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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-252/5027/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031)›§ 5027 - Aguas Buenas and Cidra caves and caverns | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031) › § 5027 - Aguas Buenas and Cidra caves and caverns | (a) To declare the caves and caverns system located between the municipalities of Aguas Buenas and Cidra, as a natural reserve area of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and to place it under the care of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources within the Natural Patrimony Program established by §§ 1225 et s... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-252/5028/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031)›§ 5028 - Cerro Las Planadas | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031) › § 5028 - Cerro Las Planadas | (a) The area that comprises Cerro Las Planadas and its adjacent areas extending along the hydrographic basin of Río Lapa, located in Lapa, Pasto Viejo and Cercadillo Wards of the Municipality of Cayey and Sector La Yeyasa of Lapa Ward of the Municipality of Salinas, is hereby declared as a Natural Reserve of the Common... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-252/5029/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031)›§ 5029 - Melaleuca quinquenervia tree | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031) › § 5029 - Melaleuca quinquenervia tree | (a) It is hereby prohibited for any person to possess, sell, cultivate or transport Melaleuca quinquenervia tree seeds. Furthermore, the Department shall prepare a Plan for the Removal and Disposition of the Melaleuca quinquenervia tree. This Plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, a program that motivates the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-252/5030/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031)›§ 5030 - Punta Cucharas Natural Reserve Area | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031) › § 5030 - Punta Cucharas Natural Reserve Area | (a) The Punta Cucharas natural area of the municipality of Ponce is hereby designated a Natural Reserve Area of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to be administered pursuant to the provisions of §§ 1225 et seq. of this title, known as the “Puerto Rico Natural Patrimony Program Act”.
(b) For all purposes of this section,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-252/5031/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031)›§ 5031 - Geographic Center of Puerto Rico | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 252 - Declarations (§§ 5011 — 5031) › § 5031 - Geographic Center of Puerto Rico | (a) The geographic center of Puerto Rico located in the Municipality of Orocovis is hereby declared to be a Natural Reserve of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, under the custody of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources within the Natural Patrimony Program set forth in §§ 1225 et seq. of this title, know... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-254/5057/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 254 - Interagency Group for the Conservation and Development of the Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve (§§ 5057 — 5059)›§ 5057 - Creation an... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 254 - Interagency Group for the Conservation and Development of the Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve (§§ 5057 — 5059) › § 5057 - Creation and duration | (a) For the purpose of achieving the goal of conserving and developing Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve, the present working committee is hereby created, which shall be in charge of designing and structuring the Conservation and Development Plan.
This chapter shall be known as the “Act for the Creation of the Interagenc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-254/5058/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 254 - Interagency Group for the Conservation and Development of the Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve (§§ 5057 — 5059)›§ 5058 - Integration... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 254 - Interagency Group for the Conservation and Development of the Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve (§§ 5057 — 5059) › § 5058 - Integration and composition | The Interagency Committee for the Conservation and Development of Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve, hereinafter called the “Committee”, shall be formed by the following agencies, which shall delegate their representation upon high-level officials to ensure that same can effectively implement the determinations and actio... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-254/5059/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 254 - Interagency Group for the Conservation and Development of the Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve (§§ 5057 — 5059)›§ 5059 - Duties, fun... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 254 - Interagency Group for the Conservation and Development of the Cueva del Indio Natural Reserve (§§ 5057 — 5059) › § 5059 - Duties, functions and meetings | (a) It shall be the duty of the Committee to structure an action plan to protect, condition and develop the area. This plan shall include, without limitation, an initial analysis of the present conditions, physical facilities to be built, possible streets, green areas, rest areas, parking, sanitary facilities, museums,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-255/5060/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065)›§ 5060 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065) › § 5060 - Definitions | The following phrases and terms shall have the meaning indicated below, except when another meaning arises from its text:
(a) Legislature.— Means the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, whether acting jointly or separately.
