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2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 167 - Historic buildings and other structures—Designation by Planning Board and Institute of Puerto Rican Culture

The Planning Board of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with the advice of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall determine the buildings and other structures of historic or artistic value in Puerto Rico. The Board and the Institute shall prepare and publish, for general knowledge, a list of such buildings and structures; Provided, That the provisions of §§ 161—166 of this title shall apply to the buildings and other structures of a private nature included in said list, as if such building or structure were located in an ancient or historic zone so established by the Planning Board, with the advice of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
History —Mar. 2, 1951, No. 3, p. 6, § 1; June 10, 1953, No. 48, p. 116, § 2; July 18, 1975, No. 8, p. 585, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 168 - Historic buildings and other structures—Custody and administration by General Services Administration

The General Services Administration shall have charge of the custody and administration of the buildings and other structures of historic or artistic value belonging to the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or the municipalities. The General Services Administrator may delegate to any agency or instrumentality of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or to the municipalities, the custody or administration of any building or structure of historic or artistic value, upon the prior acceptance of said agency, instrumentality or municipality.
The General Services Administrator or the organization which he delegates shall prescribe the rules they may deem advisable for the use of such buildings and structures.
History —Mar. 2, 1951, No. 3, p. 6, § 2; June 10, 1953, No. 48, p. 116, § 3; July 18, 1975, No. 8, p. 585, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 169 - Historic buildings and other structures—Repair and maintenance

The General Services Administration shall have charge of the repair and maintenance of the buildings and other structures of historic or artistic value. In fulfilling these duties, the Planning Board and the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture may be consulted; Provided, That no substantial alteration of such buildings and structures may be made without the approval of the Permit Management Office and the endorsement of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
History —Mar. 2, 1951, No. 3, p. 6, § 3; June 10, 1953, No. 48, p. 116, § 4; July 18, 1975, No. 8, p. 585, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 170 - Historic monuments and landmarks—Declaration of public utility

All historic monuments and landmarks of Puerto Rico known as such, and such other landmarks and monuments as may be considered and declared to be historic monuments and landmarks by the Planning Board are hereby declared to be of public utility and for the benefit of the community.
History —July 1, 1947, No. 13, p. 76, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 171 - Historic monuments and landmarks—Acquisition

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to acquire in any legal manner, including purchase or sale or condemnation, in the name of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any historic monument or landmark of Puerto Rico as well as the use, usufruct, lease, or any other right therein. In case of condemnation, the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall have the power to represent the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the proceedings, and, the previous declaration of public utility by the Governor provided for in §§ 2901—2913 of Title 32 shall not be required.
History —July 1, 1947, No. 13, p. 76, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 172 - Historic monuments and landmarks—Restoration and maintenance

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby directed to reconstruct, restore, preserve, and attend to the maintenance of any historic monument or landmark belonging to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or which may in future be acquired by same.
History —July 1, 1947, No. 13, p. 76, § 3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 173 - Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier—Committee created

There is hereby created a committee which shall be known as the Puerto Rican Soldier Monument Committee, whose purpose shall be to facilitate the erection of a monument to the Puerto Rican soldier in accordance with the spirit of §§ 173—177 of this title. This Committee shall be appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico and shall be composed of not less than three (3) or more than seven (7) members. The said Committee may hold as many meetings as may be necessary, and the chairman shall, in writing and reasonably in advance, announce the date of each meeting. The Committee may, if it deems it advisable, prepare rules and regulations for its internal government as well as for the establishing of norms and conditions for the holding of the contests or competitions hereinafter authorized. None of the members of the said Committee shall receive, either directly or indirectly, any compensation whatsoever from the Government of Puerto Rico for his being a member of the Committee. That is, the members of the Committee shall hold their offices ad honorem.
History —Apr. 17, 1952, No. 63, p. 134, § 1, eff. 90 days after Apr. 17, 1952.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 174 - Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier—Fund; donations

