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SPONSOR: Sen. Walsh & Rep.
Mantzavinos
Pinkney
Poore
Richardson
Wilson
Heffernan
Bush
Cooke
Johnson
Gray
M. Smith
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 200
JUNE 25, 2025
A BOND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND CERTAIN OF ITS
AUTHORITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE STATE; APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUND; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS OF THE DELAWARE
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; APPROPRIATING SPECIAL FUNDS OF THE DELAWARE
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUNDS OF THE STATE; REPROGRAMMING
CERTAIN FUNDS OF THE STATE; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS
FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; AND AMENDING CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS.
B
E IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three -fourths of all members
elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
S
ection 1. Fiscal Year 2025 2026 Capital Improvements Project Schedule Addendum. The General 1
Assembly hereby authorizes the following projects in the following amounts for the purposes set forth in this Section and as 2
described in the Fiscal Year 2025 2026 Governor’s Recommended Capital Budget and Project Information document. Any 3
authorization balance (excluding Transportation Trust Fund balances) remaining unexpended or unencumbered by June 30, 4
2027 2028, shall be subject to reversion or reauthorization. 5
SECTION 1 ADDENDUM
FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULE
AGENCY/PROJECT
INTERNAL
PROGRAM
UNIT
BOND
AUTHORIZATION
REAUTHORIZATIONS
AND REPROGRAMMING
TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUNDS GENERAL FUNDS TOTAL
10-02 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Family Justice Centers 10-02-11 -$ -$ -$ 750, 000$ 750, 000$
ERP Cloud Migration 10-02-11 - - - 50, 000,000 50, 000,000
Community Reinvestment Fund 10-02-11 - - - 20, 000,000 20, 000,000
Cyber Security Service 10-02-11 - - - 375, 000 375, 000
Architectural Barrier Removal 10-02-50 - 10, 000 - 140, 000 150, 000
Carvel State Office Building Maintenance and Restoration 10-02-50 6,000,000 1, 000,000 - - 7, 000,000
Department of Labor - Sussex Facility 10-02-50 7,000,000 - - - 7, 000,000
Emily P. Bissell Renovation 10-02-50 19,000,000 - - - 19, 000,000
Environmental Compliance (UST/Asbestos/Other) 10-02-50 - - - 1, 500,000 1, 500,000
Legislative Hall Minor Capital Improvements and Equipment 10-02-50 - - - 500, 000 500, 000
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center Improvements 10-02-50 1,800,000 - - - 1, 800,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 2,000,000 461, 060 - 7, 538,940 10, 000,000
Old Family Courthouse Renovation Kent 10-02-50 3,500,000 - - - 3, 500,000
Old Family Courthouse Renovation Sussex 10-02-50 3,500,000 - - - 3, 500,000
Old Troop 4 - Georgetown Renovation 10-02-50 4,000,000 - - - 4, 000,000
Richardson and Robbins Building - Renovation Laboratory Space 10-02-50 1,000,000 - - - 1, 000,000
Roof Replacements 10-02-50 5,000,000 - - - 5, 000,000
Statewide Deferred Maintenance 10-02-50 - - - 5, 300,000 5, 300,000
Twinco/Romax Easement 10-02-50 - - - 400, 000 400, 000
02 Judicial Projects
Combined Facility for Justice of the Peace Courts 8 Smyrna and 9 Middletown 10-02-50 4,000,000 - - - 4, 000,000
Customs House 10-02-50 3,000,000 - - - 3, 000,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 - 84, 800 - 826, 262 911, 062
Reconfiguration of Justice of the Peace Court 4 Seaford 10-02-50 1,000,000 - - - 1, 000,000
15 Legal Project
Georgetown Renovations - 18 The Circle 10-02-50 3,500,000 - - - 3, 500,000
20 State Projects
ADA Accessible Bathroom - Woodburn 10-02-50 - - - 300, 000 300, 000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment - Veterans Home 10-02-50 - - - 200, 000 200, 000
Veterans Home Courtyard 10-02-50 - - - 175, 000 175, 000
Veterans Home Roof and Roof Top Units 10-02-50 2,500,000 - - - 2, 500,000
35 Health and Social Services Projects
Herman Holloway Campus Mitchell Building Security System Replacement - Phase II 10-02-50 2,500,000 - - - 2, 500,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 - - - 5, 950,000 5, 950,000
Roof Replacements 10-02-50 4,500,000 - - - 4, 500,000
Laurel State Service Center 10-02-50 1,000,000 - - - 1, 000,000
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SECTION 1 ADDENDUM
FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULE
AGENCY/PROJECT
INTERNAL
PROGRAM
UNIT
BOND
AUTHORIZATION
REAUTHORIZATIONS
AND REPROGRAMMING
TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUNDS GENERAL FUNDS TOTAL
37 Services for Children, Youth and Their Families Projects
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 - - - 1, 000,000 1, 000,000
Secure Care Roof Replacements 10-02-50 1,700,000 - - - 1, 700,000
Stockley Building C-6 Renovation 10-02-50 6,000,000 - - - 6, 000,000
38 Correction Projects
Automatic Transfer Switch and Emergency Generator Replacements (HRYCI, BWCI, JTVCC and SCI) 10-02-50 - 2, 500,000 - 4, 250,000 6, 750,000
Baylor Women's Correctional Institution (BWCI) Infirmary Expansion 10-02-50 8,600,000 - - - 8, 600,000
HRYCI West Side, JTVCC Infirmary Roof Top and PCCC Administration Building HVAC Replacements 10-02-50 - 5, 886,560 - - 5, 886,560
JTVCC Building 13 Roof Replacement 10-02-50 231,654 1, 468,346 - - 1, 700,000
JTVCC HVAC Project 10-02-50 - 2, 000,000 - - 2, 000,000
JTVCC Security Tunnel Repair and Weather Proofing 10-02-50 1,200,000 - - - 1, 200,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 - - - 5, 000,000 5, 000,000
45 Safety and Homeland Security Projects
Local Law Enforcement Laptop Replacement 10-02-11 - - - 257, 900 257, 900
800 MHz Shelter and Tower Replacement 10-02-50 1,000,000 - - - 1, 000,000
DEMA Facility Maintenance 10-02-50 2,500,000 - - - 2, 500,000
DivComm Radio Shop Renovation 10-02-50 1,500,000 - - - 1, 500,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 - - - 700, 000 700, 000
65 Agriculture Project
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 - - - 200, 000 200, 000
75 State Fire School Project
Pole Barn - New Castle Division 10-02-50 750,000 - - - 750, 000
76 Delaware National Guard Project
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 10-02-50 - - - 2, 300,000 2, 300,000
Subtotal 98,281,654$ 13,410,766$ -$ 107,663,102$ 219,355,522$
10-08 DELAWARE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Delaware Workforce Housing Program 10-08-01 -$ -$ -$ 5, 000,000$ 5, 000,000$
Housing Development Fund - Affordable Rental Housing Program 10-08-01 - - - 19, 000,000 19, 000,000
Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund 10-08-01 - - - 4, 000,000 4, 000,000
Urban Redevelopment 10-08-01 - - - 10, 000,000 10, 000,000
Subtotal -$ -$ -$ 38,000,000$ 38,000,000$
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SECTION 1 ADDENDUM
FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULE
AGENCY/PROJECT
INTERNAL
PROGRAM
UNIT
BOND
AUTHORIZATION
REAUTHORIZATIONS
AND REPROGRAMMING
TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUNDS GENERAL FUNDS TOTAL
20 STATE
Museum Maintenance 20-06-01 459,600$ 40, 400$ -$ -$ 500, 000$
Glasgow Library 20-08-01 150,000 - - - 150, 000
Lewes Public Library 20-08-01 118,729 - - - 118, 729
Milford Public Library 20-08-01 622,855 - - - 622, 855
Newark Free Library 20-08-01 200,000 - - - 200, 000
Wilmington Institute Library 20-08-01 125,000 - - - 125, 000
Bioscience Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) 20-10-01 - 32, 000 - 968, 000 1, 000,000
Downtown Dover Partnership 20-10-01 - - - 5, 000,000 5, 000,000
City of Wilmington - Capital Initiatives 20-10-01 - - - 8, 400,000 8, 400,000
City of Wilmington - Emmanuel Dining Room 20-10-01 - - - 600, 000 600, 000
City of Wilmington - Land Bank 20-10-01 - - - 5, 000,000 5, 000,000
City of Wilmington - William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center 20-10-01 - - - 1, 000,000 1, 000,000
Delaware Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) 20-10-01 - - - 1, 500,000 1, 500,000
Delaware Prosperity Partnership 20-10-01 - 1, 509 - 2, 348,491 2, 350,000
Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund 20-10-01 - - - 10, 000,000 10, 000,000
Delaware Strategic Fund 20-10-01 - - - 5, 000,000 5, 000,000
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research - Research Infrastructure Improvement
(EPSCOR-RII)
20-10-01 - 800,000 - - 800,000
IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) 20-10-01 - - - 2, 000,000 2, 000,000
Laboratory Space 20-10-01 - - - 5, 000,000 5, 000,000
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) 20-10-01 - - - 5, 000,000 5, 000,000
Riverfront Development Corporation 20-10-01 - - - 9, 750,000 9, 750,000
Site Readiness Fund 20-10-01 - - - 10, 000,000 10, 000,000
Subdivision Street Pavement Management 20-10-01 - - - 23, 861,223 23, 861,223
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund 20-10-01 - 980, 000 - 4, 020,000 5, 000,000
Subtotal 1,676,184$ 1,853,909$ -$ 99,447,714$ 102,977,807$
35 HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Production and Non-production Storage Access Network (SANS) 35-01-20 -$ -$ -$ 1, 133,000$ 1, 133,000$
Maintenance and Restoration 35-01-30 - 47, 104 - 7, 452,896 7, 500,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 35-05-20 - - - 5, 529,200 5, 529,200
Electronic Health Records Billing System 35-06-10 - - - 1, 952,500$ 1, 952,500$
Subtotal -$ 47,104$ -$ 16,067,596$ 16,114,700$
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SECTION 1 ADDENDUM
FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULE
AGENCY/PROJECT
INTERNAL
PROGRAM
UNIT
BOND
AUTHORIZATION
REAUTHORIZATIONS
AND REPROGRAMMING
TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUNDS GENERAL FUNDS TOTAL
37 SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES
Maintenance and Restoration 37-01-15 -$ -$ -$ 200, 000$ 200, 000$
Subtotal -$ -$ -$ 200,000$ 200,000$
38 CORRECTION
Level IV and V Security Camera Equipment 38-04-40 -$ 6, 158,160$ -$ -$ 6, 158,160$
Maintenance and Restoration 38-04-40 - - - 5, 000,000 5, 000,000
Subtotal -$ 6,158,160$ -$ 5,000,000$ 11,158,160$
40 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Delaware Bayshore Initiative 40-01-01 -$ -$ -$ 500, 000$ 500, 000$
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 40-01-01 - - - 1, 000,000 1, 000,000
Clean Water State Revolving Fund 40-01-06 - - - 7, 634,400 7, 634,400
Park Facility Rehab and Public Recreational Infrastructure 40-03-02 - - - 13, 276,277 13, 276,277
Redevelopment of Strategic Sites (Fort DuPont) 40-03-02 - - - 3, 000,000 3, 000,000
Statewide Trails and Pathways 40-03-02 - - - 3, 000,000 3, 000,000
Conservation Cost Share 40-03-04 - - - 3, 200,000 3, 200,000
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) 40-03-04 - - - 25, 000 25, 000
Debris Pits 40-03-04 - - - 1, 000,000 1, 000,000
Dikes/Dams 40-03-04 - - - 1, 000,000 1, 000,000
Resource, Conservation and Development 40-03-04 - - - 10, 000,000 10, 000,000
Shoreline and Waterway Management 40-03-04 - - - 10, 000,000 10, 000,000
Tax Ditches 40-03-04 - - - 2, 148,700 2, 148,700
Community Air Quality Monitoring 40-04-02 - - - 250, 000 250, 000
Statewide Groundwater Monitoring Network 40-04-03 - - - 250, 000 250, 000
Brownfields 40-04-04 - - - 3, 000,000 3, 000,000
Subtotal -$ -$ -$ 59,284,377$ 59,284,377$
45 SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
EVOC Facility (New Castle County) 45-01-01 -$ -$ -$ 1, 000,000$ 1, 000,000$
Subtotal -$ -$ -$ 1,000,000$ 1,000,000$
65 AGRICULTURE
Aquaculture - Oyster Hatchery 65-01-01 -$ -$ -$ 1, 000,000$ 1, 000,000$
Critical Equipment for Operations 65-01-01 - - - 250, 000 250, 000
Cover Crop Investment 65-01-12 - - - 6, 400,000 6, 400,000
Subtotal -$ -$ -$ 7,650,000$ 7,650,000$
75 FIRE SCHOOL
Hydraulic Rescue Tools Replacement 75-02-01 -$ -$ -$ 142, 500$ 142, 500$
Subtotal -$ -$ -$ 142,500$ 142,500$
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SECTION 1 ADDENDUM
FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULE
AGENCY/PROJECT
INTERNAL
PROGRAM
UNIT
BOND
AUTHORIZATION
REAUTHORIZATIONS
AND REPROGRAMMING
TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUNDS GENERAL FUNDS TOTAL
76 DELAWARE NATIONAL GUARD
Bethany Beach Training Site 76-01-01 -$ 510, 285$ -$ -$ 510, 285$
Cheswold Readiness Center - Design/Site Prep/Construction 76-01-01 3,850,000 - - - 3, 850,000
Civil Support Team (CST) Expansion 76-01-01 1,500,000 - - - 1, 500,000
Dagsboro Readiness Center 76-01-01 - 825, 000 - - 825, 000
Maintenance and Restoration 76-01-01 - - - 200, 000 200, 000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 76-01-01 - 500, 000 - - 500, 000
Penns Way 76-01-01 - 200, 000 - - 200, 000
Subtotal 5,350,000$ 2,035,285$ -$ 200,000$ 7,585,285$
90-01 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Deferred Maintenance / Campus Improvements 90-01-01 30,000,000$ -$ -$ -$ 30, 000,000$
Subtotal 30,000,000$ -$ -$ -$ 30,000,000$
90-03 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
Campus Improvements / Deferred Maintenance 90-03-01 30,000,000$ -$ -$ -$ 30, 000,000$
Subtotal 30,000,000$ -$ -$ -$ 30,000,000$
90-04 DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Critical Capital Needs / Deferred Maintenance 90-04-01 28,610,924$ -$ -$ 1, 389,076$ 30, 000,000$
Subtotal 28,610,924$ -$ -$ 1,389,076$ 30,000,000$
95 EDUCATION
Architectural Barrier Removal 95-01-01 -$ 57, 799$ -$ 102, 201$ 160, 000$
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 95-01-01 - 6, 944,527 - 8, 055,473 15, 000,000
Enhanced Minor Capital Improvement 95-01-01 - - - 15, 000,000 15, 000,000
School Safety and Security 95-01-01 - - - 9, 138,000 9, 138,000
Smyrna, Clayton Intermediate Addition (77/23) 95-24-00 6,056,400 - - - 6, 056,400
Smyrna, North Smyrna ES Addition/Renovation (77/23) 95-24-00 8,411,200 - - - 8, 411,200
Appoquinimink, New MS/HS at Summit Campus (77/23) 95-29-00 18,438,958 - - - 18,438,958
Red Clay, AI duPont MS Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 4,218,068 - - - 4,218,068
Red Clay, Brandywine Springs School Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 5,622,207 - - - 5,622,207
Red Clay, Bus Maintenance Building (60/40) 95-32-00 600,000 - - - 600,000
Red Clay, Conrad Schools of Science Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 1,065,187 - - - 1,065,187
Red Clay, Dickinson HS Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 8,074,280 - - - 8,074,280
Red Clay, Forest Oak ES Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 513,187 - - - 513,187
Red Clay, Johnson ES Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 3,736,569 - - - 3,736,569
Red Clay, Lewis ES Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 5,321,668 - - - 5,321,668
Red Clay, Linden Hill ES Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 530,549 - - - 530,549
Red Clay, McKean HS Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 13,042,741 - - - 13,042,741
Red Clay, Mote ES Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 7,519,821 - - - 7,519,821
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SECTION 1 ADDENDUM
FISCAL YEAR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECT SCHEDULE
AGENCY/PROJECT
INTERNAL
PROGRAM
UNIT
BOND
AUTHORIZATION
REAUTHORIZATIONS
AND REPROGRAMMING
TRANSPORTATION
TRUST FUNDS GENERAL FUNDS TOTAL
Red Clay, Richardson Park ES Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 581,468 - - - 581, 468
Red Clay, Skyline MS Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 515,944 - - - 515,944
Red Clay, Stanton MS Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 9,725,786 - - - 9,725,786
Red Clay, Warner ES Renovations (60/40) 95-32-00 858,043 - - - 858,043
Colonial, Gunning Bedford MS Renovations (60/40) 95-34-00 2,245,049 - - - 2,245,049
Colonial, McCullough MS Renovations (60/40) 95-34-00 383,179 - - - 383,179
Colonial, New Castle ES Renovations (60/40) 95-34-00 5,642,233 - - - 5,642,233
Colonial, William Penn HS Renovations (60/40) 95-34-00 10,817,207 26,678,593 - - 37,495,800
Colonial, Wilmington Manor ES Renovations (60/40) 95-34-00 227,078 - - - 227,078
NCCVT, Paul M. Hodgson Replacement (62/38) 95-38-00 16,777,572 - - - 16,777,572
Sussex Tech, New Sussex Tech HS (60/40) 95-40-00 10,698,900 - - - 10,698,900
Christina, Delaware School for the Deaf Renovations (100% State) 95-51-00 1,685,070 22,946 - - 1,708,016
Red Clay, Meadowood School Renovations (60/40) 95-54-00 1,917,874 - - - 1,917,874
Subtotal 145,226,238$ 33,703,865$
-$
32,295,674$ 211,225,777$
SUBTOTAL NON-TRANSPORTATION 339,145,000$ 57,209,088$ -$ 368, 340,039$ 764, 694,128$
55 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Road System 55-05-00 -$ -$ 148, 267,787$ -$ 148, 267,787$
Grants and Allocations 55-05-00 - - 38, 680,000 - 38, 680,000
Transit System 55-05-00 - - 5, 099,278 - 5, 099,278
Support System 55-05-00 - - 20, 569,398 - 20, 569,398
Subtotal -$ -$ 212,616,463$ -$ 212,616,463$
GRAND TOTAL 339,145,000$ 57,209,088$
212,616,463$ 368,340,039$ 977,310,591$
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Section 2. Authorization of Twenty-Year Bonds. The State hereby authorizes the issuance of bonds, to 1
which the State shall pledge its full faith and credit, such bonds to be issued in such principal amount as necessary to 2
provide proceeds to the State in the amount of $317,480,000 $339,145,000 and in the amount of $90,357,205 3
$87,115,316 local share of school bonds, at the discretion of the school district. Bonds authorized to be used by this 4
Section shall mature not later than 20 years from their date of issuance. The proceeds of such bonds, except for local 5
share of school bonds, are hereby appropriated for a portion of the purposes set forth in Section 1 Addendum of this 6
Act and summarized as follows: 7
Department, Agency or Instrumentality Amount 8
Office of Management and Budget $125,808,600 $98,281,654 9
Department of State 7, 946,417 1,676,184 10
Department of Health and Social Services 4, 750,000 11
Department of Agriculture 200, 000 12
Delaware National Guard 791, 875 5,350,000 13
University of Delaware 30,0 00,000 14
Delaware State University 30, 000,000 15
Delaware Technical Community College 28, 610,924 16
Education $177, 983,108 145,226,238 17
M aximum 18
Purpose S tate Share Local Share Total Cost 19
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 18, 176,150 8,648,415 26,824,565 20
Smyrna, Clayton I ntermediate Addition (77/23) 11,769,900 5,324,700 17,094,600 21
Smyrna, New 600 Student E/S (77/23) 6,800,600 2,031,400 8,832,000 22
Smyrna, North Smyrna ES Addition/Renovation (77/23) 16, 359,500 7,399,000 23,758,500 23
Appoquinimink, New MS and HS at Summit 24
Campus (100% Local) 10, 000,000 10,000,000 25
Red Clay, AI duPont MS Renovations (60/40) 349,322 232,882 582,204 26
Red Clay, Brandywine Springs School Renovations (60/40) 465,607 310,405 776,012 27
Red Clay, Dickinson HS Renovations (60/40) 668,677 445,785 1,114,462 28
Red Clay, Heritage ES Renovations (60/40) 3,418,310 2,278,873 5,697,183 29
Red Clay, Johnson ES Renovations (60/40) 309,447 206,298 515,745 30
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Red Clay, Lewis ES Renovations (60/40) 440,718 293,812 734,530 1
Red Clay, McKean HS Renovations (60/40) 1,080,144 720,096 1,800,240 2
Red Clay, Mote ES Renovations (60/40) 622,760 415,173 1,037,933 3
Red Clay, Stanton MS Renovations (60/40) 805,449 536,965 1,342,414 4
Colonial, Eisenberg ES Renovations (60/40) 421,923 281,282 703,205 5
Colonial, Gunning Bedford MS Renovations (60/40) 653,191 435,461 1,088,652 6
Colonial, William Penn HS Renovations (60/40) 3,105,242 2,070,162 5,175,404 7
NCCVT, Howard HS Stadium Planning and Design (60/40) 666,667 666,667 8
NCCVT, Paul M. Hodgson Replacement (62/38) 33,599,895 20,520,618 54,120,513 9
NCCVT, Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical 10
High School Field House (100% Local) 3,599,138 3,599,138 11
Polytech, Polytech HS Roof Replacement (79/21) 2,499,224 664,351 3,163,575 12
Polytech, Polytech HS Walkway Enclosure (79/21) 453,873 120,650 574,523 13
Sussex Tech, New Sussex Tech HS (60/40) 34, 236,300 22,824,216 57,060,516 14
Christina, Delaware School for the 15
Deaf Renovations (100% State) 3,795,593 3,795,593 16
Colonial, New Leach School (100% State) 37, 455,000 37,455,000 17
Red Clay, Meadowood School Extended 18
Renovations (60/40) 337,453 224,969 562,422 19
Red Clay, Meadowood School Renovations (60/40) 158,830 105,887 264,717 20
Subtotal 177, 983,108 90,357,205 268,340,313 21
TO TAL $317,480,000 22
M aximum 23
Purpose S tate Share Local Share Total Cost 24
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 7,023 ,684 7,023,684 25
Smyrna, Clayton Intermediate Addition (77/23) 6,056,400 1,809,000 7,865,400 26
Smyrna, North Smyrna ES Addition/Renovation (77/23) 8,411,200 2,512,400 10,923,600 27
Appoquinimink, New MS and HS at Summit 28
Campus (77/23) 18, 438,958 5,507,741 23,946,699 29
Red Clay, AI duPont MS Renovations (60/40) 4,218,068 2,812,045 7,030,113 30
Red Clay, Brandywine Springs School Renovations (60/40) 5,622,207 3,748,138 9,370,345 31
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Red Clay, Bus Maintenance Building (60/40) 600,000 400,000 1,000,000 1
Red Clay, Conrad Schools for Science Renovations (60/40) 1,065,187 710,124 1,775,311 2
Red Clay, Dickinson HS Renovations (60/40) 8,074,280 5,382,852 13,457,132 3
Red Clay, Forest Oak ES Renovations (60/40) 513,187 342,125 855,312 4
Red Clay, Johnson ES Renovations (60/40) 3,736,569 2,491,046 6,227,615 5
Red Clay, Lewis ES Renovations (60/40) 5,321,668 3,547,778 8,869,446 6
Red Clay, Linden Hill ES Renovations (60/40) 530,549 353,699 884,248 7
Red Clay, McKean HS Renovations (60/40) 13, 042,741 8,695,161 21,737,902 8
Red Clay, Mote ES Renovations (60/40) 7,519,821 5,013,214 12,533,035 9
Red Clay, Richardson Park ES Renovations (60/40) 581,468 387,645 969,113 10
Red Clay, Skyline MS Renovations (60/40) 515,944 343,963 859,907 11
Red Clay, Stanton MS Renovations (60/40) 9,725,786 6,483,858 16,209,644 12
Red Clay, Warner ES Renovations (60/40) 858,043 572,029 1,430,072 13
Colonial, Gunning Bedford MS Renovations (60/40) 2,245,049 1,496,698 3,741,747 14
Colonial, McCullough MS Renovations (60/40) 383,179 255,452 638,631 15
Colonial, New Castle ES Renovations (60/40) 5,642,233 3,761,489 9,403,722 16
Colonial, William Penn HS Renovations (100% State) 10,817,207 10,817,207 17
Colonial, Wilmington Manor ES Renovations (60/40) 227,078 151,385 378,463 18
Delmar, New District Office (100% Local) 3, 000,000 3,000,000 19
NCCVT, Paul M. Hodgson Replacement (62/38) 16,777,572 10,283,028 27,060,600 20
NCCVT, Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical 21
High School Field House (100% Local) 1,619,612 1,619,612 22
Sussex Tech, New Sussex Tech HS (60/40) 10, 698,900 7,132,568 17,831,468 23
Christina, Delaware School for the 24
Deaf Renovations (100% State) 1,685,070 1,685,070 25
Red Clay, Meadowood School Renovations (60/40) 1,917,874 1,278,582 3,196,456 26
Subtotal 14 5,2 26,238 87,115,316 2 32,341,554 27
TO TAL $339,145,000 28
Section 3. Appropriation of General Funds. I t is the intent of the General Assembly that $427,464,897 29
$368,340,039 be appropriated to the following departments of the State and in the following amount for the purposes 30
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set forth in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act. Any funds remaining unexpended or unencumbered by June 30, 1
2027 2028 shall revert to the General Fund of the State of Delaware. 2
Department, Agency or Instrumentality Amount 3
Office of Management and Budget $108,296,751 $107,663,102 4
Delaware State Housing Authority 15, 500,000 38,000,000 5
Department of Technology and Information 18, 567,000 6
State 146, 875,000 99,447,714 7
Finance 5, 000,000 8
Health and Social Services 13, 000,000 16,067,596 9
Services for Children, Youth and their Families 200, 000 10
Correction 5, 000,000 11
Natural Resources and Environmental Control 37, 298,700 59,284,377 12
Safety and Homeland Security 3, 500,000 1,000,000 13
