P.R. Laws tit. 32, § 2919
In all condemnation proceedings filed by the Governor of Puerto Rico under the provisions of §§ 2916-2920 of this title, and for the ends and purposes hereof, the title to the properties or rights the objects of such proceedings shall vest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the latter shall have power to withhold same until the proper municipality shall pay to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico any sums of money which the latter may have paid by virtue of such condemnation proceedings; Provided, That the Governor of Puerto Rico is hereby empowered to execute the corresponding public documents for the conveyance in due course, of title to the property in question to the corresponding municipality.
History —May 5, 1950, No. 220, p. 560, § 4.