P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 172n
The Governor of Puerto Rico, after having decreed a state of emergency or disaster, may order the removal of rubble or debris remaining as a consequence of said situation. To such effects, the Governor may use the resources available to the Government of Puerto Rico to clean and remove the rubble, debris or wreckage that could affect the public health or safety and the public or private land or bodies of water. The cleaning or removal efforts may be entrusted to those natural or juridical persons that, in the judgment of the Governor, have the capability of undertaking the same.
The cleaning or removal of rubble and debris on private property shall not be conducted without the prior written approval of the owner of said property. The document to be signed to such effects shall state that the property owner holds the Governor or the Governor’s agent harmless from damages that may be caused to [the] owner’s property during the cleaning or removal process, and furthermore agrees to compensate the Government of Puerto Rico in the event a claim arises as a result of said cleaning or removal efforts.
After the consent of the owner of the private property has been obtained, the agents of the Governor shall be fully authorized to enter said property and carry out any task needed to clean or remove rubble and debris.
History —Aug. 2, 1999, No. 211, § 16, eff. 60 days after Aug. 2, 1999.