For effectuating the ends and purposes of §§ 173—177 of this title, there is also hereby created in the Commonwealth Treasury a fund to be known as the Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier Fund, and the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) is hereby appropriated from any funds in the Commonwealth Treasury not otherwise appropriated, as an initial part of the fund herein created. The Committee is hereby empowered to collect additional funds for the purposes of §§ 173—177 of this title, by organizing such publicity campaigns, collections, and activities as may be requisite among private individuals and civic organizations. All donations of money received by the Committee shall be covered into the Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier Fund. The Committee is further hereby authorized to solicit the donation, by private individuals and civic entities to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, of any materials or properties which may be considered useful contributions toward the realization of the project for a monument to the Puerto Rican soldier after such monument has been agreed upon, which materials or properties shall be placed under the custody of the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works for use of such purposes.
History —Apr. 17, 1952, No. 63, p. 134, § 2, eff. 90 days after Apr. 17, 1952.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 175 - Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier—Competitions; surveys; determination of form of monument

The Committee is also hereby empowered to hold one or more open contests or competitions for the presentation of types of monuments, ideas, preliminary designs, and/or projects of monuments for honoring the Puerto Rican soldier, which may include, among others, cultural, educational, recreational, and monumental works, such as libraries, parks, plazas, auditoriums, community centers, and similar projects, or combinations thereof. The Committee is hereby empowered to carry out, after the various proposals have been received, such surveys as it may deem pertinent and make recommendations to the Governor of Puerto Rico on the type or types of monument and/or projects which the Committee deems suitable for erection to the Puerto Rican soldier, in the order of their preference, and to recommend prizes and honorable mentions for the participants who in their judgment are worthy of same. The Governor shall, after studying all such recommendations, make such final decision as he may deem proper in accordance with the spirit of §§ 173—177 of this title.
History —Apr. 17, 1952, No. 63, p. 134, § 3, eff. 90 days after Apr. 17, 1952.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 176 - Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier—Erection of Monument

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is hereby empowered and directed to proceed, following the decision communicated to him by the Governor, and chargeable to the Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier Fund, to acquire the lands and/or erect the structures or works of which the Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier herein provided is to consist. The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works is also hereby empowered to receive, in the name of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, such donations in materials and/or properties as may have been procured by the Committee in accordance with § 174 of this title.
History —Apr. 17, 1952, No. 63, p. 134, § 4, eff. 90 days after Apr. 17, 1952.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 177 - Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier—Operation and upkeep

After the Monument to the Puerto Rican Soldier has been constructed, its operation and upkeep shall be in charge of such government agency or agencies as the Governor shall determine.
History —Apr. 17, 1952, No. 63, p. 134, § 5, eff. 90 days after Apr. 17, 1952.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 178 - Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—Creation

A commission is hereby created which shall be known as the “Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”.
History —June 22, 1961, No. 99, p. 196, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 179 - Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—Members

The Commission shall be composed of four (4) persons to be designated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and by the Executive Director of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
History —June 22, 1961, No. 99, p. 196, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 180 - Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—Functions

Except in those cases in which the dependency that owns public real property has negotiated a valid naming rights contract for a specified term, or in the cases the Legislature so provides expressly, except for what is provided in §§ 178–182 of this title, the Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be the entity that, after consultation with the corresponding municipal government or proprietor agency or Commonwealth dependency, shall approve the names proposed by the proprietor municipality or agency for hospitals, schools, public urbanizations, housing complexes of any kind or form, buildings for any kind of use, highways, roads and other public structures and buildings that are hereinafter built in Puerto Rico by the Commonwealth Government or its agencies and instrumentalities, or with Commonwealth funds combined with federal or municipal funds, provided the Commonwealth or federal contribution is larger than the municipal.
In no case shall the names of persons not deceased be used. The Commission shall, to the extent possible, choose the names of illustrious persons from the past and other names relevant in Puerto Rican history, geography and tradition. The Commission shall also have the authority to enter into the revision of the names by which the various thoroughfares or structures of Puerto Rico are known to date, as well as those of all other structures of the Island under its jurisdiction, pursuant to the provisions of this section. To such ends, the Commission may hear witnesses and receive evidence in connection with any change which may be desired to be made in behalf of the best public interest.
History —June 22, 1961, No. 99, p. 196, § 3; May 13, 1963, No. 17; May 9, 1968, No. 36, p. 54, § 2; Nov. 29, 1990, No. 13, p. 1462, § 2; Nov. 26, 2007, No. 170, § 13.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 181 - Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—Election of the Chairman and Secretary; regulations

