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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/776/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 776 - Servitude for towpaths—Navig... | A towpath servitude shall not be imposed for navigation canals unless the necessity therefor be established.
History —Law of Waters, art. 117. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/777/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 777 - Servitude for towpaths—Inter... | No plantings, sowings, fences, hedges, or other works or constructions which may interfere with the use of the towpath may be made thereon. The owner of the land may, nevertheless, make exclusive use of the brush or grasses growing wild thereon.
History —Law of Waters, art. 118. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/778/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 778 - Servitude for towpaths—Remov... | The branches of trees which are an obstacle to navigation or floating or to the towpath shall be cut down to a convenient height.
History —Law of Waters, art. 119. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/779/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 779 - Mooring of ferryboats, passi... | Riparian estates are subject to a servitude for fastening or securing the warps or cables necessary for the establishment of a ferryboat service, after indemnity for loss and damage, and also to permit temporary mooring, in extreme cases, of passing vessels or floating objects; also upon payment of indemnity.
History —... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/780/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 780 - Deposit of floating objects ... | If, in order to prevent floods from carrying away timber or objects floated down the river, it shall become necessary to remove and deposit them on the riparian estates, the owners of the latter shall not have the right to prevent it, and shall be entitled only to payment for loss and damage. Such charge shall constitu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/781/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 781 - Deposit of merchandise jetti... | The riparian estates are also obliged to permit the deposit thereon of merchandise jettisoned and saved in cases of accidents, shipwreck, or any other urgent necessity, and such merchandise shall be liable for loss and damage in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing section.
History —Law of Waters, art. 122. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/782/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 782 - Spreading of nets and deposi... | The owners of the margins of rivers are obliged to permit fishermen to take out and spread their nets thereon, and to deposit temporarily the product of the catch, without trespassing upon the estate nor going beyond three meters from the edge of the river, according to the provisions of § 615 of this title, unless the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/783/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 783 - Deposit of sand, stone, etc.... | When it shall become necessary to clean and clear the channels of rivers or creeks of rubbish or sand, stone, or other objects deposited by the water, which obstruct or turn the current and threaten to cause damage, the riparian estates shall consent to the temporary servitude and the deposit of the material removed, p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-77/subchapter-iv/784/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784)›Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 77 - Legal Servitudes (§§ 721 — 784) › Subchapter IV - Towpaths; Other Servitudes Inherent in Riparian Estates (§§ 771 — 784) › § 784 - Administration to establish ... | The establishment of all these servitudes, including a right-of-way along the margins, for the common use of waters, is vested in the administration in the terms and manner prescribed for those of §§ 721–747 of this title.
History —Law of Waters, art. 125. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785 - Power to establish | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785 - Power to establish | The power to establish conservation easements as personal or real easements on rustic or urban lots to achieve the purposes of this chapter is hereby recognized.
History —Dec. 27, 2001, No. 183, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785a - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785a - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Conservation easement.— Means a lien imposed on real property in benefit of a person or a lot, which imposes obligations, rights and limitations on the land and its owner for the purpose of protecting and preserving areas of natu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785b - Non-Applicability of certain provisions of the Civil Code of Pu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785b - Non-Applicability of certain provisions of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico | Personal easements constituted under this chapter shall not be subject to the limitations imposed by § 1633 of Title 31.
All easements constituted under this chapter shall not be deemed to be an unlawful gift for purposes of § 2373 of Title 31.
All easements constituted under this chapter shall not be subject to the ac... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785c - Donations and transfers to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785c - Donations and transfers to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | Donations granted pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed onerous with regard to the tax benefits it provides in its sections.
In the case of the extinction or dissolution of the nonprofit entity which was originally granted easement rights, the sole fact of the extinction or dissolution of the easement holder shall c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785d - Purposes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785d - Purposes | The conservation easement may be constituted for the following purposes, among others:
(a) Preserve the natural, agricultural, forest or scenic attributes of a property or open space conditions.
(b) Protect hydrographic basins.