(b) Secretary.— Means the Secretary of the Department of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-255/5061/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065)›§ 5061 - Designation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065) › § 5061 - Designation | The Legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, being aware of the constitutional mandate on the conservation of natural resources, recognized the ecological importance and sensitivity of the coastal zone of the Municipality of Rincón, therefore, it designates said area, described in § 5062 of this title, as “The T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-255/5062/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065)›§ 5062 - Location and delimitation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065) › § 5062 - Location and delimitation | The Reserve declared by this chapter, is located immediately to the West of the Island of Puerto Rico, from the coast of the municipality of Rincón. It has an irregular shape, and is delimited by the following coordinates, with coordinate 1) being the closest to the South.
Latitude (North) Longitude (West) (1) South-Ea... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-255/5063/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065)›§ 5063 - Powers and duties of the Department | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065) › § 5063 - Powers and duties of the Department | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is directed to develop, within the term of one hundred and twenty (120) days, in collaboration with those government entities and non-profit corporations, a management plan and compatible regulations for the administration, rehabilitation and conser... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-255/5064/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065)›§ 5064 - Coordination and joint management agreements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065) › § 5064 - Coordination and joint management agreements | Pursuant to the provisions of §§ 151 et seq. of Title 3, and §§ 1225 et seq. of this title, known as the “Natural Patrimony Program Act”, the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is hereby empowered to enter into management agreements with those government entities and/or bonafide non-prof... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-255/5065/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065)›§ 5065 - Annual reports | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 255 - Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve (§§ 5060 — 5065) › § 5065 - Annual reports | The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall render an annual report to the Legislature, whereby it shall explain its efforts in compliance of the provisions of this chapter, as well as the use of the funds appropriated by this chapter.
History —Jan. 8, 2004, No. 17, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-256/5071/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076)›§ 5071 - Public policy statement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076) › § 5071 - Public policy statement | It is declared as public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that the management of the natural resources is within the principles of conservation in harmony with an ecologically sustainable development. It is imperative to direct the planning process towards the achievement of a sustainable integral development ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-256/5072/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076)›§ 5072 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076) › § 5072 - Definitions | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings stated hereinbelow:
(a) Conservation.— Shall mean the protection and limited use of a natural and ecological resource, in order to improve and maintain its natural conditions and characteristics.
(b) Department.— Shall mean the Department of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-256/5073/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076)›§ 5073 - Designation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076) › § 5073 - Designation | The land of the Punta del Viento Wetland in the municipality of Patillas, which [has] a surface capacity of two hundred fifty-four [point] eighty-one (254.81) cuerdas of extension is hereby designated a Natural Reserve. The buffer zone thereof which shall consist of an [sic] approximately two hundred twenty-nine (229) ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-256/5074/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076)›§ 5074 - Prohibition to issue construction permits | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076) › § 5074 - Prohibition to issue construction permits | The Planning Board, the Permit Management Office and any other instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with concern in this matter are hereby directed to issue an absolute and total prohibition to the granting of location consultations, construction and use permits of the lands subject to this chapter for an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-256/5075/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076)›§ 5075 - Natural reserve management and preservation plan | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076) › § 5075 - Natural reserve management and preservation plan | The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall, in one hundred and twenty (120) days as of the approval of this act, draft and establish a “Patillas Punta del Viento Wetland Reserve Management and Conservation Plan”. This Integrated Conservation and Management Plan shall take into consideration the followi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-256/5076/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076)›§ 5076 - Powers of the Secretary | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 256 - Punta del Viento Wetland Natural Reserve (§§ 5071 — 5076) › § 5076 - Powers of the Secretary | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (D.N.R.A., Spanish acronym) shall have the power to expropriate any property, structure, public or private buildings located in the land in question, adjoining or adjacent to said land, that in his/her judgment should be part of the natural reserve ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-257/5081/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085)›§ 5081 - Title and declaration | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085) › § 5081 - Title and declaration | This chapter shall be known as the “Indio River Natural Reserve Act”. It is hereby declared as the public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to protect and conserve the natural resources of high ecological value. For this purpose, the area of the Indio River is hereby designated as a Natural Reserve. To be inclu... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-257/5082/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085)›§ 5082 - Declaration of purpose | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085) › § 5082 - Declaration of purpose | It is hereby declared that the purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the management of natural resources remains within the framework of the principle of conservation and preservation, in agreement with a financially sustainable development. It is imperative to direct the planning process toward the achievement of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-257/5083/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085)›§ 5083 - Duties of the Department | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085) › § 5083 - Duties of the Department | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall implement the provisions of this chapter and oversee compliance therewith. For such purposes, the Secretary shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To implement the legal provisions regarding the preservation, protection, conservation,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-257/5084/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085)›§ 5084 - Maintenance plan | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085) › § 5084 - Maintenance plan | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is hereby directed to establish a program for the management and maintenance of the areas designated as the Indio River natural reserve established by this chapter and to take the necessary steps, including title studies, environmental studies and t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-257/5085/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085)›§ 5085 - Applicability of uses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 257 - Indio River Natural Reserve (§§ 5081 — 5085) › § 5085 - Applicability of uses | The uses, land use approvals or permits for private lands located within the delimitation of this reserve that are approved by the Planning Board, or by the Regulations and Permits Administration (ARPE, Spanish acronym) prior to the approval of this act, shall remain unchanged.