As soon as constituted, the Commission shall elect from among its number the Chairman and the Secretary and shall then proceed to consider and approve regulations.
History —June 22, 1961, No. 99, p. 196, § 4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 182 - Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—Information regarding works under construction

The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, as well as the various chiefs of agencies and instrumentalities of the Commonwealth Government, shall be bound to remit to the Commission all pertinent information regarding the works under construction or to be constructed, so that the Commission may carry out the purposes of §§ 178—182 of this title.
History —June 22, 1961, No. 99, p. 196, § 5.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 182a - Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico—Disclosure

The Commission shall create and keep updating a list of name designations made in Puerto Rico to be disclosed and accessed through the Internet, so that the citizenry in general may access the same and learn about the meaning and origin thereof. Said list shall contain relevant information including, but not limited to, biographies, social contribution, and relevant information about such individuals for which they deserve to be remembered.
History —June 22, 1961, No. 99, p. 196, added as § 5–A on Jan. 23, 2012, No. 38, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 183 - “Casa Blanca”, former residence of the family of Ponce de León

(a) “Casa Blanca” is hereby declared as an historic monument of Puerto Rico.
(b) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall be in charge of the custody, conservation and maintenance of “Casa Blanca”.
(c) “Casa Blanca” shall be open to the public, in accordance with the regulation that to such effect the Board of Directors of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall adopt.
(d) The necessary funds for the custody, conservation and administration of “Casa Blanca”, as an historic monument, shall be appropriated annually in the general appropriations act for the operating expenses of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —June 21, 1968, No. 105, p. 215, §§ 1—4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 184 - Maria La Cruz Cave

(a) The Maria La Cruz Cave located in sector Las Cuevas of the municipality of Loiza is hereby declared as an historic landmark.
(b) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is hereby entrusted with the custody and maintenance of said landmark.
(c) The Puerto Rico Land Administration is hereby requested to study the possibility of acquiring the lands where the cave is located for the purpose that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico transform the place into an historic park.
History —Feb. 18, 1972, J.R. No. 1, p. 251, §§ 1—3, eff. July 1, 1972.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 185 - Monument to the Puerto Rican Woman

(a) It is hereby provided for the construction and dedication of the Monument to the Puerto Rican Woman.
(b) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is hereby authorized to celebrate a contest for the presentation of designs of monuments, appropriate for attaining the purposes of this section. The Institute shall be empowered to select the design it considers acceptable and to give prizes and honorable mentions, if deemed pertinent, thus also honoring our sculptor artists.
(c) The monument shall symbolize the Puerto Rican woman with all her nobility and endowments.
(d) The monument shall be of heroic size and constructed of durable materials in such a way that the same be a work of art worthy of admiration and able to endure the inclemency of weather and the passage of the years.
(e) The inscription to appear on the monument shall have an inspiring language.
(f) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is hereby authorized to select in coordination with the Chairmen of the Committees on Education and Culture of the House of Representatives and the Senate the place where the monument is to be raised and it shall be in charge of making the necessary arrangements for the maintenance and upkeeping of the place.
(g) Donations made by natural or artificial persons to the Pro-Monument Fund to the Puerto Rican Woman created hereby shall be allowed as deductions upon computing the net income, up to the limits established in § 23 of the Act of June 20, 1970, No. 22 and § 120 of the Act of June 29, 1954, No. 91.
(h) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is hereby authorized to make the necessary promotion through the news media, thus urging the citizenry, professional and business organizations and especially feminine organizations, to contribute to the execution of the Monument to the Puerto Rican Woman. The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is hereby empowered to express its appreciation to the organizations and persons who contribute to the execution of this monument.
(i) A special fund to be known as “Pro-Monument Fund to the Puerto Rican Woman” is hereby created in the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture.
(j) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is hereby authorized to receive said donations in behalf of the people of Puerto Rico and deposit them in the Fund created under subsection (i) of this section.
(k) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall render a semiannual report to the Legislature on the steps taken and the donations received for the Pro-Monument Fund to the Puerto Rican Woman.
(l) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall render a semiannual report to the Legislature on the total amount and use of the moneys of the Pro-Monument Fund to the Puerto Rican Woman.
History —Apr. 4, 1977, No. 6, p. 14, §§ 1—12, eff. July 1, 1977.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 186 - Capitol of Puerto Rico

