HJR 7 Delaware House · 150th General Assembly (2019-2020)

VACATING DEDICATED PARKLAND IDENTIFIED AS TAX PARCEL NO. 19-009.00-015.

Summary
This Joint Resolution vacates the parkland dedication for ± .22 acres of Tax Parcel No. 19-009.00-015, as depicted in the exhibit that accompanies this Joint Resolution, thereby removing the restrictions on permitted uses for public parks, held in public trust as provided in the common law, including the restrictions under Anderson v. Mayor and Council of Wilmington, 137 A.2d 521 (Del. Ch. 1958) and Lord v. City of Wilmington, 332 A.2d 414 (Del. Ch. 1975), aff'd, 378 A.3d 635 (Del. 1977). The removal of the parkland dedication allows New Castle County to transfer the Property in accordance with § 1521(e) of Title 9. Due to the Property’s unique location, there are no known current or future public needs or benefits in continuing to restrict the use of this Property as dedicated parkland. A significant amount of illegal dumping occurs on the Property, negatively impacting the surrounding community.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
Signed into Law
Feb 2020
Introduced Jun 25, 2019 Signed Feb 10, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 30, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Feb 10, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
upper
Dec 19, 2019
Introduced
Assigned to Elections, Govt. & Community Affairs Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Administration) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Administration Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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