48 USC § 911 - Legislative authorization to create authorities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s911"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "48 USC § 911 - Legislative authorization to create authorities"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "911"
section_name: "Legislative authorization to create authorities"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "LOW RENT HOUSING PROJECTS AND ELIMINATION OF SUB-STANDARD HOUSING"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, § 1, 52 Stat. 1203.)"
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# § 911. Legislative authorization to create authorities

The Legislature of Puerto Rico may create public corporate authorities to undertake slum clearance and projects to provide dwelling accommodations for families of low income.

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**Source Credit**: (June 25, 1938, ch. 703, § 1, 52 Stat. 1203.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.