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 dos (2) en el Plano de Subdivisión de la finca “Vega Redonda”, según consta en la Escritura de Compraventa con Restricciones Número 77, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 15 de noviembre de 1979, ante el Notario Público Bolívar Dones Rivera, sobre la Finca Número Siete Mil Setecientos Tres (7,703), inscrita al Folio Número Setenta (70) del Tomo Ciento Quince (115) de Comerío, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas, Inscripción Primera e inscrita a favor de Don Cristino Torres López y Doña Carmen María Ortega Ruiz, ambos fallecidos.

2025-2028 Session

Bill orders Agriculture Department and Planning Board to release 1979-imposed land preservation restrictions on a specific Comerío property to benefit deceased owners' heirs.

Referido a Comisión(es)

Legislative bill overview

Bill RCC 330 orders Puerto Rico's Department of Agriculture and Planning Board to release a specific parcel of land (Plot 2 of the "Vega Redonda" subdivision in Comerío) from legal restrictions on preservation and division that were imposed under Law 107 of 1974. The restrictions were originally placed on the property in a 1979 deed and the current owners are deceased.

Why is this important

This bill addresses a property rights issue affecting heirs or current stakeholders of deceased landowners. Removing these decades-old restrictions could enable development, sale, or subdivision of the land that has been legally constrained for over 45 years. The outcome will determine whether the land remains protected under agricultural/preservation policies or becomes available for alternative uses.

Potential points of contention

Preservation vs. development: Law 107 restrictions exist to protect agricultural land; removing them may conflict with Puerto Rico's land conservation goals

Beneficiary clarity: The original owners are deceased; clarity is needed on who legally benefits from releasing these restrictions and whether all heirs consent

Procedural specificity: The bill targets one specific property rather than addressing systemic issues with outdated restrictions, raising questions about fairness and precedent for similar cases