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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3205 - Board of Directors—Attachment, integration, meetings

The Board of Directors of the Puerto Rico and the Island Municipalities of Vieques and Culebra Maritime Transport Authority is hereby created, attached to the Authority.
This body shall be constituted by the Secretary, who shall be its chairman, the Executive Director of the Ports Authority, the mayors of the municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, and one representative of the public interest who shall be appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and recommended by the mayors of the Island Municipalities of Vieques and Culebra. The members thus appointed must have an excellent reputation within the Puerto Rican community. Should new maritime facilities be included in the service at island level, the Board shall consider including the mayors of the corresponding municipalities to be representatives thereof at the regular and special meetings of the Board. The members of the Board shall never add to an even number and should the number of members be of such a nature, an additional representative of the public interest shall be solicited, as provided in this section.
The appointments shall be made for terms of four (4) years each and until their successors are appointed by the Governor and take office. The members of the Board who are not public officials shall be entitled to receive the minimum per diem established in the Political Code for members of the Legislature for each day they attend Board meetings. Three (3) authorized members shall constitute quorum and the agreements shall be reached by the majority of those present. The Board shall meet at least six (6) times a year in regular meetings, and may meet for special meetings as often as it may deem pertinent, upon convocation by the Chairperson. The Board shall adopt and approve regulations to govern its affairs pursuant to this chapter.
The Governor may remove any member from office for negligence in the performance of his/her duties, immoral conduct or any other reasonable cause, upon notice and hearing.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 6; Aug. 26, 2004, No. 231, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3206 - Board of Directors—Functions

The Board of Directors of the Maritime Transport Authority of the Island Municipalities of Vieques and Culebra shall serve as governing body for determining the policy related to the maritime transport service for the Island Municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, and of any other service to be established for such a purpose.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 7; Aug. 26, 2004, No. 231, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3207 - Report

The Authority shall render an annual report to the Legislature and to the Governor of Puerto Rico which shall include:
(a) A complete financial statement and report of the business of the Authority of the preceding fiscal year;
(b) a complete and detailed list of all its contracts and transactions for the fiscal year corresponding to the report, and
(c) full information on the condition and progress of all its activities from the date of its last report.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3208 - Acquisition of property

By request of the Authority, the Governor of Puerto Rico or the Secretary may acquire in the name and in representation of the Government of Puerto Rico, through purchase, eminent domain or any other legal means, for the use and benefit of the Authority, in the manner provided in this chapter and the laws of Puerto Rico on eminent domain, the title of any property or interest thereon that the Authority deems necessary or convenient for its purposes, including its future needs.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3209 - Transfer of funds and property

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all the municipalities, political subdivisions, instrumentalities, agencies, and departments of Puerto Rico are hereby authorized to cede or transfer to the Authority, upon petition by the latter, the Secretary or the Governor of Puerto Rico, and under reasonable terms and conditions, any property or interest thereon, including assets already dedicated to public use, that the Authority deems necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes. The Authority may transfer the needed funds to the municipalities, political subdivisions, instrumentalities, agencies, and departments of the Government of Puerto Rico so that they may construct, operate and maintain the maritime transit facilities that are or may be under the jurisdiction of the Authority, as well as for the acquisition of the easements needed for these purposes, when the Authority deems it most convenient to best comply with the purposes of this chapter.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3210 - Construction, operations and purchase contracts

(a) Every work or service contract, except personal services or contracts and every purchase made by the Authority, including contracts for the construction and maintenance of maritime transit facilities, shall be executed through bidding or proposals for bids, notice of which shall be made sufficiently in advance of the date established for the opening of the bidding papers or the receipt of the proposal so that the Authority can provide sufficient information and the opportunity to bid. The Authority shall adopt the regulations that shall govern the bidding processes and the request for bids.
(b) When the estimated sum for the acquisition or work does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), it may be executed without the need to hold the bidding process or request for bids. Furthermore, it shall not be necessary to hold a public bidding or request for bids in the following cases:
(1) When due to an emergency, the immediate delivery of materials, goods and equipment, or the rendering of services is required.
(2) When replacement parts, accessories, supplementary equipment or services are needed for supplies or articles previously furnished or contracted, or when they are not available on the Puerto Rican market.
(3) When the prices are not subject to competition, because there is only one source of supply or because they are regulated by law.
(c) When comparing proposals and awarding adjudications, in addition to the price, due consideration shall be given to factors such as:
(1) Whether the bidder has met the specifications of the bid.
(2) The ability of the bidder to perform the works or the services of the nature involved, in the contract under consideration.
(3) The relative quality and adaptability of the materials, supplies, equipment or services.
(4) The financial responsibility of the bidder and his/her ability, experience, business reputation and ability to render the required services.
(5) The term of delivery or of the execution thereof.
(6) The experience and proven ability to construct, operate or give maintenance to maritime transportation systems, if applicable.
(d) The Authority shall promulgate the regulations needed to implement these considerations.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3211 - Tax exemption

