Delaware Senate Joint Resolution 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 29 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-29 - Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Senate Joint Resolution asks the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to require irrevocable pre-construction decommissioning bonds be posted, developers commit to landfilling decommissioned turbine components in Maryland, and Aircraft Detection Lighting Systems be deployed for any offshore wind project with power transmission lines coming ashore in Delawares Coastal Zone as a condition of permit approval. Any permit issued without these terms will be automatically null and void.

Requiring The Delaware Department Of Natural Resources And Environmental Control To Create A Pre-construction Decommissioning Bond For Wind Turbine Components In Maryland.

Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Rep. Ronald Gray [R]	Sen. Eric Buckson [R]	Sen. David Lawson [R]
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. David Wilson [R]	Rep. Richard Collins [R]	Rep. Jeff Hilovsky [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-29		Introduced and Assigned to Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee in Senate

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