48 U.S.C. § 2211 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 48. Territories and Insular Possessions § 2211. Definitions

(1)Act 76

The term “Act 76” means Puerto Rico Act 76-2000 (3 L.P.R.A. 1931 et seq.), approved on May 5, 2000, as amended.

(2)Critical Project

The term “Critical Project” means a project identified under the provisions of this subchapter and intimately related to addressing an emergency whose approval, consideration, permitting, and implementation shall be expedited and streamlined according to the statutory process provided by Act 76, or otherwise adopted pursuant to this subchapter.

(3)Energy Commission of Puerto Rico

The term “Energy Commission of Puerto Rico” means the Puerto Rico Energy Commission as established by Subtitle B of Puerto Rico Act 57-2014.

(4)Energy Projects

The term “Energy Projects” means those projects addressing the generation, distribution, or transmission of energy.

(5)Emergency

The term “emergency” means any event or grave problem of deterioration in the physical infrastructure for the rendering of essential services to the people, or that endangers the life, public health, or safety of the population or of a sensitive ecosystem, or as otherwise defined by section 1 of Act 76 (3 L.P.R.A. 1931). This shall include problems in the physical infrastructure for energy, water, sewer, solid waste, highways or roads, ports, telecommunications, and other similar infrastructure.

(6)Environmental Quality Board

The term “Environmental Quality Board” means the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, a board within the executive branch of the Government of Puerto Rico as established by section 7 of Puerto Rico Act 416-2004 (12 L.P.R.A. 8002a).

(7)Expedited Permitting Process

The term “Expedited Permitting Process” means a Puerto Rico Agency's alternate procedures, conditions, and terms mirroring those established under Act 76 (3 L.P.R.A. 1932) and pursuant to this subchapter shall not apply to any Federal law, statute, or requirement.

(8)Governor

The term “Governor” means the Governor of Puerto Rico.

(9)Interagency Environmental Subcommittee

The term “Interagency Environmental Subcommittee” means the Interagency Subcommittee on Expedited Environmental Regulations as further described by section 2214 of this title.

(10)Legislature

The term “Legislature” means the Legislature of Puerto Rico.

(11)Planning Board

The term “Planning Board” means the Puerto Rico Planning Board, a board within the executive branch of the Government of Puerto Rico established by Puerto Rico Act 75-1975 (23 L.P.R.A. 62 et seq.).

(12)Project Sponsor

The term “Project Sponsor” means a Puerto Rico Agency or private party proposing the development of an existing, ongoing, or new infrastructure project or Energy Project.

(13)Puerto Rico Agency or Agencies

The terms “Puerto Rico Agency” or “Puerto Rico Agencies” means any board, body, board of examiners, public corporation, commission, independent office, division, administration, bureau, department, authority, official, person, entity, municipality, or any instrumentality of Puerto Rico, or an administrative body authorized by law to perform duties of regulating, investigating, or that may issue a decision, or with the power to issue licenses, certificates, permits, concessions, accreditations, privileges, franchises, except the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Legislature and the judicial branch.

(14)Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

The term “Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority” means the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority established by Puerto Rico Act 83-1941.