The Capitol Building is hereby declared a historical monument of Puerto Rico.
History —June 30, 1977, No. 136, p. 404.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187 - Luis Munoz-Marin International Airport

(a) It is hereby provided that as of February 18, the 87th anniversary of his birth, the Isla Verde International Airport shall be designated as the Luis Munoz-Marin International Airport.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Ports Authority shall take the necessary steps to carry out the provisions of this section.
History —Feb. 18, 1985, No. 2, p. 15, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187a - Ponce Massacre

(a) The sector of Marina Street between Aurora and Jobos Streets is hereby declared a historical zone of the municipality of Ponce.
Planning Board Regulation No. 5, which deals with antique and historical zones, shall be fully applicable to the historical zone created in Ponce by this section.
(b) The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall be charged with the custody, conservation and maintenance of the zone. In commemoration of the forty-ninth (XLIX) anniversary of the Ponce Massacre, the Institute shall place an embossed placque which shall concisely narrate the events that occurred, as gathered from the Report of the Hayes Committee, and shall include the names of the 21 martyrs, on the building located at the corner of Marina and Aurora Streets, where the Nationalist Party Committee in Ponce was located at the time.
History —July 6, 1985, No. 81, p. 263, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187b - Rafael Hernández Airport

The Airport of Aguadilla is hereby designated with the name of Rafael Hernández Airport.
History —June 19, 1987, No. 38, p. 134.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187c-4 - Old Cemeteries of Ponce—Administration

(a) Transfer of functions to Municipality of Ponce.— All of the functions, powers, duties and faculties of the Corporation for the Conservation and Administration of the Old Cemeteries of Ponce are hereby transferred to the Municipality of Ponce, as well as the personnel, real and personal property, records, and any unspent sums from appropriations, items, or other Commonwealth or federal funds, or of any other kind, held and in custody of said Corporation. The funds needed to provide continuity to these functions shall be defrayed by the Municipality of Ponce from its Expense Budget.
(b) Guarantee to employees.— All employees affected by the transfer provided in this section, are hereby guaranteed all the vested rights, privileges, obligations and conditions under the personnel laws and regulations in effect at the time of approval of this section, as well as any existing pension, retirement, or savings and loan system or systems to which they may be affiliated or subscribed upon approval of this section.
(c) Agreements, covenants, claims, or contracts.— None of the provisions of this section shall be construed to modify, alter, or invalidate any agreement, covenant, claim, or contract in effect as of the date of approval of this section, nor during the transfer period. Once transferred, the Mayor of the Municipality of Ponce may renegotiate, terminate, or modify the same.
(d) Applicability of other acts.— All those acts, rules, regulations and orders applicable to the Corporation for the Conservation and Administration of the Old Cemeteries of Ponce that are not in conflict with the acts, rules, regulations and orders applicable to the Municipality of Ponce, shall remain in effect until the same are amended, repealed, or substituted.
(e) Temporary provisions.— The Mayor of the Municipality of Ponce may adopt such temporary measures and make the necessary decisions in order to make the transfer decreed by this section, without interrupting the administrative processes and functions of the matters and programs thus transferred.
(f) Administration.— Once the services, obligations and duties of the Corporation for the Conservation and Administration of the Old Cemeteries of Ponce have been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Ponce, the Mayor shall establish the administrative structure that is most appropriate, convenient, and necessary for the continuity of the rendering of services.
History —July 31, 1993, No. 39, §§ 1—6.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187d - Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci Airport

(a) It is hereby provided that the Isla Grande Airport be denominated as the Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci Airport.
(b) The Commission for Denominating Structures and Public Highways of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Ports Authority, shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section.
History —Dec. 13, 1990, No. 51, p. 1617, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187d-1 - Benjamín Rivera-Noriega Airport

