Delaware House Bill 119 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 14 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-08-14 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

The bill expands the qualified agencies authorized to receive grants approved by the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to include non-profit corporations, such as the Diamond State Sustainability Corporation (DSSC), approved by Public Service Commission as a regulated water or wastewater utility. As a regulated utility, the DSSC assists low and moderate income residents and communities in rural areas of Delaware by acquiring and improving community-owned water and wastewater systems, many of which are aging or at risk of failure, and providing service pursuant to Commission-approved rates. This bill also expands the definition of treatment works to include domestic wastewater projects in order to allow for grants for community septic and sewage system upgrades.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Qualified Agencies Authorized To Receive Grants From The Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control.

Rep. Debra Heffernan [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Ernesto Lopez [R]
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Rep. Franklin Cooke [D]
Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]

2019-06-19 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-06-06 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-14		Signed by Governor
2019-06-19		Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
2019-06-12		Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2019-06-06		Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
2019-06-06		Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
2019-05-08		Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 8 On Its Merits
2019-04-16		Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=47359
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=47359&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB119
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#40820
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#40983