48 U.S.C. § 747 — Public property transferred; "control" defined

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Public property transferred; "control" defined

48 U.S.C. § 747

Title48 — Territories and Insular Possessions

ChapterSUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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48 U.S.C. § 747.

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All property which may have been acquired in Puerto Rico by the United States under the cession of Spain in the treaty of peace entered into on the 10th day of December 1898, in any public bridges, road houses, water powers, highways, unnavigable streams and the beds thereof, subterranean waters, mines or minerals under the surface of private lands, all property which at the time of the cession belonged, under the laws of Spain then in force, to the various harbor works boards of Puerto Rico, all the harbor shores, docks, slips, reclaimed lands, and all public lands and buildings not reserved by the United States for public purposes prior to March 2, 1917, is placed under the control of the government of Puerto Rico, to be administered for the benefit of the people of Puerto Rico; and the 

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All property which may have been acquired in Puerto Rico by the United States under the cession of Spain in the treaty of peace entered into on the 10th day of December 1898, in any public bridges, road houses, water powers, highways, unnavigable streams and the beds thereof, subterranean waters, mines or minerals under the surface of private lands, all property which at the time of the cession belonged, under the laws of Spain then in force, to the various harbor works boards of Puerto Rico, all the harbor shores, docks, slips, reclaimed lands, and all public lands and buildings not reserved by the United States for public purposes prior to March 2, 1917, is placed under the control of the government of Puerto Rico, to be administered for the benefit of the people of Puerto Rico; and the Legislature of Puerto Rico shall have authority, subject to the limitations imposed upon all its acts, to legislate with respect to all matters, as it may deem advisable. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as used in this section "control" includes all right, title, and interest in and to and jurisdiction and authority over the aforesaid property and includes proprietary rights of ownership, and the rights of management, administration, leasing, use, and development of such property.

Jose M. Alonso Garcia v. Adalbert Friesecke and British Marine Mutual Insurance Association, and Third-Party v. Sea Land Service, Inc., Third-Party Francisco Garcia Serrano and Jose M. Alonso Garcia, Etc. v. Gulf Atlantic Transport Corp., and Continental Insurance Co., and Third-Party v. Enterprises Shipping Co., Inc., Third-Party Gregario Torres Matos v. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, and Third-Party v. Fred Imbert, Inc. And Glenn Falls Insurance Company, Third-Party Virginia Maysonet, Etc. v. American Export Isbrandsten Lines, and Third-Party v. San Juan Mercantile Corp., Third-Party Rafael E. Claudio Torres v. Sea Land Service, Inc., Jose A. Melendez Flores v. Coporacion Raymond, S. A.

597 F.2d 284 (First Circuit, 1979)

2 case citations

Abad v. Puerto Rico Communications Authority

88 F. Supp. 34 (D. Puerto Rico, 1950)

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History

(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, §7, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, §606(b), Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 91.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Codification
Section is comprised of that part of section 7 of act Mar. 2, 1917, preceding the proviso clause. The remainder of section 7 is classified to section 748 of this title.

Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, §13, 31 Stat. 80.

Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–205 inserted provisions defining "control".

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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