(c) Maintain or enhance the quality of air or water.
(d) Preserve properties with a cultural... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785e - Person who can be holders of an easement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785e - Person who can be holders of an easement | (a) The following shall be deemed persons eligible to be easement holders:
(1) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or
(2) a non-profit organization whose main purposes or functions include the protection or conservation of an area of natural value or a property of cultural value. Such entity must be a bona fide organizati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785f - Rights and obligations—Owner | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785f - Rights and obligations—Owner | The owner of a burdened property with a conservation easement shall have the rights and obligations established in the public deed. Such rights and obligations may limit the development or use of a real property, even to include the prohibition of the economic exploitation thereof.
The owner of a burdened real property... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785g - Rights and obligations—Holder | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785g - Rights and obligations—Holder | The conservation easement holder shall have the rights and obligations established in the public deed and shall have the obligation of diligently supervising his/her compliance with its provisions.
History —Dec. 27, 2001, No. 183, § 10. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785h - Organization and qualification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785h - Organization and qualification | The conservation easement shall be constituted in a public deed with pertinent registration in the Property Registry. The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico, the Department of Agriculture, and the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture shall be required to file the deeds... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785i - Duration | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785i - Duration | The conservation easement shall be constituted in perpetuity. The deeds of conservation easements and gifts shall not contain a provision establishing as a condition therefor that an evaluation process for the granting of a tax credit, or that the granting of said credit shall be completed within a period of less than ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785j - Judicial actions and redress | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785j - Judicial actions and redress | In the event that the responsibilities contained in the deed that constitutes the conservation easement are not met [by the] owner of the easement, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and any natural or juridical person who shows an interest in the conservation of the natural resources of Puerto Rico may file a civil actio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785k - Extinguishment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785k - Extinguishment | (a) The conservation easement is extinguished when the lots are in such state that it would be impossible to enjoy the easement.
(b) Tax benefits granted under this chapter shall cease upon the extinguishment of the easement or, although not extinguished, upon amendment thereof to the extent that such amendment impairs... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785l - Exception | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785l - Exception | None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to limit the establishing of conservation trusts among private parties.
History —Dec. 27, 2001, No. 183, § 15. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785m - Tax benefits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785m - Tax benefits | (a) For a conservation easement resulting from a donation to be entitled to receive the tax benefits granted under this chapter, it shall have to obtain one of the following documents:
(1) A certification issued by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, or the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico stating t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785m-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785m-1 - Tax credit | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785m-1 - Tax credit | (a) Any natural or juridical person that constitutes an eligible conservation easement or donates eligible land pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be able to opt for a tax credit equal to fifty percent (50%) of the value of the eligible conservation easement or eligible land by the date of the donation, t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785m-2/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785m-2 - Application of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011,... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785m-2 - Application of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, or any successor law | The Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, or any successor law shall apply as a supplement to this chapter.
History —Jan. 1, 2016, No. 187, § 78. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785n - Property taxes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785n - Property taxes | For purpose of property tax payments to the Municipal Revenue Collections Center, the appraised value of the property encumbered by a conservation easement shall be fully exempt when the conservation easement is granted for the whole property. If the conservation easement only encumbers a portion of the property subjec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785o - Rules to receive tax benefits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785o - Rules to receive tax benefits | The Department of the Treasury and the Municipal Revenue Collections Center are hereby directed to establish, within six (6) months after the effective date of this act, the rules to receive the tax benefits established in this chapter.
History —Dec. 27, 2001, No. 183, § 20, renumbered as § 21 on June 4, 2004, No. 138,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iii/chapter-78/785p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p)›Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p)›§ 785p - Interpretation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART III - Water Rights (§§ 701 — 785p) › Chapter 78 - Conservation Easements (§§ 785 — 785p) › § 785p - Interpretation | In case of any doubts, the construction of the easement shall favor a higher ecologic, historic, cultural, or agricultural preservation for the purposes stated in Section 6.
