P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 926d
(a) It is declared as public policy of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to propitiate a more equal distribution of the resources provided in the budgets for the contracting of public diffusion media by the agencies and department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in order for these said resources to be distributed in the most cost effective manner, while reaching the greatest number of the Puerto Rican citizens.
(b) Every agency and dependency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall, as of two (2) years of the approval of this act, designate a total of at least fifteen percent (15%) of the resources provided in the budget for contracting of diffusion media, for the contracting of radio broadcast media, of which seven percent (7%) shall be set aside for independent radio stations that are not in chain with others, and seven and a half percent (71/2 %) for radio stations in chain with others.
(c) During the first year of effectiveness of this act, every agency and dependency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall assign at least five percent (5%) of the resources destined in their budgets for the contracting of diffusion media, to contracting with radio broadcast media. This subsection shall not apply to those agencies or dependencies that assign at least ten percent (10%) of the resources set aside in their budget for contracting with the diffusion media, to contracting in radio broadcasting media. Fifty percent (50%) of said funds shall be assigned for contracting with independent radio stations not in chain with others and the remaining fifty [percent] (50%) to chain radio stations.
(d) During the second year of effectiveness of this act, every agency or dependency of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall at least assign the fifteen percent (15%) required in subsection (b) of this section for contracting with radio broadcast media, which shall be distributed among the radio stations in the manner established in said subsection.
(e) The Office of the Comptroller shall oversee to the faithful compliance of all the provisions of this section as part of the auditing process of all agencies.
(f) The Department of State of Puerto Rico is exempted from the provisions of this section.
(g) Nothing of the herein provided shall contravene the provisions of the Act to Regulate and Limit the Advertising Expenses of the Government of Puerto Rico.
History —Dec. 16, 2005, No. 156, §§ 1—7, eff. July 1, 2006.