Ley 175 del 2001
Resumen
Esta ley enmienda la Ley de Desarrollo Integral de las Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico para incluir como Comunidades Especiales aquellas identificadas y constituidas antes del 1 de marzo de 2001 bajo los programas de la Oficina de Comunidades Especiales del Municipio de San Juan. Establece criterios para identificar estas comunidades, como bajos niveles socioeconómicos, infraestructura deficiente, condiciones ambientales insalubres y estado de vivienda precario.
Contenido
(No. 175)
(Approved December 21, 2001)
AN ACT
To amend Section 8 of Act No. 1 of March 1, 2001, as amended, known as the "Puerto Rico Special Communities Integral Development Act," to provide that those communities that were identified and constituted as Special Communities before March 1, 2001, in agreement with the Programs of the Special Communities Office created by virtue of Ordinance No. 26, 1996-97 series of the Municipality of San Juan shall be designated as Special Communities under this Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF PUERTO RICO:
Section 1.- Section 8 of Act No. 1 of March 1, 2001, as amended, known as the "Puerto Rico Special Communities Integral Development Act," is hereby amended to read as follows: "Section 8.- Special Communities Development Advisory Council A Special Communities Development Council is hereby created, hereinafter denominated as the Council, which shall be chaired by the Governor and constituted by the Coordinator of the Office,...
In the process of determining what constitutes a special community, the Council shall take into consideration, as a priority, the existence of the following situations, among other factors, such as those regarding low socioeconomic levels, deficient infrastructure conditions, unhealthy environmental conditions and deficient housing status, if individual and particularly if combined, as follows:
a) High percentage of illiteracy and school desertion. b) High percentage of persons under poverty level. c) High rate of unemployment. d) Family units which have a single head of family as a provider. e) Long history of environmental problems and deficient availability of basic services
Those communities that were identified and constituted as Special Communities before March 1, 2001, in agreement with the Programs of the Special Communities Office created by virtue of Ordinance No. 26, 1996-97 series of the Municipality of San Juan shall be designated as Special Communities under this Act.
The Council shall establish a six-year plan to attend the claims and needs of these special communities. Said plan shall have specific goals, and compliance schedules, as well as indicators to measure results.
Section 2.- This Act shall take effect immediately after its approval.
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify to the Secretary of State that the following Act No. 175 (S.B. 510) of the $2^{ ext {nd }}$ Session of the $14^{ ext {th }}$ Legislature of Puerto Rico:
AN ACT to amend Section 8 of Act No. 1 of March 1, 2001, as amended, known as the "Puerto Rico Special Communities Integral Development Act," to provide that those communities that were identified and constituted as Special Communities before March 1, 2001, in agreement with the Programs of the Special Communities Office created by virtue of Ordinance No. 26, 1996-97 series of the Municipality of San Juan shall be designated as Special Communities under this Act, has been translated from Spanish to English and that the English version is correct.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, today $15^{ ext {th }}$ of December of 2004.
Elba Rosa Rodríguez-Fuentes Director