Senate Bill 248
149th General Assembly (2017 - 2018)
Bill Progress
Stricken 7/1/18
The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.
Bill Details
6/13/18
Rep. Smyk
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN THIS STATE.
Section 5301(3) of Title 7 provides that it is the Department of State’s (“Department”) duty “to protect and encourage the preservation of archaeological resources located on privately owned lands in this State.”
This Act enables the Department to better fulfill this duty by requiring both of the following:
(1) A person who proposes or plans to subdivide or rezone privately owned land subject to pre-application review under § 9203 of Title 29 to submit to the Director the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (“Director”) any proposed or existing study or report on archaeological resources on the privately owned land.
(2) The Director to review the study or report submitted and provide comment relating to the protection or preservation of archaeological resources on the privately owned land.
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Takes effect upon being signed into law
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