History —Dec. 27, 2001, No. 183, § 21, renumbered as § 22 on June 4, 2004, No. 138, § 3, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2004; renumbered as § 23 on Nov. 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-85/subchapter-i/802/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833)›Subchapter I - Use of Public Waters for Domesti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833) › Subchapter I - Use of Public Waters for Domestic, Agricultural, and Manufacturing Purposes (§... | Any persons may remove in vessels any water they may require for domestic or manufacturing uses, or for the irrigation of isolated plants, from waters which have been artificially diverted from their natural public channels into canals, ditches, or uncovered aqueducts, even though they belong to private grantees; but t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-85/subchapter-i/803/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833)›Subchapter I - Use of Public Waters for Domesti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833) › Subchapter I - Use of Public Waters for Domestic, Agricultural, and Manufacturing Purposes (§... | In the same manner all persons may wash clothing, vessels, or other objects in canals, ditches, or uncovered aqueducts of public waters, even though they be the temporary property of the grantees, provided the margins are not injured thereby and that the use to which the water is put does not require that it be in a st... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-85/subchapter-ii/811/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833)›Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833) › Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishing (§§ 811 — 815) › § 811 - Fishing in public c... | Any person may fish in public channels, subject to the laws and police regulations which may be issued with special relation to fishing, provided navigation or floating be not interfered with.
History —Law of Waters, art. 129. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-85/subchapter-ii/812/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833)›Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833) › Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishing (§§ 811 — 815) › § 812 - Fishing in canals, ... | Any person may fish with hooks, nets, or bow nets, in accordance with the special regulations governing fishing, in canals, ditches, or aqueducts for the conduction of public waters, even though constructed by the grantees thereof, unless the right to fish has been reserved to them by the terms of the concession, and p... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-85/subchapter-ii/813/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833)›Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833) › Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishing (§§ 811 — 815) › § 813 - Construction of wei... | In everything relating to the construction of weirs or any other kind of apparatus destined to fishing, both in navigable rivers as in those down which rafts or logs may be floated and other rivers, the provisions in force on this subject or the laws and regulations which may hereafter be enacted shall be observed.
His... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-85/subchapter-ii/814/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833)›Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 85 - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 821-833) › Subchapter II - Use of Public Waters for Fishing (§§ 811 — 815) › § 814 - Damage to weirs or ... | The owners of weirs or fisheries established in navigable rivers or in rivers down which rafts or logs may be floated shall not be entitled to any indemnity for any damage caused thereto by the vessels navigating or the timber floating, unless the persons guiding the same shall have been guilty of a violation of the ge... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-87/subchapter-i/855/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974)›Subchapter I - Concession of Uses (§§ 851... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974) › Subchapter I - Concession of Uses (§§ 851-854 — 863-867) › § 855 - Lands included in gr... | A grant for the use of public waters shall be understood to include that of the lands of public ownership necessary for the works of dams and canals and ditches.
With regard to lands belonging to the State, a Province, towns, or private individuals, a compulsory servitude shall be imposed according to the cases, withou... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-87/subchapter-i/858/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974)›Subchapter I - Concession of Uses (§§ 851... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974) › Subchapter I - Concession of Uses (§§ 851-854 — 863-867) › § 858 - Responsibility for f... | The administration shall not be responsible for a failure of or diminution in the volume of water mentioned in the concession, whether it be due to error or to any other cause.
History —Law of Waters, art. 154. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-87/subchapter-i/862/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974)›Subchapter I - Concession of Uses (§§ 851... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974) › Subchapter I - Concession of Uses (§§ 851-854 — 863-867) › § 862 - Forfeiture of grants | Grants for the use of waters shall be forfeited upon failure to comply with the conditions and to observe the terms under which they may have been made.
History —Law of Waters, art. 158. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-87/subchapter-iv/901/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974)›Subchapter IV - Use of Public Waters for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974) › Subchapter IV - Use of Public Waters for Irrigation (§§ 901 — 905-929) › § 901 - Storag... | The owners of estates adjoining public roads may collect the pluvial waters flowing thereon, and make use thereof in the irrigation of their estates, subject to the provisions of the ordinances relating to the maintenance and police of such roads.
