P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 62v
(a) It is hereby declared that it is a public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to promote the participation of the citizenry in the planning process of Puerto Rico.
(b) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section the Board shall promote the public understanding of said process, by employing such means of information as it deems adequate. Likewise, the Board shall furnish to the citizens all such information necessary to place every citizen in a position of equality for his effective participation in the planning processes.
(c) In addition to the public hearing requirement imposed herein on the Board in certain cases, it shall be its duty to offer the maximum participation possible to the citizenry in the planning process. To this end the Board shall promote and encourage, among other mechanisms, Local and Regional Planning Commissions, appoint a Citizens Advisory Council, which may permit and propitiate a greater participation of the citizenry in said process.
(d) The Board shall have powers to act upon its own initiative or discretion, upon request of any officer, body or interested person. The Board shall, by regulation, indicate in what form and in compliance with what provision for prior notification it will accept proposals for consideration. The Board may exercise all or part of its powers in all or part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as its jurisdiction is determined by the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act.
History —June 24, 1975, No. 75, p. 183, § 23, eff. July 1, 1975.