P.R. Laws tit. 22, § 1055
(a) The powers and duties of the Puerto Rico Renewable Energy Commission created by virtue of §§ 8121 et seq. of Title 12, in connection with any energy-related matter shall be transferred to the Energy Commission created herein. The employees of the Puerto Rico Renewable Energy Commission holding a career position shall be transferred to CEPPO, and their job classifications shall be similar to, and their salaries and benefits shall not be lower or less than what they enjoyed while serving in the Puerto Rico Renewable Energy Commission.
(b) The Commonwealth Energy Public Policy Office shall be the legal successor of all administrative rights and obligations of the Energy Affairs Administration. The budget, documents, records, materials, equipment, and any other real and personal property of the Energy Affairs Administration are hereby transferred to CEPPO. CEPPO shall assume and be responsible for any financial debt, obligation, or liability of the Energy Affairs Administration and, in turn, shall assume and be the holder of any asset, right, or power of the Energy Affairs Administration beyond those specifically listed in this chapter. The Executive Director of CEPPO is hereby empowered to establish through administrative orders all the norms deemed necessary to guarantee a swift and orderly transition process, including all that pertains to the employee transition process.
(c) All employees of the Energy Affairs Administration holding a career position shall become employees of CEPPO. All such employees shall hold a position and job classification similar to that held at the Energy Affairs Administration and their salaries and benefits shall not be lower or less than what they enjoyed while serving in the Energy Affairs Administration.
(d) The Executive Director of CEPPO shall determine and identify those employees of the Energy Affairs Administration holding a trust or transitory position who may be transferred as employees of the Office.
History —May 27, 2014, No. 57, § 7.01.