Title 7, Conservation

§ 4705. Licensing agents; service charge; regulations. (a) The Department may authorize as many qualified persons as licensing agents as it deems necessary to effectuate the efficient distribution of state park permits. (b) Licensing agents may add a service charge to the require…

§ 4706. Zoning and use. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, no state park, or any part thereof, or other area acquired primarily for recreational use, shall be rezoned, neither shall there be a change in the use of any such lands requiring a variance or…

§ 4730. Short title. This subchapter shall be known, and may be cited, as “The Fort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Act.”79 Del. Laws, c. 361, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 302, § 1;

§ 4731. Declaration of purpose. The General Assembly declares the following to be the policy and purpose of this subchapter: (1) The Fort DuPont Complex, located along the Delaware River adjacent to Delaware City, is currently underutilized but has enormous potential as a sustain…

§ 4732. Definitions. When used in this subchapter: (1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Fort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation. (2) “Corporation” means the Fort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation to be established pursuant to § 4733 of th…

§ 4733. Fort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation. (a) There shall be established within the Department a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, constituting a public instrumentality of the State, and created for the purpose of exercising essential go…

§ 4734. Subcommittees. (a) The Board may create subcommittees as needed to assist the Corporation in fulfilling its purposes and obligations. Each subcommittee shall have a Director of the Board serve as Chair and may include persons that are not directors of the Board. (1)-(6) […

§ 4735. Powers of the Corporation. The Corporation shall have on July 23, 2014, and upon its creation as provided for herein the powers listed in this section. The Corporation shall be empowered, without limitation and notwithstanding any other laws to: (1) Adopt bylaws, rules, r…

§ 4736. Powers and duties of executive director; deputy executive director. (a) An executive director shall be selected by a majority vote of the Board. The Board shall require executive director candidates to undergo a credit and criminal history background check. The executive …

§ 4737. Initial duties of Corporation. On or before June 30, 2015, the Corporation shall, at a minimum: (1) Select and hire a qualified executive director; (2) Perform or have performed such tests, studies, examinations, and evaluations upon the lands of the Fort DuPont Complex a…

§ 4738. Continuing duties of Corporation. (a) The Corporation shall prepare and submit an annual report of its activities during the previous year to the Governor and the Chair and Co-Chair of the Capital Improvement Committee of the General Assembly by January 1 of each year. Su…

§ 4739. Open meetings and public records. The Fort Dupont Redevelopment and Preservation Corporation and its Board are “public bodies” for purposes of Chapter 100 of Title 29.83 Del. Laws, c. 302, § 1;

§ 4740. Liberal construction of subchapter. This subchapter, being necessary for the prosperity and welfare of the State and its citizens, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.79 Del. Laws, c. 361, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 302, § 1;