Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§2149 Termination of Oversight Board
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 20— - PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - RESPONSIBILITIES OF OVERSIGHT BOARD › § 2149
Summary
The Board ends when it certifies that the territory can borrow short‑ and long‑term at reasonable interest rates to meet its needs, and that for at least 4 consecutive fiscal years it used modified accrual accounting and spending did not exceed revenues.
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Title 48, §2149
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An Oversight Board shall terminate upon certification by the Oversight Board that—
(1)the applicable territorial government has adequate access to short-term and long-term credit markets at reasonable interest rates to meet the borrowing needs of the territorial government; and
(2)for at least 4 consecutive fiscal years—
(A)the territorial government has developed its Budgets in accordance with modified accrual accounting standards; and
(B)the expenditures made by the territorial government during each fiscal year did not exceed the revenues of the territorial government during that year, as determined in accordance with modified accrual accounting standards.
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48 U.S.C. § 2149
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73