The Authority shall be exempted from the payment of all taxes, license fees, charges or licenses imposed by the Government of Puerto Rico or its municipalities, and on those under the jurisdiction, control, domain, possession, or supervision of the Authority, and on the income obtained from any of the enterprises or activities of the Authority. However, the Authority shall pay excise taxes on consumer goods subject to the provisions of §§ 8006 et seq. of Title 13, known as the “Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994”. The Authority shall also be exempted from the payment of all charges, internal revenue stamps and vouchers, fees or taxes of any nature required by law to handle judicial procedures, the production of certificates in all offices or agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico, and the issuing of public documents and their registration in any public registry of the Government of Puerto Rico.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3212 - Statement of public use

The purposes for which the Authority is created and for which it shall exercise its powers are of a public nature for the benefit of the People of Puerto Rico, and the exercise of the powers conferred by this chapter constitutes the compliance of essential government functions. Every work, project, enterprise and property and their accessories that the Authority deems necessary or convenient to use in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, are hereby declared of public usefulness.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3213 - Transfer of funds and properties of the Puerto Rico Ports Authority

(a) The Puerto Rico Ports Authority shall transfer to the Authority any real or personal property, whether tangible or intangible, that on the effective date of this act may be under the control, lease, power, administration or use in the rendering of Ports Authority ferry services between Fajardo, Vieques and Culebra. Said transfer shall be conducted to include the service operating items which consists of the terminals, ticket booths and any facilities needed to operate the ferries and the employees who at the time operate the same. All properties and assets of any type related to said ferry services shall become the property of, or shall be taken over by the Authority, both at the island and the metropolitan levels. The procedures for transferring the operating facilities, to wit, the terminals, the ticket booths and the ferries for the service, shall begin immediately after the approval of this act. The Secretary and the Ports Authority shall exercise the necessary diligence for completing the same as soon as possible.
(b) The Authority shall be, for all purposes, the successor of the Ports Authority in all matters concerning the transferred property related to the operational phase of the ferries and the collection of accounts and payment of the obligations according to the terms thereof. It is further provided that any expenses incurred in the operation of the ferries by the Ports Authority as of the effective date of this act shall be reimbursed to the Ports Authority from the funds appropriated by the Legislature until the effective date of the transfer of the ferries or until the debt has been paid in full.
(c) The Ports Authority shall retain ownership of the docks, their repairs and the maintenance of the personnel needed to carry out this function. The remaining personnel related to the operation of the service and the ferries shall be taken over by the Authority at the island level and those that comprise the personnel of the metropolitan area shall be transferred to the San Juan-Cataño and Acuaexpreso service.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 14; Aug. 26, 2004, No. 231, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3214 - Exclusions

The ferry transportation services provided by the Department in Lago Dos Bocas are specifically excluded from the jurisdiction of the Authority.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 107 - Maritime Transit Authority Act (§§ 3201 — 3215) › § 3215 - Injunctions