(a) The Airport of the Island Municipality of Culebra is hereby named the “Benjamín Rivera-Noriega Airport”.
(b) The Puerto Rico Ports Authority is hereby directed to install a sign at the site of the airport of the Island Municipality of Culebra identifying said airport as the “Benjamin Rivera-Noriega Airport”.
History —July 11, 1994, No. 38, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e - Félix Luis Hernández-Morales Avenue

The new Villalba by-pass, which leads from the portion of Commonwealth Highway 149 from Villalba to Juana Díaz, to the portion of said highway from Villalba to Ciales, is hereby designated as “Félix Luis Hernández-Morales Avenue”.
History —July 26, 1991, No. 25, § 1.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-1 - State highway Don Noel Estrada

(a) Highway No. P.R.-113, known as “Quebradilla Avenue”, of the jurisdiction of the Municipality of Isabela, is hereby designated with the name of the distinguished composer and illustrious son of Isabela and Puerto Rico “Don Noel Estrada”.
(b) The public highway to be denominated with the name of “Noel Estrada,” as stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall include the stretch of Highway No. P.R.-2 within the jurisdiction of the town of Isabela, which crosses the center of the aforementioned town and ends in the jurisdiction of the town of Quebradillas.
(c) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission shall, in coordination with the Department of Transportation and Public Works and the Municipality of Isabela, take the measures needed to comply with the provisions of this section.
History —Nov. 5, 1993, No. 85, §§ 1—3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-2 - Roberto “Tutin” Mateo Espada Highway

(a) It is hereby provided that the section of Road PR-5556, which extends from PR-14 Road to the baseball field of Barrio Pasto, Santana Sector, including the bridge over Rio Cuyón, which allows access to said community, shall be designated as the “Carretera Roberto ‘Tutin’ Mateo Espada,” and the “Puente Roberto ‘Tutin’ Mateo Espada.”
(b) The Public Structures and Roads Denominating Committee of the Government of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section.
History —June 6, 1997, No. 16, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-3 - Ana G. Méndez Avenue

(a) It is hereby provided that Road PR-176, extending from Road PR-1 to the intersection with PR-845 in Cupey shall be hereinafter designated as “Ana G. Méndez Avenue”.
(b) The Public Roads and Structures Naming Committee of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178-182 of this title.
History —July 25, 1997, No. 45, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-4 - Roberto Sánchez—Vilella Highway

(a) It is hereby provided that the section of Highway #2 from Ponce to Mayagüez be designated with the name of “Roberto Sánchez-Vilella Highway”, and that, in the event that said section is be converted into an expressway, it shall be designated as the “Roberto Sanchez-Vilella Highway”.
(b) The Structures and Public Roads Nominating Committee of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with this section.
History —Aug. 10, 1997, No. 65, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-5 - Miguel Hernández Rodríguez Intersection

(a) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture is hereby directed to designate the stretch of road of Highway PR 1 from km. 26.2—from Caguas to Río Piedras—to km. 48.3—the intersection of the municipalities of Caguas, Cidra and Cayey, with the name of Miguel Hernández Rodríguez.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the provisions of this section are complied with.
History —June 20, 1998, No. 90, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-6 - Juan José García Ríos Avenue

(a) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is hereby directed to designate Highway 848 of Barrio Saint Just, Trujillo Alto-Carolina, as the “Avenida Juan José García Ríos”.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178—182 of this title.
History —July 23, 1998, No. 164, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-7 - Francisco José de Goya Avenue

(a) It is hereby provided that Highway 28 located in the Luchetti Industrial Urbanization of Bayamón shall hereafter be designated as “Francisco José de Goya Avenue”.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways denominating Commission shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section.
History —July 24, 1998, No. 172, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-8 - Prudencio Unanue Highway

(a) It is hereby provided that Highway Number 5, located in the Luchetti Industrial Urbanization in the Municipality of Bayamón, shall henceforth be denominated as the “Prudencio Unanue Highway”.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways Denominating Commission of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section.
History —July 24, 1998, No. 173, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-9 - Stretch of Panoramic Route named for Luis Muñoz Marín

