2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWENTY-TWO - Public Works (§§ 1 — 1104) › Chapter 21 - Public Buildings Authority (§§ 901 — 937) › Subchapter I - Creation and Functions (§§ 901 — 917) › § 904 - Governing Board

The Authority shall be directed by a Board of Governors, hereinafter the Board. The powers of the Authority shall be vested upon said Board and shall be exercised by its members pursuant to the provisions of §§ 901—917 of this title, while said members occupy their positions as such.
The Board shall be composed of seven (7) members, each of which shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Puerto Rico, and shall consist of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Public Works; the President of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico; the Secretary of the Department of Education; an attorney licensed to practice the profession in Puerto Rico; a person with experience in the area of financing; a person experienced in the area of design, construction and/or land development and a representative of the labor sector. The last four (4) of the aforementioned members shall be appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of six (6) years. The members shall hold office without any compensation, pursuant to § 912 of this title.
Four (4) Board members shall constitute quorum. However, any agreement of the Authority shall have the affirmative vote of at least four (4) members. Any vacancy among the members of the Board so appointed shall be filled by appointments by the Governor. Provided, however, That all vacancies that take place between one appointment and another shall be filled by the Governor within a term of sixty (60) days for the remaining portion of the term. No vacancy among the members of the Board shall invalidate the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and powers and comply with the duties of the Authority.
The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, the President of the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico and the Secretary of Education shall designate, by means of a written communication to the Chairperson of the Board, a permanent, authorized representative with voice and vote to represent him/her in any meetings that he/she cannot attend. In addition, unless the bylaws of the Authority so prohibit or restrict, any action necessary or allowed in any meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board shall be authorized without a meeting, provided, that all the members of the Board or of any committee of the Board, as the case may be, give their written consent for said action. In such a case, the written document shall be part of the minutes of the Board or of any committee of the Board, as the case may be. Unless the bylaws of the Authority provide otherwise, the members of the Board or of any committee of the Board may participate in any meeting of the Board or of any committee of the Board, respectively, by means of telephone conferences or any other means of communication through which all participants of the meeting may communicate simultaneously. Participation by any member of the Board or of any committee of the Board in the aforementioned manner shall constitute attendance to said meeting.
History —June 19, 1958, No. 56, p. 120, § 3; July 14, 1973, No. 6, p. 831, § 3; July 2, 1991, No. 18, § 4; May 23, 1995, No. 47, § 1; Nov. 13, 2001, No. 157, § 1; May 16, 2006, No. 97, § 4.