P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 5060
The following phrases and terms shall have the meaning indicated below, except when another meaning arises from its text:
(a) Legislature.— Means the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, whether acting jointly or separately.
(b) Secretary.— Means the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
(c) Department.— Means the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.
(d) Marine reserve.— Means the total area of the Tres Palmas de Rincón Marine Reserve, as delimited and declared in this chapter, which defines those areas protected from the impact of human activities, which allow the recovery of the area, the maintenance of biodiversity, the reduction of conflicts about its use by separating compatible activities, and are reference areas for the study of the natural development process.
(e) Territorial waters.— Means the navigable waters under the control or domain of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
History —Jan. 8, 2004, No. 17, § 2.