§ 401 — General powers and duties

The Office of Management and Budget, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office,” shall:

(1) Approve and determine the location of any state buildings upon state lands owned or acquired by the State in the City of Dover;

(2) Determine and cause the style of architecture of any building erected, reconstructed or altered on the state group park or any state lands adjacent thereto to conform with the architecture of the other buildings erected thereon since 1930;

(3) Review and approve the style of architecture of all buildings erected, reconstructed or altered on all other state lands in the City of Dover;

(4) Supervise the furnishing or refurnishing of the Governor’s office in the legislative building or wherever the same may be located at the State Capitol and act in an advisory capacity in the furnishing or refurnishing of any other important public rooms or halls;

(5) Consider and determine the effect landscaping and maintenance of lands might have on the appearance of buildings and grounds;

(6) Determine and approve the location of all pipes, conduits, cables, wires and other service media, either above or below the ground, which in the opinion of the Office may be required for the distribution of utility service to or across those lands within the jurisdiction of the Office. After such determination and approval of location, the Office may grant, in the name of the State, those rights-of-way or easements across or through state lands which in its opinion are deemed necessary for adequate utility service.

Legislative History

44 Del. Laws, c. 211, §§ 5, 7 ; 48 Del. Laws, c. 116, § 1 ; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 3105; 57 Del. Laws, c. 740, §§ 1B-1D ; 75 Del. Laws, c. 88, § 16(5)