Delaware Senate Bill 253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 16-6)
Status: Passed on June 24 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-06-24 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act adds provisions to 4004 of Title 7 to exclude from Chapter 40 of Title 7 land disturbing activities of 1 acre or less of land and to exclude from the requirement for a sediment and stormwater management plan the construction of an agricultural structure construction project subject to a standard plan. If the Department provides for the use of a standard plan in lieu of a detailed sediment and stormwater plan, this Act requires the Department to provide that an agricultural structure construction project with a total land disturbance of 10 acres or less is entitled to a standard plan.Notwithstanding the regulatory power granted to the Department by 4006(a) through (c) of Title 7, this Act creates 4006(e) of Title 7 to prohibit the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (“Department”) from promulgating a regulation that relies on a stormwater runoff volume reduction approach. It is the General Assembly’s intent that this prohibition result in the Department repealing the existing Sediment and Stormwater Regulations, 5101, Title 7 of the Delaware Administrative Code, (“Sediment and Stormwater Regulations”) and replacing them with a responsible state stormwater management program that can be complied with without extensive offset payments.This Act amends 4006(d) to make clear that the Department may promulgate regulations only after a public hearing.

An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Erosion And Sediment Control.

Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. David Lawson [R]	Rep. Timothy Dukes [R]	Sen. Colin Bonini [R]
Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Gregory Lavelle [R]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Bryant Richardson [R]
Sen. Gary Simpson [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. William Carson [D]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. Harvey Kenton [R]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Charles Paradee [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman [R]
Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Lyndon Yearick [R]

2016-06-23 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-24	Senate	Signed by Governor
2016-06-23	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-06-15	House	Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES) in House with 4 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2016-06-10	House	Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
2016-06-09	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-06-09	Senate	Amendment SA 2 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2016-06-09	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Stricken
2016-06-09	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Stricken
2016-06-08	Senate	Reported Out of Committee (NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2016-06-07	Senate	Amendment SA 2 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2016-05-17	Senate	Amendment SA 1 - Introduced and Placed With the Bill in Senate
2016-05-05	Senate	Assigned to Natural Resources & Environmental Control Committee in Senate

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Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/9139037af9f758c885257f5b00547069?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+253/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/SB+253/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/a5c2b78d8843fa6685257fdb006dd9d9?OpenDocument