Agriculture 6, 290,000 7,650,000 14
Fire S chool 142,500 15
Delaware National Guard 200, 000 16
University of Delaware 17, 000,000 17
Delaware State University 17, 000,000 18
Delaware Technical Community College 17, 000,000 1,389,076 19
Education 22, 137,446 32,295,674 20
TO TAL $427,464,897 $368,340,039 21
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Section 4. Transfer to the State Treasurer’s Agency Bond Reversion Account. 23
Department, Agency, Instrumentality Appropriation Code Amount 24
Office of Management and Budget 25
New Jobs Infrastructure 2012-10-02-11-50369 $1,958,125.01 26
N ew Troop 7 - Lewes 2017-10-02-50-50055 173.85 27
V eteran’s Home Generator 2021-10-02-50-50212 900,000.00 28
M otor Pool Building Conversion 2020-10-02-50-50200 $221,903.61 29
V eteran’s Home Generator 2021-10-02-50-50212 61,060.60 30
B WCI HVAC Replacement 2022-10-02-50-50304 262,692.00 31
N ew JTVCC Sally Port/Intake 2025-10-02-50-50042 8,000,000.00 32
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Department of Health and Social Services 1
We llness Center 2022-35-05-20-50257 47,103.75 2
Delaware National Guard 3
F MS #1 Conversion Project 2024-76-01-01-50535 2,250,000.00 4
Department of Education 5
B randywine, Environmental Compliance 2018-95-31-00-50002 33.00 6
N CC Votech, Environmental Compliance 2018-95-38-00-50002 19,161.70 7
TO TAL $5,127,493.56 $8,592,759.96 8
Section 5. Tra nsfer from the State Treasurer’s Agency Bond Reversion Account. 9
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other state law, the State Treasurer shall transfer, as funds become 10
available, the sum of $5,127,493.56 $8,592,759.96 from the State Treasurer’s Bond Reversion Account (94-11
12-05-03-50015) to the following departments in the following amount for the purpose set forth in the Section 12
1 Addendum of this Act. 13
Department, Agency, Instrumentality Amount 14
Office of Management and Budget 15
OMB Project 16
Environmental Compliance (UST/Asbestos/Other) $19,194.70 17
M inor Capital Improvement and Equipment $61,060.60 18
Co rrection Project s 19
Automatic Transfer Switch and Emergency Generator Replacements 20
(HRYCI, BWCI, JTVCC, and SCI) 900,000.00 2,500,000.00 21
H YRCI West Side, JTVCC Infirmary Roof Top and PCCC 22
A dministration Building HVAC Replacements 5,886,560.00 23
J TVCC Building 13 Roof Replacement 98,035.61 24
Saf ety and Homeland Security Project 25
N ew Troop 4 - Georgetown 173.85 26
Department of Health and Social Services 27
M aintenance and Restoration 47,103.75 28
Delaware National Guard 29
D agsboro Readiness Center Design and Expansion 1,708,125.01 30
S cannell Readiness Center Expansion/Renovations 2,500,000.00 31
TO TAL $5,127,493.56 $8,592,759.96 32
Section 6. Transfer to the State Treasurer’s School Bond Reversion Account. 33
Project Appropriation Code Amount 34
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2019/20-95-01-01-50022 $46,679.00 35
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2014/ 15/16/17/18-95-01-05-50022 37,521.43 36
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2020-95 -10-00-50022 2,442.50 37
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2017/ 18-95-15-00-50022 33.44 38
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2016/ 17/18-95-31-00-50022 1,997.63 39
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Voc Equipment Replacement 2015/16/17/18-95-31-00-50324 2.00 1
Architectural Barrier Removal 2013/ 17/21-95-31-00-50392 6.82 2
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2013/ 14-95-32-00-50022 640.75 3
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2014/ 17/18-95-33-00-50022 1,480.48 4
Voc E quipment Replacement 2013/14/15/16/17/18/20-95-33-00-50324 3,596.35 5
Architectural Barrier Removal 2013/ 14/16-95-33-00-50392 3,570.68 6
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2017/ 19-95-34-00-50022 3,138.67 7
Voc Equipment Replacement 2013-95 -34-00-50324 2,453.00 8
Voc Equipment Replacement 2019-95 -35-00-50324 687.83 9
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2020-95 -36-00-50022 .01 10
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2021-95 -37-00-50022 .49 11
Voc Equipment Replacement 2020-95 -37-00-50324 335.60 12
Roof Repairs at Howard HS Skill Center 2015-95 -38-00-50017 787.00 13
Voc Equipment Replacement 2017/ 19/21-95-38-00-50324 .17 14
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2019-95 -53-00-50022 469.43 15
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2014/ 15/16/17-95-54-00-50022 22,371.38 16
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2014-95 -68-00-50022 .03 17
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2018-95 -76-00-50022 .20 18
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2017-95 -82-00-50022 .01 19
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2023-95 -01-01-50022 $1,465.00 20
Caesar Rodney, St. Thomas More Renovations 2023-95 -10-00-50347 6,824,920.00 21
TO TAL $128,214.90 $6,826,385.00 22
Section 7. Transfer from the State Treasurer’s School Bond Reversion Account. Notwithstanding 23
the provisions of any other state law, the State Treasurer shall transfer, as funds become available, the sum of 24
$128,214.90 $6,826,385.00 from the State Treasurer’s Bond Reversion Account (94-12-05-03-50229) to the 25
following department in the following amount for the purpose set forth in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act. 26
Department, Agency or Instrumentality Amount 27
Education 28
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment $123,850.40 $6,826,385.00 29
A rchitectural Barrier Removal 3,577.50 30
N CCVT, Paul M. Hodgson Replacement (62/38) 787.00 31
TO TAL $128,214.90 $6,826,385.00 32
Section 8. General Fund Reprogramming. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other state 33
law, the General Assembly hereby directs the State Treasurer to transfer appropriation balances, not in excess 34
of the balances below from the following General Fund projects and reauthorizes the funds to the departments 35
listed in subsection (b) of this Section, according to the purposes in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act. 36
Department, Agency or Instrumentality Appropriation Code Amount 37
Office of Management and Budget 38
Construction/Federal Contingency 2019-10-02-11-10092 $337,779 39
B aylor Women’s Residential 40
T reatment Unit 2022-10-02-50-10258 3,276,000 41
J TVCC New Sally Port/Intake Facility 2023-10-02-50-10302 $2,934,770.28 42
J TVCC New Sally Port/Intake Facility 2024-10-02-50-10302 4,593,700.00 43
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Troop 7, Lewes 2024-10-02-50-10911 2,035,284.72 1
Department of State 2
V eterans Home Bus Replacement 2024-20-09-01-10051 40,400.00 3
E xperimental Program to Stimulate 4
C ompetitive Research (EPSCOR -RII) 2023-20-10-01-10066 32,000.00 5
E xperimental Program to Stimulate 6
C ompetitive Research (EPSCOR -RII) 2024-20-10-01-10066 800,000.00 7
T ransportation Infrastructure 8
I nvestment Fund 2022-20-10-01-10185 900,000.00 9
T ransportation Infrastructure 10
I nvestment Fund 2023-20-10-01-10185 80,000.00 11
Department of Education 12
D OE Market Pressure 2024-95-01-01-10187 26,678,593.12 13
M inor Capital Improvement 14
a nd Equipment 2024-95-01-01-10230 1,769.00 15
TO TAL $3,613,779 $38,096,517.12 16
(b) Department, Agency or Instrumentality Amount 17
Office of Management and Budget 18
J TVCC Building 13 Roof Replacement $1,370,310.28 19
Department of State 20
M useum Maintenance 40,400.00 21
B ioscience Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) 32,000.00 22
E xperimental Program to Stimulate 23
C ompetitive Research (EPSCOR -RII) 800,000.00 24
T ransportation Infrastructure 25
I nvestment Fund 980,000.00 26
Department of Correction 27
Maintenance and Restoration 3,276,000.00 28
L evel IV and V Security Camera Equipment 6,158,160.00 29
Delaware National Guard 30
Maintenance and Restoration 200,000.00 31
Ch eswold Readiness Center – Design 137,779.00 32
M inor Capital Improvement and Equipment 500,000.00 33
Bethany Beach Training Site 510,284.72 34
Dagsboro Readiness Center 825,000.00 35
Penns Way 200,000.00 36
Department of Education 37
M inor Capital Improvement and Equipment 1,769.00 38
C olonial, William Penn HS Renovations 26,678,593.12 39
TO TAL $3,613,779.00 $38,096,517.12 40
Section 9. Special Fund Reprogramming. ( a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other state law, 41
the General Assembly hereby directs the State Treasurer to transfer appropriation balances not in excess of the 42
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balances below from the following Special Funds and reauthorizes the funds to the departments listed in 1
subsection (b) of this Section, according to the purposes in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act. 2
Department, Agency, or Instrumentality A ppropriation Code Amount 3
Judicial 4
Tech Fund 2018-02 -17-01-25000 $0.77 5
Court Security 2014-02 -17-01-25199 84,797.20 6
Office of Management and Budget 7
Complete Communities 2012-10 -02-11-25117 10,000.00 8
Emergency Health Funds 2020-10 -02-11-25234 3,400,000.00 9
Department of State 10
Urban Redevelopment 2020-20 -10-01-25374 1,508.50 11
Department of Safety and Homeland Security 12
Twin Engine Helicopter 2021-45 -01-01-25375 2.53 13
Department of Education 14
Architectural Barrier R emoval 2012-95-01-05-25029 1,465.00 15
Minor Capital Improvements 16
and Equipment 2012-95 -01-05-25102 116,373.00 17
Architectural Barrier R emoval 2015-95-01-05-25348 54,280.82 18
Architectural Barrier R emoval 2012-95-31-00-25029 2,053.45 19
Christina Renovate Brennan School 2018-95 -33-00-25392 22,945.37 20
TO TAL $3,693,426.64 21
(b) Department, Agency, or Instrumentality Amount 22
Judicial 23
Minor Capital Improvements a nd Equipment $84,800.50 24
Office of Management and Budget 25
Architectural Barrier R emoval 10,000.00 26
Carvel State Office Building Maintenance and Restoration 1, 000,000.00 27
Minor Capital Improvements and Equipment 400, 000.00 28
JTVCC HVAC Project 2, 000,000.00 29
Department of State 30
Delaware Prosperity Partnership 1, 508.50 31
Department of Education 32
Architectural Barrier R emoval 57,799.27 33
Minor Capital Improvements and Equipment 116, 373.00 34
Christina, D elaware School for the Deaf Renovations 22,945.37 35
TO TAL $3,693,426.64 36
Section 10. C ontinuing Appropriations. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 2025, any sums 37
in the following accounts shall remain as continuing appropriations and shall not be subject to reversion until 38
June 30, 2025 2026. 39
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Fiscal Year(s) Appropriation Code Description 1
2022/23 01-08-02-10093 Community Reinvestment Fund 2
2019 01-08-02-10113 Technology Fund 3
2022 02-03-10-10020 MCI – Judicial 4
2020 02 -06-10-10020 MCI – Judicial 5
2020/22 02 -13-10-10020 MCI – Judicial 6
2019/22 02 -17-01-10020 MCI – Judicial 7
2023 10 -02-11-10009 ERP 8
2019 10 -02-11-10092 Construction/Federal Contingency 9
2020 10 -02-11-10093 Community Reinvestment Fund 10
2020 10-02-11-10094 Municipal Infrastructure Fund 11
2019 10-02-11-10113 Technology Fund 12
2023 10-02-11-10918 Clean Water 13
2012 10 -02-11-50369 New Jobs Infrastructure 14
2023 10 -02-32-10009 ERP 15
2023 10 -02-50-10001 Legislative Hall Improvements 16
2023 10 -02-50-10005 CSOB Maintenance and Restoration 17
2022/23 10 -02-50-10020 MCI/Judicial 18
2022 202 3 10-02-50-10023 MCI/DHSS 19
2022/23 10 -02-50-10025 MCI/Safety 20
2022/23 10 -02-50-10026 MCI/STATE 21
2020/ 20 22/23 10-02-50-10027 MCI/DSCYF 22
2020/ 20 22/23 10-02-50-10031 MCI/DOC 23
2021 10 -02-50-10035 MCI/DNG 24
2022 10 -02-50-10075 Security, Technology 25
2023 10 -02-50-10091 Roof Replacements 26
2022/23 10 -02-50-10122 Deferred Maintenance 27
2019 10-02-50-10125 Veterans Home Bathing 28
2020 10-02-50-10156 Veterans Home Dental Suite 29
2023 10-02-50-10172 800 MHz Shelter Replacement 30
2022/23 10 -02-50-10181 CSOB Mechanical Upgrades 31
2022/23 10 -02-50-10186 Cleveland White Renovations 32
2023 10 -02-50-10187 Market Pressure 33
2023 10 -02-50-10206 CSOB Mechanical Upgrades 34
2022 10-02-50-10214 Richardson and Robinson Mech Upgrades 35
2022/23 10-02-50-10220 Kent and Sussex Family Court Facilities 36
2022/23 10 -02-50-10221 Customs House 37
2022 10-02-50-10222 Delaware Psychiatric Center Anti-Ligature 38
2022 10-02-50-10223 Holloway Campus Electrical System Replacement 39
2022 10-02-50-10224 Holloway Campus Mitchell Building HVAC 40
2022 10-02-50-10227 State Service Center Redesign and Improvements 41
2022/23 10-02-50-10230 MCI Equipment 42
2022/23 10 -02-50-10238 Absalom Jones Performing Arts Center 43
2022 10 -02-50-10255 JVTCC Security Door 44
2022 10-02-50-10256 SCI Door & Door Jamb Replacements 45
2022 10-02-50-10257 HRYCI Security Door Replacements 46
2022 2023 10-02-50-10258 BWCI Residential Treatment Unit 47
2022/23 10 -02-50-10259 New Troop 6 - Wilmington 48
2022/23 10-02-50-10280 MCI & Eq DDA 49
2022 10-02-50-10282 Generator – New Castle Fire Training Center 50
2023 10-02-50-10286 Herman Holloway Campus Improvements 51
2023 10 -02-50-10287 Howard R Young Improvements 52
2023 10 -02-50-10288 Planning/Engineering Studies 53
2023 10 -02-50-10290 DHCI Renovations 54
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2023 10-02-50-10291 Jesse Cooper Building Improvements 1
2023 10 -02-50-10292 LL Williams Justice Center Improvements 2
2023 10 -02-50-10293 900 King Street Renovations 3
2023 10 -02-50-10298 BWCI Renovations 4
2023 10 -02-50-10300 HRYCI Renovations 5
2023 10 -02-50-10302 JVTCC Renovations 6
2023 10 -02-50-10303 New Troop 4 – Georgetown 7
2023 10 -02-50-10316 Planning and Engineering 8
2023 10 -02-50-10318 Fire School Renovation 9
2023 10 -02-50-10325 Domestic Violence Coordination Council 10
2023 10 -02-50-10343 Land and Buildings Acquisition 11
2022 10 -02-50-50005 Roof Replacements OMB 12
2009 10 -02-50-50006 800 MHz 13
2020/22 10-02-50-50009 Kent and Sussex Judicial Court Facilities 14
2021 10-02-50-50010 Veterans Home Bathing 15
2016/17/22 10-02-50-50021 HRYCI Old Kitchen Space Renovation 16
2019 10-02-50-50055 New Troop 7, Lewes 17
2021 10-02-50-50060 MCI - Judicial 18
2021 10-02-50-50061 MCI – Dept of State 19
2021 10 -02-50-50066 MCI – Safety & Homeland 20
2020 10 -02-50-50199 JTVCC Perimeter Fence 21
2020 10-02-50-50200 Motor Pool Bldg Conver 22
2021 10-02-50-50212 Veterans Home Generator 23
2021 10-02-50-50220 Minor Capital Imp & Eq 24
2022 10-02-50-50243 Sussex County Courthouse Improvements 25
2021 10-02-50-50301 Leonard L. Williams Justice Center Improvement 26
2022 10-02-50-50302 Legislative Hall Improvements 27
2022 10-02-50-50303 Absalom Jones Improvements 28
2022 10-02-50-50304 BWCI HVAC Replacement 29
2021 10-02-50-50306 MCI OMB 30
2020 10 -02-50-50370 Roof Replacement – DHSS 31
2023 10 -02-50-50523 New Troop 4 - Georgetown 32
2015 10 -02-50-59920 Generator Replacements 33
2022 10 -02-50-59952 Environmental Compliance 34
2022 10-02-50-59964 Leonard L. Williams Justice 35
2020 10-02-50-59965 Veterans Home Bathing 36
2021/ 2022 10 -02-50-59976 Minor Cap Improv & Equ 37
2023 10 -02-50-59987 Minor Cap Improvements 38
2023 10 -07-01-10325 Domestic Violence Coordination Council 39
1994 12-05-03-50015 Agency Reversions 40
1994 12-05-03-50229 School Reversions 41
2020 20-06-01-10122 Deferred Maintenance 42
2023 20-06-01-10132 Park Rehab – Fort Christina 43
2020/23 20 -06-01-10184 Weldin House Improvements 44
2022 20-06-01-10265 Nassau School 45
2022 20-06-01-10268 Read House 46
2022 20 -06-01-50069 Museum Maintenance 47
2020 20-06-01-59966 John Dickinson Plantation 48
2023 20-08-01-10104 Harrington Public Library 49
2022/23 20 -08-01-10261 North Wilmington Public Library 50
2023 20 -08-01-10310 Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library 51
2023 20 -08-01-10311 Duck Creek Regional Library 52
2023 20 -08-01-10312 Newark Free Library 53
2023 20 -08-01-10313 Rehoboth Beach Public Library 54
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2023 20-08-01-10314 Selbyville Public Library 1
2018 20 -08-01-50065 Harrington Public Library 2
2021 20 -08-01-50116 Selbyville Public Library 3
2021 20-08-01-50214 Rehoboth Beach Public Library 4
2017/18/ 2019 20-08-01-50364 Duck Creek Regional Library 5
2019 20 -08-01-59958 Duck Creek Regional Library 6
2020 20-08-01-59967 North Wilmington Public Library 7
2020/21 20-08-01-59968 Rehoboth Beach Public Library 8
2023 20-10-01-10066 EPSCoR-Exper Program 9
2023 20 -10-01-10167 Laboratories 10
2022/23 20 -10-01-10185 Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund 11
2022/23 20 -10-01-10262 Site Readiness Fund 12
2022 20 -10-01-10267 Grand Opera House 13
2023 25 -05-01-10009 ERP 14
2022 202 3 35-01-30-10118 Maintenance and Restoration DHSS 15
2022 35 -01-30-50088 DPH Lab Renovation and Expansion 16
2023 35 -05-20-10074 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 17
2022 35-05-20-50257 School Wellness Center 18
2021 35-05-20-59979 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 19
2022 35 -07-02-10229 State Service Center CAPS Replacement 20
2022 35 -12-30-10229 State Service Center CAPS Replacement 21
2022 202 3 38-04-40-10075 Level IV and V Security Camera Equipment 22
2021 38 -04-40-10207 700 MHz Radio System Upgrade 23
2022 38-04-40-10218 Technology Systems 24
2022 38-04-40-10255 JVTCC Security Door 25
2022/23 40 -01-01-10044 Delaware Bayshore Initiative 26
2023 40 -01-01-10277 MCI & Eq DNREC 27
2020/21 40-01-01-50194 Delaware Bayshore Initiative 28
2022/23 40-01-06-10079 Clean Water State Revolving Fund 29
2020 40-01-06-10918 Clean Water State Revolving Fund 30
2021 40-01-06-59981 Clean Water State Revolving Fund 31
2023 40 -03-02-10118 Maintenance & Restoration 32
2023 40 -03-02-10132 Lums Pond Cabins/Trap Pond Splash Pad/White 33
C lay Creek Nature Center 34
2020/21/ 2022 /23 40-03-02-10159 Prk Fctly Rehab Publ Rec Infrastructure 35
2022 40-03-02-10191 Bellevue State Park Improvements 36
2022 40-03-02-10193 White Clay Creek Big Pond 37
2022 40-03-02-10273 Fox Point Park 38
2022 40-03-02-10274 Garrisons Renovations 39
2023 40-03-02-10331 Open Space 40
2023 40 -03-02-10345 Trails and Pathways 41
2017/22 40-03-02-50086 Statewide Trails and Pathways 42
2020 40-03-02-59922 Redevelopment of Strategic Sites 43
(NVF/Fort DuPont) 44
2019 40-03-02-59960 Park Facility Rehab 45
2019/21/22/23 40 -03-04-10078 Conservation Reserve Enhancement 46
2022/23 40 -03-04-10129 Dikes and Dams 47
2023 40 -03-04-10138 Tax Ditches 48
2022/23 40 -03-04-10164 Debris Pits 49
2019/20/22/23 40 -03-04-10165 Resource Conservation & Development 50
2022 40-03-04-10166 New Castle Pier 51
2020 40-03-04-10197 Marshallton Drainage 52
2014 40-03-04-10246 Holts Landing Dredging 53
2020/ 2022/23 40-03-04-10251 Shoreline and Waterway 54
13
2022 40-03-04-10275 Meeting House Branch and Tarr Ditch Drainage 1
2014/17 40-03-04-50087 Dikes/Dams 2
2017 40-03-04-50125 Pier and Dredging Project 3
2020/21 40-03-04-59910 Dikes/Dams 4
2023 40-03-04-59936 Tax Ditches 5
2018 40-03-04-59943 High Hazard Dam and Dike 6
2019 40-03-04-59961 Dikes/Dams 7
2020 40-03-04-59969 Conservation Reserve 8
2021/22 40-03-04-59983 Resource Conservation & Development 9
2023 40-04-04-10272 Christina/Brandywine River Remediation 10
2021 202 3 45-01-20-10208 800 MHz Technology Refresh 11
2022 45-01-20-50108 800 MHz Technology Refresh 12
2023 45-01-30-10171 School Safety and Security 13
2022 45-01-30-10279 Emergency Management Resiliency Fund 14
2010 55-05-00-95401 FHWA 15
2010 55-05-00-95402 FTA 16
2010 55-05-00-95403 Federal-Other 17
2010 55-05-00-95404 TIFIA Loan 18
2010/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/ 19
20/21/22/23 55-05-00-95601 Grants & Allocations 20
2010/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/ 21
20/21/22 /23 55-05-00-97301 Transit System 22
2010/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/ 23
20/21/22/23 55-05-00-97601 Support System 24
2010/11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/ 25
20/21/22/23 55-05-00-97701 Road System 26
2021 55-05-00-97801 GARVEE Fund 27
2016 55-05-00-97802 US 301 Toll Revenue Bond 28
2022 60-01-10-10218 Technology Systems 29
2023 65-01-12-10202 Cover Crop Investment 30
2020 65-01-12-10203 Irrigation System Conversion 31
2023 75-02-01-10281 Concrete Repair – Dover Fire School 32
2020/21/22/23 76 -01-01-10035 Minor Cap Imprv Equip DNG 33
2023 76 -01-01-10075 Security and Technology 34
2023 76 -01-01-10213 River Road Readiness Center 35
2022 76-01-01-50238 Bethany Beach Training Site Barracks 36
2019 90-01-01-10134 HED Econ Dvlpt Invest 37
2023 90-01-01-10167 Laboratories 38
2022 202 3 90-01-01-10283 Shellfish Aquaculture 39
2022 90-01-01-50088 Laboratories 40
2022 90-03-01-10122 Deferred Maintenance 41
2020/ 2022/23 90-03-01-10168 Campus Improvements 42
2022/23 90 -03-01-10212 Excellence Through Technology 43
2020/21/22 90-03-01-50093 Campus Improvements 44
2020 90-03-01-50198 New Land Grant Facility 45
2021 90-03-01-50273 Excellence Through Technology 46
2020/ 2022 90-04-01-10134 HED Economic Development 47
Investment Fund 48
2022 2023 90-04-01-10170 Critical Capital Needs 49
2021/22 90-04-01-50353 Critical Capital Needs 50
2023 95-01-01-10337 Enhanced MCI 51
2023 95 -10-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 52
2022 95 -10-00-50022 MCI 53
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2023 95-10-00-50347 Caesar Rodney, St. Thomas More Renovation 1
2023 95 -11-00-50022 MCI 2
2022 95-13-00-10284 Capital, William Henry MS Restoration 3
2023 95-13-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 4
2022/23 95 -13-00-50311 Capital, Construct 800 Student MS Bldg 2 5
2022/23 95 -13-00-50312 Capital, Convert Wm Henry MS to Kent County 6
Secondary ILC Renovation 7
2022/23 95 -13-00-50313 Capital, Convert Wm Henry MS to Kent County 8
Community School Renovation 9
2020/21/ 20 22 95-13-00-50345 Capital, Construct 800 Student MS Bldg 1 10
2021 95-13-00-50498 Capital, Construct Kent County Community School 11
Classrooms at MS Building 1 12
2023 95-15-00-50324 Voc Equipment Replacement 13
2023 95 -16-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 14
2022 202 3 95-16-00-50022 MCI 15
2022 95 -16-00-50324 Voc Equipment Replacement 16
2013/14/15 95-16-00-50394 Laurel, Construct 1200 Student ES 17
2022/23 95-17-00-10187 Cape Henlopen Market Pressure 18
2023 95 -17-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 19
2021 95-17-00-50467 Renovate Milton ES 20
2019/21 95-17-00-50482 Renovate Lewes School and Demolish 21
Shields 22
2019/21 95-17-00-50492 Addition to Cape Henlopen HS 23
2020 95-17-00-50497 Sussex Consortium Expansion 24
2021/22/23 95-17-00-50499 Cape Henlopen, Construct New 600 Student MS 25
2023 95 -18-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 26
2022 95 -18-00-50022 MCI 27
2022 202 3 95-18-00-50316 Milford, Revitalize Milford MS 28
2022 95 -23-00-50022 MCI 29
2023 95 -24-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 30
2022 202 3 95-24-00-50022 MCI 31
2022 95 -24-00-50314 Smyrna, Land Purchase 32
2023 95 -24-00-50319 Smyrna Market Pressure 33
2023 95 -24-00-50324 Voc Equipment Replacement 34
2021 95-24-00-50504 Smyrna, N Smyrna ES Roof Replacement 35
2023 95-24-00-50517 Smyrna, Clayton Intermediate Addition 36
2023 95 -24-00-50518 Smyrna, New 600 Student ES 37
2023 95 -24-00-50519 Smyrna, North Smyrna ES Addition/Renovation 38
2022 95-29-00-10187 Appoquinimink Market Pressure 39
2023 95-29-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 40
2023 95 -29-00-50319 Appoquinimink Market Pressure 41
2019/21/22 95-29-00-50484 Replace Everett Meredith MS 42
2021 95-29-00-50486 Renovate Silver Lake ES 43
2021/22 95-29-00-50500 Appo New 330 Student Kindergarten Center 44
2022/ 2023 95-29-00-50501 Appo New 840 Student ES 45
2021 95-29-00-50509 Appo HS Turf Fields (2) Replacements 46
2021/ 2022 95-29-00-50512 Appo Middletown HS Roof and HVAC 47
Replacement 48
2021/ 202 3 95-29-00-50520 Appoquinimink Louis L Redding MS 49
2023 95 -31-00-10338 Brandywine, Bush School 50
2022 95-31-00-50317 Brandywine, Bush School 51
2020 95-31-00-59970 School Safety and Security 52
