P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 9152
In view of the fiscal emergency, and to enable the implementation of the purposes of this subchapter, the Office of Management and Budget shall have all the powers necessary and convenient to discharge the duties herein entrusted thereto, including but not limited to promulgating regulations; conducting or directing the agencies or departments under its custody to conduct studies as may be needed; requiring from the Entities of the Executive Branch the information needed to carry out its duties; advising the Governor and the Entities of the Executive Branch on all that pertains to spending control and reduction measures, labor and/or fiscal impact measures of the Entities of the Executive Branch; and evaluating, approving, or denying requests for transfers and details, among others.
Except as provided in § 9123 of this title, it is hereby provided as the intent of this Legislative Assembly that the powers conferred to the Office of Management and Budget by virtue of this Special Act shall have priority over the respective organic acts of the Entities of the Executive Branch, as defined herein, whether agencies, instrumentalities, or public corporations. For such purposes, inasmuch as it is pertinent and necessary, it shall be construed that during the effectiveness thereof, this Special Act modifies, adjusts, or conditions any provision of the respective organic acts of the Entities of the Executive Branch in order to comply with the mandates of this subchapter.
Therefore, the Office of Management and Budget may establish regulations as are necessary geared to the Entities of the Executive Branch, whether agencies, instrumentalities, or public corporations to implement the provisions of this subchapter. Any regulations implemented by the Office of Management and Budget by virtue of this subchapter shall be mandatory. The absence or lack of any regulations authorized hereunder shall, in no case, be grounds for invalidating or failing to apply the provisions of this subchapter.
History —June 17, 2014, No. 66, § 32.