HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 190

AMEND House Bill No. 190 by inserting the following between lines 184 and 185:

§ 7015. Biennial report.

(a) Beginning on January 1, 2019, and every two years thereafter the Delaware Economic Development Office shall provide a comprehensive report to the General Assembly and the Governor detailing economic development that has been enabled by the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act. Such report shall include but is not limited to an assessment of how many jobs were created and track any increase in infrastructure investment and total additional economic activity.

(b) Within 30 days of the passage of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall provide to the General Assembly and the Governor a baseline report summarizing the contamination and remediation status of each of the 14 heavy industry use sites as of July 1, 2017. Beginning on January 1, 2019, and every two years thereafter the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall provide a comprehensive report to the General Assembly and the Governor summarizing the status of contamination and remediation for all fourteen heavy industry use sites compared to the status of the sites on July 1, 2017 and summarizing the environmental status at each site issued a Coastal Zone Act Conversion Permit.  Such report for sites issued a Coastal Zone Act Conversion Permit shall include, but is not limited to, a list of remediation and site improvement activities underway, a list of offsets and the status of implementation, a list of environmental enforcement actions, a list of any emergency response incidents, a summary of Toxic Release Inventory submissions, and a summary of any air or water quality monitoring if required by another environmental permit.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment adds a reporting requirement from DEDO and from DNREC every 2 years. DEDO is directed to provide a comprehensive report on the economic impact of this Act, and DNREC will report on environmental effects. The purpose of the reporting is to provide accountability to the legislature and allow legislators to review the outcomes of the Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act. The report will be provided to the General Assembly and the Governor beginning January 1, 2019.