2022 95 -32-00-50022 MCI 53
2022 95 -32-00-50324 Voc Equipment Replacement 54
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2022/23 95-33-00-10135 City of Wilmington Education Initiatives 1
2022 95-33-00-10187 City of Wilmington Education Initiatives 2
Market Pressure 3
2020 95-33-00-10213 City of Wilmington Education Initiatives 4
2023 95 -33-00-10321 Christina, Brennen Renovations 5
2021/22 95 -33-00-50022 MCI 6
2022 95-33-00-50134 City of Wilmington Education Initiatives 7
2020/ 2021 95-33-00-50140 City of Wilmington Education Initiatives 8
2022 95 -33-00-50324 Voc Equipment Replacement 9
2022 95 -33-00-50355 Architectural Barrier Removal 10
2021 95-33-00-50506 Christina Early Education Center Mechanical 11
And Electrical Renovation 12
2021 95-33-00-50507 Christina Marshall ES HVAC 13
2021 95-33-00-59950 City of Wilmington Education Initiatives 14
2020 95-33-00-59970 School Safety and Security 15
2023 95 -34-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 16
2022 95 -34-00-50022 MCI 17
2023 95 -36-00-10171 School Safety and Security 18
2022 95-36-00-10187 Sussex Central HS Market Pressure 19
2023 95-36-00-10323 Indian River, Ennis Classrooms at the 20
N ew Sussex Central HS 21
2019 95 -36-00-50488 Replace Howard T. Ennis 22
2021/22/23 95 -36-00-50503 IR Const New Sussex Central HS 23
2023 95 -37-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 24
2019 95-38-00-10112 Delaware Skills Center 25
2023 95-38-00-10171 School Safety and Security 26
2023 95 -38-00-10187 NCCVT, Hodgson Market Pressure 27
2023 95 -38-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 28
2023 95 -38-00-50319 NCCVT, Hodgson Market Pressure 29
2022 202 3 95-38-00-50324 Voc Equipment Replacement 30
2023 95 -38-00-50521 NCCVT, Paul M. Hodgson HS Replacement 31
2018 95 -38-00-50526 Delcastle Technical HS 32
2023 95 -39-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 33
2023 95 -39-00-10340 Polytech, Drainage and Stormwater 34
2021 95 -39-00-50022 MCI 35
2022/23 95 -39-00-50324 Voc Equipment Replacement 36
2023 95 -40-00-50522 Sussex Tech, New Sussex Tech HS 37
2023 95 -51-00-50022 MCI 38
2023 95 -53-00-50524 Colonial, Leach Land Purchase 39
2023 95 -69-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 40
2023 95 -70-00-10171 School Safety and Security 41
2021 95 -76-00-50022 MCI 42
2023 95 -77-00-10171 School Safety and Security 43
2023 95 -80-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 44
2023 95 -86-00-10171 School Safety and Security 45
2023 95 -86-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 46
2023 95 -92-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 47
2023 96 -04-00-10171 School Safety and Security 48
2023 96 -05-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 49
2023 96 -07-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 50
2023 96 -14-00-10337 Enhanced MCI 51
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Section 11. Prefatory Language. This Act has been prepared in conformance with 78 Del. Laws, c. 1
90. For all sections with the exception of Section 1 Addendum, all comparisons to the previous year’s Budget 2
Act are shown noting insertions by underlining and deletions by strikethrough. 3
Section 12. Conservation Districts - Federal Acquisition Regulations. Conservation Districts shall not 4
be required to follow the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations unless specifically required under a 5
contract(s) with a federal agency or federal grant. If the Conservation Districts are required to follow subpart 31.2 of 6
the Federal Acquisition Regulations, then the Conservation Districts are hereby authorized to charge an additional 10 7
percent to their overhead cost rate to enable the Conservation Districts to continue to fulfill their statuto ry duties and 8
responsibilities. 9
Section 13. First State Preservation Revolving Fund, Inc. For the current fiscal year, First State 10
Preservation Revolving Fund, Inc. may continue to expend, for administrative expenses, the interest generated by the 11
Community Redevelopment Fund appropriations of $250,000 in each of Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000. 12
Section 14. Laurel Redevelopment Corporation. Any proceeds from the sale of property funded in whole 13
or in part from Community Redevelopment Fund grants to Laurel Redevelopment Corporation shall be reinvested in 14
redevelopment projects within the Town of Laurel. 15
Section 15. Bond Bill Reporting Requirements. All state agencies and public school districts receiving 16
funds from the Bond and Capital Improvements Act shall submit a quarterly expenditure status report to the Director 17
of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General on all incomplete projects that are wholly or 18
partially funded with state and/or local funds, including bond funds. The format and information required in these 19
quarterly reports shall include, but not be limited to, expenditures of both bond and cash funds. The report format 20
will be developed by the Office of Management and Budget and include information as needed by the Department of 21
Finance, the Office of the State Treasurer and the Office of Management and Budget to anticipate cash and bond 22
requirements for the upcoming fiscal year. 23
Section 16. Notification. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller 24
General shall notify affected state agencies and other instrumentalities of the State as to certain relevant provisions of 25
this Act. Additionally, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General shall notify 26
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House as to any legislative appointments required by 27
this Act. 28
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Section 17. Higher Education Research and Education. The Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes 1
appropriations to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental 2
Control. In an effort to best utilize resources available to the State, including federal funding, to the State’s benefit 3
and, notwithstanding 29 Del. C. c. 69 or any other statutory provision to the contrary, the General Assembly hereby 4
permits the departments, within the limits of funding provided to support research and education efforts to enter into 5
agreements directly with the University of Delaware, Delaware State University and Delaware Technical Community 6
College. This authorization is limited to conducting basic or applied research; transferring knowledge regarding 7
scientific and technological advancements; and providing practical training to the state and local governments in the 8
application of science or technology, and encourages the departments to consider these three institutions as the 9
resource of first resort in meeting any of their research and/or educational needs. 10
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LEGISLATIVE 1
Section 18. Legislative Building Committee. (a) The Legislative Building Committee (“Committee”) is 2
established to do all of the following: 3
(1) Serve as a liaison between the General Assembly and the Division of Facilities Management, architect, 4
general contractor, and others involved in the design of, construction of, and furnishing of equipment for the 5
addition to, and parking garage for, Legislative Hall. The Committee may make decisions related to the design, 6
construction, and furnishing of equipment for the addition to, and parking garage for, Legislative Hall or may 7
make recommendations to Legislative Council on needed decisions related to the design, construction, and 8
furnishing of equipment for the addition to, and parking garage for, Legislative Hall. 9
(2) Engage legislators, legislative staff, others who routinely appear before the General Assembly, and the 10
public regarding the design of, construction of, and furnishing of equipment for the addition to, and parking 11
garage for, Legislative Hall. 12
(3) Provide periodic reports to Legislative Council and the Governor on the progress of the design of, 13
construction of, and furnishing of equipment for the addition to, and parking garage for, Legislative Hall. 14
(b) The Committee is comprised of the following members, or a designee selected by a member serving by virtue 15
of position: 16
(1) Two members of the House of Representatives, 1 member of the majority caucus and 1 member of the 17
minority caucus, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 18
(2) Two members of the Senate, 1 member from the majority caucus and 1 member of the minority caucus, 19
appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. 20
(3) Three citizens of this State, 1 appointed by the Governor, 1 appointed by the Speaker of the House of 21
Representatives, and 1 appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. 22
(4) The Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. 23
(5) The Secretary of the Senate. 24
(6) The Controller General. 25
(7) The Chief of the Capitol Police. 26
(8) The Director of the Division of Research, who shall serve as Secretary to the Committee. 27
(9) The Director of Legislative Information Systems. 28
(10) The Chief of Staff for the Senate Majority Caucus. 29
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(11) The Chief of Staff for the Senate Minority Caucus. 1
(12) The Chief of Staff for the House Majority Caucus. 2
(13) The Chief of Staff for the House Minority Caucus. 3
(c) The Secretary of the Senate is the Chair in odd-numbered years and Vice-Chair in even-numbered years, and 4
the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives is Chair in even-numbered years and Vice-Chair in odd-numbered 5
years. 6
(d) (1) A quorum of the Committee is a majority of its members. 7
(2) Official action by the Committee, including making decisions, findings, and recommendations, requires 8
the approval of a quorum of the Committee. 9
(3) The Committee may adopt rules necessary for its operation. 10
(4) The Chair may invite individuals with relevant expertise to participate in Committee discussions. 11
(5) A member of the Committee with the ability to designate another individual to attend a Committee 12
meeting must provide the designation in writing to the Chair. An individual attending a meeting for a 13
member as a designee has the same duties and rights as the member. 14
(e) The Chair is responsible for guiding the administration of the Committee by doing, at a minimum, all of the 15
following: 16
(1) Setting a date, time, and place for the initial organizational meeting. 17
(2) Notifying the individuals who are members of the Committee of the formation of the Committee and, if 18
applicable, notifying a person of the need to appoint a member. 19
(3) Supervising the Secretary’s preparation and distribution of meeting notices, agendas, minutes, 20
correspondence, and reports of the Committee. 21
(4) Sending to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, after 22
the first meeting of the Committee, the names of the members of the Committee as follows: 23
a. By position, including if serving as a designee of a member serving by virtue of position. 24
b. By appointment, including the group the member represents. 25
(5) Ensuring that periodic written reports are submitted to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the 26
Speaker of the House of Representatives, with copies to all members of the General Assembly, the Governor, 27
the Librarian of the Division of Research of Legislative Council, and the Delaware Public Archives. 28
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JUDICIAL 1
Section 19. Court Facilities Improvement Working Group. Recognizing that there are critical unmet 2
court space needs statewide, including addressing operational deficiencies of the Family Court facilities in Sussex and 3
Kent Counties, and other downstate court facilities, as identified in the Southern Court Facilities Space Study 4
(October 31, 2006), a court facilities improvement working group shall be established, consisting of representatives 5
from the Judicial Branch, the Office of the Governor, the Office of Management and Budget, including Facilities 6
Management, and the Office of the Controller General, to develop a plan for implementing flexible, cost -effective 7
and potentially innovative solutions to these and other court facility space issues. The working group shall engage 8
with the Delaware State Bar Association to obtain input from practitioners who practice in the affected courts 9
regarding the best manner to ensure that litigants have access to high-quality, dignified, and safe courthouses within 10
reasonable proximity to their residences, and what combination of courthouses will accomplish that goal in the 11
manner most cost-effective to taxpayers in the long term. For the same reason, the working group will obtain input 12
from other state agencies that provide services related to litigants in the affected courts, to consider whether the co -13
location of offices would be helpful to those receiving services and be more efficient for state taxpayers in the long 14
term. 15
Section 20. Kent and Sussex County Judicial Court Facilities. (a) The Section 1 Addendum of this Act 16
includes an appropriation of $25,000,000 for Kent and Sussex Family Court Facilities. The Section 1 Addendum of 80 17
Del. Laws c. 78 and c. 299, 81 Del. Laws c. 303, 82 Del. Laws c. 86, and 83 Del. Laws c. 56, 83 Del. Laws c. 340, and 18
84 Del. Laws, c. 83 appropriated funding and Section 21 of 81 Del. Laws c. 59 provided spending authority to be used 19
toward preliminary costs, including planning and design, architectural and engineering work, construction costs and 20
costs associated with relocating the Department of Justice offices. Efficiencies shall be achieved in this process 21
through the combining of planning, design, architectural and engineering work for both facilities, in all circumstances 22
where combined efforts are appropriate and will likely achieve cost savings to the overall project. 23
(b) Of this amount, $3,610,000 shall be used for the acquisition of tax parcel ID # 135- 19. 08-154.00, 135- 24
19.08-146.01, and 135-15.17-148.00 for final space and utility relocations. 25
(c) O f the total funds appropriated for the new Kent and Sussex Family Court Facilities, any residual funds 26
from these appropriations may be used for the renovations of the Customs House and/or the Old Kent /Sussex Family 27
Courthouses. 28
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1
Section 21. Construction Management. Notwithstanding any other state law, the Office of Management 2
and Budget shall be responsible for the design and construction of all the projects listed under Office of Management 3
and Budget in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act. For those projects that are solely for the purchase of equipment, 4
including projects that are funded in any Minor Capital Improvement (MCI ) and Equipment line, the Office of 5
Management and Budget shall transfer the appropriate funding necessary to purchase the equipment to the agency for 6
which the equipment is being purchased. The appropriate amount of funding shall be determined and agreed to by 7
the Office of Management and Budget and the agency for which the equipment is being purchased by September 1 of 8
each fiscal year. For those projects for which the appropriation is passed to an entity and for which the State is not a 9
party to the construction contract, the Office of Management and Budget shall provide technical assistance. 10
(a) Notwithstanding any other state law, there is hereby created an Appeals Board, to be composed of the 11
Lieutenant Governor, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General. The 12
Appeals Board shall approve the use of all unencumbered monies after that project is deemed substantially complete. 13
A project shall be deemed substantially complete when the project is occupied by 75 percent of the planned tenants or 14
when deemed complete by the Appeals Board. One year after a project is deemed substantially complete, any 15
unencumbered authorization balance shall revert. In no case shall this section empower the Appeals Board to allow 16
for the expenditure of funds for uses other than for the funds authorized purpose(s). The Controller General shall 17
notify the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements of any decisions of the Appeals Board. 18
(b) The use of MCI and Equipment funds in order to ensure completion of a Major Capital Improvement project 19
involving construction of a new facility is prohibited unless the use of such funds are necessary due to a legal 20
settlement or emergency or unforeseen conditions as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and 21
Budget, the Controller General and the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements. 22
(c) A quarterly status report shall be submitted to the Controller General on all incomplete projects. 23
(d) No project’s budget should be increased beyond what is appropriated in any Bond and Capital Improvement s 24
Act, either with special funds or private funds, unless the use of those funds is approved by the appropriate cabinet 25
secretary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Controller General and the Co -Chairs of the 26
Joint Committee on Capital Improvements. 27
Section 22. Construction Manager. It is the intent of the General Assembly that all public works 28
projects, including all public school projects, that utilize a construction manager on the project, utilize the delivery 29
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methodology which requires the construction manager to secure a performance and payment bond for their portion of 1
the work. All subcontractors shall be listed at the start of the project and shall provide a performance and payment 2
bond which names the construction manager and the State of Delaware as additional insureds. All provisions of 29 3
Del. C. c. 69 are in effect for projects which utilize a construction manager. 4
Section 23. Judicial Construction Oversight. It is the intent of the General Assembly that a nine-member 5
Executive Committee be created to oversee construction of new or major renovation of judicial facilities. The 6
Executive Committee shall include two members of the legislature appointed by the Co -Chairs of the Joint 7
Committee on Capital Improvements; the respective Chairs of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees; two 8
members of the Judiciary as appointed by the Chief Justice; and three members of the Executive Department to 9
include the Director of Facilities Management, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and their 10
designee. The Executive Committee shall work in conformation with existing construction oversight guidelines as 11
written in the Construction Management section of this Act. The Executive Committee is hereby empowered to: 12
(a) Select appropriate professionals necessary to program, site, design, construct, furnish and equip the 13
facility; 14
(b) Provide such oversight to ensure that the final facility provides optimal security and incorporates 15
maximum operational efficiencies both within the Judiciary and in conjunction with other criminal justice agencies; 16
(c) Ensure that new construction and/or renovations are completed on schedule; and 17
(d) Ensure that the cost of new construction and/or renovations does not exceed the authorized budget. 18
This section shall apply to the following projects: Sussex County Family Court; Kent County Family Court ; and any 19
Judicial construction or renovation project requested by either the Judicial Branch or recommended by the Office of 20
Management and Budget for the Judicial Branch where the total project cost estimate exceeds $10,000,000. 21
Section 24. New Castle County Courthouses. Notwithstanding any law or local government ordinance, 22
resolution, or any deed restrictions to the contrary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 23
designate the name of any state-owned or state-operated courthouse or other judicial building or facility in New 24
Castle County purchased, constructed, or improved by funds appropriated pursuant to an act of the General Assembly 25
and shall have the sole authority to approve or disapprove the placement of any statues or memorials in or on the 26
grounds of such courthouse or judicial building or facility. 27
Section 25. C ard Access Security Systems. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the 28
Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), and the Department of 29
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Technology and Information (DTI) shall jointly develop and maintain specifications and standards for card access 1
security systems for all state facilities. Security system communications using s tate infrastructure will observe 2
enterprise standards and policies as defined by DTI pursuant to 29 Del. C. c. 90C. The specifications and standards 3
shall enable a single-card security solution for all state-owned facilities, require the ability for concurrent central and 4
local administration of card access functions and shall include a registry of approved card readers and associated 5
hardware required to implement card access security systems. It is the intent of this section to authorize the Office of 6
Management and Budget, DSHS, and DTI to jointly select a single supplier, manufacturer or technology of access 7
cards and security management software for use by all state agencies. The Office of Management and Budget , DSHS, 8
and DTI shall develop procedures and standards required for the evaluation and approval of agency requests for new 9
or modified security systems of any type. Before a state agency may install a new security system or modify an 10
existing system, the agency shall obtain the approval of the Office of Management and Budget , DSHS, and DTI. 11
Section 26. D esign-Build Contracts. The Office of Management and Budget is hereby authorized to 12
utilize or approve the design-build contract mechanism for up to twelve construction projects that are deemed 13
necessary by the Director for the efficient construction and improvement of state facilities. Design- build is a project 14
delivery method under which a project owner, having defined its initial expectations to a certain extent, executes a 15
single contract for both architectural/engineering services and construction. The selection processes and other terms 16
of such contracts may vary considerably from project to project. The design-build entity may be a single firm, a 17
consortium, joint venture, or other organization. However, the fundamental element of design-build delivery remains 18
that one entity assumes primary responsibility for design and construction of the project. The Office of Management 19
and Budget is authorized to use this approach in completing its projects, subject to the following conditions: 20
(a) The contract terms shall include provisions to pay the prevailing wage rates determined by the 21
Department of Labor, as provided in 29 Del. C. § 6960, in conjunction with federal prevailing wage rates for such 22
work; 23
(b) The following additional provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 69 shall also be incorporated into these design- build 24
contracts: § 6962(d)(4)a. (anti-pollution, conservation environmental measures or Energy Star Equipment not covered 25
by contract specifications); § 6962(d)(7) (equality of employment opportunity); and § 6962(d)(8)(9) (bonding 26
requirements); and 27
(c) Any such contracts using federal funding shall conform to all applicable federal laws and regulations 28
concerning design-build contracting. 29
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(d) The Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation funding for a A renovation project at 704 1
N. King Street. This project shall be designated as a design-build project. 2
