P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1932
For the duration of an emergency so declared through an Executive Order by the Governor of Puerto Rico under Section 18 of Act No. 22 of June 23, 1976, or the President of the United States of America, those works that are intimately related to the problem, or that respond to an immediate solution to the situation created by the emergency, which entail the issuing of a permit, endorsement, consultation and/or certification, the government agencies involved in the processing of such permits, endorsements, consultations and/or certifications, shall have to abide by the provisions of this chapter, and shall be exempt from the compliance of the terms and procedures established §§ 62 et seq. of Title 23, known as the “Puerto Rico Planning Board Organic Act”, Act No. 76 of June 24, 1975, known as “Regulations and Permits Administration Organic Act”, §§ 4001 et seq. of Title 21, known as “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991”, and §§ 2101 et seq. of this title, known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Uniform Administrative Procedures Act”, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The agencies are hereby authorized to establish alternate procedures and terms to expedite the granting of permits, endorsements, consultations and/or certifications related to the solution of the emergencies thus declared. The Executive Order shall establish the geographic area, the intensity and extent of the damages, and the public works or government function that must be urgently reinforced or protected.
History —May 5, 2000, No. 76, § 2.