P.R. Laws tit. 22, § 1054g
(a) A majority of the commissioners shall select the Executive Director of the Commission based on his/her proven education and professional experience in energy-related matters or public administration.
(b) The Executive Director and the members of his/her family unit, as defined in §§ 1854 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Government Ethics Act of 2011”, shall not have any direct or indirect interest in, nor contractual relation whatsoever with PREPA and/or any other certified electric power company subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, nor in entities within or without Puerto Rico affiliated to or with interest in PREPA or said companies. The Executive Director shall not, once his/her functions have ceased, represent any person or entity before said Commission in relation to any issue in which he/she participated while serving on the Commission, or with respect to any other issue within two (2) years after separation from office. Any action taken by the Executive Director in discharging his/her duties shall be subject to the restrictions provided in §§ 1854 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Puerto Rico Government Ethics Act of 2011”.
(c) The Executive Director shall have the following duties:
(1) Coordinate with the Administrator of PREA all that pertains to administrative and clerical support in areas such as finance, procurement, accounting, and in any administrative task other than formulating or implementing public policy;
(2) Establish, at his/her discretion, advisory groups to provide the Commission with specialized technical advice on energy regulation topics and provide for the operations thereof;
(3) Delegate, in the event of his/her absence or temporary inability to fulfill his/her duties, to a trusted official of the Commission, until the cause or circumstance that required said temporary designation ceases or is corrected.
History —May 27, 2014, No. 57, § 6.8.