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Delaware 153

HB 456

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SUBAQUEOUS LANDS.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 03:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Session
153
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-06-04 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • DNREC Subaqueous Lands Permitting/Streamline short title

Source-supplied abstracts

This Act streamlines DNREC’s subaqueous lands permitting process by adding permitting exemptions for common activities already authorized by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expanding the use of general permits to provide statewide authorization for certain activities instead of individual permits, clarifying when some decisions may be delegated from the Secretary to Department staff, imposing specific processing timelines for minor structures and standardizing applications to reduce processing delays. It also creates the Marine Contractors and Consultants Licensing Board, to assist DNREC in licensing and regulation of individuals and entities that affect submerged lands or tidelands.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

    passage

  2. Reported Out of Committee (Environment, Energy & Transportation) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  3. Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

    introduction, referral-committee

  4. Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage

  5. Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources & Energy) in House with 7 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  6. Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources & Energy Committee in House

    introduction, referral-committee

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