No injunction shall be issued to prevent the application of this chapter or any of its parts.
History —Jan. 1, 2000, No. 1, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 108 - Port Security (§§ 3221 — 3223) › § 3221 - Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) Vessel. — Includes all descriptions of water vessels or other artificial devices capable of being used as a means of sea transportation, and which uses the navigable waters and port facilities of Puerto Rico.
(b) Containers. — Means artifacts configured in a variable capacity manner designed for transporting and storing merchandise and being shipped, stored or transferred between means of ground and maritime transportation so as to be stacked without having to extract their cargo content until they arrive at their final destination. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be understood as similar: containers, vans, and trailer trucks.
(c) Maritime port. — Includes all public or private maritime terminals on the coasts of Puerto Rico, in accordance with the definition of maritime terminal provided in subsection (e)(2) of § 332 of this title, including areas for van storage, registries and security, administration offices, and traffic of heavy equipment annexed thereto.
(d) Security. — Refers to the physical protection of the persons, facilities, equipment and merchandise, vessels and containers against possible criminal threats, including terrorism.
(e) Seas of Puerto Rico. — Means all the navigable waters of Puerto Rico, as established by the United States Congress in Section 8 of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act, 48 USC 749, as amended.
History —Feb. 18, 2008, No. 12, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 108 - Port Security (§§ 3221 — 3223) › § 3222 - Public policy statement

Maintaining maritime transport routes open is a survival requirement for the People of Puerto Rico. The possible use of the seas of Puerto Rico and of the vessels and port facilities therein in order to carry out acts of terrorism, or as a target thereof, is a risk that demands urgent attention. The security of the citizens and of trade — especially in the context of the terrorism threat — is of such importance that implementing security models in the port areas must be a priority for the authorities responsible for this segment of the infrastructure. Due to the challenge that the increasing maritime and containers traffic poses to the Island, one of the primary aims of the Government of Puerto Rico is establishing the minimum elements needed for ensuring the health and security of Puerto Ricans, safeguarding the large capital investment made in the ports, and protecting the public benefit that the good operations of trade and economy entails.
The Interagency Agreement for Implementing the Automated Cargo and Merchandise Control System established among the Department of State, the Ports Authority, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Puerto Rico Police and the Office of Management and Budget was formalized on August 2, 2007. The purpose of this agreement is to integrate the efforts among these agencies to avoid illegal weapons and drug trafficking in our seaports and airports, as well as any other illegal aspect.
The agreement also has the aim of locating resources for acquiring automated systems suitable for customs. The name of the software is Automated Customs System (ASYCUDA or SIDUNEA, Spanish acronym), which is a computerized system tool for the management and control of customs procedures developed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. All the agencies involved in this agreement shall participate economically and with resources so that it may be implemented.
Therefore, the public policy of the Commonwealth is:
(a) That the maritime ports of Puerto Rico shall comply with all the federal provisions described in the Maritime Transportation Security Act, and its international equivalent, the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS), on or before January 1, 2009.
(b) Recognizing the Inter-Agency Agreement for Implementing the Automated Cargo and Merchandise Control System of August 2, 2007.
(c) That on or before October 1, 2008, the Ports Authority shall implement a fast track evaluation model for the goods entering the Island by sea, this date being deferrable by the agencies participating in the Interagency Agreement.
(d) That the measures taken to oversee maritime security are designed so as to limit delays in the fast flow of the cargo to a minimum.
History —Feb. 18, 2008, No. 12, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART IV - Navigation and Marine Trade (§§ 2101 — 3223) › Chapter 108 - Port Security (§§ 3221 — 3223) › § 3223 - Budget

(a) In order to comply, formalize and conduct all procedures or acquisitions needed for exercising the powers and obligations conferred by this chapter or by any other related law of the Legislature of Puerto Rico or the United States Congress within the specified time limits, the Government of Puerto Rico, its dependencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions shall develop strategies and take steps for financing and/or defraying any costs related to this chapter, by participating in programs that provide federal funds, developing strategic alliances with the national security agencies, or allowing private investments.
(b) For compliance with this chapter, the credit or power to levy taxes of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or of any of its political subdivisions shall not be pledged nor made liable for the payment of the principal of any loans, guarantees or bonds issued by any entity, nor shall any public funds of the General Budget approved by the Legislature be used, unless every possibility of federal funding and/or private funds has been previously consumed or exhausted, and it can thus be documented.
—Feb. 18, 2008, No. 12, § 3.
History
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5001 - Cantera Peninsula—Demarcation

Within the context of the present chapter, the Cantera Peninsula shall be understood to cover the land thus delimited: by the Los Corozos Lagoon to the North, by the Martín Peña Channel to the South; by the San José Lagoon to the East and by Barbosa Avenue and the Las Casas Housing Project to the West.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5002 - Integral development

