In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria's catastrophic impact on
Puerto Rico, in order to assist in rebuilding and recovery, Puerto
Rico's governor and several agencies have issued multiple
exemptions to previously established rules for operations, as well
as extensions to multiple deadlines.1 Highlighted below
are some of these exemptions and extensions. Given the scope of the
damage caused by María, it is likely that additional
exemptions and extensions will be approved in the coming weeks and
months.
Office of the Governor
Executive Order 2017-053 (OE-2017-053), issued on
September 28, 2017
This executive order:
Temporarily exempts contractors of
any agency or public corporation, and any entity of the executive
branch, from complying with multiple requirements for performing
government contract work.
Temporarily exem
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