History —Law of Waters, art. 176. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-iv/chapter-87/subchapter-iv/904/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974)›Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974)›Subchapter IV - Use of Public Waters for ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART IV - Common Use of Public Waters (§§ 801 — 971-974) › Chapter 87 - Special Uses of Public Waters (§§ 851-854 — 971-974) › Subchapter IV - Use of Public Waters for Irrigation (§§ 901 — 905-929) › § 904 - Use fo... | Persons who shall for twenty years have made use for the irrigation of their lands of pluvial waters descending a ravine or gully, or any other similar channel of public ownership, may object to owners of higher tenements depriving them of this use. But if they shall have used a part of the water only, they cannot prev... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4/part-v/chapter-101/1001/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903)›PART V - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1111-1111h)›Chapter 101 - Police of Waters (§§ 1001 — 1002)›§ 1001 - Police of public waters | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4 - Water Law (1903) › PART V - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 1001 — 1111-1111h) › Chapter 101 - Police of Waters (§§ 1001 — 1002) › § 1001 - Police of public waters | The police of public waters and of their natural channels, their banks and servitude zones shall be in charge of the administration and shall be exercised by the Colonial Secretary who shall issue the provisions necessary for proper order in the use and enjoyment thereof.
History —Law of Waters, art. 226. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as an “Act for the Conservation, Development and Use of the Water Resources of Puerto Rico”.
History —June 3, 1976, No. 136, p. 390, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115a - Statement of public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115a - Statement of public policy | It is the public policy of the Commonwealth to maintain the degree of purity of the waters of Puerto Rico required for the welfare, safety and development of the Island, to insure the water supply that may be needed by the present and future Puerto Rican generations by establishing water reservation areas and using the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115b - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115b - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below, unless within the context where they are used another meaning arises, or it is specifically otherwise indicated:
(a) Waters and bodies of water.— This term includes the surface, subterranean, coastal and any other waters within t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115c - Assignment of dominion | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115c - Assignment of dominion | All waters and bodies of water of Puerto Rico are hereby declared to be the property and wealth of the People of Puerto Rico. Their use, utilization and development shall be subject to the provision of this chapter and of the regulations prescribed thereunder.
History —June 3, 1976, No. 136, p. 390, § 4. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115d - Secretary—Assignment of functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115d - Secretary—Assignment of functions | The Secretary shall have the following duties and powers in connection with the water resources in Puerto Rico:
(a) To prepare, adopt and maintain an integral plan of conservation, development and use of the water resources of Puerto Rico in consultation with the Water Resources Committee hereinafter established. This ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115e - Water Resources Committee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115e - Water Resources Committee | The Secretary shall appoint a Water Resources Committee to advise him in the preparation of the integral plan for the use, conservation and development of the water resources and to assist him in any other function entrusted to him by this chapter. The Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Planning Boar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115f - Functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115f - Functions | In the preparation and implementation of the integral plan for the use, conservation and development of the water resources, the Secretary shall strictly follow the rules and findings with regard to the quality and potability of the waters the Board on Environmental Quality and the Department of Health, respectively, m... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115g - Prohibition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115g - Prohibition | No person may construct, establish or operate a water-connection system, or use or utilize the waters and bodies of water of Puerto Rico without the corresponding permit or franchise issued by the Secretary. These rights shall not be acquired by prescription.
History —June 3, 1976, No. 136, p. 390, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115h - Permits and franchises | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115h - Permits and franchises | (a) The Secretary shall establish a system of permits for drilling wells and another system of franchises for the utilization of superficial waters or “surfaced” waters. The permits shall fix the specifications of the works and installations they authorize and the franchises shall establish, among other conditions, tho... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115i - Accidental or illegal “surfacing” | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115i - Accidental or illegal “surfacing” | (a) The provisions of this chapter relating to permits and franchises shall not apply to “surfacing” resulting from activities carried out for other purposes. The Secretary shall provide by regulation the procedure to be followed in such cases.
