P.R. Laws tit. 28, § 220b
Any person interested in or affected by an activity of excavation, extraction, removal or dredging of components of the earth’s crust may institute a civil action under §§ 206—220f of this title in the following cases:
(1) Against any person, instrumentality, agency, municipality, public or quasi-public corporation of the Commonwealth that is violating §§ 206—220f of this title or any regulation or order adopted thereunder by the Secretary.
(2) Against the Secretary when the latter has failed to comply with a nondiscretionary duty imposed on him by §§ 206—220f of this title or when he has incurred in abuse or excessive discretion, or in an arbitrary action in enforcing §§ 206—220f of this title or the regulations or orders he may adopt thereunder.
The Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico shall have jurisdiction over these actions irrespective of the amount in controversy.
Upon issuing any final order on actions brought under this section, the court may levy such costs as in its opinion are proper on any of the litigant parties.
History —June 25, 1968, No. 132, p. 314, added as § 17 on June 3, 1976, No. 144, p. 423, § 18, eff. 30 days after June 3, 1976.