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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006c/ | 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)›§ 8006c - Agencies respons... | 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) › § 8006c - Agencies responsible | The Solid Waste Authority shall be empowered to foster and develop research initiatives for the identification and design of measures or alternatives that reduce pollutants at their source and for the identification and design of alternatives to reuse and recycle pollutants whose generation cannot be prevented, through... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006d/ | 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)›§ 8006d - Objectives | 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) › § 8006d - Objectives | The main objectives of the Pollution Prevention Program (P2) of the Solid Waste Authority shall be:
(1) To promote pollution prevention and reduction at its source of origin.
(2) To seek the implementation of practices which reduce pollution by pollutant generators and the citizenry.
(3) To coordinate with all other go... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006e/ | 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)›§ 8006e - Functions and du... | 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) › § 8006e - Functions and duties | The Pollution Prevention Program (P2) of the Solid Waste Authority shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To educate and offer technical assistance to our people in connection with methods to prevent and reduce pollution at its source of origin.
(2) To identify opportunities, operations, and activities in whic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006f/ | 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)›§ 8006f - Environmental Qu... | 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) › § 8006f - Environmental Quality Board—Delegation | The Environmental Quality Board shall further compliance with the public policy set forth in this chapter through its rulemaking authority, through the granting of permits, certificates, authorizations and/or endorsements, and through its oversight powers conferred under Subchapter II of this chapter and the regulation... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006g/ | 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)›§ 8006g - Donations, aids,... | 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) › § 8006g - Donations, aids, funds | The Solid Waste Authority is hereby empowered to receive donations, aids, and funds, and to take loans and enter into contracts, leases, agreements, and other transactions with any agency or department of the United States of America, of any state, of Puerto Rico or of any political subdivision thereof or with private ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006h/ | 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)›§ 8006h - Compatibility wi... | 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) › § 8006h - Compatibility with other laws | This subchapter and the Pollution Prevention Program established therein are compatible with the provisions of the Solid Waste Authority Organic Act and the laws administered by such Authority, and the powers and authority delegated onto the Environmental Quality Board in the development and implementation of economica... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006i/ | 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)›§ 8006i - Regulations | 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) › § 8006i - Regulations | The Solid Waste Authority, within a period of six (6) months as of the date of approval of this act, shall prepare regulations in which it shall establish the procedures to be followed by the Pollution Prevention Program pertaining the implementation of this chapter. Such regulations shall include, among other things:
... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vi/8006j/ | 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)›§ 8006j - Annual 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 VI - Pollution Prevention Program (§§ 8006 — 8006j) › § 8006j - Annual report | The Pollution Prevention Program shall prepare an annual report for the Legislature not later than March 31, in which the Program shall state the achievements made during that year and the difficulties encountered, to be submitted together with a work plan for the next year. The Pollution Prevention Program shall be re... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vii/8007/ | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f)›§ ... | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007 - Statement | The 1st day of July of every year is hereby designated as the “National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day in Puerto Rico”.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 63, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vii/8007a/ | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f)›§ ... | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007a - Definitions | The following terms shall have the meanings stated below, except when the context of the provisions of this chapter clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Agenda 21 or Program 21.— A broad action program encompassing all areas relative to the planet’s sustainable development from 1992 to the 21st century. The same was presen... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vii/8007b/ | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f)›§ ... | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007b - Coordination for observance | Observance of the National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day in Puerto Rico, as provided for in this chapter, shall be coordinated by the Environmental Quality Board, together with the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Solid Waste Authority, the Department of Education, the University of P... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vii/8007c/ | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f)›§ ... | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007c - Purpose of observance | The motif of the day observed shall be to highlight, but not be limited to, the promotion of environmentally low-impact lifestyles and consumer habits; the modification of negative environmental behavior; how to compute, monitor, and minimize our ecological footprint; the development and application of sustainable deve... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vii/8007d/ | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f)›§ ... | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007d - Invitation to participate | All federal government agencies with offices in Puerto Rico, as well as private educational entities and all interested community groups and nongovernmental organizations shall be invited to participate in this event.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 67, eff. 6 months after Sept. 22, 2004. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vii/8007e/ | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f)›§ ... | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007e - Government collaboration | All agencies, dependencies, and instrumentalities of the Central Government, as well as the municipal governments of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, shall provide the Environmental Quality Board with the collaboration necessary to successfully observe this date every year.
