P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 5063
The Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources is directed to develop, within the term of one hundred and twenty (120) days, in collaboration with those government entities and non-profit corporations, a management plan and compatible regulations for the administration, rehabilitation and conservation of the area described in § 5060 of this title, pursuant to the provisions of §§ 151 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Department of Natural Resources Organic Act”; §§ 1225 et seq. of this title, known as the “Natural Patrimony Program Act”; §§ 241–241g et seq. of this title, known as the “Act for the Protection, Conservation and Management of Coral Reefs in Puerto Rico”; and the “Program for the Management of the Coastal Zone of September 1978”, established by virtue of the “Federal Coastal Zone Management Act”. It is further provided that within the Management Plan for the Reserve, the Department shall establish such uses or human activities that are non-damaging and compatible with the conservation of the Marine Reserve, as well as the viability of recreational activities, such as fishing, surfing, bicycle and pedestrian lanes along the coast line adjacent to the reserve, ecologies, villas, hotels, or ecohotels, among others, and any other project that qualifies as ecotourism.
The establishing of this marine reserve and its management plan must not interfere nor conflict with the Land Use Plans previously established, nor with the Territorial Ordinance, nor the classifications, qualifications or zones in effect when this act is approved, provided they do not infringe upon the integrity thereof.
History —Jan. 8, 2004, No. 17, § 5.