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 diecisiete (17) en el Plano de Subdivisión de la finca “Vega Redonda”, según consta en la Escritura de Compraventa con Restricciones Número Diecinueve (19), otorgada en el Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico, el nueve (9) de junio de 1988, sobre la Finca Número Siete Mil Seiscientos Treinta y Seis (7,636), inscrita al Folio Número Noventa y Tres (93) del Tomo Ciento Trece (113) de Comerío, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas, Inscripción Primera e inscrita a favor de Don Cruz Sierra Gonzalez, fallecido y su viuda Doña Armanda Méndez Rodríguez, de 100 años de edad.”

2025-2028 Session

Bill removes agricultural preservation restrictions on a San Juan property to allow the heirs of deceased owner and his widow to freely develop or sell the land.

Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado

Legislative bill overview

Bill RCC 271 seeks to remove agricultural preservation restrictions and conditions imposed under Law 107 of 1974 on a specific parcel of land (Lot 17) in the "Vega Redonda" subdivision in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The property is currently registered to Cruz Sierra Gonzalez (deceased) and his widow Armanda Méndez Rodríguez (100 years old), and the bill directs the Department of Agriculture and Puerto Rico Planning Board to lift these historical restrictions.

Why is this important

Agricultural preservation laws like Law 107 restrict how land can be used or divided to protect farmland and rural character. Removing these restrictions could allow the heirs to sell, develop, or subdivide the property more freely, potentially providing liquidity to an elderly widow and resolving a decades-old encumbrance. However, this represents a local exception to agricultural policy that could set precedent for similar requests.

Potential points of contention

Agricultural policy erosion: Removing preservation restrictions on a case-by-case basis may undermine the intent of Law 107 and encourage other landowners to seek similar exemptions

Beneficiary clarity: The bill involves a deceased owner and a 100-year-old widow; inheritance and succession issues may not be clearly resolved, raising questions about who truly benefits

Land use planning: Puerto Rico's Planning Board may have concerns about development patterns if restrictions are removed, particularly in areas designated for agricultural preservation