§ 9126 — Public notice; public comment

(a) The Secretary shall provide public notice within 20 days after entering into negotiations for a Brownfields Development Agreement. Such public notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the facility is located. Such notice shall also be provided to:

(1) All elected members of the General Assembly in whose district such facility or any part thereof lies;

(2) If the facility or any part thereof is located within the boundaries of any municipality, then such notice shall also be given to the governing body of all municipalities in which the facility or any part thereof lies;

(3) In the event the facility or any part thereof is not located within the boundaries of a municipality, then such notice shall also be given to the governing body of the county in which the facility or any part thereof lies; and

(4) The governing body of any civic, neighborhood or similar association in which the facility or any part thereof lies, provided that such association makes itself known to the Department and provides a legal mailing address.

(b) The Secretary shall provide public notice within 20 days after entering into a Brownfields Development Agreement. Such notice shall provide for a 20-day written comment period.

(c) Upon receiving a request following the entry of the Department into a Brownfields Development Agreement, the Secretary shall conduct a public meeting to provide the public information regarding the proposed project, in or near the area where the facility is located.

Legislative History

74 Del. Laws, c. 409, § 4