Para ordenar a la Autoridad de Tierras de Puerto Rico a liberar las condiciones y restricciones sobre preservación e indivisión previamente impuestas y anotadas, según dispuesto por la Ley Núm. 107 de 3 de julio de 1974, según enmendada, del predio de terreno marcado con el Número Nueve (9), localizado en el Barrio Cialitos del término municipal de Ciales, Puerto Rico; ordenar a la Junta de Planificación a proceder conforme a lo establecido en la Ley para permitir y autorizar la segregación de varios solares de hasta ochocientos (800) metros cuadrados cada uno del mencionado terreno, correspondiente dichos solares a los predios en los cuales ubican las residencias sitas en la finca; y para otros fines pertinentes.

2025-2028 Session

Removes preservation restrictions on a Ciales property parcel and orders subdivision authorization to allow individual residential lot ownership instead of collective land holding.

Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado

Legislative bill overview

Bill RCC 28 orders Puerto Rico's Land Authority (Autoridad de Tierras) to remove preservation and indivisibility restrictions on a specific 9-parcel property in Ciales that were imposed under Law 107 of 1974. The bill also directs the Planning Board to authorize the subdivision of the land into individual plots of up to 800 square meters each, corresponding to existing residential structures on the property.

Why is this important

This bill affects property rights and land use for residents in Ciales by potentially allowing them to obtain individual title to their residential plots rather than holding collective or restricted interest in the larger parcel. The removal of preservation restrictions could enable property sales, transfers, inheritance arrangements, and individual development decisions that were previously constrained by law.

Potential points of contention

Historical preservation concerns: Law 107 of 1974 imposed these restrictions for stated policy reasons; removing them reverses decades-old protective measures without clear explanation of changed circumstances

Precedent and fairness questions: Granting relief to one specific property raises questions about whether similar relief should be granted to other properties under identical or similar restrictions

Administrative scope: The bill orders executive agencies (Land Authority and Planning Board) to take specific actions, raising separation-of-powers considerations about legislative mandates to administrative bodies