(b) Waters “surfaced” in violation of this chapter shall not legally benefi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115j - Substitution of sources | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115j - Substitution of sources | (a) Permits and franchises for the use of waters constitute authorizations to utilize and extract certain specific quantities of water and not a right over a source. The Secretary may substitute the source of supply of a user provided he guarantees to the latter waters of quality and in quantity comparable to those he ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115k/1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115k - Fees (§ 1115k)›1 | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115k - Fees (§ 1115k) › 1 | (a) The Secretary shall establish, through regulations, the fees to be paid for each permit or franchise which this chapter empowers him/her to grant, except for the provisions of subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section. When establishing the regulations on the fees to be paid for each permit or franchise, the Sec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115k/2/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115k - Fees (§ 1115k)›2 | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115k - Fees (§ 1115k) › 2 | (a) The Secretary shall establish, through regulations, the fees to be paid for each permit or franchise which this chapter empowers him/her to grant, except for the provisions of subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this section. When establishing the regulations on the fees to be paid for each permit or franchise, the Sec... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115l - Grounds for revocation of permits and franchises | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115l - Grounds for revocation of permits and franchises | The Secretary may, upon notice and hearing to that effect, modify, suspend temporarily, or cancel a permit or franchise for any of the following reasons:
(1) Intentional violations of this chapter, of Act No. 9 of June 18, 1970, of §§ 151–163 of Title 3, or of the standards, decisions and regulations adopted thereunder... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115m - Dispensations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115m - Dispensations | In furtherance of the public interest, the Secretary may grant dispensations within his plan and regulation for the use, conservation and development of the waters and bodies of water of Puerto Rico. Said dispensations shall be preceded by public hearings which shall be announced as provided in § 1115r of this title. T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115n - Priorities of use | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115n - Priorities of use | Where several petitions are presented for the purpose of utilizing beneficially and reasonably a body of water and it lacks the sufficient volume to meet them all, or when there is sought the beneficial and reasonable utilization of a body of water that is incompatible with another foreseeable use also beneficial and r... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115o - Vested rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115o - Vested rights | Every legal, beneficial and reasonable use and utilization of waters existing on the date this act takes effect, including those acquired under grants from the government of Spain, or which existed within the preceding year, or was to commence at the termination of works in progress of the effective date of this act sh... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115p - Registry of rights of use | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115p - Registry of rights of use | The Secretary shall establish special procedures for the registration of the rights of use and utilization of waters acquired under the previous legislation. To this effect the Secretary may set dates for the filing of the corresponding statements and require the information he may consider useful to establish the true... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115q/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115q - Orders of Secretary, administrative fines and aid of jurisdiction | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115q - Orders of Secretary, administrative fines and aid of jurisdiction | (a) The Secretary, or his/her authorized representatives, shall have the power to admit testimony, administer oaths, issue summons requiring the appearance of witnesses or the introduction of documentary evidence or of any other kind. The Secretary may issue orders to do or not to do, and to cease and desist, and to im... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115r/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115r - Right to hearing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115r - Right to hearing | (a) The Secretary shall hold public hearings when the matters on which he must pass refer to:
(1) Adoption of rules and regulations or amendments thereto.
(2) Adoption of the integral plan for the conservation, use and development of the water resources or modifications thereto.
(3) Establishment of priorities for cons... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115r-1/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115r-1 - Procedures for water distribution relative to U.S. claims | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115r-1 - Procedures for water distribution relative to U.S. claims | When an agency or an entity of the government of the United States of America appears as one of the claimants of preferential rights or vested rights over a body of water in Puerto Rico, the Secretary shall follow the following procedure:
(1) The Secretary shall not begin the administrative procedure and shall request ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115s/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115s - Procedure at hearings and review | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115s - Procedure at hearings and review | At every administrative hearing of a quasi-judicial nature required by this chapter the following procedures shall be observed:
(1) The Secretary or a representative shall preside over the hearing.
