In cases where the reconstruction, maintenance and improvement of bridges is required, in waterways of public domain, the competent public entities shall be empowered to do so.
Prior to the start of the work, the responsible public entity must communicate this to the competent authorities of the Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía (Minae), with the respective technical basis and justification that include the description, location and execution timeline of the works, as well as the corresponding compensation, mitigation, prevention, restoration and recovery measures for said work, in order for it to keep the record of the corresponding works.
Works carried out in waterways of public domain, not contemplated in this article, must process the respective permit before the competent authorities of the Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía, which shall retain the powers conferred in matters of control and oversight of the works, being able to attend to complaints filed, inspect the works and, if deemed necessary, order their suspension.
It shall be effective upon its publication.
Given at the Presidency of the Republic.-San José, on the ninth day of the month of December of the year two thousand nineteen.
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