P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9012d
As of the effective date of this act, the Management Office, through its Executive Director, the Adjudicatory Board, authorized professionals, authorized inspectors or any other person qualified under this chapter, as may apply, shall issue final determinations, permits, and fire prevention certifications, as well as environmental health certificates directly or indirectly related to land development and use which, before the date of approval of this act, were evaluated and issued or denied by the concerned government entities under their organic acts or other special laws, and which shall be included in the Joint Permit Regulation. Likewise, autonomous municipalities with I to V granted hierarchy, pursuant to the provisions set forth in §§ 9011nt and 9028i of this title, may issue final determinations. Such permit applications that fall under the General Regulation of the Environmental Quality Board, shall hereinafter be evaluated by the Management Office and the authorized professionals, as may apply, but only in those cases in which the permit sought does not affect an agreement, a delegation agreement or a federal funding grant of the Environmental Quality Board. As for the Public Service Commission, the Management Office shall act as the center for the submittal of the notice required by the Excavation and Demolition Coordination Center. As for the Planning Board, the Permit Management Office shall only evaluate and issue final determinations on site consultations, as defined in this chapter. Under no circumstance shall such site consultations be deemed to be permits. The Office of the Chief Permit Inspector shall oversee compliance with final determinations and permits issued by the Management Office or an authorized professional, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any breach of compliance detected by the Office of the Chief Permit Inspector or by a [concerned government entity] with inherence in a final determination or a permit granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be investigated, and if in order, be punished by a fine or reported by complaint by the Chief Permit Inspector and the [concerned government entity], as may apply.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 2.5.