P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 1114
(a) The Council for the Development and Administration of the Ballajá Area, henceforth the “Council”, attached to the “Office”, is hereby created.
(b) The Council shall be constituted by seven (7) members, two (2) of which shall be ex officio members and five (5) shall be citizens appointed by the Governor. The ex officio members shall be the Commonwealth Official for Historic Preservation and one of the members of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, to be appointed by the Governor.
(c) The members of this Council shall be appointed for a minimum term of five (5) years and may be reappointed for an additional term of five (5) years.
(d) The operations of the Council shall be directed by a [Chairperson], to be appointed by the Governor.
(e) The incumbent members of the Council for the Development and Administration of the Ballajá Area, created through Executive Order of April 16, 1998, Administrative Bulletin 0E-1998-12, shall remain in office as provided in this chapter, for a term of five (5) years as of the date of effectiveness of this act.
(f) The Council shall have the following faculties and obligations, among others:
(1) Recommend to the Office projects, activities and tasks to implement the plan for use which governs the development of the Ballajá area.
(2) Sell articles and and/or souvenirs alluding to the Ballajá area.
(3) Solicit funds, donations and other contributions from government bodies as well as from private entities that may be used to achieve the purposes of this chapter. Said resources shall be covered into the Special Fund created by virtue of § 187k of Title 23, under the administration of the Office.
(4) Advise the Office regarding the agreements and accords entered into with the federal government and its agencies or with any private person or private or government entity needed to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(5) The Council shall render an annual report to the Governor.
History —Aug. 21, 2000, No. 183, § 5.