# Puerto Rico Senate evaluates bill to retain local Opportunity Zone incentives

Puerto Rico Senate committee reviews Senate Bill 1514 to preserve local Opportunity Zone tax benefits.

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Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz stated Senate Bill 1514 will retain 2018 Opportunity Zone designations for local Puerto Rican incentives regardless of federal law changes. [^1]

The Puerto Rico Senate Innovation, Reform and Appointments Committee held a public hearing to evaluate Senate Bill 1514 regarding Opportunity Zone incentives. [^2] DDEC, Puerto Rico Department of Housing, Builders Association, and Industrialists Association formally supported Senate Bill 1514. [^3] Senate Bill 1514 would preserve an 18.5% preferential income tax rate and transferable investment credits from 5% to 25% for eligible projects. [^4]

The 2025 US federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act established 10-year Opportunity Zone designation cycles starting 2027 and limited Puerto Rico to 25% of eligible census tracts. [^5] DDEC stated 49 official decrees have been issued under the Opportunity Zone program, with no economic impact data released. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz stated Senate Bill 1514 will retain 2018 Opportunity Zone designations for local Puerto Rican incentives regardless of federal law changes. (Prensa Abierta, News)
2. The Puerto Rico Senate Innovation, Reform and Appointments Committee held a public hearing to evaluate Senate Bill 1514 regarding Opportunity Zone incentives. (Prensa Abierta, News)
3. DDEC, Puerto Rico Department of Housing, Builders Association, and Industrialists Association formally supported Senate Bill 1514. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)
4. Senate Bill 1514 would preserve an 18.5% preferential income tax rate and transferable investment credits from 5% to 25% for eligible projects. (Prensa Abierta, News)
5. The 2025 US federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act established 10-year Opportunity Zone designation cycles starting 2027 and limited Puerto Rico to 25% of eligible census tracts. (Prensa Abierta, News)
6. DDEC stated 49 official decrees have been issued under the Opportunity Zone program, with no economic impact data released. (NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -, News)

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