P.R. Laws tit. 17, § 2
It has been found and declared in §§ 31—55 of this title that there exist in Puerto Rico unsafe and insanitary housing conditions and a shortage of safe and sanitary dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities; and that the public interest requires the remedying of these conditions. It is hereby found and declared that the assistance herein provided for the remedying of the conditions set forth in §§ 31—55 of this title constitutes a public use and purpose and an essential governmental function for which public moneys may be spent, and other aid given; that it is a proper public purpose for any governmental body to aid any housing authority operating within its boundaries or jurisdiction or any housing project located therein, as the governmental body derives immediate benefits and advantages from such an authority or project; and that the provisions hereinafter enacted are necessary in the public interest.
History —May 6, 1938, No. 125, p. 250, § 2.