Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico

Department overview
Formed	June 20, 1972; 44 years ago (1972-06-20)
Preceding Department	Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico
Type	Executive department
Jurisdiction	executive branch
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Department executive	Daniel J. Galán, Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources
Child agencies	Natural Resources Administration Solid Wastes Authority
Key documents	Law No. 23 of 1972 Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1993
Website	www.drna.gobierno.pr

The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico —Spanish: Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA)— is the executive department of the government of Puerto Rico tasked with protecting, conserving, developing, and managing the natural and environmental resources of Puerto Rico. The current Secretary is Carmen R. Guerrero Pérez.

The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources was created by Law Number 23 of June 20, 1972. The first head of the Department was Cruz Matos.

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