History —Sept. 23, 2004, No. 471, § 7, re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5091/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5091 - Declaration | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5091 - Declaration | The system of caves, caverns, and gorges located in the geographic area of the Barahona and Torrecillas wards, between the municipalities of Morovis and Ciales, better known as “Las Cabachuelas,” is hereby designated as a Nature Reserve of Puerto Rico to be administered by the Department of Natural and Environmental Re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5092/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5092 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5092 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the definitions included in §§ 1225 et seq. of this title, are hereby adopted.
History —Feb. 29, 2012, No. 46, § 2. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5093/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5093 - Limits of area | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5093 - Limits of area | The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the Planning Board, in conjunction with the municipalities of Morovis and Ciales, are hereby directed to delimit the exact area comprising Las Cabachuelas to be protected.
History —Feb. 29, 2012, No. 46, § 3. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5094/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5094 - Necessary measures | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5094 - Necessary measures | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the Chair of the Planning Board are hereby directed to take any and all measures as are necessary, including environmental studies, and carry out any other procedures deemed pertinent to achieve the objectives of this chapter.
History —Feb. 29, ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5095/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5095 - Pertinent studies | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5095 - Pertinent studies | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources and the Chair of the Planning Board are hereby directed to conduct the pertinent studies to identify and make an inventory of the flora, fauna, and geological and archaeological value of the site once the limits to the area comprising Las Cabachuela... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5096/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5096 - Protection and development | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5096 - Protection and development | The Government of Puerto Rico hereby states its commitment to protect the territory comprising Las Cabachuelas, located between the municipalities of Morovis and Ciales, for the enjoyment of present and future generations. Upon its designation as natural patrimony, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company shall see to its devel... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5097/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5097 - Collective effort | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5097 - Collective effort | The Puerto Rico Tourism Company and the Council for the Protection of Archaeological Lands Patrimony of Puerto Rico shall join the collective effort sought by this Act ensuring compliance with the provisions of §§ 6313 et seq. of Title 23, better known as the “Puerto Rico Sustainable Tourism Development Public Policy A... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-258/5098/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098)›§ 5098 - Acquisition included in inventory | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 258 - Natural Reserve of Las Cabachuelas (§§ 5091 — 5098) › § 5098 - Acquisition included in inventory | It is hereby provided that any acquisitions made within “Las Cabachuelas Nature Reserve” shall be included in the inventory of the Puerto Rico Natural Patrimony Program of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, created by virtue of §§ 1225 et seq. of this title, known as the “Puerto Rico Natural Patrimo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5101/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5101 - Declaration of public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5101 - Declaration of public policy | The Constitution of Puerto Rico establishes that: “It shall be the public policy of the Commonwealth to conserve, develop, and use its natural resources in the most effective manner possible for the general welfare of the community.” The State shall use any means and measures necessary to achieve this purpose, in which... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5102/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5102 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5102 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Conservation.— The care and protection provided to a sector or property designated as a natural, cultural, or ecological resource of great value, for the purpose of improving and maintaining its conditions and natural features; i... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5103/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5103 - Boundaries of the Great Northeast Ecological Corri... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5103 - Boundaries of the Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve | The Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve (GNECNR) is located along the coastal zone of the Pitahaya and Juan Martín wards in the Municipality of Luquillo and the Quebrada Fajardo and Cabezas wards in the Municipality of Fajardo, between latitude 18º20’50” N and 18º22’51” N, and longitude 65º38’12” W and 6... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5104/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5104 - Boundaries of the Northeast Ecological Corridor | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5104 - Boundaries of the Northeast Ecological Corridor | The NEC is an area of approximately 3,057 cuerdas (1,202 ha) in the coastal region of the Pitahaya and Juan Martín wards of the Municipality of Luquillo and the Quebrada Fajardo and Cabezas wards of the Municipality of Fajardo, between latitude 18º20’50” N and 18º22’51” N, and longitude 65º38’12” W and 65º42’49”. Nearl... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5105/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5105 - Designation and boundaries of the northeast ecolog... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5105 - Designation and boundaries of the northeast ecological corridor nature reserve | All public and patrimonial lands located in the NEC that belong to the agencies, public corporations, or any department of the government, including the maritime-terrestrial zone, submerged lands, lands beneath navigable waters, and the waters thereof within the maritime limit of the coastal zone north of the NEC are h... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5106/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5106 - Alienation and transfer prohibition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5106 - Alienation and transfer prohibition | The transfer or alienation of any public or patrimonial lands located in the NEC that have been designated as a nature reserve for purposes other than those indicated herein is hereby prohibited.