The integral development of the Cantera Peninsula shall be based on an integral development plan whose purpose shall be to improve the general quality of life of present and future residents of the area through their education and training; the creation of jobs, and business, commercial and industrial opportunities for its inhabitants, and to rebuild and consolidate the urban texture within the parcelled space as well as the public space in order to improve their infrastructure, recreational facilities and housing, and thus propitiate the achievement of social and economic objectives.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5003 - Company—Creation

The Company for the Integral Development of the Cantera Peninsula is hereby created in San Juan, Puerto Rico (The Company), which shall be a public corporation that shall exist for a term of twenty (20) years, extendable for five (5) additional years through an executive order of the Governor, at the end of which period it shall cease to exist. Notwithstanding the above, as debt holder, it shall enjoy whatever powers are needed to honor the debt and it shall remain in existence until the debt, of any sort, is fully repaid.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 4; Sept. 22, 2004, No. 402, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5004 - Company—Nature

The Company for the Integral Development of the Cantera Peninsula:
(a) Shall have separate legal status from its officials and from the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations and political subdivisions and from the Municipality of San Juan; and it shall perform with an operational latitude similar to that of a private enterprise.
(b) Shall enjoy the financial and operational capabilities needed to implement the public policy fixed in this chapter, and to comply with the objectives entrusted to it.
(c) Shall operate in the public interest and benefit.
(d) Shall seek closer ties to and a greater exchange with the community of the Cantera Peninsula so that the development in that zone may answer to the needs of its inhabitants and be a product of their enthusiasm and labor.
(e) Shall carry out its work with minimum personnel and a reduced structure so as not to [lose] its nature as a dynamic coordinating entity and become a burdensome bureaucratic mechanism.
(f) Shall promote a greater participation of the private sector in the development of the Cantera Peninsula, and for that purpose shall stimulate investments, industrial and commercial expansion, and the individual and collective initiative of the citizens and enterprises of the Cantera Peninsula and the Puerto Rican community in general.
(g) Shall seek innovative and agressive ways to finance the development of the Cantera Peninsula, combining public and private resources for that purpose.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5005 - Company—Government

The Company shall be governed by a Board of Directors.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5006 - Company—Board of Directors

(1) The Board of Directors of the Company shall be composed of eleven (11) members, six (6) of which shall be designated by the Governor, and five (5) by the Mayor of the City of San Juan. Two (2) of the members appointed by the Governor and one (1) of the members designated by the Mayor shall hold office for four years; two (2) of the members designated by the Governor and two (2) of the members designated by the Mayor shall hold office for five (5) years; and two (2) of the members designated by the Governor and two (2) of the members designated by the Mayor shall hold office for six (6) years; their successors shall all be appointed for six (6) years. The members shall hold office until their successors are appointed and take office. Should a vacancy occur before the term of office of the incumbent has expired, his/her successor shall be appointed for the remainder of said term.
(2) The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairperson from among its members.
(3) The members of the Board of Directors shall receive no salary whatsoever. The expenses they incur to perform their duties may be reimbursed.
(4) Not less than three (3) of the members of the Board of Directors, to wit, one (1) of the members designated by the Governor and two (2) of the members designated by the mayor, shall be residents of the Cantera Peninsula and shall be chosen from a list of candidates submitted by the Neighborhood Council for the Development of Cantera. Not more than two (2) of the members may hold any elected or administrative public office at the time of their appointment.
(5) The members of the Board of Directors may be removed from office for just cause by the Governor, or by the Mayor of San Juan; according to the conditions of their appointment.
(6) The Board of Directors:
(a) Shall be responsible for complying with the objectives of the Company.
(b) Shall pursue the proper operation of the Company.
(c) Shall approve the rules and regulations for the organization and operations of the Company in harmony with the provisions of this chapter.
(d) Shall appoint the Executive Director of the Company and designate or authorize the designation of its other officials and employees.
(e) Shall ensure that, through creative operating means, the primary responsibility for the success of the development project which this chapter envisions, shall fall upon the private and not the public sector.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5009 - Support—Commonwealth agencies