(e) A ll other provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 69 shall not be applicable to these projects. 3
Section 27. Carvel State Office Building. As office space becomes available on the 6th floor of the Carvel 4
State Office Building, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall consider Legislative space needs 5
when reallocating available space. 6
Section 28. 312 Cherry Lane. The use of 312 Cherry Lane, New Castle, located in Riveredge Industrial 7
Park, being tax parcel 10-015.40-371, as it relates to zoning, subdivision, parking approvals, land development, 8
construction, permitting, and code enforcement, shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of New Castle County or any 9
other municipality, provided that it or a portion thereof, is leased by the State of Delaware or an agency thereof, 10
including if it is thereafter subleased to a private provider, as a medically assisted treatment facility for drug and other 11
addiction services, including any ancillary related uses such as offices or other treatment programs. 12
Section 29. Emily P. Bissell. An advisory committee shall be convened as necessary for the purpose of 13
maintaining communications between the state entities and neighboring communities of the Emily P. Bissell site. The 14
advisory committee shall consist of the following individuals: 15
(1) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget or their designee. 16
(2) The Controller General or their designee. 17
(3) The Secretary of State or their designee. 18
(4) The Secretary of the Department Safety and Homeland Security or their designee. 19
(5) One member of the House of Representatives chosen by the Speaker of the House. 20
(6) One member of the Delaware State Senate chosen by the President Pro Tempore. 21
(7) Two members of the public appointed by the Governor representing the surrounding area. 22
The Office of Management and Budget is authorized to expend Minor Capital Improvement s funds 23
authorized in the Section 1 Addendum to support this process. 24
The Office of Management and Budget is authorized to utilize any residual f unds appropriated to the Office 25
of Management and Budget, Division of Facilities Management capital projects toward the Emily P. Bissell 26
renovation. 27
Section 30. Fund Recoveries. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Delaware Law or this Act to the 28
contrary, pursuant to federal rules and regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, all records 29
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and expenditures are subject to a review or audit conducted by, or on behalf of, the U.S. Department of Treasury, the 1
State Auditor’s Office or designee. Any misrepresentation, misuse, or mishandling of these funds may be subject to 2
claw-back and other appropriate measures, including the possible reduction or withholding of other State funds. 3
Section 31. Land and Building Acquisition. Notwithstanding the provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 95 to the 4
contrary, the Office of Management and Budget, Division of Facilities Management is hereby authorized to acquire 5
land, buildings, and assets as necessary for capital improvement projects and to reduce leased property, with the 6
approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital 7
Improvements, and the Controller General. 8
Section 32. IPA Clean Water Infrastructure. Section 1 Addendum of 83 Del. Laws c. 340 appropriated 9
$1,770,000 to the Office of Management and Budget. This funding is intended to be used to provide technical grant 10
assistance to local governments related to infrastructure initiatives and other competitive and formula grant 11
opportunities available. Funds may be made available to the University of Delaware, Institute for Public 12
Administration (IPA), Biden School of Public Policy and Administration for direct services to governments at 13
$354,000 annually for a five-year term. The University of Delaware may not charge an overhead or administrative 14
fee to the state in relation to this program. 15
Section 33. Community Workforce Agreement – Office of Management and Budget. The Office of 16
Management and Budget (OMB) is authorized to engage in a pilot program to include Community Workforce 17
Agreements as part of large public works projects. There will be two different approaches: 1) Community Workforce 18
projects and 2) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). The pilot program shall include no more than four 19
projects. 20
For the three Community Workforce projects, the awarded contractors for the projects will be required to 21
enter into a Community Workforce Agreement with the agency. The Community Workforce Agreement shall permit 22
all contractors to subcontract project work or to retain a percentage of their current workforce in order to meet the 23
requirements of the pilot. OMB shall set the percentage of work for each project to be performed by local labor 24
organization(s). To achieve the percentages for the projects, the awarded contractors will either hold a separate 25
contract containing a Collective Bargaining Agreement, contract with a subcontractor that holds a Collective 26
Bargaining Agreement, or enter into arrangements with local labor organizations that permit the contractors to hire 27
union workers. In addition, the Community Workforce Agreement may include a minority workforce requirement. 28
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For the Community Workforce projects, the contract award will be based on a form of best value, for which, 1
29 Del. C. § 6962 (d)(13)a.4. is waived. OMB will establish a best value process, which may include the price, 2
schedule, and method of complying with the specific requirements of the Community Workforce projects. All bids 3
are subject to an evaluation for responsiveness and responsibility. 4
For the purpose of this pilot, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise is defined as for -profit businesses in which 5
at least 51 percent of the business is owned by one or more individuals who are both socially and economically 6
disadvantaged; and whose daily operations are managed by one or more individuals who are both socially and 7
economically disadvantaged. If the project involves a Vocational Technical school, there is a requirement to include a 8
cooperative program in which students from Vocational Technical schools will work on the project for a set number 9
of hours at a paid wage rate appropriate for the individual student’s skill level and scope of work. The wage rate will 10
be established by OMB and the Vocational Technical School District where the project is located and will not be 11
below the minimum wage rate. This wage rate shall be recognized by the Department of Labor as “OMB Pilot 12
Program Coop Student Rate” in lieu of a Prevailing Wage rate on the pilot project. This Student Rate is applicable to 13
this pilot project only. 14
For projects that are part of the DBE pilot program, the contract award will be based on a form of best value, 15
for which, 29 Del. C. § 6962 (d)(13)a.4. is waived. The agency will establish a best value process, which may include 16
the price, schedule, and method of complying with the specific requirements of the pilot project whether it is for 17
DBE. All bids are subject to an evaluation for responsiveness and responsibility. 18
To assist the agency in evaluating the success of these pilot programs, the agency shall establish reporting 19
requirements for the contractors on each project to be included in the awarded contract. 20
The Office of Management and Budget shall report annually on or before January 1st to the Joint Committee 21
on Capital Improvement their assessment of the pilot, including, but not limited to, employee hiring statistics, cost 22
savings, project quality, worker safety, and the effectiveness of contracting disadvantaged businesses, including but 23
not limited to, subcontractors. 24
Section 34. Stockley Campus Feasibility Study. The Section 1 Addendum to this Act makes an 25
appropriation of 84 Del. Laws c. 297 appropriated funds to the Department of Health and Social Services, Minor 26
Capital Improvement and Equipment. Of this amount, $250,000 shall be used by the Department of Health and Social 27
Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, to conduct a feasibility study for the revitalization of 28
Stockley Campus. The purpose of this study is to develop a Stockley Campus revitalization plan to ensure efficient 29
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utilization of the campus to support the community wellness of Delawareans and to ensure community stakeholder 1
feedback opportunities. The Department of Health and Social Services shall submit a report of findings to the 2
members of the General Assembly, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller 3
General, on or before September 15, 2025. 4
Section 35. Carvel State Office Building Mechanical Upgrades. The Office of Management and Budget, 5
Division of Facilities Management is authorized to utilize any remaining funds from the Carvel State Office Building 6
Mechanical Upgrades appropriated under Section 1 Addendum of 84 Del. Laws, c. 83, to be used on the Carvel State 7
Office Building Window Replacements and Roof Replacements (Tatnall Building and Sussex County Court of 8
Chancery). 9
Section 36. Troop 6 Residual Appropriation for Troop 4 and DATE Evidence Storage Building. The 10
Office of Management and Budget, Division of Facilities Management is authorized to utilize any remaining funds 11
from the New Troop 6 - Wilmington appropriated under Section 1 Addendum of 83 Del. Laws, c. 340 for the New 12
Troop 4 - Georgetown and DATE Evidence Storage Building. 13
Section 37. Troop 7. The former State Police Troop 7 in Lewes (Tax ID 334-6.00-526.01) shall not be 14
declared surplus, transferred to another entity, or subject to improvement without the approval of the co- chairs of the 15
Joint Committee on Capital Improvement. 16
Section 38. Family Justice Centers. Section 1 Addendum to this Act appropriates $750,000 for 17
Family Justice Centers. These funds shall be used toward the design and development of Family Justice 18
Centers to support capital improvements and renovations. 19
Section 39. C yber Security. Section 1 Addendum of this Act appropriates $375,000 to the Office of 20
Management and Budget (10-02-11) for Cyber Security Services. These funds shall be used for statewide 21
cyber security needs, including all state agencies and public education. 22
Section 40. F aithful Friends Property Restriction. The condition placed upon the property deeded 23
to Faithful Friends in 79 Del. Laws c. 319 §5, restricting its use to a pet adoption and community resource 24
center, is hereby terminated. In addition, the condition placed upon the property deeded to Faithful Friends in 25
79 Del. Laws c. 319 §6 regarding a transfer prohibition condition and reversion to the State is hereby 26
rescinded. A new deed removing the above-referenced conditions may be prepared by Faithful Friends and 27
recorded by Faithful Friends at its cost in the New Castle County Office of the Recorder of Deeds. The new 28
deed, as contemplated herein, shall be signed by the Office of Management and Budget prior to recordation. 29
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Section 41. Community Reinvestment Fund. The Section 1 Addendum to this Act makes an 1
appropriation to the Office of Management and Budget for the Community Reinvestment Fund. It is the intent 2
of the General Assembly that awards from the Community Reinvestment Fund shall be made pursuant to the 3
application process approved by the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and 4
administered by the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Controller General. 5
Section 42. Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment. The Section 1 Addendum to this Act 6
makes an appropriation to the Office of Management and Budget, Health and Social Services Projects, Minor 7
Capital Improvement and Equipment. Of this amount, $200,000 shall be used by the Department of Health and 8
Social Services, Division of Social Services, to support technology updates related to the ASSIST client portal. 9
Section 43. Abessinio Stadium Maintenance. The Section 1 Addendum of this Act appropriates 10
funds for the Office of Management and Budget for Statewide Deferred Maintenance. Of this amount, 11
$300,000 shall be used toward maintenance needs at Abessinio Stadium. 12
Section 44. 704 N. King Street. (a) In an effort to reduce the State of Delaware’s lease-related 13
expenditures, the State has invested over $24 million in the purchase and renovation of 704 N. King Street, 14
Wilmington (“704 N. King Street facility”) with the intent that the facility will be occupied by the Department 15
of Justice. 16
(b) Notwithstanding a ny provision of the Delaware Code to the contrary, upon completion of the 17
renovations to the 704 N. King Street facility, the following must occur: 18
(1) The 704 N. King Street facility will s erve as the primary location for the operations of the 19
Attorney General and Department of Justice in the City of Wilmington. 20
(2) The O ffice of Management and Budget, through the Division of Facilities Management, and 21
the Department of Justice will evaluate the Department’s existing leased space in the City of Wilmington 22
to determine when operations can be consolidated into the 704 N. King Street facility. The evaluation and 23
relocation must occur as soon as practicable. 24
(c) Any deviation from the requirements of subsection (b) of this Section require the review and 25
approval of the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvement and the Co-Chairs of the Joint 26
Finance Committee. 27
Section 45. D HSS Residual Appropriations. The Office of Management and Budget, Division of 28
Facilities Management is authorized to utilize any remaining funds from the Delaware Health and Social 29
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Services' Minor Capital Improvements and completed major capital construction projects for use on the 1
Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill project. 2
Section 46. S tate Fire Marshal’s Office Residual Funds. The Office of Management and Budget, 3
Division of Facilities Management is authorized to utilize any remaining funds from Fire Marshal's Office 4
Building Improvements for the State Fire School's Structural Buildings Repairs/Reconstruction project . 5
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DELAWARE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY 1
Section 47. Housing Development Fund - Affordable Rental Housing Program. Section 1 Addendum 2
of this Act makes an appropriation for the Housing Development Fund - Affordable Rental Housing Program. It is 3
the intent of the General Assembly and the Administration that said funds are to be used to leverage other funding 4
sources, such as Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and tax-exempt bonds to help create and/or improve affordable 5
rental housing stocks in Delaware. This investment in affordable rental housing will increase economic activity in the 6
State of Delaware. The Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) shall report to the Controller 7
General and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget no later than April 30, on the expenditure of the 8
Housing Development Fund appropriated in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act. Said report shall also include the 9
amount and expenditure of any non-state funds received by the State for said affordable rental housing projects. 10
Section 48. Urban Redevelopment. (a) Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation for 11
a statewide urban redevelopment initiative. DSHA shall administer these funds to incentivize investment in 12
designated Downtown Development Districts in accordance with state law authorizing the creation of the 13
Districts and governing the administration of the Downtown Development District Grant program. DSHA is 14
authorized to use no more than the greater of 5 10 percent or $350,000 of the appropriated amount for the 15
support of DSHA administrative functions associated with this initiative. 16
(b) Projects awarded pro-r ated amounts of Downtown Development District grants in Fiscal Year 2025 shall 17
be prioritized for additional funds beyond the pro-rated award amount in Fiscal Year 2026. 18
Section 49. Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 19
appropriation to support housing development activities as part of comprehensive revitalization efforts in distressed 20
areas impacted by blight and crime. DSHA shall administer these funds and is authorized to use no more than the 21
greater of 5 10 percent or $150,000 of the appropriated amount for the support of DSHA administrative functi ons 22
associated with this initiative. 23
Section 50. Delaware Workforce Housing Program. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 24
appropriation to the Delaware State Housing Authority to support the Delaware Workforce Housing Program 25
(DWHP) established by Senate Substitute 1 to Senate Bill 22 of the 152nd General Assembly. DSHA shall administer 26
these funds and is authorized to use no more than 10 percent of the appropriated amount for the support of DSHA 27
administrative functions associated with this initiative. 28
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Section 51. Affordable Housing Production Initiatives. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 1
appropriation to the Delaware State Housing Authority (10-08-02) for the Housing Development Fund – 2
Affordable Rental Housing Program. Of these funds, up to $3,000,000 shall be used to increase and expand 3
funding opportunities for affordable housing as recommended by the Affordable Housing Production 4
Taskforce (as created by House Bill 442 of the 152nd General Assembly). Such recommendations and 5
initiatives include, but are not limited to, affordable housing site readiness, state incentives to redevelop 6
commercial parcels into rental housing, and optimizing and improving the capacity of existing affordable 7
housing programs and processes. 8
Section 52. T ransfer of Housing Authority Funds. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes 9
appropriations to the Delaware State Housing Authority for the Delaware Workforce Housing Program, 10
Housing Development Fund, and Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund. Upon request from the Director of the 11
Delaware State Housing Authority, and approval from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 12
and the Controller General, the Delaware State Housing Authority is authorized to transfer funds among these 13
appropriations to maximize housing opportunities in the State. 14
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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION 1
Section 53. Data Center Projects. In no instance shall any information technology data center project be 2
initiated by a department/agency during this fiscal year until a formalized plan has been approved by the 3
department/agency head, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Chief Information Officer. This 4
includes, but is not limited to, relocating, renovating and/or constructing new information technology data centers. 5
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1
Section 54. Museum Maintenance. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to the 2
Department of State for museum maintenance. It is the intent of the General Assembly that these funds be retained by 3
the Department of State, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs for use with the operations of state museums or 4
for repairs to those facilities grounds, lands, and buildings under the control of the Division of Historical and Cultural 5
Affairs; and/or for the purchase of any equipment necessary to facilitate those repairs. 6
Section 55. Library Construction. Proposals submitted by the Department of State to the Office of 7
Management and Budget under 29 Del. C. § 6604A shall include a statement as to whether or not each of the libraries 8
have the required 50 percent non-state share match as defined in 29 Del. C. § 6602A(2). 9
Section 56. Library Construction Review. Up to $50,000 of any Library Construction project as defined 10
in 29 Del. C. c. 66A shall be allocated to the Division of Libraries for the purpose of reviewing technology, workflow 11
and space planning to enable public libraries to meet standards established by the Division of Libraries with the 12
approval of the Council on Libraries. Pursuant to 29 Del. C. c. 66A, public libraries shall be responsible for 50 13
percent of the costs (not to exceed $25,000). 14
Section 57. Stabilization Endowment for the Arts. It is the intent of the General Assembly that 15
previously appropriated funds from the Department of State to the Stabilization Endowment for the Arts may be used 16
to fund operating expenses pursuant to appropriate controls and procedures adopted by the Board of the Arts 17
Consortium of Delaware and upon concurrence of the Division of Arts. 18
Section 58. Historic Preservation Tax Credits. Notwithstanding the provisions in 30 Del. C. §1816, the 19
maximum amount of new Historic Preservation Tax Credits awarded under the provisions of 30 Del. C. c. 18 20
Subchapter II shall not exceed $8,000,000 for the Fiscal Years 2025 – 2030 2026 – 2031. 21
Se ction 59. Historic Tax Credits. Amend §1816, Title 30 of the Delaware Code by making 22
deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: 23
§ 1816. Total amount of credits permitted in each fiscal year; allocation of such credits. 24
(a) The maximum amount of new credit awards under this chapter in any fiscal year shall not exceed 25
$5,000,000 $8,000,000. One hundred thousand dollars of the credit awards in a fiscal year must be reserved for 26
distribution to qualified resident curators. If in any fiscal year there are insufficient qualified resident curators 27
to exhaust this allotment, the unused credit amount will be available in the next fiscal year for award to persons 28
qualifying under § 1813(a)(1) or (2) of this title. In any 1 year, $1,500,000 of tax credits shall be reserved for 29
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projects receiving a credit of not more than $300,000. In addition, in any 1 year, $1,500,000 of tax credits shall 1
be reserved for projects located in Downtown Development Districts, of which $500,000 shall be reserved for 2
projects in such districts receiving a credit of not more than $300,000. On April 1 of each year, any unused 3
balance of the foregoing pools of tax credits shall be available to any eligible project. However, should a credit 4
award exceed the actual credit claimed, the amount of the excess credit award shall not be available for a 5
subsequent award. 6
(b) The Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs shall award any unused credits from the 7
immediately preceding two Fiscal Years to qualified projects that have received a Certificate of Completion 8
and complied with all other applicable requirements of the program. 9
(c) Beginning on June 30, 2025, the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs shall award such 10
unused credits if there are insufficient credits available to award to qualified projects in that Fiscal Year . 11
(bd) The State Office shall ensure that the date and time of Stage II approval is noted on the first page 12
of the application. Credits will be awarded in chronological order based upon the date and time on which each 13
application receives Stage II approval from the State Office. If a credit award would result in an excedence of 14
the $5,000,000 limitation for the fiscal year in which it is awarded, the amount by which such credit award 15