History —June 25, 2012, No. 126, § 7. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5107/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5107 - Uses | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5107 - Uses | Any proposed activity or use of land in the NEC shall be subject and give priority to the preservation, restoration, and conservation of its natural resources pursuant to the public policy established in this chapter.
History —June 25, 2012, No. 126, § 8. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5108/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5108 - Transfer of development rights | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5108 - Transfer of development rights | The lands within the NEC that belong to the Industrial Development Company whose transfer of development rights is authorized at the time of the approval of this act, shall retain said authority. Provided, that the properties receiving said rights are located outside of the NEC.
History —June 25, 2012, No. 126, § 9. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-259/5109/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109)›§ 5109 - Inconsistent provisions rendered ineffective | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 259 - Great Northeast Ecological Corridor Nature Reserve Act (§§ 5101 — 5109) › § 5109 - Inconsistent provisions rendered ineffective | If the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail unless the provisions of said other chapter specifically amend or repeal some or all of the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall prevail over the provisions o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-260/5111/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116)›§ 5111 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116) › § 5111 - Definitions | The following phrases and terms shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow, unless another meaning is derived from the text:
(a) Legislative Assembly.— Means the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Government of Puerto Rico, separately.
(b) Secretary. Means the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Envir... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-260/5112/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116)›§ 5112 - Designation of the Reserve | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116) › § 5112 - Designation of the Reserve | The Legislative Assembly of the Government of Puerto Rico, aware of the constitutional mandate to conserve natural resources, recognizes the importance and ecological sensitivity of the coastal zone of the Metropolitan Area. Therefore, the area provided and described in § 5113 of this title is hereby designated as the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-260/5113/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116)›§ 5113 - Location and delimitation of the Reserve area | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116) › § 5113 - Location and delimitation of the Reserve area | The Reserve, as designated herein, is located to the northeast of the Island of Puerto Rico, on the coast of the Municipality of Carolina. The same has the shape of a trapezoidal rectangle and is delimited by the following coordinates:
Latitude (North) Longitude (West)
(1) Northwest 18º 27’ 10” 66º 1’10”
(2) Northeast ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-260/5114/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116)›§ 5114 - Powers and duties of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resou... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116) › § 5114 - Powers and duties of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources | The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is hereby directed to draft, within a term of one hundred twenty (120) days as of the approval of this act, in collaboration with government entities and nonprofit organizations, a Co-management Plan and the pertinent regulations for the management,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-260/5115/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116)›§ 5115 - Coordination and cooperative management agreements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116) › § 5115 - Coordination and cooperative management agreements | In accordance with the provisions of §§ 151 et seq. of Title 3, and §§ 1225 et seq. of this title, known as the “Natural Patrimony Program Act”, the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is hereby empowered to enter into management agreements with any government entities and/or bonafide non... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-6a/chapter-260/5116/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116)›Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116)›§ 5116 - Annual reports to the Legislative Assembly | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 6A - Natural Resources (§§ 5001 — 5116) › Chapter 260 - Isla Verde Reef Marine Reserve Act (§§ 5111 — 5116) › § 5116 - Annual reports to the Legislative Assembly | The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources shall submit an annual report to the Legislative Assembly not later than June 30 th of each year in which it shall describe the measures taken to comply with the provisions of this chapter, as well as the use given to the funds appropriated thereunder.
