Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico

Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Daniel J. Galán Kercado

since January 2, 2009 (2009-01-02)
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

The Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Secretario de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico) is responsible of 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) and was acting as environmental manager for Intuitive Consulting, a company contrated by the builders of the new Macy's store in Plaza del Caribe in Ponce, Puerto Rico.[3]

Secretaries

  • 2009present: Daniel J. Galán Kercado

References

  1. 1 2 Law No. 23 of 1972
  2. 1 2 Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1993
  3. 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.



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