exceeds $5,000,000 shall carry over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall receive priority for that year. 16
(ce) All applicants must begin construction on the approved Stage II rehabilitation plan within 1 year 17
of receiving the Stage II approval. If construction on the rehabilitation plan is not substantially commenced 18
and diligently pursued within this time period, the applicant will forfeit the awarded credits, and the credits 19
awarded to such applicant will become available for award to other applicants. 20
(df) Upon completion of the rehabilitation or, if applicable, phase thereof, the applicant shall obtain a 21
Certificate of Completion from the Delaware State Historic Preservation Officer in accordance with § 1815 of 22
this title. The applicant shall then take the necessary Title 30 - State Taxes procedures to claim the state tax 23
credit in accordance with this chapter. However, no such claim for state tax credit shall be made prior to the 1-24
year anniversary of receipt of the Stage II approval from the State Office. 25
(eg) The Secretary of Finance shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the second 26
Tuesday of every January concerning the amount of tax credits awarded pursuant to this subchapter for the 27
previous fiscal year. 28
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(fh) On or before January 31 of every year, the Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs of the 1
Department of State shall issue an annual report on the restoration and rehabilitation status of all tax credit projects 2
approved during the previous calendar year. The annual report will also include a list of all tax credit projects issued 3
in previous years which have a balance of credits which have not been claimed. The annual report shall be distributed 4
to the Governor and the General Assembly. 5
Section 60. Composites Research. The Division of Small Business is authorized to provide a match of up 6
to $100,000 to the University of Delaware Center for Composite Materials for federal research grants received that 7
support the development and application of composite manufacturing technology for the benefit of Delaware 8
companies. Such match shall be disbursed from the Delaware Strategic Fund upon documentation of the receipt of 9
federal funds allocated to the center during the fiscal year for these purposes and upon documentation of the 10
relevance of these research projects to Delaware industries’ needs and their participation within said projects. 11
Section 61. Kalmar Nyckel. The scheduling of the Kalmar Nyckel by non-state entities shall require the 12
approval of the Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware (RDC). Further, the RDC is encouraged to enter 13
into negotiations with interested parties to review the disposition of loans to the Kalmar Nyckel. 14
Section 62. Council on Development Finance. If the Division of Small Business makes an award not in 15
agreement with the recommendations of the Council on Development Finance, the Director of the Division of Small 16
Business shall notify the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements within 10 business days. The 17
notification shall include details of the actual award, the Council recommendations on the proposal and a justification 18
for why the Division of Small Business did not follow the recommendations of the Council. 19
Section 63. New Markets Tax Credit Program. In the event that the Director of the Division of Small 20
Business and the Secretary of Finance determine that it is advisable to apply for participation in the New Markets Tax 21
Credit Program under the U.S. Treasury Department, the Director is authorized to form a business entity or 22
organization to apply for and manage this program on behalf of the State, as required by applicable federal legislation 23
and regulations. Any such application for said program shall be subject to the approval of the Co -Chairs of the Joint 24
Committee on Capital Improvements and the Delaware State Clearinghouse Committee. Should such application 25
receive final approval by the U.S. Treasury Department or other federal governmental entity charged with such 26
authority, at least one public hearing shall be held for the purpose of presenting the program, the availability of 27
financial assistance, and the selection process. 28
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Section 64. Riverfront Development Corporation. (a) Funds appropriated for the RDC shall be disbursed 1
to a special fund to be known as the Riverfront Development Corporation Fund hereinafter referred to as the Fund. 2
(b) The Fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer in securities consistent with the policies established by 3
the Cash Management Policy Board. All monies generated by the Fund shall be deposited in the Fund. 4
(c) Funds appropriated to the Division of Small Business for RDC shall be expended only with the approval 5
of the Board of Directors of RDC. Funds may only be expended for activities related to the redevelopment of the 6
Brandywine and Christina riverfront areas, including: planning and design studies; the acquisition, construction and 7
improvement of real property; environmental remediation; costs of operations and administration; debt service; and 8
other expenses in furtherance of the mission of RDC. On October 1 of each year the RDC will submit a report to the 9
Division of Small Business which will outline how the funds awarded in the previous fiscal year were utilized. This 10
report will also outline and explain the RDC’s request for funding for the next fiscal year. 11
(d) The RDC is authorized to expend funds and utilize staff to support the operations of the Delaware 12
Stadium Corporation (DSC) in furtherance of a long-term commitment to minor league baseball at Frawley Stadium. 13
Section 65. Limited Investment for Financial Traction (LIFT) and Delaware Rural Irrigation 14
Program (DRIP) Initiatives. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Division of Small Business is 15
hereby authorized to pay administrative fees associated with LIFT and DRIP Initiatives from the Delaware Strategic 16
Fund not to exceed 2 two percent of the program total. 17
Section 66. Innovation Centers. The Division of Small Business shall utilize the Delaware Strategic Fund 18
to encourage and invite proposals targeted at innovation to support the establishment or expansion of one or more 19
Innovation Centers. The mission of the Innovation Center(s) shall be creation of wealth by new and growing high 20
tech businesses in Delaware that have global impact. The innovation process shall involve assisting in the 21
identification of new product and process ideas that will succeed and the means of taking these new ideas to market. 22
The Center(s) will facilitate the marrying of the resources of Delaware’s labor force, academic institutions and 23
technical resources to the expertise of a select group of entrepreneurs who understand opportunity, as well as the 24
means to develop it. 25
Section 67. Cultural Access Fund. The Department of State is hereby authorized to use funds reserved in 26
the Cultural Access Fund in order to help fund a matching grant program for capital projects and related programs 27
that will enhance the quality of availability of Delaware’s recreational and cultural offerings. Funds disbursed as part 28
of this matching grant program must be matched 2:1 to state funds. In the event the grant recipient does not have 29
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funds to support match requirement, the Department may submit a request to the Director of the Office of 1
Management and Budget and the Controller General for approval to waive said requirement. 2
Section 68. Business Development Allocation. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Division of 3
Small Business is authorized to utilize a portion of the funds allocated in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act to the 4
Delaware Strategic Fund to reimburse no more than 3 three percent of capital expenditures made by a commercial 5
developer who is undergoing a construction project that will cost at least $75,000,000 and result in the creation of at 6
least 500 new jobs. Before funding can be allocated, the project must be reviewed by the Council on Development 7
Finance and the Director of the Division of Small Business must submit written justification to the Director of the 8
Office of Management and Budget and the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements. 9
Section 69. Sm all Business Financial Development Fund. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the 10
Division of Small Business is authorized to use up to $1,750,000 $5,000,000 of the funds allocated in the Section 1 11
Addendum of this Act to the Delaware Strategic Fund in order to help support programs that provide financial 12
assistance to further the development of small businesses in the state. Any programming that is to be allocated 13
funding shall first be reviewed by the Council on Development Finance. 14
Section 70. Historical and Cultural Affairs. (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to waive the 15
provisions of Chapter 69 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code to rapidly complete restoration and maintenance projects 16
for historic buildings and/or historic sites that the Secretary of State deems critical and/or are threatened by rapid 17
deterioration. Requirements contained in 29 Del. C. § 6960 shall remain in effect. 18
(b) The Secretary of State is authorized to waive the provisions of Chapters 5, 94 and 95 of Title 29 of the 19
Delaware Code in order to sell, transfer, or acquire historic buildings and sites. Any properties which are transferred 20
shall be subject to an easement designed to protect the historical nature of the historic building or site. 21
Section 71. Laboratory Space and Laboratory Space Development Fund. Section 1 Addendum of 22
this Act makes an appropriation of $5,000,000 to Department of State for Laboratory Space. Funds appropriated for 23
Laboratory Space shall be disbursed to a special fund to be known as the Laboratory Space Development Fund, 24
hereinafter referred to as the Fund. The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants and other financial assistance to 25
directly support the acquisition and expansion of high-quality modern laboratory space for business use and research 26
in the State. The Division of Small Business shall administer the Fund and distribution of any awards from the Fund. 27
Any laboratory space proposal that is to be allocated funding from the Fund shall first be reviewed and approved by 28
the Council on Development Finance. 29
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Section 72. Transfer of Economic Development Funds. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes 1
appropriations to the Delaware Strategic Fund, Site Readiness Fund and Laboratory Space. Upon request from the 2
Chairperson of the Delaware Economic Development Authority, and approval from the Director of Office of 3
Management and Budget and the Controller General, the Division of Small Business is authorized to transfer funds 4
among these appropriations in order to maximize economic development opportunities in the State. 5
Section 73. Delaware Grocery Initiative. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Division of 6
Small Business is authorized to use up to $1,000,000 of the funds allocated in the Section 1 Addendum of this 7
Act to the Delaware Strategic Fund in order to support the Delaware Grocery Initiative established by Senate 8
Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 254 of the 152nd General Assembly. 9
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE 1
Section 74. Bond Proceeds Reimbursement. Unless not permitted by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 2
as amended (the Code), whenever the General Assembly authorizes the issuance of the State’s General Obligation 3
bonds or the Delaware Transportation Authority’s (the Authority) revenue bonds to finance the costs of specific 4
capital projects, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the interest on such bonds shall not be included in gross 5
income for federal income tax purposes under Section 103 of the Code, and the United States Treasury Regulations 6
(the Regulations) thereunder as they may be promulgated from time to time, or shall be qualified as Build America 7
Bonds pursuant to the Code and the Regulations. Pursuant to the State's budget and financial policies, other than 8
unexpected situations where surplus revenues render bond financing unnecessary or undesirable, no funds other than 9
the proceeds of such bonds, are or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long- term basis or 10
otherwise set aside by the State to pay the costs of such specific capital projects. Pursuant to the Authority’s budget 11
and financial policies, it is expected that approximately 50 percent of the costs of its capital projects shall be funded 12
on a long-term basis from the proceeds of such bonds. However, after the authorization of such bonds , but prior to 13
their issuance, non-bond funds from the State’s General Fund or the Authority’s Transportation Trust F und or other 14
funds may be advanced on a temporary basis to pay a portion of the costs of such specific capital projects. In that 15
event, it is expected that these non-bond funds will be reimbursed from the proceeds of such bonds when they are 16
issued. This reimbursement may cause a portion of such bonds to become reimbursement bonds within the meaning 17
of Section 1.150-2 of the Regulations. Under those Regulations, to preserve the exclusion of the interest on such 18
bonds from gross income for federal income tax purposes, it may be necessary to make a declaration of official intent. 19
The Secretary of Finance is hereby designated as the appropriate representative of the State and the Secretary of 20
Transportation is hereby designated as the appropriate representative of the Authority, and each is authorized to 21
declare official intent on behalf of the State or the Authority, as the case may be, within the meaning of Section 22
1.150-2 of the Regulations, whenever and to the extent that such declaration is required to preserve such tax 23
treatment. 24
Section 75. Amortization Requirements. Issuance of any bonds authorized in this Act or any previous 25
authorization act may be subject to any amortization requirements as shall be determined by the bond issuing officers 26
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in 29 Del. C. § 7406(b). 27
Section 76. Diamond State Port Corporation. The State Treasurer is authorized to and shall take custody 28
of certain reserve funds belonging to and transferred by the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC). The 29
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Department of Finance, Office of the Secretary (25-01-01) shall establish and maintain a special fund with the State 1
Treasurer on behalf of DSPC for the purpose of accounting for the receipt and disbursement of the reserve funds. 2
The reserve funds shall be invested with other State funds in accordance with the guidelines established by the Cash 3
Management Policy Board. The special fund shall receive interest at the school and special fund rate approved by the 4
Cash Management Policy Board. The State Treasurer shall release custody of the reserve funds upon receipt of 5
disbursement requests approved by the Department of Finance. 6
Section 77. Port of Wilmington. Notwithstanding § 8784 and Chapter 69 of Title 29, the provisions of 7
House Concurrent Resolution No. 76 (149th General Assembly) authorizing the Concession Agreement or any 8
provision of Delaware law to the contrary, the Diamond State Port Corporation, with the subsequent concurrence of 9
the co-chairs of the Bond and Capital Improvement Committee, the Controller General, the President Pro Tempore of 10
the Senate, and the Speaker of the House, shall have the authority to amend the Concession Agreement and/or enter 11
into a new concession agreement(s) in furtherance of the policy and purposes under § 8780 of Title 29 . 12
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION 1
Section 78. Prison Construction. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as provided 2
through construction management services, shall consult with the Commissioner of Correction to ensure expedient 3
programming, planning, and construction of authorized correctional facilities. None of the funds authorized herein or 4
in prior fiscal years are intended to supplant federal funds. 5
(b) Use of any federal grant funds awarded and approved by the Delaware State Clearinghouse Committee 6
for the purpose of constructing correctional facilities shall have the technical oversight of the Director of the Office of 7
Management and Budget as defined in the appropriate section of this Act pertaining to management of the 8
construction to ensure proper use and timely completion of all such construction projects authorized herein. 9
Section 79. Community Restoration. The Department of Correction may, to the extent resources and 10
appropriately classified offenders are available, direct these offenders to assist with community restoration projects. 11
These projects may include beautification, clean up and restoration efforts requested by civic, governmental , and 12
fraternal organizations approved by the Commissioner. 13
Section 80. Maintenance and Restoration. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to the 14
Department of Correction for Maintenance and Restoration projects. The department must submit a bi-annual report 15
to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General, detailing the expenditure of such 16
funds and the respective projects. The department shall submit a preliminary plan to the Director of the Office of 17
Management and Budget and the Controller General for maintenance projects for the following fiscal year by October 18
31. 19
Section 81. James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. The Section 1 Addendum makes an appropriation to 20
the Office of Management and Budget for the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) HVAC Project. These 21
funds shall be used to address the HVAC needs throughout the facility. The Commissioner of Correction shall work 22
with the Sustainable Energy Utility to further address any necessary energy projects at JTVCC. 23
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 1
Section 82. Conservation Cost-Sharing Program. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 2
appropriation to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) for the Conservation 3
Cost-Sharing Program. Of this amount, $2,000,000 at 70 percent will be divided equally among the three 4
conservation districts to expand their water quality and water management programs. Preference should be given to 5
projects or conservation practices that improve water quality on lands covered by nutrient management plans, as 6
practicable and in consultation with the Secretary. The remaining 30 percent balance of the $2,000,000 will be 7
directed towards nutrient management and water quality efforts statewide as determined by the Secretary, in 8
consultation with the three conservation districts. The remaining balance of $1,200,000 will be directed toward 9
DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship conservation priorities to match Federal and State funds to achieve 10
Delaware WIP goals by implementing priority best management practices. 11
Section 83. DNREC Land Acquisition. Except for land acquired by approval of the Open Space Council 12
or approved through a Bond and Capital Improvements Act, land shall not be purchased by DNREC without prior 13
approval of the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements provided, however, that the Department 14
is not prohibited from conducting studies, surveys, or other contractual arrangements that would normally precede 15
land acquisition procedures. 16
Se ction 84. Army Corps of Engineers Project Cooperation Agreements. By using funds approved by 17
Bond and Capital Improvements Acts, the Secretary of DNREC is authorized to sign Project Cooperation 18
Agreements with the Department of the Army and other appropriate sponsors for planning, construction, operation, 19
and maintenance for projects entered into by said Agreements. 20
Se ction 85. Indian River Marina. In accordance with the provisions of 73 Del. Laws, c. 350, § 70, 21
DNREC, under the direction of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may utilize up to $9,900,000 in 22
funds from the Twenty-First Century Fund for the Parks Endowment Account as established in 29 Del. C. § 23
6102A(e), for the purpose of revitalizing and enhancing public amenities within the Delaware Seashore State Park in 24
and around the Indian River Marina complex and related support facilities as presented to the Joint Committee on 25
Capital Improvements Program on May 15, 2002. DNREC will repay both the principal borrowed and interest on the 26
principal borrowed equal to that interest lost as a result of borrowing from the a ccount. Repayment shall not exceed 27
20 years. 28
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Section 86. Newark Reservoir. Regardless of whether New Castle County retains, or if the City of 1
Newark annexes the property referred to as New Castle County Tax Parcel Number 08- 059.20-002 and Tax Parcel 2
Number 08-059.20-001, this property is prohibited from any commercial or more intense residential development that 3
would require a rezoning of the property. 4
Section 87. Seventh Street Marina. It is the intent of the General Assembly to classify the Seventh Street 5
Marina, located on East Seventh Street, being Tax Parcel Number 26-044.00-013 containing 7.86 acres of land (of 6
which 5.27 acres, more or less, is above the high water line) as existing marina for purposes of the State of Delaware 7
Marina Regulations, adopted on March 29, 1990 and amended on February 22, 1993. Such classification does not 8
exempt any person seeking to make physical improvements to the marina from permit application fees pursuant to 7 9
Del. C. c. 66 and c. 72. 10
Section 88. Waterway Management. DNREC is directed to provide dedicated, comprehensive waterway 11
management for state waters. DNREC will maintain design depths and mark navigational channels of the State that 12
are not maintained and marked by any entity of the federal government; remove nuisance macroalgae; remove 13
abandoned vessels; remove derelict structures, trees, and other debris that threaten safe navigation; and perform any 14
other waterway management services that may be identified to preserve, maintain, and enhance recreational use of 15
the State’s waters, as well as improve environmental conditions as warranted or directed by the Governor or 16
Secretary of DNREC. DNREC is further directed to undertake a study of the sediment sources and patterns of 17
sediment movement that result in deposition within state waterways to determine if there are methods to reduce the 18
dependency on dredging to remove deposited sediments. DNREC shall provide a report of the projects, priority 19
rankings, and timelines for completion of the dredging, navigation, and channel marking related projects within the 20
Inland Bays to the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements by September 1st of each year. 21
Se ction 89. Auburn Valley Project. The implementation of the transportation, stormwater management, 22
demolition, remediation, redevelopment, and parks and recreation element of the Auburn Valley Master Plan shall 23
not be subject to the zoning, subdivision, land use, or building code ordinances or regulations of New Castle County. 24
