SB 200 — Original / Not Amended

… ith the three conservation districts. The remaining balance of $1,200,000 will be directed toward 9 DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship conservation priorities to match Federal and State funds to achieve 10 Delaware WIP goals by implementing priority be …

… Development Projects. It is the intent of the General Assembly 21 that the Office of Natural Resources, Division of Watershed Stewardship and the Conservation District(s) as 22 established by 7 Del. C. c. 39 shall have the following authorities: 23 (a) …

… 5 (b) For water management and drainage projects undertaken by DNREC, Office of Natural Resources, 1 Division of Watershed Stewardship and the Conservation Districts using RC&D Resource, Conservation and 2 Development funds, the required non-RC&D matc …

… . 4 (c) Approved projects remain on the approved project list until completed or discontinued by the Division of 5 Watershed Stewardship or Conservation District(s) because of engineering, landowner consent or other issues that 6 render a cost-effective …

… rt submitted to the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements. 8 (d) In December and May of each year, the Division of Watershed Stewardship shall submit a financial 9 report of fund activity including expenditures by fiscal year appropriated for each county …

… rated allocation of funds for each county and not based on specific 12 project allocations. 13 (e) The Division of Watershed Stewardship will submit an annual report to the Joint Committee on Capital 14 Improvements at the Resource, Conservation and Deve …

… l Control (DNREC) for Tax Ditches. Of this amount, 2 $1,500,000 $1,148,700 shall be retained by the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship to support and 3 facilitate the Tax Ditch Program. The remaining balance shall be divided at a rate based on the tota …

… health, safety, and welfare, and as tax ditch organizations 9 operate under the supervision of DNREC, the Division of Watershed Stewardship shall have authority to act on 10 behalf of “inactive tax ditches,” defined as tax ditch organizations with zero (0) …