Para ordenar al Departamento de Agricultura y a la Junta de Planificación de Puerto Rico proceder con la liberación de las restricciones y las condiciones sobre preservación e indivisión previamente impuestas y anotadas según dispuesto por la Ley Núm. 107 de 3 de julio de 1974, según enmendada, del predio de terreno marcado como Solar “E”, en el plano de inscripción del caso número 061U2-CT00-0798 localizado en el Barrio Guzmán Arriba del término municipal de Río Grande, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 3,930.400 metros cuadrados, y adquirida por Don William Rosario Ortiz y Doña María Milagros Díaz Colón, a los fines de hacer justicia a los residentes de la parcela que han adquirido mediante escritura.

2025-2028 Session

Removes agricultural preservation restrictions on a 3,930-square-meter parcel in Río Grande to allow private owners and current residents greater land development and use flexibility.

Remitido a la Comisión de Reglas y Calendario del Senado

Legislative bill overview

Bill RCC 12 orders the Department of Agriculture and Puerto Rico's Planning Board to remove preservation and indivisibility restrictions previously imposed on a specific 3,930.4-square-meter parcel of land (Solar "E") in Río Grande, Puerto Rico. The land was acquired by William Rosario Ortiz and María Milagros Díaz Colón under restrictions established by Law 107 of 1974. The bill aims to release these legal constraints to benefit current residents who purchased parcels within the property.

Why is this important

This bill addresses property rights and land use flexibility for individual landowners in Puerto Rico. Removing decades-old agricultural preservation restrictions could enable the owners and current residents to develop, sell, or repurpose the land according to contemporary needs rather than 1974 agricultural preservation mandates. This has implications for property values, development opportunities in rural areas, and the balance between agricultural land protection policies and individual property rights.

Potential points of contention

Agricultural preservation vs. private property rights: Removing protections established to preserve agricultural land may conflict with broader food security and land conservation policies in Puerto Rico.

Precedent concerns: Releasing restrictions on this parcel could incentivize similar requests, potentially weakening the overall effectiveness of Law 107's agricultural protection framework.

Beneficiary clarity: The bill references "residents of the parcela" but lacks detailed information about how many residents benefit, their circumstances, and why this specific parcel deserves exemption while others remain restricted.