Delaware General Assembly

House Natural Resources 6/10/22

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

6/2/22

Hansen

Reps. Heffernan, Dorsey Walker, S. Moore

Sen. Gay, S. McBride, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend
Reps. Baumbach, Bentz, Chukwuocha, Cooke, Freel, Griffith, Kowalko, Lambert, Longhurst, Lynn, Matthews, Minor-Brown, Mitchell, Morrison, Osienski, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 7 AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

This Act, known as the Delaware Climate Change Solutions Act, follows the issuance of Delaware’s Climate Action Plan in 2021, and establishes a statutory requirement of greenhouse gas emissions reductions over the medium and long term to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on the State, establishing a mandatory and regularly updated plan to achieve those emissions reductions and develop resilience strategies for the State, and requires State agencies to address climate change in decision-making and rulemaking.

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Takes effect upon being signed into law

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