P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 2009
Upon application of the Authority the Governor of Puerto Rico or the Secretary of Transportation and Public Works shall have power to acquire, by purchase or expropriation, or by any other lawful means, on behalf and in the name of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and for the use and benefit of the Authority, in the manner provided by this chapter and the laws of Puerto Rico on eminent domain, title to any property or interest therein which the Authority shall deem necessary or convenient for its purposes, including its future requirements. The Authority may make available to said officers in advance such funds as may be needed for the payment for said property, and upon acquisition thereof, may reimburse the Commonwealth Government for any amount paid that shall not have been previously advanced. Upon such reimbursement to the Commonwealth Government (or, if the total cost or price has been previously advanced by the Authority, within such reasonable period as shall be determined by the Governor) the title to property so acquired shall pass to the Authority. When the property has been acquired by condemnation, title thereto shall be conveyed to the Authority by order of the pertinent court through statement to the effect that the Authority has advanced or reimbursed in full the cost or price of such property. The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works may, with the approval of the Governor, make such arrangements as he may deem appropriate for the operation and control of said property by the Authority in behalf of the Commonwealth Government during the period intervening before said title has passed to the Authority. The power hereby conferred shall not limit or restrict in any manner or to any extent the power of the Authority itself to acquire property. The title to any property of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico heretofore or hereafter acquired, and which shall be considered necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Authority, may be transferred to the Authority by the official in charge of said property or having the custody thereof, upon such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Governor or the officer or agency he may designate.
History —June 23, 1965, No. 74, p. 158, § 9, eff. July 1, 1965.