P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 172m
In emergency or disaster situations, the Governor of Puerto Rico may decree, through a proclamation, the existence of a state of emergency or disaster, as the case may be, throughout the entire territory of Puerto Rico or part thereof. In addition to any other powers conferred by law, the Governor, while said state of emergency or disaster lasts, shall have the following powers:
(a) Request from the President of the United States any type of federal assistance granted by federal legislation in effect, and accept and use said assistance at his discretion, subject exclusively to the conditions established in the laws that grant the same.
(b) Order, amend and revoke those regulations, and issue, amend and cancel those orders the Governor may deem convenient to prevail during the state of emergency or disaster.
(c) Enforce those Commonwealth regulations, orders, plans or measures pertinent to emergency or disaster situations or change the same according to the Governor’s better judgment.
(d) Order the removal of rubble and debris remaining as a consequence of an emergency or disaster situation, subject to the conditions set forth hereinafter.
(e) Acquire through purchase or donation any real or personal property, or any rights thereon, that in the Governor’s judgment are deemed useful, convenient or necessary during a state of emergency or disaster.
(f) Acquire through eminent domain any real or personal property, or any rights thereon, that in the Governor’s judgment are deemed useful, convenient or necessary during a state of emergency or disaster, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2901 et seq. of Title 32, and subject to the additional provisions set forth hereinafter.
History —Aug. 2, 1999, No. 211, § 15; Dec. 28, 2000, No. 445, § 2; Dec. 28, 2000, No. 447, § 8.