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 Doce (12) en el Plano de Subdivisión de la finca “Vega Redonda”, según consta en la Certificación de Titulo otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 13 de junio de 1983, ante el Director Ejecutivo de la Corporación para el Desarrollo Rural de Puerto Rico, Rene A. Pico Irizarry, en representación del Secretario de Agricultura, Carlos J. López Nieves, sobre la Finca Número Seis Mil Ochocientos Setenta y Ocho (6,878), inscrita al Folio Número Doscientos Noventa y Uno (291) del Tomo Noventa y Siete (97) de Comerío, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas, Inscripción Primera e inscrita a favor de Don Miguel Ángel Vélez Del Hoyo, fallecido y Doña Myrta Milagros Rivera Colón.

2025-2028 Session

Puerto Rico bill removes agricultural preservation restrictions on specific Comerío land parcel, potentially allowing subdivision and non-agricultural development of property held by deceased owner's heirs.

Referido a Comisión(es)

Legislative bill overview

Bill RCC 331 orders the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture and Planning Board to release a specific parcel of land (Plot 12 in the "Vega Redonda" subdivision in Comerío) from agricultural preservation restrictions and indivisibility conditions imposed under Law 107 of 1974. The parcel is registered to Miguel Ángel Vélez Del Hoyo (deceased) and Myrta Milagros Rivera Colón.

Why is this important

This bill affects land use rights and property development potential for a specific landowner or their heirs. Removing agricultural preservation restrictions could allow the property to be subdivided, sold, or developed for non-agricultural purposes, representing a significant change in the property's legal status and commercial value.

Potential points of contention

Agricultural land preservation policy: Removing protections on agricultural lands may conflict with broader Puerto Rico agricultural conservation goals established in Law 107 of 1974

Precedent concerns: Approving this exemption could encourage similar requests from other landowners with restricted agricultural properties, potentially undermining the original preservation law

Beneficiary clarity: The bill involves deceased individuals and multiple heirs, raising questions about who legally benefits from the restrictions' removal and whether all heirs have agreed