History —Sept. 22, 2004, No. 416, § 68, eff. ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-501/subchapter-vii/8007f/ | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f)›§ ... | 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 VII - National Environmental Awareness and Reflection Day (§§ 8007 — 8007f) › § 8007f - Active administrative procedures | Any procedures of a quasi-judicial, administrative, adjudicative or other nature already instituted or pending before the effective date of this act shall be governed by the laws, regulations, and orders repealed herein pursuant to the law that applied at the time of occurrence of the facts or events which led to such ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8031/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8031 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8031 - Definitions | For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning stated below:
(a) Authority.— Means the Electric Power Authority, created under §§ 193 et seq. of Title 22, which was known at that time as the “Water Resources Authority”.
(b) Bioluminescence.— Means the ability of some animal organisms, both ver... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8032/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8032 - Program creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8032 - Program creation | The Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program is hereby created, attached to the Environmental Quality Board of Puerto Rico, whose purpose shall be to prevent and control light pollution of the night sky for the enjoyment of all our inhabitants, for the benefit of astronomy scientific research, to protect and safe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8033/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8033 - Headship | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8033 - Headship | The Chair of the Environmental Quality Board shall appoint a Director, who shall be the central-government official in charge of the development and implementation of the Program with the advice of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Planning Board, and other agencies, as may be required.
History... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8034/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8034 - General provisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8034 - General provisions | The following norms, measures, and methods are hereby established as the ones allowed concerning light emission toward the night sky, as the basis for the Program’s development:
(a) Outdoor emission sources, regardless of whether these have been installed before the date of effectiveness of this act, located in private... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8035/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8035 - Plans and proof of compliance | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8035 - Plans and proof of compliance | (a) The use of any kind of light system design, material, or installation method is hereby prohibited unless evaluated and approved by the Board, ARPE as of November 30, 2009, or OGPe, as applicable. To such effect, the outdoor use of the following is hereby prohibited:
(1) The use of mercury-vapor emission sources;
(2... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8036/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8036 - Outdoor and Special Area Classification | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8036 - Outdoor and Special Area Classification | (a) The following classifications are established for outdoor and special areas according to their lighting characteristics:
(1) Class 1: Dark Tracts.— Areas used as parks, conservation areas, Nature Reserves, State Forests, and rural, suburban, or urban areas with little or no outdoor lighting;
(2) Class 2: Low ambien... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8036a/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8036a - Public lighting | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8036a - Public lighting | The public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico relating to public lighting on roads, streets, expressways, and sidewalks shall be, henceforth, geared towards the policy of providing effective, adequate, and efficient lighting while avoiding excessive lighting. No public funds shall be used to install or replace out... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8037/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8037 - Administrative provisions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8037 - Administrative provisions | OGPe, in coordination with and with the technical advice of the Board, shall adopt the necessary regulations in accordance with §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, to implement the provisions of this chapter, which shall be incorporated to the Building Code adopted by OGPe. OGPe shall have six (6) months as of the approval of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-503/8038/ | 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 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038)›§ 8038 - Transitional Term | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 503 - Light Pollution Control and Prevention Program (§§ 8031 — 8038) › § 8038 - Transitional Term | Once the provisions of this act take effect there shall be a transitional period so as to enable existing luminaires to comply with the provisions of this chapter. As for existing public luminaires, the transitional period shall be six (6) years. As for existing private luminaires, the transitional period shall be six ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8091/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8091 - Definitions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8091 - Definitions | The following words or terms shall have the meaning stated below whenever they are used or referred to in this chapter, except when the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) Scrap tire warehouseperson.— A person who collects and stores scrap tires, including tire sellers that, in turn, keep and store scrap tires wit... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8092/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8092 - Declaration of public policy | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8092 - Declaration of public policy | The public policy of the Government of Puerto Rico is geared toward reducing the volume of solid waste that is finally disposed of in authorized solid waste disposal facilities by employing alternatives such as recycling and/or using it as raw material that has an economic value within the market. As part of this polic... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8093/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8093 - Powers and functions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8093 - Powers and functions | (a) Solid Waste Authority.—
(1) Develop an educational program to raise awareness among citizens of the importance of proper scrap tire disposal.
