Para ordenar a la Departamento de Agricultura y a la Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico de acuerdo con lo establecido, a liberar de las restricciones y condiciones sobre preservación e indivisión previamente impuestas y anotadas según dispuesto en la Ley Núm. 107 de 3 de julio de 1974, según enmendada, del predio de terreno marcado con el número seis (6) en el Plano de Subdivisión de la finca “Vega Redonda”, según consta en la Certificación de Titulo con Restricciones, otorgada en el Municipio de Guaynabo, el 19 de julio de 2010, sobre la Finca Número Diez Mil Seis Cientos Treinta y Uno (10,631), inscrita al Folio Número Ciento Cuarenta (140) del Tomo Ciento Sesenta y Dos (162) de Comerío, Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas, Inscripción Primera e inscrita a favor de don Rubén Rivera Burgos y Angelina Ortiz Rodríguez

2025-2028 Session

Bill RCC 275 removes agricultural preservation restrictions from a specific Guaynabo property, allowing the owners to develop or subdivide land previously protected under Puerto Rico's 1974 agricultural conservation law.

Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado

Legislative bill overview

Bill RCC 275 seeks to release a specific parcel of land (plot 6 in the "Vega Redonda" subdivision in Guaynabo) from agricultural preservation restrictions and indivisibility conditions imposed under Puerto Rico's Law 107 of 1974. The bill directs the Department of Agriculture and the Puerto Rico Planning Board to remove these restrictions from the property owned by Rubén Rivera Burgos and Angelina Ortiz Rodríguez.

Why is this important

The removal of these restrictions could allow the property owners to develop, subdivide, or repurpose the land currently designated for agricultural preservation. This represents a potential shift in land use policy for that specific parcel and may have implications for agricultural land conservation efforts in Puerto Rico and the local municipality's development patterns.

Potential points of contention

Agricultural land loss: Removing preservation restrictions reduces protected agricultural land in Puerto Rico, which faces ongoing pressure from development and urbanization

Precedent setting: Approving this exemption may encourage similar requests from other landowners with restricted properties, potentially eroding the original intent of Law 107

Process clarity: The bill targets a specific private property by name rather than establishing general criteria, raising questions about legislative favoritism and equitable treatment of similarly situated landowners