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 Quince (15) en el Plano de Subdivisión de la finca “Vega Redonda”, según consta en la Escritura Número Ochenta y Uno (81), otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 15 de noviembre de 1979 ante el Notario Público Bolivar Dones Rivera, sobre la Finca Número Seis Mil Novecientos Noventa y Uno (6,991) inscrita al Folio Veintiséis (26) Número Tomo Cien (100) de Comerío, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas, Inscripción Primera e inscrita a favor de Don Manuel Gómez Rivera (fallecido).

2025-2028 Session

Bill RCC 327 removes agricultural preservation restrictions on a specific 15-parcel plot in Comerío, Puerto Rico, allowing potential subdivision and development previously prohibited since 1979.

Referido a Comisión(es)

Legislative bill overview

Bill RCC 327 seeks to remove agricultural preservation and land indivisibility restrictions previously imposed under Puerto Rico's Act No. 107 of 1974 on a specific 15-parcel plot in the "Vega Redonda" subdivision located in Comerío. The bill orders the Department of Agriculture and the Planning Board to release these deed restrictions that have been in place since 1979, affecting property originally registered to Manuel Gómez Rivera.

Why is this important

This action would allow the current property owner to subdivide, sell, or develop the land in ways previously forbidden by agricultural preservation laws. Since Act No. 107 was designed to protect farmland and prevent fragmentation of agricultural properties, removing these restrictions fundamentally changes the land's legal status and potential use, with implications for agricultural preservation policy and local land use patterns in the Comerío region.

Potential points of contention

Agricultural preservation vs. private property rights: Removing protections enacted 50+ years ago reverses established agricultural conservation policy; some may view this as necessary modernization while others see it as erosion of farmland protection

Specificity and precedent: The bill addresses a single property rather than a broad policy change, raising questions about whether individual exceptions to Act No. 107 should require legislative action and whether this creates a precedent for similar requests

Community and environmental impact: Development of currently-restricted agricultural land could affect local food production capacity, environmental runoff patterns, and rural character, with unclear analysis in the bill