History —Sept... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-i/8001/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter I - Statement of Environmental Policy (§§ 8001 — 8001b)›§ 8001 - Statement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter I - Statement of Environmental Policy (§§ 8001 — 8001b) › § 8001 - Statement | (a) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in full awareness of the profound impact of human activity on the interrelations of all components of the natural environment, especially the far-reaching influence of population growth, high urban density, industrial expansionism, exploitable resources, and the new and widespread t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-i/8001a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter I - Statement of Environmental Policy (§§ 8001 — 8001b)›§ 8001a - Duties and r... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter I - Statement of Environmental Policy (§§ 8001 — 8001b) › § 8001a - Duties and responsibilities of the Government of the Commo... | (a) In order to carry out the policy established under § 8001 of this title, it shall be the ongoing responsibility of the Commonwealth to use all practical means, tempered with other essential public policy considerations, to improve and coordinate the plans, functions, programs, and resources of the Commonwealth so t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-i/8001b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter I - Statement of Environmental Policy (§§ 8001 — 8001b)›§ 8001b - Savings clau... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter I - Statement of Environmental Policy (§§ 8001 — 8001b) › § 8001b - Savings clause and complementary nature | None of the provisions of § 8001a of this title shall by any means impair any of the specific statutory obligations of any agency regarding:
(1) Compliance with environmental quality criteria or norms;
(2) coordination or consultation with any other agency, or
(3) taking action or abstaining from taking action, conting... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002 - Yearly report | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002 - Yearly report | The Chair of the Environmental Quality Board shall render before the Legislature and the Governor, a yearly report on environmental quality (hereinafter, the “report”), stating:
(1) The status and condition of Puerto Rico’s environment, including, but not limited to: air quality, water quality (including freshwater, sa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002a - Creation; members... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002a - Creation; members; terms | (a) The Environmental Quality Board is hereby created, to be attached to the Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico. The Board shall be constituted by three (3) associate members, to be appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Associate members shall devote all t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002b - Chair and the Gov... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002b - Chair and the Governing Board—Duties | (a) The Chair of the Governing Board of the Environmental Quality Board shall have, among other duties conferred by law, the following duties and powers:
(1) Presiding over meetings of the Governing Board and enforcing the decisions approved by such Board.
(2) Directing and supervising all Governing Board activities, a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002c - Powers and duties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002c - Powers and duties | (a) The Environmental Quality Board, under the authority conferred onto its Executive Director, shall have the following duties, powers, and functions:
(1) Issuing administrative orders to require remuneration for the Environmental Quality Board or to bring any civil or administrative action against any person with the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002d - Transfer of autho... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002d - Transfer of authorities | The Board is hereby transferred the following powers and authorities which are by law vested in other agencies or instrumentalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to wit:
(1) All powers and authorities that the provisions of the Air Contamination Control Act, §§ 341–341p of Title 24, and the regulations thereunder... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002e - Consultations and... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002e - Consultations and use of facilities | In discharging its powers, functions, and duties under this chapter, the Board shall:
(1) Consult with such representatives of the scientific community, industry, agriculture, labor, conservation organizations, municipal governments, and other groups, as the Board may deem necessary, and
(2) make the fullest use of the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002f - Hearings, orders,... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002f - Hearings, orders, and judicial proceedings | (a) The Governing Board of the Environmental Quality Board shall hold public hearings, either motu proprio or at the request of an interested party, in connection with matters related to the implementation of this chapter. In carrying out these efforts, it may compel the appearance of witnesses and the presentation of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002g - Nature of the Boa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002g - Nature of the Board for federal purposes | The Environmental Quality Board is hereby designated as the agency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with the authority to exercise, execute, receive and administer delegation, establish regulations, and implement a permit system in connection with, but not limited to, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Solid... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002h - Administration of... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002h - Administration of the Puerto Rico Water Pollution Control Revol... | The Board is herby authorized to administer the Puerto Rico Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund created by virtue of § 1915 of Title 3, as required under Title VI of the Clean Water Act. The Board shall also have the power to solicit, accept, and receive on behalf of the Revolving Fund, capitalization donations unde... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002i - Administration of... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002i - Administration of the Puerto Rico Commonwealth Drinking Water R... | The Environmental Quality Board is hereby authorized to participate and assist the Department of Health in the administration of the Puerto Rico Commonwealth Drinking Water Revolving Fund created by virtue of §§ 1901 et seq. of Title 3, and as required under the Title of the Safe Drinking Water Act, P.L. 104-182, as am... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002j - Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002j - Penalties | (a) Any person who infringes any provision of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, or who fails to comply with any resolution, order or agreement dictated by the Board, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, punished by a fine not lesser than two hundred dollars ($200) and not g... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002k - Confidential docu... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002k - Confidential documents | (a) Any information furnished to the Board by owners or operators of potential sources of pollution for the environment and natural resources:
(1) Relative to production or to production procedures.