The Auburn Valley Master Plan shall be limited to: any parcels owned by the State of Delaware as part of Auburn 25
Valley State Park; and the following privately owned parcels as identified in the New Castle County property records 26
if there is an approved redevelopment agreement with DNREC: 08-004.00-267; 08-004.00-273; 08-004.00-274; 08-27
004.00-275; 08-001.00-025; 08-001.00-027; 08-001.00-023; 08-004.00-272; 08-004.00-270; 08-004.00-309 through 28
08-004.00-352; 08-004.00-278 through 08-004.00-308; 08-008.10-068 through 08-008.10-137; and 08-001.00-026. 29
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DNREC will review new AVMP redevelopment projects with New Castle County, will develop a transition plan and 1
timeline for land use decisions of Auburn Valley Master Plan properties to return to New Castle County, and will 2
deliver a report to the members of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvement by April 1, 2026. 3
Section 90. Conservation District Contracting. Notwithstanding any statutory provision or regulation to 4
the contrary, it is the intent of the General Assembly that DNREC may enlist Delaware’s conservation districts as 5
provided in 7 Del. C. c. 39 to advance the purposes of this chapter. All contracts shall be subject to the provisions of 6
29 Del. C. § 6960. 7
Section 91. Bay View. The New Castle Conservation District shall continue coordinating with New Castle 8
County’s Office of Emergency Services to work with the Bay View community as Resource Conservation and 9
Development (RC&D) funds drainage project and may use up to $200,000 from existing RC&D project funds should 10
the opportunity arise to fund an appropriate solution. For the purposes of Bay View, appropriate solutions may 11
include, but are not limited to, matching the $200,000 in RC&D project funds with FEMA funding as a County-12
sponsored Hazard Mitigation Project. 13
Section 92. Redevelopment of Strategic Site. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to 14
DNREC for the redevelopment of the following strategic site: 15
The Fort DuPont complex adjacent to Delaware City. Up to $400,000 of this appropriation may be utilized 16
for the operations and administration of the redevelopment corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of 29 Del C. 17
c. 94 and upon request by the redevelopment corporation board pursuant to a duly authorized resolution, the Director 18
of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer real property of the Fort DuPont/Governor Bacon Complex to 19
the redevelopment corporation. 20
Section 93. Resource, Conservation and Development Projects. It is the intent of the General Assembly 21
that the Office of Natural Resources, Division of Watershed Stewardship and the Conservation District(s) as 22
established by 7 Del. C. c. 39 shall have the following authorities: 23
(a) Within the same county, funds appropriated in any fiscal year shall be used for the completion of any 24
Resource, Conservation and Development (RC&D) project approved by the Joint Committee on Capital 25
Improvements. Funds remaining from completed projects may be utilized for any project approved as part of any 26
fiscal year Bond and Capital Improvements Act. The funds appropriated are to be utilized for planning, surveying, 27
engineering, and construction of approved projects. 28
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(b) For water management and drainage projects undertaken by DNREC, Office of Natural Resources, 1
Division of Watershed Stewardship and the Conservation Districts using RC&D Resource, Conservation and 2
Development funds, the required non-RC&D match shall be a minimum of 10 percent of the total project cost for any 3
project. 4
(c) Approved projects remain on the approved project list until completed or discontinued by the Division of 5
Watershed Stewardship or Conservation District(s) because of engineering, landowner consent or other issues that 6
render a cost-effective solution to drainage or flooding problems unlikely. The projects recommended to be 7
discontinued will be identified on the annual report submitted to the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements. 8
(d) In December and May of each year, the Division of Watershed Stewardship shall submit a financial 9
report of fund activity including expenditures by fiscal year appropriated for each county to the Office of 10
Management and Budget and the Office of the Controller General. Accounting and financial management for the 11
RC&D fund will be based on the current pro-rated allocation of funds for each county and not based on specific 12
project allocations. 13
(e) The Division of Watershed Stewardship will submit an annual report to the Joint Committee on Capital 14
Improvements at the Resource, Conservation and Development hearing detailing project status including those 15
projects recommended for discontinuation. The annual report will also include a request for funding that will identify 16
the total unexpended balance of the fund and the total projected needs of the project estimates to date. A list of new 17
projects will also be identified and submitted for approval by the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements. 18
(f) When a proposed tax ditch project or other water management project traverses county lines, if approved 19
by the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements the project shall be added to the project list in both counties. 20
(g) Subject to the approval of the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements, a project 21
funded entirely from Community Transportation Funds may be added to the RC&D p roject list during the course of a 22
fiscal year when said project is deemed to be an emergency project affecting the health and safety of residents . 23
Section 94. Revenues. Prior to requesting the General Assembly approve fee changes for any 24
program or fee administered by the Department of Natural Resources, the Department must first complete the 25
following; 26
(1) Conduct an analysis of the Department’s costs to administer such permits, licenses, 27
approvals, or services provided in relation to the funds including fees, non- appropriated special funds, 28
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general funds or other funding that are collected and used in connection with the permit, license, 1
approval, service or program. 2
(2) Perform a continuous improvement lean process study and implement any procedural and 3
other improvements to the subject permitting, licensing, approval, service or program to increase 4
efficiency, shorten permitting time frames, improve community engagement and outreach, and 5
minimize or avoid any fee increases. 6
(3) Provide for review and comment from any applicable advisory committee or, in the 7
absence of an advisory committee, a balanced group of stakeholders who utilize the permit, license, 8
approval, service, or program and are impacted by the regulated activities). 9
T he Department shall include the results of its analysis along with any proposed fee increases and explain 10
how an increase will approximate and reasonably reflect on those costs necessary to defray the expenses of each 11
permit, license, approval, or related service. 12
( a) The Governor and General Assembly herein acknowledges that certain programs within the department 13
are funded all or in part by fee-based revenues as specified in the appropriate chapter of the Delaware Code. The 14
Secretary shall perform a review of fees assessed and collected by the department to determine the revenue 15
sufficiency of the fees and programs they support, and a report shall be submitted to the Director of the Office of 16
Management and Budget and the Controller General on January 1, 2025, during the Department ’s budgetary process 17
for FY2026 and every two years thereafter. The review shall identify program elements that are funded through fees 18
and other sources and shall include an evaluation of effectiveness and efficiency. The review may include, but is not 19
limited to, identification of operational changes that improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations and reduce 20
costs. The Secretary shall provide stakeholders and individuals familiar with the program opportunity to review and 21
provide comment on the department’s findings. Any changes in fees that require the approval of the General 22
Assembly shall be submitted by the department as part of the annual budgetary process. 23
(b) DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation, following adequate opportunity for public 24
comment and the approval of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Council and the Secretary, may establish, for 25
activities, entrance fees and services administered by the division, such appropriate fees as shall approximate 26
and reasonably reflect costs necessary to defray the expenses of each such activities or service. There may be a 27
separate fee charged for each service or activity, but no fee shall be charged for a purpose not specified in the 28
appropriate chapter of the Delaware Code. At the beginning of each calendar year, the department shall 29
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compute the appropriate fees for each separate activity or service and provide to the Governor, Office of 1
Management and Budget, and Controller General. All revenue generated by any of the activities or services 2
performed by the department shall be deposited in the appropriated special fund account. These funds shall be 3
used to defray the expenses of the department but may not exceed the budget authority for any fiscal year. 4
Section 95. Clean Water Initiative. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to Clean 5
Water State Revolving Fund. At least $4,600,000 of these funds shall be used for the development, administration 6
and implementation of a clean water financing program to benefit low-income and traditionally underserved 7
communities through lower interest rates and affordability grants. 8
Section 96. Buried Debris Pit Remediation Program. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 9
appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for Debris Pits, New 10
Castle County shall match the state appropriation. 11
Section 97. Ogletown Trail. For purposes of creating and maintaining public-use trails in the Ogletown 12
area, the Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is hereby directed to enter into 13
an easement agreement with the property owners of parcels with Tax IDs 11-003.30-049 and 09-028.00-009 located 14
on East Chestnut Hill Road in Newark. Upon entering into an easement agreement for public access, the d epartment 15
shall allocate $500,000 of its Park Facility Rehab and Public Recreational Infrastructure appropriation for the creation 16
and maintenance of trails, and enter into an agreement with a third-party organization related to easement monitoring, 17
trail development and maintenance, and habitat protection and restoration. 18
Section 98. Polly Drummond Yard Waste. Pursuant to 83 Del. Laws Chapter 340, the Department of 19
Natural Resources and Environmental Control has worked with members of the General Assembly to pursue a 20
permanent solution for relocation of the Polly Drummond Yard Waste Site and ensure New Castle County residents 21
have a safe and accessible drop-off site. The department shall work with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority 22
(DSWA) to transition operations under DSWA in the vicinity of the current Polly Drummond Yard Waste Site. 23
DNREC and DSWA will provide a status report back to the General Assembly and Governor by December 1 of each 24
fiscal year with a plan to address the alternative yard waste drop-off plan. 25
Section 99. D elaware Bay Beach Initiative. The Section 1 Addendum of this Act appropriates 84 Del. 26
Laws c. 83 and 84 Del. Laws c. 297 appropriated funds for the Delaware Bay Beach Initiative. These funds shall be 27
used to provide the required 10 percent state match to leverage federal funds to ensure the completion of 28
renourishment projects for Delaware’s bay beaches. 29
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Section 100. Tax Ditches. (a) Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to the 1
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) for Tax Ditches. Of this amount, 2
$1,500,000 $1,148,700 shall be retained by the DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship to support and 3
facilitate the Tax Ditch Program. The remaining balance shall be divided at a rate based on the total number of 4
miles of tax ditches statewide and distributed to the three conservation districts based on the number of miles 5
of tax ditches in each county. This funding shall be used for tax ditch maintenance work to be completed at the 6
direction of the tax ditch organizations and/or their managers who are in compliance with 7 Del. C. c. 41. 7
(b) As the drainage and prevention of flooding and management of water for resource conservation is 8
considered a public benefit and conducive to public health, safety, and welfare, and as tax ditch organizations 9
operate under the supervision of DNREC, the Division of Watershed Stewardship shall have authority to act on 10
behalf of “inactive tax ditches,” defined as tax ditch organizations with zero (0) tax ditch officers for at least 11
one (1) year. The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship shall have full exercising powers, roles, 12
responsibilities, and duties of a tax ditch officer as granted in Title 7 Chapter 41 Drainage of Lands and 13
Management of Waters; Tax Ditches. The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship shall have the ability to 14
make and execute necessary maintenance activities on behalf of the tax ditch organization, and the DNREC 15
Division of Watershed Stewardship shall be granted access to the inactive tax ditch funds. The authority for the 16
DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship to act on behalf of an inactive tax ditch shall be at the DNREC 17
Division of Watershed Stewardship's discretion, prioritized based on need, and expires upon the fulfillment of 18
an officer vacancy. The DNREC Division of Watershed Stewardship will continue to implement recruitment 19
strategies to obtain tax ditch officers for managing inactive tax ditches. 20
Section 101. Park Facility Rehab and Public Recreational Infrastructure. Section 1 Addendum 21
of this Act makes an appropriation to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for 22
Park Facility Rehab and Public Recreational Infrastructure. Of this amount, $750,000 shall be used toward 23
improvements at the Brandywine Zoo to support accreditation efforts; $776,277 shall be used toward 24
improvements and ADA compliance needs at Bellevue State Park; and $1,000,000 shall be used toward the 25
splash pad and enhancements at Trap Pond State Park. 26
Section 102. A tlas Point Facility Community Air Monitoring. The Department of Natural 27
Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will provide recommendations to the Joint Committee on 28
Capital Improvements by April 1, 2026, regarding the implementation of community air quality monitoring 29
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near the Atlas Point Facility. DNREC’s recommendations will be informed by community air monitoring 1
studies, analysis of emerging air sensor technology, and feedback from the communities surrounding the Atlas 2
Point Facility. 3
Section 103. C ommunity Air Quality Monitoring. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 4
appropriation to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for Community Air Quality 5
Monitoring. This amount shall be used to help fund the installation of air monitors in the community around 6
Delaware City, along with the creation of community outreach and reporting tools by the Clean Air Council. 7
Section 104. L ittle Assawoman Shoal. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to 8
the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for Shoreline and Waterway Management. 9
Of these funds, $475,000 shall be used for dredging of the Little Assawoman Shoal. 10
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DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 1
Section 105. New Castle County Regional Training Facility. (a) Notwithstanding any provision or 2
requirement of the public trust doctrine or 10 Del. C. c. 62, and without the necessity of compliance therewith, New 3
Castle County is hereby authorized to utilize 40 acres, more or less, at 1205 River Roa d, New Castle, Delaware 4
19720, Tax Parcel Number 10-046.00-001, for the sole purpose of establishing and maintaining a law enforcement 5
firing range, and driving course thereon for use by federal, State of Delaware, New Castle County and local 6
municipal law enforcement personnel. 7
(b) Section 1 Addendum of 79 Del. Laws, c. 78 and c. 292 appropriated funding for the New Castle County 8
Law Enforcement Firing Range. Said funding may be expended for portable equipment that will be utilized for the 9
range upon opening of the facility. 10
Section 106. Marijuana Social Equity Business Development Fund. The Section 1 Addendum of 11
this Act appropriates funding 84 Del. Laws c. 297 appropriated funds for the Social Equity Fund. These funds 12
shall be used by the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner to provide grants to applicants that have qualified 13
under the requirements found in 4 Del. C. and have received a conditional license. Grants may be used to pay 14
for ordinary and necessary expenses required to start and operate a marijuana establishment. 15
Beginning July 1, 2025, the Marijuana Commissioner shall publish online and send to the Governor, 16
the Chief Clerk of the House, and the Secretary of the Senate an annual report on the following: 17
(1) The number of persons or businesses receiving financial assistance from the Fund. 18
(2) the amount in financial assistance awarded in the aggregate and the number of grants awarded. 19
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1
Section 107. General Provisions. The Department of Transportation (Department) is hereby authorized 2
and directed to use all its designated powers and resources to carry out the following legislative mandates: 3
(a) Transportation Trust Fund Authorizations. Sums not to exceed $774,842,681 $653,705,105 (State: 4
$328,702,090 $212,616,463; Federal: $404,747,357 $397,793,988; Other $41,393,234 $43,294,654) are authorized to 5
be withdrawn from the Transportation Trust Fund to carry out the projects and programs as set forth in the Section 1 6
Addendum of this Act. 7
(b) New Transportation Trust Fund Debt Authorization. To fund a portion of the projects authorized herein, 8
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he Delaware Transportation Authority is hereby authorized to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $160,160,258 9
$26,741,437 pursuant to the provisions of 2 Del. C. c. 13 and 14, of which not more than $150,000,000 $25,000,000 10
plus premium shall be used for purposes set forth in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act with the remainder, not to 11
exceed $10,160,258 $1,741,437 to be used to fund issuance costs and necessary reserves for the Reserve Account. 12
Section 108. Maintenance and Operations Facilities. Building structures and facilities constructed, or to 13
be constructed, within the Department of Transportation's operating right of way that facilitate maintaining the 14
highway system and are used to assist in the operational and maintenance activities for all roads, shall not be subject 15
to zoning, subdivision, or building code ordinances or regulations by any political subdivision of the State. Types of 16
structures may include equipment sheds, crew quarters, equipment maintenance, equipment washing, material storage 17
sheds (i.e. salt, sand and other bulk materials), fuel centers, and other maintenance structures required to maintain the 18
highway system such as security (cameras and fences) including necessary maintenance and replacement items such 19
as upgrades to existing facilities. The Department shall not construct any such facility without first conducting a 20
public workshop to describe such plans and gather public input into the effect of such plans. 21
Section 109. Grants and Allocations Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation for projects 22
within the Grants and Allocations classification. The General Assembly further defines its intent with response to 23
those appropriations as follows: 24
(a) The sum of $67,680,000 $67,541,223 (State/Other), of which $1,530,000 $1,500,000 is categorized as 25
Drainage Funds, shall be used for the Community Transportation Fund (CTF), in accordance with the rules and 26
regulations adopted by the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements, as amended from time to time. 27
(b) The sum of $6,000,000 (State) shall be used for the Municipal Street Aid program pursuant to the 28
provisions of 30 Del. C. c. 51. 29
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(c) Of the funds appropriated in subsection (a), $30,000,000 shall be used by the Department to continue 1
the Subdivision Street Pavement Management Fund (SSPMF), which replaces the previous Subdivision Street Pilot 2
Paving Program. The Department is directed to only use these funds for direct paving and rehabilitation of 3
community streets. The Department is further directed to use its existing road rating criteria as a basis to determine 4
the priority of paving and rehabilitating community streets. The Department will provide a monthly report to the Co-5
Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements on the progress of the program. 6
Section 110. 5310 Program. The Delaware Transit Corporation is authorized to expend up to $1,200,245 7
$573,245 (State portion $741,649, Federal portion $458,596) from the Transit System classification (97301) 8
appropriated in this Act for the 5310 Program, administered by the Federal Transit Administration 9
Section 111. Department Work Impacts on Private Property and its Owners. When the Department 10
and/or any of its contractors determines that it would be in the best interests of the State to undertake 11
construction/reconstruction work past 9:00 p.m. or before 7:00 a.m., and such work is to be conducted immediately 12
adjacent to a residential neighborhood: 13
(a) The Department shall first ensure that residents of the neighborhood are notified in a timely fashion of 14
the Department’s desire to undertake such work. It must explain the benefits and costs to the State and the 15
neighborhood of working under regular hours and the proposed extended hour schedule. Such notifications shall 16
include a description of the proposed work to be conducted, the proposed use of any equipment that may cause noise, 17
vibration, or odor disruptions to the neighborhood and an estimate of the time required to complete the project. The 18
Department may proceed with its extended hours of work if it does not receive a significant number of objections 19
from the notified residents. Pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Code, it shall offer temporary relocation to 20
any residents who request such relocation. 21
(b) The Department may proceed with its extended hours of work, so long as jack hammering or other high 22
noise activities do not impose an excessive nuisance to residents within the designated work zone. 23
(c) If the Department determines that the proposed work (regardless of its scheduled time) will produce 24
noise that exceeds the applicable noise ordinances of the appropriate jurisdiction, the Department shall ensure that it 25
seeks and receives a waiver from that jurisdiction before commencing the work. 26
