P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 505
(a) The Sustainable Development Commission of Puerto Rico is hereby created, attached to the Environmental Quality Board.
(b) The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) commissioners. These shall be the Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce, the Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, the Chairperson of the Planning Board, who shall be its Vice Chairperson, and the Chairperson of the Environmental Quality Board, who shall also be its Chairperson. The Governor shall appoint as commissioners four (4) persons to represent civil society who are interested in promoting the sustainable development of Puerto Rico while maintaining a balance of interests between the environmental, economic and social sectors to the greatest extent possible.
(c) The initial term of office of two (2) of the four (4) representatives of the civil society in the Commission shall be for four (4) years and their successors shall be appointed for subsequent terms of three (3) years. The remaining two (2) representatives of the civil society shall be appointed for three (3) year terms, the same as their successors. The secretaries and heads of agencies shall hold office in the Commission for the term for which they were appointed by the Governor in said departments, offices and agencies.
(d) In the event of the temporary absence of the Chairperson, a vacancy in the Chairperson’s office, or when determined by the latter, the Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be the acting Chairperson until the Chairperson returns or the vacancy is filled. In the event vacancies or temporary absences occur simultaneously in both offices, the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources or the Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce, in such order, shall be the Acting Chairperson.
(e) The four (4) commissioners representing the civil society shall earn, in per diems, the amount of seventy-five dollars ($75) for each day in which they fulfill their duties as active members of the Commission.
History —Sept. 10, 2004, No. 267, § 7.