Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed Senate Bill 525 that creates the “Administrative Transformation of the Public Service Commission Law,” a statute that simplifies and standardizes requirements that any operator of passenger ground transportation must meet.
House Bill 1084, which seeks to transfer and centralize authorization, supervision and regulation of public transportation, including taxis and UBER drivers, to the Public Service Commission should be approved this week, House Government Committee Chair Rep. Jorge Navarro said.
Members of the Puerto Rico Tourist Taxis Association on Monday expressed their support of House Bill 1084, which proposes adopting a law to centralize oversight and regulation of public transportation at the Public Service Commission.
A bill that seeks to establish public policy and regulate the operation of mobile application-based transportation network companies, such as San Francisco’s Uber, was struck down Monday on the Senate floor in a 13-11 vote.
The Puerto Rico Senate will put to a vote today Bill 1209, which seeks to establish public policy and regulate the operation of mobile application-based transportation network companies, or TNCs such as San Francisco’s Uber, in Puerto Rico.
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