Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-110
§2128 Autonomy of Oversight Board
Title 48 › CHAPTER 20 — PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › SUBCHAPTER I — ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF OVERSIGHT BOARD › § 2128
Summary
The Governor and Legislature cannot control the Oversight Board or make laws that stop its work as determined by the Board. The Board hires its own lawyers following conflict rules.
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Title 48, §2128
Territories and Insular Possessions, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)In general
Neither the Governor nor the Legislature may—
(1)exercise any control, supervision, oversight, or review over the Oversight Board or its activities; or
(2)enact, implement, or enforce any statute, resolution, policy, or rule that would impair or defeat the purposes of this chapter, as determined by the Oversight Board.
(b)Oversight Board legal representation
In any action brought by, on behalf of, or against the Oversight Board, the Oversight Board shall be represented by such counsel as it may hire or retain so long as the representation complies with the applicable professional rules of conduct governing conflicts of interests.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 114–187, June 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 549, known as the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act and also as PROMESA, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2101 of this title and Tables.
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48 U.S.C. § 2128
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110