(2) Relative to the volume of sales.
(3) Which may adversely affect the competitive position of the person furnishing the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002l - Effectiveness of ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002l - Effectiveness of previous documents | All quality norms, orders, determinations, rules, permits, contracts, licenses, and authorizations issued, made, granted or enforced by any official or agency of the Commonwealth in exercising the authorities transferred by virtue of this chapter, shall remain in full force, but these may be amended, modified, invalida... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002m - Civil actions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002m - Civil actions | Any natural or juridical person may institute actions for damages in the courts of justice against any natural or juridical person on the grounds of damages sustained on account of violations of this chapter. Such civil action shall be independent and different from administrative procedures conducted by the Board. Lik... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002n - Limitations | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002n - Limitations | None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed so as to:
(1) Limit or interfere with the powers and authorities that other laws, executive orders, and regulations have conferred onto the Department of Health and the Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico.
(2) Confer authority onto the Board in connection with at... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002o - Advisory Council,... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002o - Advisory Council, creation; Advocate | (a) The Environmental Quality Board shall assist and advise the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Legislature in the creation of the Small Business Advisory Council (the “Council”) and in the designation of an Advocate (the “Advocate”) for matters relative to the Program required under Section 501 of the Clean Air Act. T... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-ii/8002p/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p)›§ 8002p - Appropriation of ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter II - Environmental Quality Board (§§ 8002 — 8002p) › § 8002p - Appropriation of funds | (a) The amounts necessary to meet the purposes of this chapter for the current fiscal year and for subsequent fiscal years shall be annually consigned in the General Expenses Budget Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) All moneys received by the Environmental Quality Board in the discharge of its duty to impleme... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003 - Creation | (a) The National Digitized Environmental Information System is hereby established, to be under the responsibility and direction of the Environmental Quality Board. Then objective of this System is to gather, organize, and make available to the public, through electronic media, technical, educational, and scientific inf... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003a - Advisory Council—Establishment | (a) The Advisory Council for the National Digitized Environmental Information System is hereby established, to be attached to the Environmental Quality Board.
(b) The Council shall be presided by the Chair of the Environmental Quality Board and be composed, furthermore, by one representative from each of the following ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003b - Advisory Council—Duties and responsibi... | The Advisory Council for the National Digitized Environmental Information System shall have the following duties:
(1) To establish the criteria, in addition to those set forth in this chapter, to determine which information shall be incorporated into and be a part of the system.
