P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9028i
In harmony with the autonomic authorities granted to the autonomous municipalities by §§ 4001 et seq. of Title 21, known as the “Autonomous Municipalities Act of Puerto Rico”, such autonomous municipalities that, by virtue of the provisions in Subchapters XIII and XIV of the said statute have acquired or are in the process of acquiring the required competencies for permit granting or denial from the Permits and Regulations Administration, the succeeding agency and/or the Planning Board, shall be subject only to such sections of this chapter where it is specifically so provided. Such municipalities shall continue to issue their decisions following the procedures instituted for such purposes by the mayors and the Municipal Legislatures through the Permit Office or the administrative units created at a municipal level to address this endeavor, all of which is subject to the Autonomous Municipalities Act and the Competency Delegation Agreement. In the case of municipalities in the process of acquiring the competency or of designing their ordination plans, or in such cases in which they have the design plans and the future implementation, the exception shall be equally applicable, except that the transfer of competencies shall be governed by the agreements entered into by each municipality and the Management Office and the Planning Board following the provisions of §§ 4001 et seq. of Title 21. Although the authorities of the municipalities above described are acknowledged, the municipal governments shall examine their regulations and procedures so as to adopt the provisions of this chapter aimed at modernizing, automating, and expediting the granting and denial of permits.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 18.10.