(a) To name the stretches and branches of the highways that constitute the Puerto Rico Panoramic Route from Maunabo-Yabucoa to Maricao-Mayagüez after the Puerto Rican statesman, Luis Muñoz-Marín.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Commission of the Government of Puerto Rico, as well as the Department of Transportation and Public Works and the Highways Authority, shall take the necessary measures to place the corresponding signposts and comply with the provisions of this section.
History —July 27, 1998, No. 179, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-10 - Manuel “El Olímpico” Rivera Morales Highway

(a) To provide that the stretch of Highway PR-181 known as the “Trujillo Alto Expressway” be named after Manuel “El Olímpico” Rivera Morales.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways Naming Commission of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of this title.
History —Aug. 11, 1998, No. 228, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-11 - José Zayas-Green Avenue

(a) To designate the stretch of road that connects roads PR 152 and PR 143 in the town of Barranquitas, known as “El Desvío” with the name of José Zayas-Green Avenue, in honor of the outstanding work he performed as Mayor of Barranquitas.
(b) The Public Buildings and Roads Naming Committee of the Government of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section.
History —Nov. 20, 1998, No. 277, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-12 - Víctor I. Lugo Sepúlveda High School Court

(a) To provide that the basketball court of José Emilio Lugo Ponce de León High School be officially designated as the “Víctor I. Lugo Sepúlveda Basketball Court”.
(b) The Denominating Commission of Public Structures and Highways of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, in coordination with the Education, and Sports and Recreation departments, shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of this title.
History —Dec. 3, 1998, No. 285, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187e-13 - Doña Cruz María (Cucú) Velázquez Benítez Bus Depot

(a) It is hereby provided that the Metropolitan Bus Authority Depot located in Capetillo [district] of Río Piedras shall be denominated as the “Doña Cruz María (Cucú) Velázquez-Benítez Bus Depot”.
(b) The Public Structure and Highway Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the measures necessary to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178 et seq. of this title.
History —Dec. 23, 1998, No. 309, § 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187f - La Casita Verde

(a) The Planning Board is hereby directed to urgently commence the corresponding procedure to declare as a historical monument, “La Casita Verde”, the name given in the city of Caguas to the house where the illustrious Puerto Rican writer Don Abelardo Díaz-Alfaro was born and lived for many years.
(b) The Planning Board shall immediately initiate the necessary procedures for the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture to acquire the house where Don Abelardo Díaz-Alfaro was born and lived, known as “La Casita Verde”, located on the corner of Monseñor Berríos and Acosta Streets in the Savarona Sector of the Municipality of Caguas.
(c) The Planning Board shall submit a report to the Legislature on the efforts and procedures it has made to attain the purposes of the bill, together with its conclusions and recommendations, within a term not greater than sixty (60) days from the date of approval of this act.
History —Aug. 6, 1991, No. 49, §§ 1—3.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187g - Alejandro “Junior” Cruz Elementary School

(a) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the is hereby directed to designate the Elementary School of Barrio Galateo, Villas del Josco Sector in Toa Baja, as the Alejandro “Junior” Cruz Elementary School.
(b) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Structures and Highways Naming Commission, in coordination with the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall take the necessary measures to enforce the provisions of this section, and shall provide that an appropriate activity be held to honor this distinguished citizen during the present school year.
History —Dec. 9, 1993, No. 115, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187h - Don Luis A. Ferré Fine Arts Center

(a) It is hereby provided that henceforth the Fine Arts Center of Puerto Rico shall be denominated as the “Don Luis A. Ferré Fine Arts Center”.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section without being subject to the provisions of § 178 et seq. of this title.
History —Dec. 9, 1993, No. 117, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187h-1 - Luis A Ferré Aguayo Study Hall

(a) The Study Hall of Ponce High School, located on Cristina and Salud Streets in Ponce, is hereby designated as the “Luis A. Ferré Aguayo Study Hall”.
(b) The Department of Education together with the educational authorities of Ponce High School, shall provide for a pertinent activity for such recognition.
History —June 6, 1996, No. 48, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187i - Autopista Luis A. Ferré-Aguayo

