House special commission hears testimony on Bill 1213 to unify Puerto Rico's planning and permitting code
Secretary Sebastián Negrón presented House Bill 1213 to create a unified planning and permitting code; lawmakers pressed him on the bill's supremacy clause, municipal autonomy, liability for privately contracted "professionals authorized," the $2.5M digital platform, and implementation staffing and audit safeguards.
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A special commission of the House of Representatives convened April 23 to take testimony on House Bill 1213, a sweeping proposal to create a single planning and permitting code for Puerto Rico. Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reicher, deponent for the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC), told members the measure seeks to streamline a fragmented system of more than 45 laws and dozens of regulations and to reduce permit timelines that he said now can stretch from nine to 18 months.
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