P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4654

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§ 4654. Delegation of legal authority—Agreements

All delegation of legal authority to a municipal government will be made by agreement, which shall provide:

(a) The total or partial delegation of the legal authority in question so that one party or the other has exclusive jurisdiction over the legal authority or it is exercised concurrently.

(b) Direct delegation to the municipality, or through the designation of an official of the corresponding public agency to work in the municipality and carry out the duties and powers proper to the delegated legal authority in all or part of the municipality’s territorial limits.

(c) A supervised delegation with the central government retaining the power to evaluate, supervise, examine, intervene and audit the execution, implementation or operation of the delegated legal authority at any time.

(d) Modify the central government’s duties and obligations towards municipalities, except the obligation to provide specific appropriations or funds, expressly provided by law.

(e) The transfer of personnel, funds, property, and others between the central government and the municipality. The municipality, with the prior authorization of the Legislature, may waive the funds that the delegating agency has earmarked for the execution or implementation of the project and carry it out with its own resources.

History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 14.004.