(2) Carry out research and development procedures for the purpose of developing markets that use scrap tires as raw material.
(3) Submit to the Board an annual report on scra... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8093a/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8093a - Scrap tire management and disposal fee | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8093a - Scrap tire management and disposal fee | A fee shall be imposed, per unit, on every imported tire, whether new or used or manufactured in Puerto Rico, based on its weight. Those imported tires which are part of any new or used vehicle or motor vehicle shall also be included. Solid tires with rims, tires weighting five hundred (500) pounds or more, and bicycle... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8093b/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8093b - Fee and Rate Structure Advisory Board | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8093b - Fee and Rate Structure Advisory Board | An Advisory Board is hereby created for the purpose of advising the Environmental Quality Board on the need to increase, decrease, or maintain the fee and/or fee schedule of scrap tires in Puerto Rico. This Advisory Board shall be composed of the highest ranking officials of the Authority, the Board, and the Bank, or a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8094/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8094 - Tire importers and/or manufacturers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8094 - Tire importers and/or manufacturers | (a) Shall obtain a license issued by the Board.
(b) Shall comply with the authorizations, permits, licenses, municipal licenses, and any other requirement from the corresponding Commonwealth, municipal, or federal authorities.
(c) Shall pay the scrap tire management and disposal fee adopted by virtue of § 8093b of this... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8095-8096/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§§ 8095—8096 - Repealed. Act July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 7, effective July ... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › §§ 8095—8096 - Repealed. Act July 12, 2011, No. 135, § 7, effective July 12, 2011 | History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 6, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8096/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8096 - Tire salesperson [Repealed] | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8096 - Tire salesperson [Repealed] | History —July 22, 2009, No. 41, § 7, eff. Oct. 30, 2011; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8097/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8097 - Scrap tire warehousepersons and/or salespersons | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8097 - Scrap tire warehousepersons and/or salespersons | (a) Must be dully authorized by means of a permit issued by the Board.
(b) Shall not store scrap tires in excess of the amount authorized by the Board in the permit.
(c) Shall inform their customers, on or before sixty (60) days as of the approval of this act, through a conspicuous and legible sign, that every tire tha... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8098/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8098 - Scrap tire haulers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8098 - Scrap tire haulers | (a) Must be dully authorized by means of a permit issued by the Board.
(b) Shall not store scrap tires in excess of the amount authorized by the Board in the permit.
(c) Shall transfer the scrap tires to the authorized processing, recycling, export, and end-use facilities which are compliant with all applicable laws an... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8099/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8099 - Scrap tire processing facilities or processors | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8099 - Scrap tire processing facilities or processors | (a) Shall request to the Authority a certificate of conformity stating that the proposed activity is consistent with the public policy of the Authority, before filing a permit application with OGPe and subsequently requesting an operation permit from the Board. The certificate of conformity shall be considered a prelim... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8100/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8100 - Scrap tire end-use facilities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8100 - Scrap tire end-use facilities | (a) Shall request to the Authority a certificate of conformity stating that the proposed activity is consistent with the public policy of the Authority, prior to filing an application for permit with OGPe and subsequently applying for an operations permit issued by the Board. The Certificate of Conformity shall be cons... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8101/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8101 - Scrap tire recycling facility or recyclers | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8101 - Scrap tire recycling facility or recyclers | (a) Shall request to the Authority a certificate of conformity stating that the proposed activity is consistent with the public policy of the Authority, prior to filing an application for permit with OGPe and subsequently applying for an operations permit issued by the Board. The Certificate of Conformity shall be cons... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8102/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8102 - Tire exporter (scrap) | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8102 - Tire exporter (scrap) | (a) Shall obtain the corresponding permits and shall meet all the requirements established in the laws and regulations of Government of Puerto Rico, and the Government of the United States, if applicable, and in accordance with this chapter. Tire exporters shall also meet the bond or surety posting requirement as requi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8103/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8103 - Tires dropped off in sanitary landfills | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8103 - Tires dropped off in sanitary landfills | (a) The final disposal of whole tires in the sanitary landfills of the Island, except for bicycle tires or those of a similar size and weight and solid tires with rims, is hereby prohibited.