(a) It is hereby provided that henceforth Las Amércas Expressway will be denominated as the “Autopista Luis A. Ferré-Aguayo”.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary steps to comply with the provisions of this section without being subject to that which is provided §§ 178 et seq. of this title.
History —Dec. 9, 1993, No. 118, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187j - Centro Médico Dr. José Celso Barbosa

(a) It is hereby provided that the Puerto Rico Medical Center, located in Monacillos Ward of the Municipality of San Juan, be officially designated as “Centro Médico Dr. José Celso Barbosa”.
(b) The Public Buildings and Roads Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as the Puerto Rico Medical Services Administration, shall take the necessary steps to comply with the provisions of this section.
History —Dec. 9, 1993, No. 119, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187j-1 - Dr. César Augusto Collazo Diagnostic and Treatment Center

(a) It is hereby provided that the facilities where the Juncos Diagnostic and Treatment Center (CDT, Spanish acronym) is located be named after Dr. César Augusto Collazo, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178—182 of this title.
(b) The Structures and Public Highways Denominating Committee of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Department of Health, and the Juncos Municipal Administration shall take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.
History —July 25, 1997, No. 51, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187k - Special Fund for the Development of Cuartel Ballajá

(a) A Special Fund is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury, under the administration of the Commonwealth Historic Preservation Office, attached to the Office of the Governor, hereinafter “the Office.” This Special Fund shall be initially [started] by the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), originating from the remainder[s] of Joint Resolution No. 12 of April 3, 1986. In addition, the appropriation[s] of funds that the Legislature may provide in the future, and any other monies donated, transferred or granted by federal, Commonwealth or municipal government bodies, or by private entities or persons, shall also be [included under] covered into this Fund.
The Director of the Office shall deposit these items into said Special Fund, and [will] use [them] for the purposes stated in this section.
(b) This Special Fund shall be administered and used by the Office to fulfill its mandate to coordinate the development, administration, and management of the “Ballajá Barracks” and the areas, public squares, and structures which are a part of the Ballajá compound.
(c) The Office is hereby authorized to accept, receive and dispose of any gift of money and assets, contributions, transfers and conveyances made to said body for the purposes of this section.
(d) The Office may [proceed to acquire] the acquisition, chargeable to the Special Fund, [of] the needed insurance policies when [it] receiv[ing] or acquir[ing] assets that require [some sort of] insurance to protect them, so that any loss may be recovered directly upon evidence of said policy, and cover the sums thus recovered into the Special Fund created hereby.
History —Jan. 8, 1994, No. 6, §§ 1—4.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187k-1 - Ramón Molina Feliciano Public Transportation Terminal

(a) It is hereby provided that the public transportation terminal of the Municipality of Adjuntas shall be hereinafter designated with the name of Ramón Molina-Feliciano.
(b) The Public Roads and Structures Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178—182 of this title.
History —July 6, 1996, No. 68, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187l - Juan José “Chejuan” García Plaza

(a) It is hereby provided that the Plaza located on Brumbaugh Street, at the entrance of Barriada Venezuela of Rio Piedras, be designated hereinafter as Juan José “Chejuan” García Plaza.
(b) The Public Structures and Roads Naming Committee of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall take the necessary measures to comply with the provisions of this section, without being subject to the provisions of §§ 178—182 of this title.
History —Nov. 19, 1997, No. 133, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-THREE - Public Planning and Development (§§ 1 — 11273) › PART I - Public Planning (§§ 1 — 229ccc) › Chapter 7 - Historic Zones, Buildings, and Monuments (§§ 161 — 190uu) › § 187m - Hector M. Ortiz Justiniano Court

(a) It is hereby provided that the Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, created by virtue of §§ 178—182 of this title, designate the basketball court at the Sábalos Nuevos Housing Project in Mayagüez as the Héctor M. (Conchi) Ortiz-Justiniano Court. Said court is under the jurisdiction of the Public Housing Administration.
(b) The Public Structures and Highways Naming Commission and the Public Housing Administration shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the court located at the Sábalos Nuevos Housing Project be properly identified with the name of Héctor M. Ortiz Justiniano (Conchi).
History —Jan. 6, 1998, No. 7, §§ 1, 2.