Delaware Senate Joint Resolution 2 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Passed on September 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-09-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Senate Joint Resolution requires the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to engage authoritative federal agencies to identify the administrative structure, legal structure, and resource needs to establish a State nontidal wetlands permitting program effectively shifting the permitting program from the federal to the State level. This Senate Joint Resolution also requires that a report containing the results of this review be completed and made public within 1 year.

Directing The Delaware Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control To Begin Coordination With The Federal Agencies Carrying Authority To Identify The Structure Necessary For A State Nontidal Wetlands Program For The Purpose Of Shifting Permitting Authority From The Federal Level To The State.

Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]
Rep. Edward Osienski [D]

2021-06-29 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 34 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-08 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 15 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-09-30		Signed by Governor
2021-06-29		Passed By House. Votes: 34 YES 7 NO
2021-06-24		Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
2021-06-09		Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
2021-06-08		Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
2021-06-08		Amendment SA 1 to SJR 2 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
2021-05-17		Amendment SA 1 to SJR 2 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2021-05-13		Reported Out of Committee (Environment & Energy) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits, 1 Unfavorable
2021-04-27		Introduced and Assigned to Environment & Energy Committee in Senate

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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=24621&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52194
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#52666