(d) If the Department determines that the proposed work may cause any vibration or other damage to 27
neighboring property, it shall complete a pre-work survey of the potentially affected properties to determine the base-28
line condition of those properties. It shall monitor the properties during construction to e nsure that any vibration or 29
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other damage is minimized. If any damage does occur, the Department must reimburse the private property owners 1
pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Code. The Secretary of the Department (Secretary) may waive the 2
provisions of this section if he/she determines that any such work is necessary in order to respond effectively to an 3
emergency caused by a natural disaster, an accident or a failure of a transportation investment. 4
Section 112. City of Wilmington Beautification. In order to maintain the urban tree canopy available in 5
the City of Wilmington, and those properties that directly abut City limits, the General Assembly authorizes and 6
directs the Department to establish, and maintain a program of tree maintenance and replacement in cooperation with 7
the Delaware Center for Horticulture and/or Urban Forestry in the Department of Agriculture. It is the intent of the 8
General Assembly that such program shall be funded exclusively by allocations made from time to time by members 9
of the General Assembly from their CTF. The Department shall make payments to the center and/or Urban Forestry 10
in the Department of Agriculture for work accomplished, and appropriately vouchered, from the CTF funds herein 11
identified. 12
Section 113. Supplies of Road Materials. 74 Del. Laws, c. 308 § 109 is suspended until such time as the 13
Department of Transportation shall suggest its re-institution and such suspension has been overridden by an Act of 14
the General Assembly. 15
Section 114. Wakefield Drive. The Department shall be prohibited from reopening Wakefield Drive in 16
Newark through Old Baltimore Pike. 17
Section 115. Community Transportation Funding Levels. The Department is directed to account for the 18
Community Transportation Program funds as cash, which shall be equal to the amounts authorized in Appendix A of 19
this Act. The funds authorized within the Community Transportation Program shall not be subject to deauthorization 20
or reallocation by the Department under any circumstances. 21
Section 116. New Development Road Widening. When planning and/or permitting additional road 22
widening directly related to new residential development, the Department of Transportation, Division of Planning, 23
shall make every attempt to require the necessary right-of-way land be acquired from the developer owned land. 24
Section 117. Buck Road. The Department is requested to refrain from issuing any entrance permit, 25
authorization or approval for use of any entrance way from New Castle County Tax Parcel Number 07-026.00-094 26
onto Buck Road, until such time as it also certifies by letter to the New Castle County Department of Land Use that 27
the developer’s proposed entrance design conforms with the Department’s subdivision requirements , pursuant to its 28
authority under 17 Del. C. § 146 and its related regulations, intended to protect public safety and maintain smooth 29
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traffic flow. The government of New Castle County is also requested to solicit comments from and work with the 1
residents of surrounding communities, community organizations, and state and local officials to address traffic safety 2
and other legitimate land use concerns about the proposed development, after the receipt of the Department’s letter. 3
The design of the entrance on Buck Road for Greenville Center will include a sidewalk from the entrance to the 4
surrounding Greenville Manor Community on Ardleigh Drive. 5
Section 118. Routes 141 and 48. The Department is requested to refrain from issuing any permit, 6
authorization or approval for use of any new, additional, revised or modified entrances for New Castle County Tax 7
Parcel Numbers 07-032.20-003, 07-032.20-048 through and including 07-032.20-055, 07-032.20-057 and 8
07-032.30-072 onto or from Route 141 or Route 48, until such time as the Department obtains, reviews , and 9
comments upon a traffic operations analysis for the area, which among other elements addresses (1) the predicted 10
levels of service on intersections, roadways, or the Tyler McConnell Bridge affected by the proposed development of 11
these parcels, and (2) the roadway improvements necessary to accommodate the development of these parcels, based 12
upon the exploratory development plans submitted to the New Castle County Department of Land Use by the 13
developer, as required by the County’s Unified Development Code. To the extent that any submission of proposed 14
development plans is substantially different than the original exploratory development plans submitted to the County, 15
the Department is further requested to assess the impact of the new submission’s traffic generation upon the local 16
transportation network. The scope of the assessment shall be at the reasonable discretion of the Department. 17
Section 119. Red Light Safety Enforcement. (a) The program shall continue to use recognized safety and 18
accident criteria in determining whether and where to add any new enforcement locations to this program . Prior to 19
any new locations, the incumbent state senator and representative for the districts in which such locations are 20
proposed, shall be notified prior to installation. 21
(b) To assure integrity and propriety, no person involved in the administration or enforcement of this 22
program shall own any interest or equity in the vendor used by the Department to support the administrative elements 23
of the program. Any such person with an ownership or equity interest in such vendor must divest from this 24
ownership or investment no later than 90 days after the effective date of this Act. This restriction applies to anyone 25
with either direct involvement in administering or enforcing this program and those in any supervisory capacity above 26
such persons. 27
Section 120. Chestnut Hill Road Parcel. The provisions of 17 Del. C. § 137 notwithstanding, the 28
Department is authorized to enter into agreements with other governmental agencies, either directly or in concert with 29
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a private entity, regarding a Department-owned parcel known as NC227, Tax Parcel Number 11-003.30-027, on 1
terms the Secretary deems appropriate, for purposes of evaluating the costs and benefits of fuel cell technology from 2
environmental and economic development perspectives, which the General Assembly hereby finds is an appropriate 3
public purpose. 4
Section 121. Rehabilitation of Public Streets, Industrial Parks. In order to maintain a safe, attractive, 5
and efficient network of public streets serving the State’s growing inventory of industrial parks, the Department shall 6
be authorized to spend sums not exceeding $1,250,000 on the program first established by 78 Del. Laws c. 76, § 123 7
to address this issue. The Department shall prepare an inventory of all public streets within the State’s industrial 8
parks. It shall further rank all of these streets in the same manner that it prepares the annual program of roads eligible 9
for the Paving and Rehabilitation Program authorized elsewhere in this Act. The Secretary shall then distribute this 10
list to all members of the General Assembly, together with an estimate of the amounts necessary to address those 11
public streets in this inventory most in need of repair. If a member of the General Assembly elects to allocate funds 12
from their CTF to repair any of these public streets, the Secretary may draw on this appropriation to match those 13
individual CTF dollars on the basis of three dollars from this special account for every one dollar allocated by the 14
member. The Secretary shall notify all members of their intent to make such matching allocations and shall require 15
any member interested in participating to notify the Department of their interest within 30 days from the date of such 16
announcement. In the event that the sum of all individual member requests exceeds the amounts authorized by this 17
section, the Department shall prioritize the industrial park streets to be improved on the basis of the ranking required 18
by this section, and shall share its decisions with all members of the General Assembly. For purposes of preparing 19
this inventory and ranking, the Department is authorized and directed to expend such sums as may be necessary from 20
the accounts established for statewide paving and rehabilitation activities. For purposes of eligibility, the industrial 21
park public streets shall be limited to those streets which meet department standards and are currently maintained by 22
the Department. 23
Section 122. Community Transportation Fund. The Department will provide an annual financial report 24
regarding projects funded through CTF and will report to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital 25
Improvements by June 30 of each fiscal year. 26
Section 123. Route 1 Widening. The Department is encouraged to consider all feasible and prudent 27
options with respect to access issues for the proposed widening of State Route 1 between State Route 273 and the 28
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Senator William V. Roth Bridge, including, but not limited to, the provision of new ramps in the vicinity of Newtown 1
Road. 2
Section 124. Community Transportation Fund. The Department shall continue to allow the funding of 3
state historical markers through the CTF. Said CTF-funded markers shall be placed either within the right-of-way, or 4
as close thereto as safety conditions will permit and shall be positioned to be as visible as possible from the roadway 5
consistent with applicable highway safety standards. State historical markers, regardless of placement, shall be 6
exempt from all county or local signage regulations, ordinances, fees or licenses. Existing historical markers shall be 7
brought into compliance with current standards only as they require replacement, in which case CTF funding may be 8
used for said replacement and, if necessary, repositioning consistent with current safety standards. If a marker must 9
be relocated or replaced as the result of a transportation road project, the cost of said relocation or replacement, as 10
well as the cost of upgrading of the marker to current safety standards shall be borne by the Department as an expense 11
of the project. 12
Section 125. Research Programs. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes various appropriations to the 13
Department. 14
(a) Of this amount, the Department shall fund a minimum amount of $250,000 for the purposes of funding 15
research programs. 16
(b) Of this amount, $62,500 shall be used for infrastructure research and forums through the University of 17
Delaware, Institute for Public Administration. An additional $50,000 shall be allocated for the purposes set forth in 18
this section to be funded from eligible federal funds. These activities funded by this appropriation shall be approved 19
by the Secretary. 20
Section 126. Construction Manager/General Contractor Projects. The U.S. Department of 21
Transportation is encouraging states to explore procurement alternatives for transportation project delivery, through 22
its Every Day Counts Initiative, aimed at shortening the time frame required for project completion and reducing 23
overall project costs, while still providing quality assurance for the results. Therefore, the Department is hereby 24
authorized to utilize Construction Manager/General Contractor (“CM/GC”) procurement mechanisms , for up to ten 25
twenty transportation construction projects. “Construction Manager/General Contractor” is a project delivery method 26
under which an owner selects a General Contractor to provide consultation during the design of the project. After the 27
project design is completed, the General Contractor may submit a bid to perform the construction work. The owner 28
evaluates the bid and may decide to award the construction contract to the General Contractor, or advertise the 29
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construction contract to be bid. CM/GC entities may be a single firm, a consortium, a joint venture, or a combination 1
of entities. The use of these experimental procurement approaches is further subject to the following conditions: 2
(a) The construction contract terms shall include provisions to pay prevailing wage rates as provided in 3
29 Del. C. § 6960, or the applicable Federal prevailing wage rate, whichever is higher. 4
(b) The following additional provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 69 shall also be incorporated into these contracts: 5
(1) § 6962(d)(4)a. (anti-pollution, conservation environmental measures); (2) § 6962(d)(7) (equal employment 6
opportunity assurances); and (3) § 6962(d)(8) (performance bonding requirements). 7
(c) Any such contracts shall conform to all applicable Federal laws and regulations concerning CM/GC 8
contracting, without regard to the source of funds. 9
(d) Any such contracts shall also be subject to the provisions of 17 Del. C. c. 8 (construction payments 10
held in trust for protection of subcontractors and suppliers). 11
(e) All other provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 69 shall not be applicable to these projects, except as referenced in 12
this section. 13
(f) The Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements and the Director of the Office of 14
Management and Budget shall approve all projects subject to this section. 15
Section 127. Beau Tree Lane. As it has been dedicated for public use by the residents, the section of Beau 16
Tree Lane located within the jurisdictional limits of the State of Delaware is eligible for the Department of 17
Transportation’s Snow Removal Reimbursement Program and is specifically exempted from the requirement found in 18
17 Del. C. § 521(a)(6) requiring that a street be accepted for perpetual maintenance by the Department to qualify for 19
the Snow Removal Reimbursement Program. The residents of the Delaware section of Beau Tree Lane must comply 20
with all other requirements of the Snow Removal Reimbursement Program as codified in 17 Del. C. § 521. 21
Section 128. Community Transportation Funds. Notwithstanding any provision of 29 Del. C. to 22
the contrary, the Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to use Community Transportation Funds 23
for a one-time reimbursement to each of the following: 24
(1) A merican Legion Department of Delaware in an amount of up to $45,000 for a command 25
vehicle. 26
(2) A rtesian Water Company in an amount of up to $14,000 for a utility casing pipe related to 27
Karrington Drive. 28
(3) B ethel AME Church in an amount of up to $2,500 for a double -sided illuminated sign. 29
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(4) Brandywine School District in an amount of up to $19,700 for a walking path at Maple Lane 1
Elementary. 2
(5) B rookstone Maintenance Corporation in an amount of up to $50,000 for playground equipment. 3
(6) C ity of Wilmington in an amount of up to $10,000 for Canby Park Improvements. 4
(7) F riends of Wilmington Parks in an amount of up to $25,650 for a TrackChair and trailer. 5
(8) F ive Points Fire Company in an amount of up to $10,000 for command vehicle equipment. 6
(9) H olloway Terrace Fire Company in an amount of up to $95,000 for a Chief’s command vehicle. 7
(10) L eipsic Fire Company in an amount of up to $45,000 for a command vehicle. 8
(11) N ew Castle County in an amount of up to $60,000 f or Fiscal Year 2026 speed enforcement 9
cameras at Milltown Road and McKennans Church Road. 10
(12) O NCOR Coalition, Inc. in an amount of up to $60,000 for playground equipment at Battery Park. 11
(13) T own of Milton in an amount of up to $120,000 for road resurfacing. 12
(14) T ownsend Fire Company in an amount of up to $30,000 for a brush unit vehicle. 13
Section 129. Laurel Redevelopment Corporation. Notwithstanding any other provision or law to the 14
contrary, the Department of Transportation may enter into contractual agreements with the Laurel Redevelopment 15
Corporation with respect to the use of Community Transportation Funds on those properties owned or managed by 16
the Corporation. Any use of such funds shall be limited to the support of projects and/or land uses that will be kept 17
open and available for public access. 18
Section 130. Bridge 1-424. Being aware that Bridge 1-424 on Old Corbitt Road does not qualify for 19
FEMA Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants, the General Assembly desires not to vacate Bridge 1- 424 or Old Corbitt 20
Road, New Castle County Road #424. 21
Section 131. South Market Street Redevelopment. The Delaware Department of Transportation is 22
authorized to enter into agreements with the City of Wilmington and/or the Riverfront Development Corporation with 23
respect to the use of Transportation Trust Funds related to the redevelopment of South Market Street in accordance 24
with the South Market Street Master Plan. Funds shall be expended only with the approval of the Co- Chairs of the 25
Bond Bill Committee. Funds shall only be utilized for public transportation initiatives related to the redevelopment. 26
Section 132. Beau Tree Drive. As it has been dedicated for public use by the residents, the section 27
of Beau Tree Drive located within the jurisdictional limits of the State of Delaware is eligible for minor temporary 28
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road maintenance repairs and expenditures of Community Transportation Funds and is specifically exempted from 1
the requirement found in 17 Del. C. § 508 regarding the dedication of a new road for state maintenance. 2
Section 133. Chestnut Ridge. The Department of Transportation shall monitor the progress of the final 3
completion of roads in the Chestnut Ridge development located in Magnolia. 4
Section 134. Suburban Streets Paving Management System. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 5
appropriation for Subdivision Street Pavement Management Fund (SSPMF). These funds shall be used by the 6
Department to accelerate the improvement and the quality of suburban streets by applying these funds toward direct 7
paving and rehabilitation of suburban streets. The Department will use the formula -based process established under 8
29 Del. C. § 8419(2) to determine the priority of maintenance and reconstruction projects for suburban streets. The 9
Department will provide an annual report to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements on the 10
progress of the SSPMF. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the SSPMF shall be funded at a minimum level 11
of $10,000,000 from the Transportation Trust Fund Subject to availability, an annual appropriation of $30,000,000 is 12
projected to result in an outcome quality metric of 75 percent of suburban street mileage receiving a rating of good 13
condition by 2036. Additionally, an annual appropriation of $30,000,000 is projected to result in an outcome quality 14
metric of less than percent of suburban street mileage receiving a rating of poor condition after 2041. The 15
requirements set forth in 29 Del. C. § 6960 shall not apply to a project wholly funded by the SSPMF. 16
Section 135. Community Workforce Agreement – Department of Transportation. The Department of 17
Transportation (the Department) is authorized to engage in a Community Workforce Agreement for no more than two 18
large public works projects. The projects will be awarded in accordance with 29 Del. C. § 6962. The awarded 19
contractor for the projects will be required to enter into the Community Workforce Agreement with the Depa rtment 20
and a local labor organization(s). To assist the agency in evaluating the success of the pilot program, the agency shall 21
establish reporting requirements for the contractor on the projects to be included in the awarded contract. 22
For Community Workforce Agreement projects, the Community Workforce Agreement shall require the 23
prime contractor to become party to the Community Workforce Agreement and shall permit them to retain a 24
percentage of their current workforce. In addition, the Community Workforce Agreement may include a minority 25
and/or bona fide legal citizens of the State workforce requirement. 26
The Department of Transportation shall report annually on or before January 1st to the Joint Committee on 27
Capital Improvement their assessment of the pilot including, but not limited to, employee hiring statistics, cost 28
savings, project quality, and worker safety. 29
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Section 136. Main Street Newark Electronic Speed Enforcement. The Delaware Department of 1
Transportation is authorized to enter into an agreement with the City of Newark to allow for the installation of 2
electronic speed monitoring system devices on Main Street, Newark, a “business district” as defined by 21 Del. 3
C. §101. The City of Newark shall use the vendor under contract with the Delaware Department of Transportation 4
for all services and equipment associated with this authorization. Within the Main Street, Newark business district, 5
the City of Newark shall be permitted to issue violations to any vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit by 6 miles 6
per hour or more. Civil Speeding violations will be issued pursuant to 21 Del. C. §4170A, which is amended as 7
specified herein, to allow the use by the City of Newark within the Main Street business district and for violations to 8
be issued at a lower speed. This authorization for use of electronic speed monitoring systems shall expire after 1 9
year, unless reauthorized, and under no circumstances shall extend past the sunset date specified in 21 Del. C. 10
§4170A of June 30, 2028. The City of Newark shall provide the Delaware Department of Transportation with a 11
quarterly report, including all data requested by the Delaware Department of Transportation, after the systems are 12
installed which tracks the impacts of the system’s deployment on speeds on Main Street, Newark, business 13
district. The Delaware Department of Transportation shall include the information received from the City of Newark 14
in its annual reporting required by 21 Del. C. §4170A(k). 15
Section 137. M cKennans Church Road and Milltown Road Electronic Speed Enforcement. The 16
Delaware Department of Transportation is authorized to enter into an agreement with New Castle County to 17
allow for the installation of electronic speed monitoring system devices on McKennans Church Road and 18
Milltown Road. New Castle County shall use the vendor under contract with the Delaware Department of 19
Transportation for all services and equipment associated with this authorization. New Castle County shall be 20
permitted to issue violations to any vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit by 6 miles per hour or more for 21
these two locations. Civil Speeding violations will be issued pursuant to 21 Del. C. §4170A, which is 22
amended as specified herein, to allow for violations to be issued at a lower speed. This authorization for use of 23
electronic speed monitoring systems shall expire after 1 year, unless reauthorized, and under no circumstances 24
shall extend past the sunset date specified in 21 Del. C. §4170A of June 30, 2028. New Castle County shall 25
provide the Delaware Department of Transportation with a quarterly report, including all data requested by the 26
Delaware Department of Transportation, after the systems are installed which tracks the impacts of the 27
system’s deployment on speeds at both locations. The Delaware Department of Transportation shall include 28
