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| Bill | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO QUALIFIED AGENCIES AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL. | The bill expands the qualified agencies authorized to receive grants approved by the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to include non-profit corporations, such as the Diamond State Sustainability Corporation (“DSSC”), approved by Public Service Commission as a regulated water or wastewater utility. As a regulated utility, the DSSC assists low and moderate income residents and communities in rural areas of Delaware by acquiring and improving community-owned water and wastewater systems, many of which are aging or at risk of failure, and providing service pursuant to Commission-approved rates. This bill also expands the definition of “treatment works” to include “domestic wastewater” projects in order to allow for grants for community septic and sewage system upgrades. | us/states/de | Delaware General Assembly | 150 | HB 119 | Delaware HB 119 (150) |
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Delaware HB 119 (150) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO QUALIFIED AGENCIES AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL.
The bill expands the qualified agencies authorized to receive grants approved by the Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to include non-profit corporations, such as the Diamond State Sustainability Corporation (“DSSC”), approved by Public Service Commission as a regulated water or wastewater utility. As a regulated utility, the DSSC assists low and moderate income residents and communities in rural areas of Delaware by acquiring and improving community-owned water and wastewater systems, many of which are aging or at risk of failure, and providing service pursuant to Commission-approved rates. This bill also expands the definition of “treatment works” to include “domestic wastewater” projects in order to allow for grants for community septic and sewage system upgrades.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- SM — 40–0 (pass) · lower
- SM — 19–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Debra Heffernan — primary (person)
- Harris B. McDowell — primary (person)
- Brian Pettyjohn — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce C. Ennis — cosponsor (person)
- David L. Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Ernesto B Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Franklin D. Cooke — cosponsor (person)
- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald E. Gray — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-04-16 Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House
introduction, referral-committee - 2019-05-08 Reported Out of Committee (Natural Resources) in House with 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage - 2019-06-06 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage - 2019-06-06 Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
introduction, referral-committee - 2019-06-12 Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage - 2019-06-19 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
passage - 2019-08-14 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fbb98139-c696-4cd0-967b-65a0476df25d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).