Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73
§795 Government expenses payable out of revenues
Title 48 › Chapter CHAPTER 4— - PUERTO RICO › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS › § 795
Summary
The treasurer of Puerto Rico must pay from revenues held all government costs like salaries, office costs, and island improvement expenses, except U.S.-handled works like defenses and harbors, unless Congress says otherwise.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §795
Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
All expenses that may be incurred on account of the government of Puerto Rico for salaries of officials and the conduct of their offices and departments, and all expenses and obligations contracted for the internal improvement or development of the island, not, however, including defenses, barracks, harbors, lighthouses, buoys, and other works undertaken by the United States, shall, except as otherwise specifically provided by the Congress, be paid by the treasurer of Puerto Rico out of the revenue in his custody.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, § 12, 31 Stat. 80, with the exception of the words “except as otherwise specifically provided by the Congress”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of this title.
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Citation
48 U.S.C. § 795
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73