(2) To determine priorities in the works... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003c - Duties of the agencies, municipalities... | (a) Any agency, office, instrumentality, public corporation or municipality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that receives or conducts research, studies or works of a scientific nature on the environment and the natural resources, shall remit a copy of such research, studies or works to the Environmental Quality Boar... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003d - Gathering of information | The Environmental Quality Board shall contract, if it should deem necessary, to be charged to its next three annual budgetary appropriations and starting at the beginning of the next fiscal year, such services as indispensable so that within a term of three years, all works, research and studies of a scientific nature ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003e - Access Center | (a) The Environmental Quality Board shall enable an area within or near its main offices in which it shall make available and accessible to the public, organized under an effective library system, with adequate personnel and with sufficient equipment and computer terminals, an “Access Center for the National Digitized ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003f - Rulemaking authority | The Chair of the Environmental Quality Board shall be responsible for drafting regulations as necessary for the most effective operation of the National Digitized Environmental Information System, including such regulations as necessary to assess and charge the public for costs ensuing from requests from the public for... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iii/8003g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g)›§ ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter III - National Digitized Environmental Information System (§§ 8003 — 8003g) › § 8003g - Appropriation of funds | The Environmental Quality Board is hereby authorized to use up to a maximum amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) available in the Environmental Emergency Fund each year for the next three (3) fiscal years to defray the installation and setting into operation of the National Digitized Environmental Informa... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004 - Purposes | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004 - Purposes | The purposes of this subchapter are to create an emergency fund to respond to emergencies caused by hazardous substances or waste and to have the necessary funds to match with federal assistance provided under the Comprehensive Environmental Restoration, Compensation and Liability Act to remove hazardous substances or ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004a - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004a - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(1) Environmental emergencies.— Means any discharge or threat of discharge, accidental or unauthorized intentional leakage, seepage, pumping, injection, dumping, emission or disposal, or any situation caused by spilling or leaving a ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004b - Commonwealth Commis... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004b - Commonwealth Commission—Generally | (a) The Commonwealth Environmental Emergency Response Planning Commission is hereby created, to be attached to the Environmental Quality Board. Such Commission shall be constituted by the Chair of the Environmental Quality Board, who shall preside; the Secretary of Health; the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Res... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004c - Commonwealth Commis... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004c - Commonwealth Commission—Duties and responsibilities | (a) The Commonwealth Commission shall be in charge of implementing the provisions of Title III of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, better known as the “Emergency Response Planning and Communities Right-to-Know Act”, within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(b) Environmental emergency ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004d - Commonwealth Commis... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004d - Commonwealth Commission—Immunity | No judicial action whatsoever shall be admissible against the Commonwealth Commission or the local committees, or against their members or the public and private agencies or entities to which they may belong, or against the officers, officials or employees thereof, to claim compensation for damages allegedly resulting ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004e/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004e - Environmental Emerg... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004e - Environmental Emergency Management Program | (a) The Environmental Quality Board shall establish a program to adequately respond to and manage environmental emergencies and the necessary remedial actions in contaminated sites. The Environmental Quality Board shall be the leading agency in responding to this kind of emergencies. All matters concerning environmenta... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004f/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004f - Environmental Emerg... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004f - Environmental Emergency Fund—Creation | (a) The Puerto Rico Environmental Emergency Fund is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury, to be administered by the Environmental Quality Board, hereinafter denominated the Fund.
(b) The Fund shall be made up by the fiscal resources approved by the Legislature, funds from the federal government, and other f... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004g/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004g - Environmental Emerg... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004g - Environmental Emergency Fund—Use | The Environmental Quality Board may use the moneys covered into the Environmental Emergency Fund for the following purposes:
(1) To institute judicial or administrative actions directed to ordering persons responsible for an environmental emergency to take responsive actions as necessary and appropriate to protect the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004h/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004h - Rulemaking authorit... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004h - Rulemaking authority | The Environmental Quality Board shall adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal rules and regulations as necessary in order to implement this subchapter.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 39, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004i/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004i - Notice to the Envir... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004i - Notice to the Environmental Quality Board; responsive action; inc... | (a) Notice to the Environmental Quality Board.— Any person who gains direct or indirect knowledge of an environmental emergency situation that poses a threat or an imminent risk of endangering human health and safety or the environment shall immediately notify the Environmental Quality Board and the pertinent authoriti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004j/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004j - Interagency coordin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004j - Interagency coordination | The Environmental Quality Board shall coordinate any responsive actions taken under the provisions of this chapter with other government agencies, both Commonwealth and federal, which may have jurisdiction over the case, so as to prevent duplication of efforts or conflicts regarding actions or requirements pertaining t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004k/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004k - Use of a credit lin... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004k - Use of a credit line or the emergency fund | The Environmental Quality Board is hereby authorized to solicit, obtain and maintain a line of credit with the Government Development Bank for up to twelve million, five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000), to be sued exclusively, if necessary, to manage environmental emergency situations which require the use of al... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004l/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004l - Recovery of expense... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004l - Recovery of expenses | Necessary expenses in connection with responsive actions as incurred by the Environmental Quality Board and the agencies, departments, municipalities, corporations, and public instrumentalities lending support to the Board in striving to accomplish the objectives of this chapter to handle an environmental emergency, in... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004m/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004m - Harmful substance m... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004m - Harmful substance management | (a) The Environmental Quality Board is hereby ordered to formulate and adopt an emergency plan that sets forth the measures to be taken and the equipment and materials necessary to minimize damages arising from the spill of harmful substances.
