P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 293s
A Special Fund is hereby created in the Treasury of Puerto Rico, into which the resources authorized by §§ 291—295u of this title shall be covered. The Secretary shall use the resources of this Fund for the ends authorized by §§ 291—295u of this title and for the following purposes, subject to applicable conditions and restrictions:
(a) To print, reproduce and distribute reports, opinions, studies and other documents;
(b) to establish and modernize the automated systems used to carry out the works of the Department, and to acquire, lease, install, adapt, maintain or repair said equipment;
(c) for the training of employees and officials of the Department, and to contract experts and technical consultants;
(d) to defray the expenses involved in taking depositions and any other expense incidental to processing judicial or administrative actions;
(e) for the payment of differentials in the salaries of attorneys and all other employees of the Department, in order to propitiate their retention in the service, provided there are resources available and circumstances which so justify prevail;
(f) to grant annual bonuses to the attorneys and all other employees of the Department in recognition of extraordinary services rendered and pursuant to applicable norms;
(g) for the contracting or appointment for a fixed term of attorneys and other necessary support personnel;
(h) to acquire, maintain and replace equipment and property and to purchase supplies;
(i) for the maintenance, safety, surveillance and beautification of facilities and parking lots belonging to the Department or the Commonwealth, the operation of which is delegated onto the Department;
(j) to increase the budget of the Legal Services Institutions Contribution Program, in order to guarantee adequate legal representation for indigents, and
(k) for all those purposes which aim to improve and expedite the procedures of the Department.
Accounting shall be kept of the resources covered into the Special Fund in the books of the Secretary of the Treasury separate from any other funds from other sources received by the Department in order to facilitate their identification and use.
The remainder of the Special Fund that as of June 30 of each year is not used for the purposes contemplated in §§ 291—295u of this title shall be kept in said Special Fund, as well as the interest it yields, for the exclusive use of the Department and pursuant to the provisions of §§ 291—295u of this title.
History —Aug. 9, 2004, No. 205, § 40.