UNANIMOUS WRITTEN CONSENT APPROVING SUBMISSION OF
COMMONWEALTH’S FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET TO THE LEGISLATURE
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2016, the federal Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and
Economic Stability Act (“PROMESA”) was enacted; and
WHEREAS section 101 of PROMESA created the Financial Oversight and
Management Board for Puerto Rico (the “Board”); and
WHEREAS section 202(c) of PROMESA establishes a multi-step procedure for the
development, review, and approval of a budget for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
providing that (i) the Governor must submit a proposed budget to the Board; (ii) the Board
must review the proposed budget and determine, in the Board’s sole discretion, either that
the proposed budget complies with the applicable fiscal plan or that it does not, in which
case the Board must issue a notice of violation and recommended revisions, giving the
Governor an opportunity to correct the violations; (iii) the Governor may then submit a
revised proposed budget; and (iv) if the Governor fails timely to submit a proposed budget
that the Board determines in its sole discretion is a compliant budget, the Board shall develop
and submit to the Governor and the Legislature its own compliant budget; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2018, the Board certified the fiscal plan for the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as developed by the Board; and
WHEREAS, on May 4, 2018, the Governor submitted a proposed budget for the
Commonwealth for fiscal year 2019; and
WHEREAS the Board and its advisors held extensive discussions with the
Governor’s representatives about the proposed budget; and
WHEREAS, after substantial deliberations, on May 10, 2018, the Board sent a notice
of violation pursuant to PROMESA § 202(c)(1)(B) to the Governor for the Governor’s
proposed budget for the Commonwealth for fiscal year 2019 as submitted on May 4, 2018;
and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2018, the Governor submitted a revised proposed budget
for the Commonwealth for fiscal year 2019; and

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 WHEREAS the Board and its advisors held extensive discussions with the
Governor’s representatives about the revised proposed budget; and
WHEREAS, on May 30, 2018, the Board approved certain revisions to the
previously certified fiscal plan for the Commonwealth and re-certified the fiscal plan as so
revised; and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 2018, the Government submitted to the Board the draft
resolutions for the General Fund and Special Appropriations for the Commonwealth’s fiscal
year 2019 budget (collectively, the “Budget Resolutions”); and
WHEREAS, after substantial deliberations, the Board determined that the Budget
Resolutions do not reflect a compliant budget as required by PROMESA § 202(c)(2) and
has developed a revised compliant budget which is attached hereto as exhibit 1, in
accordance with PROMESA § 202(c)(2) (the “Revised Compliant Budget”);
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board submits the
Revised Compliant Budget as required by PROMESA § 202(c)(2) to the Governor and the
Legislature.

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 Dated: June 5, 2018

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José B. Carrión, Chair

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Andrew G. Biggs

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Carlos M. García

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Arthur J. González

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José R. González

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Ana J. Matosantos

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David A. Skeel, Jr.

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