Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60
§913 Authorization of Loans, Conveyances, Etc., by Municipalities
Title 48 › Chapter 4— PUERTO RICO › Subchapter VII— LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF SUB-STANDARD HOUSING › § 913
Summary
The legislature can provide money and let Puerto Rico municipalities lend, give, or transfer money or property to housing authorities to clear slums or provide low-rent housing. It can let municipalities share facilities and allow housing authorities to use or receive public property even if federal laws restrict such transfers.
Full Legal Text
Title 48, §913
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The legislature may appropriate funds for and may make and authorize any municipality of Puerto Rico to make loans, donations, and conveyances of money or property to such authorities; may make and authorize any municipality of Puerto Rico to make available its facilities and services to such authorities and take other action in aid of slum clearance or low-rent housing; and may, without regard to any Federal Acts restricting the disposition of public property or lands in Puerto Rico, provide for the use by or disposal to such authorities of any public lands or other property held or controlled by the people of Puerto Rico, its municipalities, or other subdivisions.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
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48 U.S.C. § 913
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60