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DE SCR86
Concurrent Resolution
Status
6/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Hansen
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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