P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1111
The Commonwealth Historic Preservation Office, henceforth, “the Office”, is hereby created to be attached to the Office of the Governor. Said Office shall have an Executive Director appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, who shall be the Commonwealth Official for Historic Preservation, henceforth “the Commonwealth Official”, pursuant to the provisions of Title 1, Section 101 of Federal Law of October 15, 1966 (P.L. 89-665), as amended, known as the “National Historic Preservation Act of 1966”. The initial salary of the Executive Director shall be similar [to] that of those public officials of equal hierarchy pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 89 of July 12, 1979, known as the “1979 Uniform Compensation Act”.
The Office shall be deemed to be an Individual Administrator pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 5 of October 14, 1975, known as the “Puerto Rico Public Service Personnel Act”, regarding the administration of its human resources. The Commonwealth Official shall select and appoint the professional, technical, secretarial and clerical personnel deemed necessary for the proper operation of the Office and for complying with the duties imposed by this chapter. Said Official shall likewise determine their qualifications, requirements, functions and duties pursuant to the provisions of the aforementioned Act No. 5. The Classification Plan and the Compensation Plan of the Office shall be developed independently from those of the Office of the Governor, in consideration of the particular nature of said Office. Said Office may be assisted by the Office of the Governor in the administration of its human resources regarding its payroll transactions and other matters besides those regarding appointments, contracts, classification or compensation.
History —Aug. 21, 2000, No. 183, § 2.