Delaware House Bill 163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Passed on July 7 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-07-07 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Act eliminates the sunset provisions of the Delaware Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act. The Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act was enacted by the General Assembly in 1990 and re-authorized in 2000. During its time, the Act has enabled the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to assist with the clean-up of 21 federal Superfund sites and 204 state-led sites, contribute to the revitalization of 155 Brownfield properties, and close 187 leaking underground storage tank locations. The Act also supports emergency response efforts for hazardous chemical spills. This Act removes the sunset provisions relating to the Act. The ten-year sunset provisions for the financing of the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund would be retained with a new sunset date in 2022. In addition, the exemption for transactions among petroleum wholesalers enacted in 2007, which is currently scheduled to expire on January 1, 2015, would be extended indefinitely.

An Act To Amend Chapter 326, Volume 67 And Chapter 353, Volume 72 Of The Laws Of Delaware And Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Delaware Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act.

Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]
Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]	Sen. David McBride [D]
Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. John Viola [D]

2011-06-29 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-06-22 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-07		Signed by Governor
2011-06-29		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2011-06-29		Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
2011-06-23		Assigned to Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee in Senate
2011-06-22		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 41 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2011-06-15		Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES) in House with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2011-06-07		Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/401223c3caf84415852578a3005b2c4d?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+163/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/31b2dee9561908e4852578b700741369?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/362a3cc9d08a2117852578bf0000784c?OpenDocument