P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 971k
The projects undertaken by the trust in the special communities shall be exempted from having to comply with the requirements of Act No. 9 of June 18, 1970, known as the “Environmental Public Policy Act”, since they provide for the rehabilitation, replacement, reconstruction and construction of housing and public works and/or the already established service infrastructure whereby the environment and the natural resources have already been impacted. They are also exempted since the proposed projects shall not only improve the quality of life of the residents of these communities but shall also eliminate pollution by sewage, waste in the bodies of water, mosquito breeding grounds, surface water pollution and other conditions harmful to natural resources.
No housing replacement or construction project, nor any public works, or service infrastructure projects located outside of the already existing special community or inside any area within the community where the environment has not been impacted, shall participate in said exemption.
History —Nov. 21, 2002, No. 271, § 13.