(2) The appearing parties shall be entitled to offer all the evidence and to argue their case.
(3) Insofar as applicable, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115t/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115t - Public information | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115t - Public information | ([a]) The information related to the supplies and bodies of water of Puerto Rico, including the coastal waters, shall be held as information of a public character and shall be available for inspection by the public in general. Studies on the quality of waters and the deposits of effluents in bodies of water shall parta... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115u/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115u - Actions by citizens | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115u - Actions by citizens | Any citizen domiciled in Puerto Rico may bring a civil action under this chapter in the following cases:
(1) Against any person, instrumentality, agency, municipality, or public or quasi public corporation of the Commonwealth who is found to be in violation of this chapter or of any regulation, standard or order issued... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-4a/chapter-118/1115v/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976)›Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v)›§ 1115v - Penal sanctions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 4A - Water Law (1976) › Chapter 118 - Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources (§§ 1115 — 1115v) › § 1115v - Penal sanctions | Any person who personally or through his agents, representatives or employees, engages in constructing, establishing or operating a water connection system, or who uses or utilizes the waters and bodies of water in Puerto Rico without the corresponding permit or franchise issued by the Secretary shall be guilty of a mi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-120/1120/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e)›§ 1120 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e) › § 1120 - Definitions | (1) Cooperative agreement.— A cooperation agreement among the State Government dependencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that use the services of the U.S. Geological Survey Services for purposes of agreeing and coordinating those U.S. Geological Survey Services projects and services they are interested in sharing... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-120/1120a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e)›§ 1120a - Subcommittee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e) › § 1120a - Subcommittee | The Joint Cooperative Agreement Committee shall name a subcommittee consisting of seven (7) members of the Joint Cooperative Agreement Committee, and said subcommittee shall be responsible for carrying out activities to solicit, accept, and receive monetary donations and to use same in the most efficient manner in beha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-120/1120b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e)›§ 1120b - Special fund—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e) › § 1120b - Special fund—Creation | A special fund is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury. This fund shall be used for the defrayment of services rendered by the U.S. Geological Survey to the members of the Joint Cooperative Agreement Committee.
This special fund shall be administered by the Department of the Treasury, and therefore, the Dep... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-120/1120c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e)›§ 1120c - Financing | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e) › § 1120c - Financing | The funds budgeted in each agency under the Joint Cooperative Agreement Committee for projects with the U.S. Geological Survey shall be consigned annually to the special fund in the Department of the Treasury, pursuant to this section and Section 8 of this act. When an agency member of the Joint Cooperative Agreement C... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-120/1120d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e)›§ 1120d - Independence clause | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e) › § 1120d - Independence clause | All government agencies or dependencies shall be free to establish contracts for specific projects with the U.S. Geological Survey apart from the Cooperative Agreement, after having notified the President of the Environmental Quality Board and the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.
History —Jan. 4, 2003, No. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-120/1120e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e)›§ 1120e - Main contract | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 120 - Joint Cooperative Agreement and Special Fund for U.S. Geological Survey Services (§§ 1120 — 1120e) › § 1120e - Main contract | The Joint Cooperative Agreement Committee shall strike agreements with the U.S. Geological Survey. This contract shall be known as the main contract, in which the total amount of the contract, and the percentage corresponding to each of the members of the Joint Cooperative Agreement Committee shall be specified.
Each i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as “Act for the Protection and Preservation of the Caves, Caverns or Sinkholes of Puerto Rico”.
