48 U.S.C. § 2211 Definitions

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 48 U.S.C. § 2211

In this subchapter:

(1) Act 76

The term "Act 76" means Puerto Rico Act 76-2000 (3 L.P.R.A. 1931 et seq.), approved on May 5, 2000, as amended.

(2) Critical Project

The term "Critical Project" means a project identified under the provisions of this subchapter and intimately related to addressing an emergency whose approval, consideration, permitting, and implementation shall be expedited and streamlined according to the statutory process provided by Act 76, or otherwise adopted pursuant to this subchapter.

(3) Energy Commission of Puerto Rico

The term "Energy Commission of Puerto Rico" means the Puerto Rico Energy Commission as established by Subtitle B of Puerto Rico Act 57-2014.

(4) Energy Projects

The term "Energy Projects" means those projects addressing the generation, distribution, or transmission of energy.

(5) Emergency

The term "emergency" means any event or grave problem of deterioration in the physical infrastructure for the rendering of essential services to the people, or that endangers the life, public health, or safety of the population or of a sensitive ecosystem, or as otherwise defined by section 1 of Act 76 (3 L.P.R.A. 1931). This shall include problems in the physical infrastructure for energy, water, sewer, solid waste, highways or roads, ports, telecommunications, and other similar infrastructure.

(6) Environmental Quality Board

The term "Environmental Quality Board" means the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, a board within the executive branch of the Government of Puerto Rico as established by section 7 of Puerto Rico Act 416-2004 (12 L.P.R.A. 8002a).

(7) Expedited Permitting Process

The term "Expedited Permitting Process" means a Puerto Rico Agency's alternate procedures, conditions, and terms mirroring those established under Act 76 (3 L.P.R.A. 1932) and pursuant to this subchapter shall not apply to any Federal law, statute, or requirement.