The Tourism Company shall be empowered to set the fair and reasonable rates that enterprises, concessionaires and operators herein regulated may charge. Likewise, the Tourism Company shall be empowered to:\n(a) Set the fixed rates that tourist taxicab enterprises may charge for providing tourist ground transportation services from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport or from airport and seaport terminals under the jurisdiction of the Ports Authority located within tourist transportation areas.\n(b) Set metered rates that tourist taxicab enterprises may charge subject to the provisions of this chapter.\n(c) Determine and set the fair and reasonable rates that enterprises, concessionaires and operators herein regulated may charge when the Tourist Company deems that a rate for providing tourist ground transportation services or selling and servicing taximeters is unreasonable or does not comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, or the regulations approved pursuant to it.\n(d) Conduct research to:\n(1) Set new rates for taxicab services.\nWhen determining or setting fair and reasonable rates, the Tourism Company may take into consideration the needs of the tourist market, Conduct research to:\n(1) Set new rates for taxicab services.\nWhen determining or setting fair and reasonable rates, the Tourism Company may take into consideration the needs of the tourist market, as well as those of the enterprises, the concessionaires and the operators.\nThrough regulations approved pursuant to this chapter, the Tourism Company shall determine the specific physical location inside the authorized vehicles where the rates authorized by the Tourism Company shall be posted, as well as the size, content and type of lettering.\nHistory —Dec. 19, 2002, No. 282, § 21, eff. 180 days after Dec. 19, 2002.
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