Para ordenar a la Comisión de la Región Norte de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico, realizar una investigación exhaustiva sobre las causas que provocan que las comunidades del Distrito Representativo Número 13, que comprende los municipios de Arecibo, Barceloneta, Florida y Manatí experimenten interrupciones en el servicio de agua potable que provee la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados; identificar los proyectos de mejoras capitales que dicha corporación ha desarrollado para atender esta situación; y para otros fines relacionados.

2025-2028 Session

Direct the Northern Region Committee to investigate potable water interruptions in District 13 and identify AAA capital projects addressing the issue.

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Summary — RC 471

Título (original): Para ordenar a la Comisión de la Región Norte de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico, realizar una investigación exhaustiva sobre las causas que provocan que las comunidades del Distrito Representativo Número 13, que comprende los municipios de Arecibo, Barceloneta, Florida y Manatí experimenten interrupciones en el servicio de agua potable que provee la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados; identificar los proyectos de mejoras capitales que dicha corporación ha desarrollado para atender esta situación; y para otros fines relacionados.

Overview / Purpose

RC 471 is a House resolution directing the Northern Region Committee of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives to conduct an exhaustive investigation into repeated interruptions of potable water service experienced in Representative District 13 (municipalities: Arecibo, Barceloneta, Florida and Manatí). The resolution also directs the committee to identify capital improvement projects that the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, AAA) has developed to address the problem, and to pursue related findings and recommendations.

Key provisions

Orders the Comisión de la Región Norte de la Cámara de Representantes to undertake an exhaustive investigation of:

Causes of potable water service interruptions affecting communities in Representative District 13.
Capital improvement projects AAA has developed to mitigate or resolve those interruptions.

Implicitly contemplates gathering information, documenting findings, and producing a committee report with conclusions and potential recommendations for remedial action (the resolution text itself is the directive; specific investigatory methods or deadlines are not provided in the summary material).

Who is affected

Residents and water consumers in Representative District 13 (Arecibo, Barceloneta, Florida, Manatí).

Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA): as the principal entity whose projects and operations are under review.

Municipal governments and any contractors, utility partners, or agencies involved in water infrastructure or emergency service responses in the district.

The Northern Region Committee and the full House, which may receive the committee’s findings.

Procedural timeline / status (selected)

Introduced (Radicado): October 6, 2025

First reading / referred to committee(s): October 7, 2025

1st Committee report rendered without amendments: October 14, 2025

Approved by the House (unanimously) / placed on Special Orders calendar: October 16, 2025 — Text of final approval in the House dated October 16, 2025

Referred to committee(s): October 23, 2025

Potential impact / next steps

As a House resolution, RC 471 is a legislative oversight instrument (non‑statutory) intended to produce an investigative report that can inform policy, budgetary requests, or further legislative action. The committee’s findings could lead to formal recommendations for AAA operations, prioritization of capital projects, requests for additional funding, or subsequent bills to address identified infrastructure or management deficiencies.