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Delaware submerged-lands minerals law and coastal-zone drilling bans

Record
p09-DE-rec-02
State
DE
Category
requirements · statute_framework
Status
collected
Period
current
Quality
Unreviewed
Review state
Pending review
Native ID
DE-SUBMERGED-LANDS-LAW

Fields

ban year note
In 2018, Delaware passed a law prohibiting offshore drilling in its coastal and territorial waters.
chapter title
CHAPTER 61. Minerals in Submerged Lands
coastal heavy industry
heavy industry uses of any kind not in operation on June 28, 1971, are prohibited in the coastal zone and no permits may be issued therefor
lease power
to execute and deliver, in proper form, a lease for the exclusive right of mining, exploring by geophysical and other methods, and operating for and producing therefrom, oil, gas, casing head gas, casing head gasoline
offshore drilling ban
offshore drilling for oil and natural gas shall be prohibited in the coastal zone and any other state waters

Evidence

  1. chapter title: CHAPTER 61. Minerals in Submerged Lands
    https://delcode.delaware.gov/title7/c061/index.shtml · chapter heading · source p09-DE-src-05 · visit p09-DE-visit-05
  2. lease power: to execute and deliver, in proper form, a lease for the exclusive right of mining, exploring by geophysical and other methods, and operating for and producing therefrom, oil, gas, casing head gas, casing head gasoline
    https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/2014/title-7/chapter-45/section-4511/ · statute body, lease-power clause (truncated after) · source p09-DE-src-12 · visit p09-DE-visit-12
  3. coastal heavy industry: heavy industry uses of any kind not in operation on June 28, 1971, are prohibited in the coastal zone and no permits may be issued therefor
    https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/title-7/chapter-70/section-7003/ · Sec 7003(a) body · source p09-DE-src-07 · visit p09-DE-visit-07
  4. offshore drilling ban: offshore drilling for oil and natural gas shall be prohibited in the coastal zone and any other state waters
    https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/title-7/chapter-70/section-7003/ · search-result snippet, Sec 7003(b) · source p09-DE-src-07 · visit p09-DE-visit-07
  5. ban year note: In 2018, Delaware passed a law prohibiting offshore drilling in its coastal and territorial waters.
    https://dnrec.delaware.gov/coastal-programs/ocean-and-bay-plan/activity-guide/marine-minerals/ · search-result snippet, page lead · source p09-DE-src-04 · visit p09-DE-visit-04

Provenance

Collected 2026-10-05 by agent p09-DE.