Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico

Government of Puerto Rico

Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico
Incumbent Tania Vázquez Rivera since January 2, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-01-02)
Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Nominator	Governor
Appointer	Governor with advice and consent from the Senate
Term length	4 years
Formation	Established by Law No. 23 of 1972 and Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1993^[1]^[2]
Website	http://www.drna.gobierno.pr

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The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretario de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico) is responsible for protecting, conserving, and managing the natural and environmental resources of Puerto Rico.^[1]^[2]

Daniel Galán Kercadó was the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico under governor Luis Fortuño. At least by 2013 he was no longer Secretary of the DNRA (the Spanish language acronym for the Department).^[3]

In 2017 Governor Ricardo Rosselló designated Tania Vazquez Rivera as Secretary of the DRNA.

Secretaries

1986–1988: Justo A. Méndez Rodriguez
1993–1996: Pedro A. Gelabert
2009–2013: Daniel J. Galán Kercado
2013–2016: Carmen R. Guerrero Pérez
2016: Nelson J. Santiago Marrero
2017–2019: Tania Vázquez Rivera

References

^ ^a ^b "PRESUPUESTOS ANTERIORES" (PDF). www.presupuesto.pr.gov.
^ ^a ^b "PRESUPUESTOS ANTERIORES". www.presupuesto.pr.gov (in Spanish).
^ Denuncian tala de 400 árboles en Plaza. Reinaldo Millán. La Perla del Sur. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Year 31. Issue 1556. 25 September 2013. Page 11. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

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Sub-agencies	Natural Resources Administration Natural Resources Ranger Corps Solid Wastes Authority
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