P.R. Laws tit. 9, § 2092
(1) Authority of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to establish a traffic accident prevention program. — In addition to the powers and faculties conferred on him by the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Governor is hereby empowered to enter into and negotiate the necessary agreements so that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may receive all the funds and benefits appertaining to it and that may be provided in the future under the provisions of Congressional Public Law No. 89-564 of 1966, known as the “Highway Safety Act of 1966”, and under any other federal law amendatory or supplementary thereof.
(2) Responsibility of the Governor to administer the Traffic Accident Prevention Program. — The Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be responsible for administering the Traffic Accident Prevention Program carried out in accordance with this chapter. To such effect he/she shall make the necessary contacts with the federal government and shall work in coordination with it in the development of programs and activities that are carried out in accordance with the U.S. Congress Public Law No. 89-564 of 1966, and the amendatory and supplementary laws thereof. To such ends, the Governor shall coordinate the activities related with traffic accident prevention carried out by the agencies, instrumentalities, public corporations and municipalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Governor may delegate all powers and duties conferred on him by this section to the Traffic Safety Commission; Provided, however, That the Governor shall always be responsible for the administration of the Program.
History —May 25, 1972, No. 33, p. 68, § 1; Aug. 21, 1990, No. 44, p. 183, § 1, retroactive to July 1, 1990.