All Commonwealth agencies and corporations are directed to provide support and cooperation to the Company, including the posting of personnel and the transfer of resources and properties.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5010 - Support—Municipality of San Juan

The Municipality of San Juan is directed to provide support and cooperation to the Company, including the posting of personnel and the transfer of resources and properties.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 11.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5011 - Expropriations

The Land Administration shall act as the representative of the Company in the acquisition or expropriation of the land and structures the Company needs to achieve its objectives, by providing the Company with the financial resources needed to carry out the acquisition or expropriation sought.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 12.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5012 - Development plan

The Company shall produce an integral development plan for the Cantera Peninsula pursuant to the process provided by regulations. This development plan shall reflect, as much as possible, the objectives which the community of the Cantera Peninsula envisions for its future development. In the preparation and adoption of a plan concerning the territorial disposition of the Cantera Peninsula, the Company shall be governed by the provisions of §§ 4601 et seq. of Title 21 part of the Autonomous Municipalities Act. The plan or plans approved by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be submitted to the Mayor of San Juan for his ratification, and in the case of a Plan for Territorial Disposition, the Mayor shall submit such a plan to the Planning Board and to the Governor, as provided in §§ 4601 et seq. of Title 21.
Once the Integral Development Plan has been ratified by the Mayor of San Juan, adopted by the Planning Board, and approved by the Governor, the Company may request from the agencies concerned, the administration of the new jurisdictional order included in §§ 4601 et seq. of Title 21, to provide the technical support that is needed. The Board may exempt the Company from submitting private consultations as provided in the Plan.
After the Municipality of San Juan has prepared a Territorial Plan, the Integral Development Plan for Cantera shall be one of the public policy documents that shall be taken into consideration, with the introduction of the changes deemed pertinent and consistent with the purposes of this chapter. This Plan shall then be included as one of the Area Plans of the Territorial Plan. No other law regulating the administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or its departments, bureaus, dependencies, instrumentalities or public corporations, as well as its political subdivisions, shall apply to the Company unless it is so expressly provided, or except in the case of any law approved or to be approved by the Legislature of Puerto Rico with the clear intention of having it be generally applied to all Commonwealth public corporations.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5013 - Exemptions

The Company or any of its subsidiaries, shall be exempt from any type of taxes, fees, duties, excise taxes or charges, including those for licenses, imposed or to be imposed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any of its political subdivisions, including all its operations, its real properties or chattels, its capital, income and surplus.
The Company and its subsidiaries are also exempted from the payment of any type of fees or taxes required by law for the prosecution of judicial procedures, the issuing of certifications in the offices and dependencies of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions and the granting of public documents as well as their registration in any public registry in Puerto Rico.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 14; Aug. 28, 2003, No. 216, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5014 - Funds; disbursements

All Company monies shall be entrusted to recognized depositaries for the funds of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. All accounts shall be opened in the name of the Company. All disbursements shall be made according to the rules and regulations of the Company.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 15.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5015 - Accounting system

The Company shall establish the accounting system required for the proper control and recording of all its operations. The Company accounts shall be handled so that they may be segregated according to the activity involved.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 16.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5016 - Debts and obligations

The debts and obligations of the Company shall not be debts or obligations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico nor of its political subdivisions, except that the Commonwealth Government may assume, back bond, guarantee, or otherwise assume responsibility or answer for any debts of the Company that arise from the concession or granting of credit lines by the Government Development Bank or any other public or private entity.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 17; Jan. 21, 2000, No. 41, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5018 - Trust contract

At the discretion of the Company, any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter may be secured by a trust contract entered into by and between the Company and a corporate trustee, that may be a trust company or a bank with the authority of a trust company within or outside of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
It shall be legal for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth, the United States or any state of the United States acting as depositary of the proceeds of the bonds, income or other monies, to grant such surety bonds or provide as surety such securities as the Company may require. In addition to the above, the trust contract may contain all those provisions the Company may deem to be reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 19.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5019 - Agreements

