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DE SB6
Bill
Status
9/21/2023
Primary Sponsor
Russ Huxtable
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) must administer the Warner Grant Trust Lands (approximately 3,200 acres including Cape Henlopen State Park) according to three governing priorities: conservation, nature education, and public recreation.
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Prohibits DNREC from developing hospitality amenities such as restaurants, hotels, hostels, or entertainment centers on the Warner Grant Trust Lands.
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Requires DNREC to ensure that private benefit or financial gain to for-profit enterprises or public-private partnerships does not harm the public benefit, while grandfathering uses existing as of January 1, 2023.
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Grants the Court of Chancery exclusive original jurisdiction over disputes regarding the Warner Grant Trust Lands and provides Sussex County residents a private right of action to enforce the trust after consulting with DNREC and the Attorney General.
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Adds § 4523 to Title 7 of the Delaware Code to codify DNREC's duties under the Warner Grant Trust, which originated from a 1682/1683 land grant by the Penn family court in Lewes.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code And Chapter 108, Volume 62 Of The Laws Of Delaware, As Amended By Chapter 99, Volume 72 Of The Laws Of Delaware, Relating To Clarifying The Warner Grant Trust And The Jurisdiction Of The Court Of Chancery As Arbiter Of Disputes Regarding The Warner Grant Trust Land.
Last Action
Signed by Governor
9/21/2023