(b) Scrap tires shall be dropped-off in sanitary landfills as a last resort, in the absence of processing, recycling, end-use, or... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8104/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8104 - Tire burning prohibition | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8104 - Tire burning prohibition | Tire burning is prohibited, except when:
(a) It is a power recovery facility approved by the Board that has obtained a written certification from the Authority for the purpose of safeguarding the diversification of the developed markets.
(b) It meets federal and Commonwealth clean air laws and standards, as well as the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8105/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8105 - Proper Scrap Tire Management Fund | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8105 - Proper Scrap Tire Management Fund | (a) A fund to be known as the Proper Scrap Tire Management Fund is hereby created in the Bank under the responsibility, jurisdiction, and administration of the Board. It shall be nourished primarily from the revenues of the Board on account of the Scrap Tire Management and Disposal Fee adopted in § 8093a of this title ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8106/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8106 - Additional prohibitions and penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8106 - Additional prohibitions and penalties | (a) Additional prohibitions.—
(1) The omission of information, or furnishing or certifying false information is hereby prohibited.
(2) The alteration or counterfeiting of manifests, invoices or other documents as mentioned in this chapter is hereby prohibited.
(3) The import or manufacture of tires for the purpose of d... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8107/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8107 - Special requirement | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8107 - Special requirement | The Department of Transportation and Public Works, as well as the Highways and Transportation Authority are required to adopt the specifications of the Federal Highway Administration of the U. S. Department of Transportation to implement projects that use asphalt manufactured from recycled tires, and for the constructi... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-505/8108/ | 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 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108)›§ 8108 - Severability Clause | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 505 - Puerto Rico Proper Scrap Tire Management Act (§§ 8091 — 8108) › § 8108 - Severability Clause | The provisions of this Act are independent from one another and should any of them be held unconstitutional by any court with competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect nor invalidate any of the remaining provisions, except that the judicial ruling expressly states so.
The provisions of this Act shall not be... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-i/8121/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter I - Preliminary Provisions (§ 8121) › §... | For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms or phrases shall have the meaning stated below, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, and the terms importing the singular number shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa.
(1) Renewable energy purchase agreements.— Means the agreements to... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8122/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | This subchapter, together with orders, resolutions, and regulations issued or promulgated by the Puerto Rico Energy Commission to enforce the goals established herein, shall apply to any person subject to the Renewable Portfolio Standard, whether imposed by means of federal or local legislation or regulations, to any e... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8122a/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | (a) PREPA shall use net meters to measure the energy consumption of renewable energy systems interconnected to the grid so that said consumption can be measured remotely when such net meter is not physically accessible. Physical access to the net meter shall not be required at any stage of the interconnection process.
... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8123/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 2.2; Repealed. Act. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8124/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | (a) For each calendar year between 2015 and 2035, each retail electricity supplier shall submit to the Commission proof of compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable under subsection (b) of this section.
(b) For each calendar year between 2015 and 2035, the renewable portfolio standard applicable to ea... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8125/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | The Commission shall be charged with the implementation of this chapter; to achieve this, it may resort to the resources and staff of the Administration. The Commission shall have any powers as necessary and convenient to fully attain the purposes of this chapter, specifically including, without it being limited to the... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8126/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | In addition to the authorities vested onto the Administration by other laws, the Administration shall have the following powers to fully comply with the purposes of this chapter:
(a) To acquire and sell, and otherwise lawfully transfer the ownership of RECs.
(b) To add, eliminate or reclassify through regulations energ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8127/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | By petition of one or various persons interested in building an energy source, the Administration shall issue declaratory resolutions to determine and declare whether the energy source proposed by such person or group of persons shall be classified as a sustainable renewable energy or alternative renewable energy sourc... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8128/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | The Commission shall require the issue of RECs to sustainable renewable energy and alternative renewable energy producers through the renewables registry, as this term is defined in this chapter. To issue RECs, each sustainable renewable energy and alternative renewable energy producer shall maintain an agreement with ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8129/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | (a) It is hereby set forth that RECs are personal property and tradable or negotiable commodities that may be purchased, sold, assigned, and/or transferred between persons for any lawful purpose.
