P.R. Laws tit. 27, § 2622

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§ 2622. Applicability of the Ethics in Government Act

The Ethics in Government Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Act No. 12 of July 24, 1985, as amended, particularly the Code of Ethics under Article III of said Act, shall apply to all members of the Board of Directors of the Authority, including public interest representatives, directors, officers, and employees of the Authority, members of the Partnership Committees, the Board of Directors, and officials and employees of the partnering government entity.

The members of the Board of Directors of the Authority; the members serving as alternates to public interest representatives in the Board of Directors of the Authority, when substituting the latter; the members of the Board of Directors of the partnering government entity or the persons onto whom these delegate; and the members of Partnership Committees, even those who render their services for no pay or who receive per diems only, shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter IV of the Ethics in Government Act concerning the submittal of financial reports. Likewise, the executives of the Authority, the Bank or the partnering government entity who are appointed by the Partnership Committee to negotiate a partnership contract must comply with the provisions of Chapter IV of the Ethics in Government Act. The same obligation shall be placed on the executive official onto whom the Governor may delegate the authority to approve a partnership contract through an Executive Order, or the person onto whom the Board of Directors of the partnering government entity delegates the authority to sign a partnership contract. Furthermore, employees and officials of the Authority, the Bank, and the partnering government entity, or persons on assignment in the aforementioned government entities, with functions regarding the partnerships, such as the inspection and oversight of operational compliance under the terms and conditions agreed under the partnership contract or who are in charge of supervising the performance of the agreed endeavor, shall be under the obligation to submit financial reports.

History —June 8, 2009, No. 29, § 23.