P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 1228
In order to comply with the objectives of the Program, the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources shall, among other things:
(1) Enter into contracts and agreements with agencies of the Commonwealth Government and of the United States Government and with nonprofit organizations for the transfer or management of areas of natural interest.
(2) Accept donations of money, as well as real or personal property and rights from persons or private profitable or nonprofit entities.
(3) Receive legislative appropriations for the acquisition or management of areas of natural interest.
(4) Acquire land through purchase, donation, legacy, exchange, expropriation or other legal manner, from any natural or juridical person, Government agency or agency of the Government of the United States of America.
(5) Take money on loan for the acquisition of areas of natural value within the provisions of this chapter, upon prior authorization of the Office of Management and Budget.
(6) Recommend to the Planning Board the designation of any area included in the inventory of areas of natural interest by the Natural Patrimony Program as a natural reserve.
History —Aug. 4, 1988, No. 150, p. 636, § 4.