(b) RECs to be issued annually by a renewables registry under this chapter shall indicate the total of megawatt-hour (MWh) o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8130/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | The Commission and the Administration may establish for each REC processed, a reasonable processing fee to be paid by a REC holder. The processing fee may be included in the value of each REC processed. Any revenue obtained through the processing fees imposed shall be used to carry out all proper and necessary actions ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8131/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | (a) The Commission shall quantify and oversee the energy production of all sustainable renewable energy sources and alternative renewable energy sources located in Puerto Rico in the most efficient manner technically and economically feasible, including through the Internet to which such sources shall be connected, in ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8132/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | (a) Any retail electricity supplier shall comply with the renewable portfolio standard herein created, upon filing with the Commission any of the following or combination thereof:
(1) A REC issued and registered in the renewables registry in favor of the retail electricity supplier for each megawatt-hour (MWh) of elect... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-ii/8133/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter II - Renewable Portfolio Standard (§§ 8... | (a) Pursuant to § 8131(c) of this title, each retail electricity supplier shall file an annual compliance report to the Commission in order to evidence compliance with the renewable portfolio standard applicable to each calendar year. After evaluating such annual compliance report, the Commission shall issue a resoluti... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-iii/8134/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter III - General Provisions (§§ 8134 — 813... | Any person who knowingly furnishes, supplies, or sends false or incorrect information in any document, report, application, statement, and/or certification required under this chapter with the intent to deceit, shall incur a fourth degree felony, and upon conviction, he/she may be punished with imprisonment for a minim... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-iii/8135/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter III - General Provisions (§§ 8134 — 813... | In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and those of any other law or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail with respect to all the issues addressed therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the provisions of this Act shall impair the powers conferred to the Authority ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-506/subchapter-iii/8136/ | 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 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136)›Su... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 506 - Public Policy on Energy Diversification by Means of Sustainable and Alternative Renewable Energy in Puerto Rico Act (§§ 8121 — 8136) › Subchapter III - General Provisions (§§ 8134 — 813... | Any regulations promulgated under this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of §§ 2101 et seq. of Title 3, known as the Puerto Rico “Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”. The absence of any regulation contemplated under this chapter shall not impair the application thereof.
History —July 19, 2010, No. 82, § 3.3... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8151/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8151 - Definitions and exceptions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8151 - Definitions and exceptions | The following words or terms, wherever they are used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the meaning stated hereinbelow, except where the context clearly states otherwise:
(a) Authority.— Means the Puerto Rico Solid Waste Authority.
(b) Consumer.— Means the purchaser, lessee or owner of equipment; in the case of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8152/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8152 - Ban to dispose as regular waste; inclusion of el... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8152 - Ban to dispose as regular waste; inclusion of electronic waste in the special waste category | Eighteen (18) months after the approval of this act, no person shall dispose of cathode-ray tube, or electronic or cellular telephone equipment, as defined in subsections (h) and (i) of § 8151 of this title in sanitary landfills, municipal dumpsites or any other site within the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico, save for a c... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8153/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8153 - Electronic equipment and cellular telephone mand... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8153 - Electronic equipment and cellular telephone mandatory recycling | Any private sector entity that employs eleven (11) or more persons shall have the following obligations:
(a) Establish a recycling, reuse or refurbishing program for any electronic or cellular telephone equipment used to carry out its operations in Puerto Rico in compliance with §§ 8001 et seq. of this title, known as ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8154/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8154 - Voluntary program to obtain green business certi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8154 - Voluntary program to obtain green business certification | Any private sector entity that is willing to receive from consumers electronic or cellular telephone equipment for the recycling, reuse or refurbishment thereof, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be entitled to obtain the following:
(a) A green business certification issued by the Environmental Quality ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8155/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8155 - Electronic or cellular telephone equipment impor... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8155 - Electronic or cellular telephone equipment import, distribution, sale or lease requirements | Six (6) months after the approval of this act, exclusive electronic and cellular telephone equipment manufacturers, importers, and distributors in Puerto Rico shall be responsible for the destination of the electronic equipment once they reach the end of their useful life or the consumer decides to return or dispose of... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8155a/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8155a - Official list | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8155a - Official list | The Board and the Authority shall keep an official list of entities and organizations that wish to obtain the certification provided in this chapter. Such list shall be up to date and available over the Internet and on printed copies to inform the public and any entities interested in using their services.
