All public lands and buildings, not including harbor areas and navigable streams and bodies of water and the submerged lands underlying the same, owned by the United States in the island of Puerto Rico and not reserved by the President of the United States prior to July 1, 1903, pursuant to authority vested in him by law, are granted to the government of Puerto Rico, to be held or disposed of for the use and benefit of the people of said island. Said grant is upon the express condition that the government of Puerto Rico, by proper authority, release to the United States any interest or claim it may have in or upon the lands or buildings reserved by the President as mentioned herein. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to affect any legal or equitable rights acquired by the government of Puerto Rico or by any other party, under any contract, lease, or license made by the United States authorities prior to the 1st day of May 1900.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
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1 in the last 5 years), 1935–2026 · leading case:
Barcelo v. Brown, 478 F. Supp. 646 (D.P.R. 1979).
Barcelo v. Brown, 478 F. Supp. 646 (D.P.R. 1979).
“contend that the restrictions of certain areas of the surrounding waters of Vieques, previously described, interfere with their personal rights and are contrary to the “Foraker Act”, 48 U.S.C. § 746 and the Federal Relations Act, 48 U.”
Com. of Puerto Rico v. SS Zoe Colocotroni, 456 F. Supp. 1327 (D.P.R. 1978).
“See 48 U.S.C. §§ 746 , 747, 749. The Commonwealth has title to all beaches and to the maritime terrestrial zone abutting the navigable waters, and in particular to the mangrove areas which are a part of the same.”
United States v. Parrilla Bonilla, 648 F.2d 1373 (1st Cir. 1981).
“Appellants say they would have maintained that the surface of the beach below the high tide mark is, in fact, “owned” by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and thus cannot be implied to have become part of the naval reservation. 29 Arguably, the United States “ced *1385 ed” to the…”
Feliciano v. United States, 297 F. Supp. 1356 (D.P.R. 1969).
“” To support this theory, plaintiff argues that in 1900, Section 13 of the Foraker Act (now 48 U.S.C. § 746 ) turned over certain land to Puerto Rico.”
Velazquez v. Puerto Rico, 77 F.2d 431 (1st Cir. 1935).
· cites it 2× “731 , see 48 USCA § 746) of which reads as follows: “That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to make, within one year after the approval of this Act, such reservation of public lands and buildings belonging to the United States in the island of Porto Rico, for…”
Baldrich v. Barbour, 90 F.2d 867 (1st Cir. 1937).
“731 , § 1, 48 U.S. C.A. § 746). On January 17, 1903, the President pursuant to the Act of July 1, 1902, by proclamation reserved certain lands in Puerto Rico as a public forest reserve to be known as “Luquillo Forest Reserve,” which included all public lands situated within…”
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