(b) The Board is hereby authorized to:
(1) Determine and require that the de... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004n/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004n - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004n - Definitions | (a) For purposes of the provisions of § 8004m of this title, the words and phrases stated below shall have the following meaning:
(1) Transporter.— Any natural or juridical person who by means of any kind of vessel, vehicle or means of cargo transportation takes harmful substances from one place to another within the j... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-iv/8004o/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o)›§ 8004o - Limited immunity | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter IV - Environmental Emergencies (§§ 8004 — 8004o) › § 8004o - Limited immunity | (a) Notwithstanding the provisions under any other law, no intervening party or person shall be responsible for cleanup, removal or disposal expenses or for damages arising from actions or omissions in remedying or attempting to remedy or eliminating an oil or a hazardous substance spill or in providing or offering att... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-v/8005/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d) › § 8005 - Statement of purposes | It is hereby stated that the public policy of Puerto Rico is to develop and implement the “Latin American Green Bridge” program through the Environmental Quality Board of Puerto Rico, in order for the island to avail itself of the environmental experience of Latin American countries in their interaction, together with ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-v/8005a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d) › § 8005a - International Project Unit | The International Project Unit of the Environmental Quality Board shall have the purpose of carrying out the initiatives and objectives of cooperation and exchange of information, experiences, and technology pertaining to the field of environmental protection, as sought under the various agreements executed by the Gove... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-v/8005b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d) › § 8005b - Creation | The “Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund” is hereby created in the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico. The Environmental Quality Board shall be the trustee of such Fund, in order to carry out the purposes and objectives sought by this chapter. The Fund is hereby authorized to pay for the adm... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-v/8005c/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d) › § 8005c - Application of the Public Fund Invest... | The Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund created under this chapter shall be established pursuant to §§ 1281–1289 of Title 7, better known as the “Public Fund Investment Trust Act”, with similar purposes, for which reason, the same shall enjoy exemption from taxes and all other exemptions as provided ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-v/8005d/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d)›§... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter V - Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund (§§ 8005 — 8005d) › § 8005d - Revenues and interest | Revenues and interest yielded by the Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Environmental Trust Fund shall be used by the Environmental Quality Board to finance its environmental technical exchange and international cooperation programs and to accomplish the purposes and objectives of this chapter.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter VI - Pollution Prevention Program (§§ 8006 — 8006j)›§ 8006 - Public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VI - Pollution Prevention Program (§§ 8006 — 8006j) › § 8006 - Public policy | (a) Environmental pollution must be prevented and diminished at the source. In cases in which pollutants cannot be offset, these shall be reused or recycled in a manner that is safe for the environment, and in its default, these shall be disposed of through the use of technology approved by the Environmental Quality Bo... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter VI - Pollution Prevention Program (§§ 8006 — 8006j)›§ 8006a - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VI - Pollution Prevention Program (§§ 8006 — 8006j) › § 8006a - Definitions | For purposes of this subchapter, the words and phrases stated below shall have the following meaning:
(1) Pollution.— Means the degradation of the natural quality of waters, the air, or the ground, as a direct or indirect result of human activities, as set forth in the regulations of the Environmental Quality Board.
(2... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006b/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162)›Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162)›Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f)›Subchapter VI - Pollution Prevention Program (§§ 8006 — 8006j)›§ 8006b - Establishment | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 501 - Environmental Public Policy (§§ 8001 — 8007f) › Subchapter VI - Pollution Prevention Program (§§ 8006 — 8006j) › § 8006b - Establishment | The public policy set forth in § 8006 of this title shall be the basis for and be implemented through the Pollution Prevention Program of the Solid Waste Authority, which has been established for several years, with the purpose of developing a pollution prevention program for both the public sector and the private sect... |
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