History —Jan... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8155b/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8155b - Information to consumer | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8155b - Information to consumer | Six (6) months after the approval of this act, retailers of electronic equipments shall provide information to consumers on the benefits of recycling and the options provided by the industry to carry out such process, as well as to promote and incentivize the same. Such information shall be conspicuously displayed and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8156/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8156 - Recycling and disposal plan | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8156 - Recycling and disposal plan | One (1) year after the approval of this act, electronic equipment manufacturers, importers, distributors, and retailers, as well as cellular telephone and cable television service providers doing business in Puerto Rico that wish to obtain the certification provided under this chapter shall have or avail themselves of ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8156a/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8156a - Recycling and disposal plan—Design | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8156a - Recycling and disposal plan—Design | The recycling and disposal plan may be designed and individually devised by the business, or may be designed or devised by a contracted business or association or business or trade consortia, in which case the Plan shall encompass the electronic equipment unit volume generated by all the participants. Furthermore, the ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8156b/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8156b - Recycling and disposal plan—Review and approval | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8156b - Recycling and disposal plan—Review and approval | The recycling and disposal plan shall be submitted to the Authority for the review and approval thereof. Any entities that are doing business six (6) months after the approval of this act and wish to obtain a certification shall submit their plan as provided through regulations. Any other entity that starts doing busin... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8156c/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8156c - Recycling and disposal plan—Change, notificatio... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8156c - Recycling and disposal plan—Change, notification | Any change in the provisions of the recycling and disposal plan made by the business shall be notified to the Authority within sixty (60) days of its effective date.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 18, § 7.04, eff. 120 days after Jan. 17, 2012. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8156d/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8156d - Recycling and disposal plan—Services of sale or... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8156d - Recycling and disposal plan—Services of sale or lease electronic equipment | Any business subject to the authority of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board that offers or introduces services including the sale or lease of electronic equipment and wish to obtain the certification provided under this chapter shall submit to the regulatory board proof of the filing of its recycling a... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8156e/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8156e - Recycling and disposal plan—Penalties | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8156e - Recycling and disposal plan—Penalties | Noncompliance with this section shall be subject to the penalties established in §§ 1320 et seq. of this title, known as the “Puerto Rico Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling Act”.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 18, § 6.06[sic.], eff. 120 days after Jan. 17, 2012. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8157/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8157 - Authorities and duties—Environmental Quality Boa... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8157 - Authorities and duties—Environmental Quality Board | (a) Shall regulate the management, disposal, reuse, and recycling of electronic equipment in Puerto Rico by establishing any requirements it may deem necessary to protect the environment and the public health in accordance with §§ 8001 et seq. of this title, known as the “Environmental Public Policy Act”, and with §§ 1... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8157a/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8157a - Authorities and duties—Solid Waste Management A... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8157a - Authorities and duties—Solid Waste Management Authority | (a) The Authority shall be responsible for coordinating with the Board the implementation of this chapter.
(b) Shall provide that all private business with eleven (11) or more employees shall file, in an annual report rendered pursuant to their regulations, proof of the mechanisms employed to recycle, reuse or refurbis... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8157b/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8157b - Authorities and duties—Municipalities | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8157b - Authorities and duties—Municipalities | (a) To coordinate, with the support of the Authority and the Board, the control and supervision of any person that stores disposed electronic equipment to ensure compliance with the requirements provided in this chapter.
(b) The municipalities shall approve ordinances in accordance with the provisions of this chapter t... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8158/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8158 - Collection and recycling programs—Free competiti... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8158 - Collection and recycling programs—Free competition | None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed as nullifying or repealing of any public or private collection and recycling programs in effect, or preventing or hindering in any manner any entity from offering collection services for recycling.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 18, § 9.01, eff. 120 days after Jan.... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8158a/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8158a - Organization of businesses for recycling activi... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8158a - Organization of businesses for recycling activities | None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed as preventing or limiting the organization of business, consortia, cooperatives or private associations that are independent from the Commonwealth or any municipal government, manufacturers, importers or distributors of electronic or cellular telephone equipment... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8158b/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8158b - Franchises | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8158b - Franchises | None of the provisions of this chapter shall compel the Board or the Authority to grant a preferential, exclusive or protected franchise to any entity or group or classification of entities engaged in the collection, transportation, recycling or disposal of electronic or cellular telephone equipment or cathode-ray tube... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8159/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8159 - Cellular telephones—Disposal by consumer | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8159 - Cellular telephones—Disposal by consumer | When a consumer wishes to dispose of his/her cellular telephone equipment, he/she may do so at any of the facilities made available by the cellular telephone retailer that sold or leased the equipment without it being construed as an obligation or a limitation.