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico hereby makes a promise to and enters into an agreement with the holders of any bonds issued under this chapter and with the persons or entities that contract with the company pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, that it shall not limit nor alter the rights hereby conferred to the Company until said bonds, and the interest thereon, are paid in full and until said contracts are fully complied with and executed by the Company; Provided, however, That none of the provisions stated herein shall affect or alter said limitation if adequate measures are provided by law for the protection of the holders of said Company’s bonds or of those who have entered into such contracts with the Company. The Company, in its capacity as an agent of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is hereby authorized to include this promise on said bonds or contracts on behalf of the Commonwealth.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 20.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5020 - Company revenues

The fees, rents, charges and any other income derived by the Company from the project related to any issue of bonds, except that portion which may be necessary to pay the Company’s costs incurred in said project and to provide those reserves, if any, that may be provided in the trust contract securing said bonds, shall be regularly deposited in a reserve fund for the payment of debt service, as provided in the trust contract, which is hereby offered as security for the payment of the principal and interest on said bonds as they mature and the redemption or purchase price of bonds withdrawn through redemption or purchase, as provided. The guaranty shall be valid and binding from the moment it is established. The fees, rents, charges and other revenues and monies offered as surety and those received subsequently by the Company shall immediately be subject to encumbrance without need of physical delivery of the same or of any other act, and said encumbrance shall be valid and binding and shall prevail against any third party with a claim of any sort against the Company on account of damages or breach of contract or for any other reason, regardless of whether said third party has been advised of this matter or not. Neither the trust contract nor the financing contract through which a collateral agreement is formalized or through which the rights of the Company to any income are conveyed, shall need to be filed or registered in order to perfect the encumbrance thereon against any third party, except in the Company files. The use and disposition of the monies to the credit of regarding the redemption fund for the payment of debt service shall be subject to the provisions of such a trust contract. The aforesaid redemption fund for the payment of debt service shall be a fund for said bonds over which neither one nor the other shall bear any distinction or priority, unless otherwise provided in the trust contract.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 21.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5021 - Commonwealth and its subdivisions, not liable

The bonds issued by the Company shall not constitute a debt of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico nor shall any of its political subdivisions be liable therefor and said bonds shall be payable solely from those funds which have been committed for their payment, unless the Commonwealth or any of its agencies otherwise participate as guarantors.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 22.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5022 - Injunction

No injunction whatsoever shall be issued to prevent the application of this chapter or any of its parts.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 23.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5023 - Transfer of property

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies and political subdivisions, including the municipalities, are hereby authorized to convey and transfer to the Company at its request and under reasonable terms and conditions, without the need for holding a public auction or other legal formalities in addition to the granting of the pertinent deed, any property or interest thereon (including properties already devoted to public use), that the Company deems necessary or convenient to carry out its own purposes.
Pursuant to the provisions of this section, the title to any property of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including the title to any property subsequently acquired, may be transferred to the Company by the official in charge of said property or who has said property under his/her jurisdiction.
The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall transfer to the Company, free of any charge, lands belonging to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which, in the judgment of the Governor of Puerto Rico, may be needed by said Company to carry out its goals and purposes.
These provisions shall not be interpreted in the sense of authorizing the conveyance or transfer of property destined for other purposes by legislative provision.
The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall submit annually to the Legislature an itemized report of the properties conveyed and transferred to the Company by virtue of the authorization contained herein and the valuation of each property.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 24.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5024 - Transfer of personnel

The Company herein created shall have the condition of excluded for purposes of former §§ 1301—1431 of Title 3, known as the “Public Service Personnel Act of Puerto Rico”, of 14 of october of 1975.
Any Commonwealth officials or employees who were appointed to hold a position in the Company for the Development of the Cantera Peninsula shall retain the status and rights that they had at the moment that they entered service at the Company for the Development of the Cantera Peninsula under the personnel legislation in effect and they shall also retain any right that they might have in any retirement or pension system prescribed by law for officials and employees who hold similar positions in the Commonwealth Government.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 25; Dec. 13, 1994, No. 133, § 1, retroactive to July 10, 1992.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 121 - Integral Development of Cantera Peninsula (§§ 5001 — 5025) › § 5025 - Reports

The Board of Directors shall render to the Governor, the Legislature and the Mayor of San Juan, no later than July 31 of each year, an annual report relating the activities carried out by the Company during the previous fiscal year, its financial status and the work plan for the subsequent three (3) fiscal years.
History —July 10, 1992, No. 20, § 26.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 122 - Martín Peña Canal Special Planning District Integrated Development Act (§§ 5031 — 5066) › § 5036 - Martín Peña Canal ENLACE Project Corporation—Exemptions

The Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, shall be exempted from all types of taxes, duties, imposts, excise taxes or fees, including those levied or to be levied on permits, by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any political subdivision thereof, including all its operations, personal or real property, and its capital, income and surplus.
The Corporation and its subsidiaries shall also be exempt from the payment of all types of fees or duties required by law for instituting legal proceedings, the issuance of certifications in the offices and entities of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions, and the execution of public documents and the recording thereof in any public register in Puerto Rico. This exemption includes the payment of duties required by §§ 9011 et seq. of this title, known as the “Puerto Rico Permit Process Reform Act”, and the regulations adopted thereunder.
Furthermore, juridical or natural persons of the private sector whose main activity is the development, management, or operation of projects that further the goals established in the Land Use Plan and the Martín Peña Canal Special Planning District Integrated Development Plan, as specified by the Corporation, shall be exempt from all types of taxes, duties, fees, excise taxes, or charges, including those on permits, imposed or to be imposed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any political subdivision thereof, on all its operations, personal or real property, and its capital, revenues, and surplus, as provided in the dispensation executed to such effects by the Secretary of the Treasury of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is clearly established herein that such projects shall be exclusively of a social nature to promote the rehabilitation of the District. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall issue an official certification identifying the project as eligible for exemption by virtue of this provision. The exemption provided for in this paragraph shall be limited to the property, capital, revenues, or surplus generated by or used in the project identified in the Corporation’s certification. Juridical or natural persons who avail themselves of the exemption provided herein may only claim the portion of the exemption corresponding to their participation in the project.
Public documents executed by individuals regarding the acquisition of real property and relocation of occupants carried out by the Corporation or other public agencies in the District are hereby exempted from notary and registration fees.
History —Sept. 24, 2004, No. 489, § 7; Aug. 14, 2013, No. 104, § 7.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 122 - Martín Peña Canal Special Planning District Integrated Development Act (§§ 5031 — 5066) › § 5037 - Martín Peña Canal ENLACE Project Corporation—Funds; disbursements

All the monies of the Corporation shall be entrusted to recognized depositaries of the funds of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The accounts shall be registered in the name of the Corporation. Disbursements shall be made according to the norms and regulations of the Corporation.
History —Sept. 24, 2004, No. 489, § 8.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 122 - Martín Peña Canal Special Planning District Integrated Development Act (§§ 5031 — 5066) › § 5038 - Martín Peña Canal ENLACE Project Corporation—Accounting system

The Corporation shall establish an accounting system that includes internal and external audits for the adequate control and register of all its operations. The Corporation’s accounts shall be kept in such a manner that they may be itemized by activity.
History —Sept. 24, 2004, No. 489, § 9.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 122 - Martín Peña Canal Special Planning District Integrated Development Act (§§ 5031 — 5066) › § 5039 - Martín Peña Canal ENLACE Project Corporation—Debts and obligations

The debts and obligations of the Corporation shall not be debts and obligations of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or its political subdivisions, except that the Commonwealth Government may assume, endorse, reinforce, guarantee or otherwise assume responsibility or answer for debts of the Corporation arising from lines of credit granted or awarded by the Government Development Bank or any other public or private entity.
To maintain a sound administration and for the Government Development Bank to maintain its supervision of loan margins and fiscal health, the Corporation is hereby compelled to remit annual financial statements to the Government Development Bank, as well as any other document that the Government Development Bank deems necessary.
History —Sept. 24, 2004, No. 489, § 10.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART V - Municipal Development (§§ 5001 — 5216) › Chapter 122 - Martín Peña Canal Special Planning District Integrated Development Act (§§ 5031 — 5066) › § 5040 - Martín Peña Canal ENLACE Project Corporation—Immunity; limitations of civil liability

Neither the Corporation nor its members as individuals shall incur financial liability for any action taken in the discharge of their powers, provided that their actions have not been intentional, illegal, for self-benefit or knowingly damaging.
History —Sept. 24, 2004, No. 489, § 11.