History —July 12, 1985, No. 111, p. 384, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143a - Public policy statement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143a - Public policy statement | It is hereby declared that it is the public policy of the Commonwealth to protect and preserve the caves, caverns or sinkholes in Puerto Rico. These are a unique natural resource because of their beautiful formations of natural materials; its fauna adapted to the subterranean environment; its archaeological and histori... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143b - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143b - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow, unless a different meaning is clearly inferred from the text:
(a) Cave or cavern.— Natural cavity, niche, chamber or a series of chambers and galleries under the surface of the earth, inside a mountain, or forme... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143c - Prohibitions and penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143c - Prohibitions and penalties | (a) Any person who voluntarily performs any of the following acts shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term that shall not exceed six (6) months or by a fine that shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or both penalties at the discretion of the court:
(1)... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143d - Responsibility and authority to regulate | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143d - Responsibility and authority to regulate | The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources is charged with the responsibility of implementing the provisions of this chapter, and is empowered to adopt the rules and regulations he/she deems necessary to comply with this responsibility, pursuant to §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Commonwealth of Pue... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143e - Secretary’s orders and administrative fines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143e - Secretary’s orders and administrative fines | The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources is hereby empowered to issue orders to do or not to do, to cease and desist, and after the holding of hearings, impose penalties or administrative fines up to a maximum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for violations of this chapter, its regulations or the orders is... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143f - Activities allowed | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143f - Activities allowed | The following activities may be carried out in the caves, caverns or sinkholes, with the prior written consent of the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources and of the owner of the lot or land on which the access or accesses to be used to enter them is located; it being understood that even the owner must hav... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143g - Protection of vested rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143g - Protection of vested rights | The vested rights or interests of the persons who upon the approval of this act are conducting commercial activities, with the exception of animal breeding in caves, caverns or sinkholes, shall be respected. The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources or the person he designates may initiate discussions so tha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122/1143h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h)›§ 1143h - Environmental impact statement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122 - Protection and Preservation of Caves, Caverns and Sinkholes (§§ 1143 — 1143h) › § 1143h - Environmental impact statement | Every natural or juridical person, including the agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, public and private corporations, municipal corporations and associations, whose determinations and actions may affect any cave, cavern or sinkhole, shall meet the procedures established under Act No. 9 of June 18, 1970, known ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1151/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1151 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1151 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Karst region.— Stretches of land located to the north, as a continuous strip; to the south, as a broken strip; the islands of Mona, Monito, and parts of Caja de Muertos; and isolated outcrops in other parts of the island. Thi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1152/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1152 - Prohibitions and penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1152 - Prohibitions and penalties | Besides the administrative fine, any natural or juridical person that carries out any of the following acts without the corresponding permits of the Secretary, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or a fine which shall not exce... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1153/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1153 - Responsibilities and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1153 - Responsibilities and duties | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is hereby conferred the responsibility of instituting the provisions of this chapter, and is invested with the power to adopt the rules and regulations that may derive therefrom, and any others that he/she may deem necessary to comply with this resp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1154/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1154 - Directives of the Secretary and administrative fines | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1154 - Directives of the Secretary and administrative fines | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is empowered to issue orders to do or not to do, to cease and desist, and to show cause; to hold investigative and adjudicative hearings; and to impose administrative fines up to a maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for infraction of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1155/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1155 - Activities allowed | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1155 - Activities allowed | All activities which are not prohibited by this chapter shall be allowed without prior authorization of the Secretary, provided they comply with all the permits, endorsements, and franchises required by the applicable federal and state laws.
