P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 510k
(a) For the payment of the first bonus to be made by the Department of Agriculture to agricultural workers as provided in this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to use the necessary sums for the payment of the bonus corresponding to the fiscal year 1970—71, from the funds appropriated or that might be appropriated for the compliance of §§ 2001—2009 of this title and Act June 29, 1969, No. 142 and former §§ 420—420f of Title 5.
The appropriations for subsequent fiscal years shall be set aside in the budget submitted annually to the Legislature by the Governor.
(b) The Secretary is hereby authorized to use up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from the funds necessary for the payment of the annual bonus to cover the administrative expenses which the execution of the provisions of this chapter may cause.
(c) The personnel appointed by the Secretary, chargeable to the funds appropriated by this chapter, shall be included in the Non-Competitive Service. In the administration of this program there shall not apply the provisions of the act which creates the Office of Transportation, Act No. 49 of Aug. 4, 1947, as amended, nor those of the act which creates the Purchase and Supplies Service, Act No. 96 of June 29, 1954, as amended.
(d) The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to transfer funds from the appropriation provided for any year pursuant to the provisions of §§ 2001—2009 of this title and Act June 29, 1969, No. 142 to complete payment of the bonus that the Department of Agriculture must give the agricultural workers. The Secretary is also authorized to transfer any surplus of funds appropriated for any year to comply with the provisions of this chapter, to be used in complying with the provisions of §§ 2001—2009 of this title and Act June 29, 1969, No 142.
History —June 19, 1971, No. 42, p. 121, § 12; Apr. 4, 1974, No. 4, Part 1, p. 103; June 21, 1977, No. 90, p. 204, § 2.