P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4454

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§ 4454. Municipal assets—Acquisition of central government property

(a) The title deed, usufruct or use of any land or facility of the Central Government, its instrumentalities and public corporations, which in the judgment of the mayor may be necessary to fulfill any municipal public need, may be transferred gratuitously by donation, or by voluntary sale for valuable consideration, to a municipality. Said transfer shall be subject to having the laws which govern the public agency holding the title to or custody of the property, authorize or permit said transfer and to the approval of the Governor of Puerto Rico. The head of the public agency holding the title to or custody of the property shall represent the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in awarding the title deed or corresponding document.

(b) The Legislature [of Puerto Rico] may transfer to a municipality the title deed, usufruct or use of any land or facility of the Central Government, subject or not to conditions, through a Joint Resolution.

History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 10.004; July 11, 1998, No. 121, § 3; renumbered as § 9.004 on Jan. 10, 1999, No. 30, § 3.