Policies we are working on…
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PC943
Puerto Rico Excavation and Demolition Coordination Center Law – Elimination of the water franchise payment to Non-PRASA systems for developing their aqueducts.
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PS694
Law for the Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources, for the purpose of adding representatives of the aqueduct systems to the membership of the Water Resources Committee.
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PC298
Environmental Laboratory of Natural Resources Law 416-2004, would provide for free tests for Non-PRASA systems carried out by the government.
Right to safe water…
OSAN is encouraging the Department of Natural Resources to recognize the right of free access to the agencies, corporations, departments, instrumentalities or municipalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as to the administrators, managers, operators or representatives of these aqueduct systems to carry out water quality tests, inspections, maintenance or improvements and infrastructure works. We also ask the Department to establish fines against those who impede or obstruct free access to these systems and facilities.
Right to free access
Administrative Order Department of Natural Resources - Law No. 136 of June 3, 1976, known as the Law for the Conservation, Development and Use of Water Resources in Puerto Rico, as amended (hereinafter, "Law 136") provides in its Article 5 (j) that the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources (hereinafter, "Secretary"), has the power to: "Establish a system of permits and franchises for the use and exploitation of waters and bodies of water of Puerto Rico and set the fees to be collected in each case.” This establishes an amnesty for the payment of said franchise required for extraction.
