Former Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño is advocating for a structural change to the Federal Oversight and Management Board, which currently oversees the island’s financial recovery. Fortuño argues that the board’s effectiveness is hindered by its current composition, which relies heavily on mainland-based members. He suggests that replacing these members with local leaders would better position the board to navigate the complexities of Puerto Rico’s decade-long bankruptcy and address the territory's persistent infrastructure failures.

The proposal centers on the status of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), which has been in bankruptcy proceedings for years. The island's power grid remains a primary concern, as it has suffered from chronic instability and frequent outages. Fortuño contends that local oversight would provide the necessary context to resolve these issues more efficiently than the current federal-led approach. While the article highlights this specific strategy for infrastructure reform, it does not detail how such a transition would be legally implemented or how it would be received by current federal stakeholders involved in the oversight process.