price shall be paid by a certified check at the act to grant the title deed.
(e) In case the titleholder decides to lease, the rate of rental shall be eight percent (8%) of the fair market value of the property on the date of the execution of the lease contract. The term for the lease shall not be greater than ten (10) years, renewable at the discretion of the titleholder for a term not greater than ten (10) years, provided it is of benefit for the public interest. In those cases in which the lease contract has an effectiveness of more than three (3) years, said contract shall provide for a mandatory revision every three (3) years of the appraisal value to adjust the rate of rental.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 9; July 2, 1987, No. 82, p. 291, § 6; Aug. 18, 1989, No. 76, p. 336, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-EIGHT - Public Lands (§§ 1 — 737) › PART I - Lands Generally; Mines (§§ 1 — 226) › Chapter 1 - Sale or Lease of Public Lands (§§ 1 — 31o) › § 31i - Disposal and lease of property or buildings no longer of public use—Sale at public auction; second auction

If, after the terms established in §§ 31—31o of this title have expired, no department, instrumentality, or agency of the Commonwealth nor a municipality, nor the former or abutting owner, in his case, nor the occupant for five (5) years or more, exercises its or his preferential right to acquire the property as provided above, the titleholder is hereby authorized to sell it at public auction through the proceedings established by law; Provided, That if the auction were unattended, a second auction shall be held and; Provided, That the minimum selling price shall be fixed by the titleholder with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury.
History —Dec. 10, 1975, No. 12, p. 964, § 10; July 2, 1987, No. 82, p. 291, § 7.