History —Jan. 17, 2012, No. 18, § 10.01, eff. 120 days aft... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8159a/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8159a - Cellular telephones—Place for delivery, receipt... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8159a - Cellular telephones—Place for delivery, receipt, and storage | Any cellular telephone retailer that wishes to obtain the certification provided by this chapter shall identify, designate, and keep available an area within its place of business for delivery, receipt, and storage of used cellular telephones that may be reused, recycled or properly disposed of.
History —Jan. 17, 2012,... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8159b/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8159b - Cellular telephones—Proper system | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8159b - Cellular telephones—Proper system | If a cellular telephone retailer wishes to obtain the certification provided by this chapter, it shall provide a proper recovery and collection system for used cellular telephones to be reused, recycled or properly disposed of. Such system shall include, without it being understood as a limitation:
(a) A procedure wher... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8160/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8160 - Collectors and transporters | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8160 - Collectors and transporters | (a) Any natural or juridical person may establish, with the prior authorization of the Board, a site to recover disposed, discarded obsolete or useless electronic equipment which shall subsequently be transported directly to a recycling, storage, processing or final disposal facility. Such collection centers shall comp... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8160a/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8160a - Disposed, discarded, obsolete or useless electr... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8160a - Disposed, discarded, obsolete or useless electronic equipment recycling, processing, or final d... | (a) Any person who applies for a license or permit to establish a disposed, discarded, obsolete, or useless electronic equipment recycling, processing, or final disposal facility shall submit an operating plan with the description of the processing, recycling, or export activities to be carried out. The operating plan ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8160b/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8160b - Export of disposed, discarded, obsolete or usel... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8160b - Export of disposed, discarded, obsolete or useless electronic equipment | Any person engaged in the export of electronic equipment shall obtain a permit from the Board and meet the requirements provided in the applicable laws and regulations. The exporter shall fill out the system manifests as created by the Board stating the amount of exported electronic equipment and their final disposal.
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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8160c/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8160c - Management requirements | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8160c - Management requirements | Any electronic and cellular telephone equipment and cathode-ray tubes recycling and disposal processes established by any public or private entity shall be subject to all the requirements of any federal or Commonwealth laws and regulations. Thus, special attention shall be paid to the following provisions without it be... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8161/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8161 - Inter-governmental Agreements—Projects | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8161 - Inter-governmental Agreements—Projects | The Board and the Authority are hereby empowered and authorized to join inter-governmental programs, agreements, or organizations of other states or territories of the United States, as representatives of Puerto Rico, for the devise, establishment, or implementation of electronic waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8161a/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8161a - Inter-governmental Agreements—Steps before fede... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8161a - Inter-governmental Agreements—Steps before federal agencies | The Board and the Authority are hereby empowered and authorized to take any necessary steps before the United States Departments of State and of Commerce to obtain authorization for their participation, to the extent their legal capacity so allows, in international programs, covenants or organizations within the Caribb... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-twelve/subtitle-8/chapter-507/8162/ | 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 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162)›§ 8162 - Federal legislation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE TWELVE - Conservation (§§ 1-16 — 8162) › Subtitle 8 - Environment II (§§ 8001 — 8162) › Chapter 507 - Puerto Rico Electronics Recycling and Disposal Promotion Act (§§ 8151 — 8162) › § 8162 - Federal legislation | In the event that a federal legislation or regulation is implemented to address any of the programmatic or operational areas covered under this chapter, the Commonwealth and municipal agencies shall adjust thereto the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted thereunder that were not rendered invalid by su... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/4/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 4 - Penitentiary carpenter shop excepted; revolving fund | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 4 - Penitentiary carpenter shop excepted; revolving fund | (a) The carpenter shop of the penitentiary shall be operated on a revolving fund system.