History —Aug. 21, 1999, No. 292, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1156/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1156 - Protection of vested rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1156 - Protection of vested rights | This chapter shall not impair all the vested rights in the karst region for the duration of the activities or uses that produce profits to the natural or juridical persons with said rights. However, the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall be responsible to harmonize said activities ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1157/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1157 - Compliance with the concerned laws | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1157 - Compliance with the concerned laws | Every natural or juridical person, including the agencies of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, public and private corporations, municipal corporations, and associations, whose determinations and actions could affect any knoll, doline, sinkhole, cave, underground river, spring, aquifer, or wetland in the karst regions, s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122a/1158/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158)›§ 1158 - Incentives | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122A - Protection and Preservation of Puerto Rico’s Karst Region (§§ 1151 — 1158) › § 1158 - Incentives | An exemption from payment of property taxes will be granted to properties in the karst region of five (5) cuerdas or more, which are destined exclusively for auxiliary forests created under §§ 191 et seq. of this title, as amended, known as the “Puerto Rico Forest Act”, and which have a “conservation easement” register... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122b/1161/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164)›§ 1161 - Fund—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164) › § 1161 - Fund—Creation | The permanent fund for the environmental preservation of Culebra, attached to the Municipal Government of Culebra, is hereby created. The fund shall be financed through the collection of an additional two dollars ($2) fee to persons who visit Culebra by sea and, to the extent permissible by the ordinance, those who ent... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122b/1162/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164)›§ 1162 - Citizens education program | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164) › § 1162 - Citizens education program | The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the Tourism Company are hereby authorized to carry out, together with the Municipality of Culebra, a citizens education campaign on the ecological and environmental value of Culebra from the viewpoint of the preservation and tourism development of the Isle. This... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122b/1163/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164)›§ 1163 - Citizen regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164) › § 1163 - Citizen regulations | The Culebra Conservation and Development Authority and the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources are hereby authorized to prepare, together with the municipality of Culebra, a citizen regulations program directed toward the establishment of basic Culebra visitor conduct guidelines, in agreement with the obj... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-122b/1164/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164)›§ 1164 - Regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 122B - Culebra Environmental Preservation Permanent Fund (§§ 1161 — 1164) › § 1164 - Regulations | The municipality shall adopt the necessary regulations to implement the objectives established in this chapter.
History —Sept. 15, 2004, No. 293, § 6, retroactive to July 1, 2004. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1201/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1201 - Short title | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1201 - Short title | This chapter shall be known as the “Natural and Environmental Resources Rangers of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Act”.
History —June 29, 1977, No. 1, p. 533, § 1, eff. July 1, 1977. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1202/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1202 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1202 - Public policy | It is hereby declared that it is the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to insure the most effective protection and conservation of Puerto Rico’s natural resources, which are the patrimony and wealth of our people. In recognition of the continuous increase of social and economic pressures that jeopardize ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1203/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1203 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1203 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings stated below:
(a) Corps.— The Natural Resources Rangers Corps of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
(b) Department.— The Department of Natural and Environmenal Resources.
(c) Person.— Any natural or juridical person, inclu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1204/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1204 - Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1204 - Creation | The Natural Resources Rangers Corps is hereby created in the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, as well as [are] the Rangers Youth Corps and the Civilian Volunteers Environmental Rangers Corps. The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources shall establish, by regulations, the functions, duties an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1205/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1205 - Duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1205 - Duties | Under the direction of the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources the Corps shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) The Corps shall have the following duties:
(1) To enforce strict compliance with the provisions of Act No. 70 of May 30, 1976, and their regulations.
(2) Exercise contr... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1206/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1206 - Organization | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1206 - Organization | The Secretary is hereby empowered to determine, by regulations, the organization and administration of the Corps, the obligations, responsibilities and any other matter pertinent to the operations thereof.
The Secretary shall procure and administer the necessary funds to accomplish the effective operation of the Corps,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1207/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1207 - Liaison with other agencies; rules and regulations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1207 - Liaison with other agencies; rules and regulations | The Secretary shall establish liaison with related federal and Commonwealth agencies, which in turn shall take the necessary steps to make it effective. The Secretary is also empowered to adopt the rules and regulations required to enforce this chapter, pursuant to Act No. 112 of June 30, 1957. These rules and regulati... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-5/chapter-123/1208/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436)›Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210)›§ 1208 - Economic assistance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 5 - Environment (§§ 1120 — 1436) › Chapter 123 - Natural Resources Rangers Corps (§§ 1201 — 1210) › § 1208 - Economic assistance | The Secretary shall have the authority to accept economic assistance of any kind, including donations in money, technical services or equipment, from private individuals or from entities, nonprofit institutions, the United States, state governments, individual states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or from any governm... |
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