P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9013a
The Executive Director shall appoint, in coordination with the concerned government entities and with the approval of the Governor, one (1) permit manager to direct each of the units created under § 9013 of this title and which fall within the purview of the concerned government entities, respectively. As for the Environmental Compliance Evaluation Division, the Environmental Quality Board, together with the Executive Director and with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint one (1) Environmental Compliance Evaluation Director. The Executive Director may appoint staff in addition to employees transferred from the concerned government entities as he/she may deem necessary for each of the units created under § 9013 of this title, per the volume of cases received. The Managers and the Environmental Compliance Evaluation Division Director must have an education and professional experience that are substantial to and specialized for the unit or division each is to direct and which enables them to fully discharge the obligations imposed under this chapter and to supervise the staff under their charge on technical issues. The Managers and the Environmental Compliance Evaluation Division Director must meet with such training and continuing education requirements as established by the Permit Management Office by regulation. In order to be eligible for appointment as Manager or Environmental Compliance Evaluation Division Director, candidates must have at least five (5) years of professional experience after having been admitted to practice their profession in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as may apply. The Managers and the Environmental Compliance Assessment shall be subject to comply with the provisions of §§ 1801 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Ethics in Government Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico”. Neither Managers nor the Division Director may tend to matters in which they have any direct or indirect personal or financial interest or when they are related to an applicant to the fourth degree of consanguinity or to the second degree of affinity. Their performance must be evaluated at least every twelve (12) months.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 3.2.