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Presiding officer (Unidentified Speaker, speaker S1) called the hearing to order at 9:36 a.m., announced the invited agencies (Junta de Planificación, UPR Mayagüez engineering faculty, Junta de Planificación, Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica, Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales) and explained panels and order of presentations; noted that Colegio de Ingenieros and UPR faculty had excused themselves.
The Senate Commission on Innovation, Urbanism and Infrastructure held a public hearing on May 12, 2021, on Joint Resolution (RC) del Senado No. 32, which directs agencies to identify and seek funding to dredge Puerto Rico's reservoirs, prioritizing Lago Dos Bocas. Planning and water utility agencies described severe sedimentation, multi‑hundred‑million dollar cost estimates, and recommended phased or perpetual dredging programs while noting funding constraints and permitting needs.
