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DE SCR86

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

6/27/2023

Primary Sponsor

Stephanie Hansen

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Origin

Senate

152nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Senate Joint Resolution No. 2 (2021) required the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to analyze requirements for a state nontidal wetlands program and submit findings by September 30, 2022.

  • The 2022 SJR 2 Report identified federal regulatory uncertainties and legal challenges affecting nontidal wetlands protection, including inconsistent jurisdiction changes and the pending Supreme Court case Sackett vs. EPA.

  • Federal wetlands regulations have since been updated and the Supreme Court has issued its decision in Sackett vs. EPA, making the 2022 report's analysis incomplete.

  • DNREC is requested to update its 2022 analysis and recommendations incorporating the new federal regulations and Supreme Court decision by September 30, 2023.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Delaware Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control To Update Their 2022 Report To The Governor And Legislature On Options For A Nontidal Wetlands Permitting Program.

Last Action

Passed In House by Voice Vote

6/29/2023

Full Bill Text

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