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NM 22

Sr. Waldemar Quiles Pérez como Secretario del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales

2025-2028 Session

Confirms Waldemar Quiles Pérez as Secretary of DRNA to lead Puerto Rico's natural resources and environmental protection programs.

Notificado a la Gobernadora
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Bill Summary · NM 22

Summary — NM 22: Nomination of Sr. Waldemar Quiles Pérez as Secretary of the Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales

Bill number: NM 22
Title: Sr. Waldemar Quiles Pérez como Secretario del Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales
Classification: Appointment (executive branch)
Introduced (nominated): 2025-01-09
Current status: Notified to the Governor (following Senate confirmation)

Main purpose and intent

NM 22 is a nomination submitted for confirmation of Waldemar Quiles Pérez to serve as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales, DRNA). The action seeks legislative advice and consent for this individual to lead the island’s principal agency responsible for natural resource management and environmental protection.

Key procedural actions and timeline

  • 2025-01-09 — Nomination filed (Nominado).
  • 2025-01-16 — Referred to committee(s) for review.
  • 2025-03-01 — Public hearing held (Vista Pública) in the Salón Leopoldo Figueroa Carreras.
  • 2025-03-06 — Committee issued first report recommending confirmation (1er Informe Comisión proponiendo la confirmación).
  • 2025-03-06 — Referred to the Senate Rules and Calendar Committee and placed on the Senate Special Orders Calendar.
  • 2025-03-06 — Confirmed by the Senate.
  • 2025-03-06 — Senate notified the Governor of the confirmation (Notificado a la Gobernadora).

What this does (substantive effect)

  • Confirms Waldemar Quiles Pérez to be the Secretary of DRNA. This is an appointment to an executive office rather than a statute changing law.
  • If and when the Governor formalizes the appointment (issuing the commission and the appointee is sworn in), Quiles Pérez would assume responsibility for administering DRNA programs and policies.

Who is affected

  • DRNA leadership, staff, and internal operations.
  • Regulated entities and stakeholders: municipalities, developers, utilities, agriculture and fishing sectors, tourism operators, environmental NGOs, and the general public reliant on natural resources and environmental quality.
  • Policy direction for permitting, conservation programs, enforcement, water and coastal resource management, forestry and wildlife protection, and related regulatory initiatives may shift depending on the Secretary’s priorities.

Notes and outstanding items

  • The record provided does not include the nominee’s qualifications, proposed policy agenda, salary, or effective start date.
  • Final implementation depends on any remaining executive steps (formal appointment, swearing-in) after Senate confirmation.
  • Observers may watch for subsequent administrative orders or shifts in DRNA rulemaking, permitting practice, or enforcement priorities under the new Secretary.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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