(b) Any balances to the credit of the special fund previously created for the institution named in subsection (a) of this section, shown on the books of the Secretary of the Treasury at the time this section becomes effective, shal... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/5/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 5 - Schools and roads, use of certain federal contributions | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 5 - Schools and roads, use of certain federal contributions | The Secretary of Education is hereby authorized to use for the construction, repair and maintenance of public schools, and the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works to use for the construction, repair and maintenance of public roads, the funds available and that may hereafter be received as contributions from th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/6/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 6 - Schools and roads, use of certain federal contributions—Division of funds; accou... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 6 - Schools and roads, use of certain federal contributions—Division of funds; accounts | The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby empowered to place the federal contributions received and those which may hereafter be received, at the disposal of the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works, for the purposes expressed in § 5 of this title. Fifty percent (50%) of each contri... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/7/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 7 - Fund for Investigation and Audit of Financial Institutions and Gambling Casinos—... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 7 - Fund for Investigation and Audit of Financial Institutions and Gambling Casinos—Creation | A special account denominated “Fund for the Investigation and Audit of Financial Institutions and Gambling Casinos” is hereby created in the books of the Secretary of the Treasury and it is directed that the moneys that the financial institutions and gambling casinos pay annually to the Commissioner of Financial Instit... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/8/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 8 - Fund for Investigation and Audit of Financial Institutions and Gambling Casinos—... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 8 - Fund for Investigation and Audit of Financial Institutions and Gambling Casinos—Use of funds | The money so covered into the Fund shall be used to defray personnel expenses, improvement of employees, and expenses of any other nature which the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions may incur to carry out and strengthen the activities referred to in § 7 of this title. On October 31 st and April 30 th... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/8a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 8a - Fund for Investigation and Audit of Financial Institutions and Gambling Casinos... | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 8a - Fund for Investigation and Audit of Financial Institutions and Gambling Casinos—Advance of funds | The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to make advances to the Fund created by §§ 7—8a of this title from unencumbered funds in the Commonwealth Treasury whenever necessary.
History —Apr. 9, 1976, No. 20, p. 48, added as § 3 on June 7, 1977, No. 55, p. 119, § 1; May 6, 1988, No. 27, p. 113, § 1. |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/9/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 9 - Insurance Industry Supervision and Regulation Fund—Creation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 9 - Insurance Industry Supervision and Regulation Fund—Creation | There is hereby created in the books of the Secretary of the Treasury a special account denominated “Insurance Industry Supervision and Regulation Fund”, hereinafter known as the “Fund”, and it is directed that there be covered into said special account the monies paid by every entity, body or person to the Secretary o... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/10/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 10 - Insurance Industry Supervision and Regulation Fund—Use of funds | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 10 - Insurance Industry Supervision and Regulation Fund—Use of funds | The income generated as a result of the provisions in § 9 of this title shall be used to defray the regular operating expenses of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. It shall also be used to defray expenses related to job improvement; information systems; educational programs; scholarships for technical training ... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/11/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 11 - Insurance Industry Supervision and Regulation Fund—Loans | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 11 - Insurance Industry Supervision and Regulation Fund—Loans | The Commissioner is hereby authorized to lend funds to syndicates or joint underwriting associations created pursuant to the Puerto Rico Insurance Code or other special legislation, from the unencumbered resources in the budget authorized to cover operating expenses of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner in existe... |
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirteen/subtitle-1/chapter-1/11a/ | PR | Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423)›Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155)›Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17)›§ 11a - Dedicated Sales Tax Fund—Creation of the public corporation | 2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTEEN - Taxation and Finance (§§ 1 — 33423) › Subtitle 1 - Governmental Finances (§§ 1 — 155) › Chapter 1 - Treasury Funds and Accounts (§§ 1 — 17) › § 11a - Dedicated Sales Tax Fund—Creation of the public corporation | (a) A public corporation and instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is hereby created, which constitutes a corporate and political entity independent and separate from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to be known as the Corporación del Fondo de Interés Apremiante de Puerto Rico (“COFINA”, Spanish acronym), ... |
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