the information received from New Castle County in its annual reporting required by 21 Del. C. §4170A(k). 29
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Section 138. Red Clay Consolidated School District. Notwithstanding provisions of 21 Del. C. 1
§4166 to the contrary, Red Clay Consolidated School District school buses equipped with and operating stop -2
arm cameras, shall not be required to activate amber warning lamps for 10 seconds prior to the red stop lamps 3
to give motorists advance notice that the bus is preparing to stop or has stopped to pick up and discharge 4
pupils. 5
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 1
Section 139. Family Leave Actuarial Study. The Department of Labor shall conduct an actuarial study on 2
the impact and potential rate changes associated with changing the Paid Family Medical Leave application period 3
from 24 months to 12 months. The study shall be submitted to the General Assembly no later than April 1, 2026. 4
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1
Section 140. Farmland Preservation. For the current fiscal year $3,000,000 of the $10,000,000 allocated 2
for Farmland Preservation Funding may be utilized by the Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation in accordance 3
with the rules and policies for the Delaware Young Farmer Program in accordance with 3 Del. C. c. 9 . An additional 4
$1,000,000 of the $10,000,000 allocated for Farmland Preservation Funding may be utilized by the Agricultural 5
Lands Preservation Foundation in accordance with the rules and policies for the Delaware Forestland Preservation 6
Program in accordance with 3 Del. C. c. 9. All remaining state-appropriated funds shall be utilized by the 7
Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation to preserve eligible farms statewide through the traditional farmland 8
preservation program at its discretion in accordance with Agricultural Lands Foundation rules and policies. Local 9
jurisdiction funds committed to farmland preservation for the current fiscal year shall be spent to preserve farmland 10
only in the respective jurisdictions where the funds originate. Farms to be preserved shall be selected by the local 11
jurisdictions according to the jurisdiction’s selection criteria from eligible farms as listed by the Agricultural Lands 12
Preservation Foundation. Similarly, any funds provided by nongovernment organizations shall be spent according to 13
their selection criteria from eligible farms as listed by the Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation. 14
Section 141. Farmland Preservation Report. The Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Lands 15
Preservation Foundation shall provide a report to the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements . The report shall 16
review the current farmland preservation program and make suggestions on the property value variations throughout 17
the State and how those variations are affecting the Agricultural Lands Preservation program. Based on the findings, 18
the foundation shall make recommendations on program changes to the committee that will address these issues. 19
Section 142. Cover Crop Investment. Section 1 Addendum of this act makes an appropriation to the 20
Department of Agriculture for Cover Crop Investment. Of this appropriation up to $400,000 may be allocated to the 21
Delaware Nutrient Management Commission to fund alternative projects that seek to improve cover crop innovation, 22
implementation, and accessibility throughout the state. The remaining balance of the appropriation shall be divided 23
among the three conservation districts based on a formula agreed to by the Department and districts and administered 24
as part of their respective cost share programs for cover crops. The conservation districts are hereby authorized to use 25
an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the entire appropriation for direct and indirect expenses associated with 26
administering the cover crop program. 27
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FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION 1
Section 143. Rescue Tools Replacement. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the funds authorized 2
in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act be used to reimburse the Delaware State Fire School and the Felton, Ellendale, 3
and Laurel Belvedere, Christiana, Farmington, Five Points, Frankford, Goodwill, Greenwood, Gumboro, Laurel, 4
Leipsic, Little Creek, Magnolia, Marydel, Newark, Port Penn, Roxana, Slaughter Beach (Memorial), and Wilmington 5
Manor fire companies. Upon submitting the receipt of sale, each company will be reimbursed up to $7,500 by the 6
Fire Prevention Commission, State Fire School (75-02-01). 7
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UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 1
Section 144. Biden Hall. (a) Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to the 2
University of Delaware for Deferred Maintenance/Campus Improvements. Of this amount, $20,000,000 shall 3
be used toward the design and construction of Biden Hall. 4
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the construction of Biden Hall shall be completed 5
pursuant to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA)/Community Workforce Agreement (CWA). The PLA/CWA shall be 6
negotiated between the University of Delaware and the Delaware Building and Construction Trades Council and 7
executed in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and shall include provisions to ensure the use of 8
skilled labor, promote workforce diversity, support registered apprenticeship programs, and ensure timely 9
completion. 10
Section 145. U niversity of Delaware. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to the 11
University of Delaware for Deferred Maintenance/Campus Improvements. Of this amount, $600,000 shall be 12
reallocated to the City of Newark to support pedestrian safety improvements on Main Street. 13
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DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY 1
Section 146. Convocation Center. The Joint Committee on Capital Improvements accepts the Delaware 2
Convocation Center Feasibility Study final report and recognizes the need for such a facility at Delaware State 3
University and in Central Delaware. The Committee will work towards exploring options for funding the building of 4
the facility in future fiscal years. In support of the continued development of the Convocation Center, D elaware State 5
University shall work with stakeholders comprised of local healthcare leaders in the planning of a Health Institute to 6
be incorporated within the Convocation Center. 7
Section 147. Indoor Field House. (a) Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to 8
Delaware State University for Campus Improvements/Deferred Maintenance. Of this amount, $20,000,000 9
shall be used toward design and construction of an indoor field house athletic facility. 10
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the construction of the indoor field house athletic 11
facility shall be completed pursuant to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA)/Community Workforce Agreement (CWA). 12
The PLA/CWA shall be negotiated between the Delaware State University and the Delaware Building and 13
Construction Trades Council and executed in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and shall include 14
provisions to ensure the use of skilled labor, promote workforce diversity, support registered apprenticeship 15
programs, and ensure timely completion. 16
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DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1
Section 148. Critical Capital Needs/Deferred Maintenance. Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an 2
appropriation to Delaware Technical Community College for Critical Capital Needs/Deferred Maintenance. This 3
appropriation may be used for the acquisition of computer hardware and software. 4
Section 149. Critical Capital Needs/Deferred Maintenance. (a) The Section 1 Addendum to this 5
Act appropriates $30,000,000 to Delaware Technical Community College for its Critical Capital 6
Needs/Deferred Maintenance program. This appropriation is intended to continue to progress towards 7
completing learning commons projects, similar to recently completed learning commons projects at the Dover 8
and Wilmington campuses, at the D-Wing of the Stanton campus and the Betze Library at the Georgetown 9
campus. Both projects will address deferred maintenance in buildings that are over 40 and 50 years old, 10
respectively, without significant renovation since their original construction. Major capital improvements will 11
include exterior shell improvements to prevent future water damage; upgrading mechanical, HVAC, electrical 12
and plumbing systems; upgrading technology to improve the student learning experience; and, specific to the 13
D-Wing, expanding the Wellness Center that supports students, faculty and staff inclusive of replacing the 14
gymnasium floor and bleachers supporting men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball and summer 15
youth camps. In addition, should the College find a suitable location to reinstitute the College's dental hygiene 16
program for Kent and Sussex counties, this appropriation may be used to support interior fit -out and/or other 17
capital improvements, including the purchase of equipment, for dental hygiene. 18
(b) N otwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Stanton Campus Learning Commons Project 19
shall be completed pursuant to a Project Labor Agreement (PLA)/Community Workforce Agreement (CWA). The 20
PLA/CWA shall be negotiated between Delaware Technical Community College and the Delaware Building and 21
Construction Trades Council and executed in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws and shall include 22
provisions to ensure the use of skilled labor, promote workforce diversity, support registered apprenticeship 23
programs, and ensure timely completion. 24
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1
Section 150. School Building and Custodial Verification. By October 30 of each calendar year, each 2
school district shall notify the Department of Education (Department) of its intended use for each school building and 3
administrative office building. School districts shall notify the Department about changes in the use of such buildings 4
to include the sale of property, closing of a building, lease of property to another agency and additions and 5
renovations. The Department shall establish a standard reporting mechanism that school districts shall utilize to 6
gather and submit required information. 7
By February 1 of each calendar year, the Department shall verify and reissue custodial allocations to 8
each school district based on the information obtained annually. 9
Section 151. Land Donation for School Construction. Any land donated to a school district with an 10
approved major capital improvement program shall be required to return to the State one-half of the state share 11
amount originally budgeted for land purchase costs. In such case, the district shall be entitled to keep the remaining 12
one-half state share amount, as well as the full local share amount in accordance with the certificate of necessity. 13
Section 152. Minor Capital Improvements. It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds authorized 14
in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act be used for minor capital improvements to school buildings in the following 15
amounts: 16
Maximum Maximum 17
School District State Share Local Share Total Cost 18
Appoquinimink $1, 469,171 $979,447 $2,448,618 19
Brandywine 1, 143,786 762,524 1,906,310 20
Special 51, 450 51,450 21
Caesar Rodney 859, 145 572,763 1,431,908 22
Special 47, 856 47,856 23
Cape Henlopen 697, 529 465,019 1,162,548 24
Special 83, 417 83,417 25
Capital 712, 057 474,705 1,186,762 26
Special 51, 639 51,639 27
Christina 1, 439,323 959,549 2,398,872 28
Special 110, 088 110,088 29
Colonial 986, 484 657,656 1,644,140 30
Special 16, 267 16,267 31
Delmar 164, 679 109,786 274,465 32
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Indian River 1,188,275 792,183 1,980,458 1
Special 59, 773 59,773 2
Lake Forest 417, 542 278,361 695,903 3
Laurel 287, 025 191,350 478,375 4
Milford 521, 502 347,668 869,170 5
New Castle County VoTech 912, 486 912,486 6
Polytech 231, 716 231,716 7
Red Clay 1, 637,368 1,091,579 2,728,947 8
Special 22, 510 22,510 9
Seaford 397, 000 264,667 661,667 10
Smyrna 682, 095 454,730 1,136,825 11
Sussex County Technical 250, 253 250,253 12
Woodbridge 284, 641 189,761 474,402 13
Academia Antonia Alonso 152, 270 152,270 14
Academy of Dover Charter 78, 500 78,500 15
Campus Community 76, 230 76,230 16
Charter School of Wilmington 183, 670 183,670 17
Delaware Military Academy 107, 251 107,251 18
Early College High School 19
at Delaware State University 100, 820 100,820 20
East Side Charter 84, 363 84,363 21
Charter School of New Castle 144, 515 144,515 22
First S tate Military Academy 78,689 78,689 23
First State Montessori Academy 121, 627 121,627 24
Freire Charter School 77, 743 77,743 25
Gateway Charter School 36, 129 36,129 26
Great Oaks Charter School 27, 428 27,428 27
Kuumba Academy Charter 113, 304 113,304 28
Las Americas ASPIRA Academy 273, 141 273,141 29
M.O.T Charter 264, 061 264,061 30
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Newark Charter 576,357 576,357 1
Odyssey Charter 414, 629 414,629 2
Positive Outcomes Charter 23, 079 23,079 3
Providence Creek 4
Academy Charter 140, 164 140,164 5
Sussex Academy of Arts 6
and Sciences 219, 042 219,042 7
Sussex Montessori 83, 039 83,039 8
Thomas A. Edison Charter 113, 872 113,872 9
Total to Schools $18, 215,000 $8,591,748 $26,806,748 10
Vocational Equipment 85, 000 56,667 141,667 11
TOTAL $18, 300,000 $8,648,415 $26,948,415 12
Maximum M aximum 13
School District State Share Local Share Total Cost 14
Appoquinimink $1, 191,998 $794,665 $1,986,663 15
Brandywine 927, 202 618,135 1,545,337 16
Special 48, 831 48,831 17
Caesar Rodney 692, 167 461,445 1,153,612 18
Special 64, 235 64,235 19
Cape Henlopen 574, 418 382,945 957,363 20
Special 67, 624 67,624 21
Capital 574, 603 383,069 957,672 22
Special 42, 207 42,207 23
Christina 1, 167,783 778,522 1,946,305 24
Special 81, 179 81,179 25
Colonial 783, 759 522,506 1,306,265 26
Special 14, 634 14,634 27
Delmar 133, 553 89,035 222,588 28
Indian River 962, 416 641,611 1,604,027 29
Special 52, 374 52,374 30
Lake Forest 344, 466 229,644 574,110 31
Laurel 235, 128 156,752 391,880 32
Milford 418, 036 278,691 696,727 33
New Castle County VoTech 747, 560 747,560 34
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Polytech 189,162 189,162 1
Red Clay 1, 323,980 882,653 2,206,633 2
Special 18, 331 18,331 3
Seaford 338, 736 225,824 564,560 4
Smyrna 544, 103 362,735 906,838 5
Sussex County Technical 206, 569 206,569 6
Woodbridge 238, 178 158,785 396,963 7
Academia Antonia Alonso 140, 177 140,177 8
Academy of Dover Charter 68, 240 68,240 9
Bryan Allen Stevenson 10
School of Excellence 32, 103 32,103 11
Campus Community 63, 003 63,003 12
Charter School of Wilmington 150, 498 150,498 13
Delaware Military Academy 84, 260 84,260 14
Early College High School 15
at D elaware State University 89,806 89,806 16
East Side Charter 66, 854 66,854 17
Charter School of New Castle 121, 384 121,384 18
First State Military Academy 66, 700 66,700 19
First State Montessori Academy 101, 205 101,205 20
Freire Charter School 62, 541 62,541 21
Gateway Charter School 32, 503 32,503 22
Great Oaks Charter School 22, 952 22,952 23
Kuumba Academy Charter 91, 500 91,500 24
Las Americas ASPIRA Academy 226, 594 226,594 25
M.O.T Charter 216, 735 216,735 26
Newark Charter 478, 913 478,913 27
Odyssey Charter 352, 137 352,137 28
Positive Outcomes Charter 18, 331 18,331 29
Providence Creek 30
Academy Charter 118, 457 118,457 31
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Sussex Academy of Arts 1
and Sciences 182, 076 182,076 2
Sussex Montessori 58, 998 58,998 3
Thomas A. Edison Charter 85, 801 85,801 4
Total to Schools $14, 915,000 $6,967,017 $21,882,017 5
Vocational Equipment 85, 000 56,667 141,667 6
TOTAL $15, 000,000 $7,023,684 $22,023,684 7
Section 153. D ickinson High School. Funding provided to the Red Clay School District for Equalization as 8
provided for in the Fiscal Year 2025 2026 Annual Appropriations Act shall be contingent upon the following: 9
(a) The lighted football field at Dickinson High School may be used at night only for Dickinson home games 10
and Dickinson band practice; and 11
(b) The district is required to maintain the fencing between Dickinson High School and the community of 12
Montclare, keep the gate between the properties locked at all times (except by mutual agreement between the district 13
and the Montclare Civic Association), and provide, maintain and replace, if necessary, the Leland Cypress trees along 14
the fence line bordering the homes on Salem Drive. 15
Section 154. School Construction Fund Transfers. Notwithstanding any law or other provision to the 16
contrary, the Department, with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 17
Controller General, may transfer funding between major capital construction projects within the respective school 18
districts. These transfers shall not authorize any changes in conditions or incur any obligations in excess of the 19
approved Certificate(s) of Necessity. 20
Section 155. School District Financial Reviews. It is the intent of the General Assembly that, for school 21
districts receiving funds appropriated in the Section 1 Addendum of this Act, should a school district financial 22
position report as required under 14 Del. C. § 1507 demonstrate less than one month of carryover, or if at any time 23
during the course of the fiscal year a school district is projected to not be able to satisfy its local payroll obligations, 24
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Secretary of Education and the 25
Controller General, is authorized to conduct a comprehensive review of the school district’s capital construction 26
program. 27
Section 156. School Construction Contractual Documents. Effective January 1, 2007, all school districts 28
that receive state funds for major capital construction projects shall use standard bid and contract documents 29
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developed by the Office of Management and Budget, Facilities Management. School districts may enhance the 1
standard bid and contract documents with additional contractual or project-specific requirements, as long as the 2
enhancements do not diminish and are not in conflict with the provisions of the standard documents. The 3
Department, in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget, Facilities Management, shall approve any 4
modifications or changes to the provisions of the standard bid and contract documents before a school district may 5
use or enhance the modified documents. 6
Section 157. City of Wilmington Education Initiatives. (a) The funds appropriated in the Section 1 7
Addendums of 81 Del. Laws c. 303, 82 Del. Laws c. 86 and c. 244, 83 Del. Laws c. 56, 83 Del. Laws c. 340, and 84 8
Del. Laws c. 83 for City of Wilmington Education Initiatives, shall be used for the renovation of Bancroft Elementary 9
School, Bayard Middle School, Stubbs Elementary School, and the construction of a new City of Wilmington 10
elementary school as part of reconfiguring and consolidating City of Wilmington schools in the Christina School 11
District. Funding shall be allocated pending both a plan from the district for sufficient use of these capital funds, and 12
agreement from the Secretary of Education that the district is meeting the objectives set in the Memorandum of 13
Understanding (MOU), and sufficiently working with the parties of the MOU to support students, families, and 14
educators. The Secretary of Education, upon approval from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 15
the Controller General, may use a portion of said funding for a district-wide operational, capital and/or program 16
assessment of the Christina School District, to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly. The Secretary 17
of Education shall certify the overall renovation costs in which any remaining balances may be used to support 18
subsection (b) of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 75, the maximum local share for the 19
renovations shall be 20 percent of the full cost of the renovations. The Christina School District may elect, subject to 20
the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General, to exercise its local 21
share of the renovation projects through the withholding of state funding earned through 14 Del. C. and/or the 22
provisions of the Annual Appropriations Act, for a period to be determined by the Christina School District, the 23
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General. 24
(b) The Section 1 Addendum of 83 Del. Laws c.56 appropriated $65,000,000 to the Office of Management 25
and Budget (10-02-11) for City of Wilmington Education Initiatives. These funds shall be used to build a new school 26
on the East Side of Wilmington and to build out swing space at Pulaski Elementary School. The funds shall only be 27
spent upon approval by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General. 28
(c) The Section 1 Addendum of 83 Del. Laws c. 340 appropriated $11,500,000 to the Office of Management 29
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and Budget (10-02-11) for City of Wilmington Education Initiatives. These funds shall be used to build a new school 1
on the East Side of Wilmington. The funds shall only be spent upon approval by the Director of the Office of 2
Management and Budget and the Controller General. 3
(d) The Section 1 Addendum of 84 Del. Laws c. appropriated $12,666,401 to the Office of Management and 4
Budget (10-02-11) for City of Wilmington Education Initiatives. Of this amount, $9,666,401 shall be used to complete 5
the new school on the East Side of Wilmington. The funds shall only be spent upon approval by the Director of the 6
Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General. 7
Section 158. Appoquinimink School District. Notwithstanding any provision of 14 Del. C. § 1057 or any 8
other provision of Delaware law to the contrary, the Appoquinimink School District is authorized and empowered to 9
take all necessary actions to enter into a public-private initiative with a third-party for the design, construction, 10
operation, maintenance, and repair of an aquatics complex on a portion of the District’s Fairfield Campus, including 11
the granting a long-term ground lease to the third-party for a portion of the Fairfield Campus, under terms and 12
conditions satisfactory to the District, such third-party to be chosen by the District in its discretion after reviewing 13
and evaluating the responses to a publicly-noticed Request For Proposal soliciting responses. Such an aquatics 14
complex shall be made available to the District for its use in connection with the District’s aquatics programs at such 15
times and upon such terms and conditions as provided in an agreement between the District and the third- party 16
chosen by the District in its discretion. 17
Section 159. Voluntary School Assessments. Notwithstanding the provisions of 9 Del. C. § 2661, and 9 18
Del. C. § 6961, or any other state law to the contrary, upon receipt of an expenditure plan approved by the local 19
school board, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements, the Director of the Office of 20
Management and Budget, and the Controller General, the Department of Education is authorized to distribute the 21
balance of funds collected in the Voluntary School Assessment accounts for each respective school district, to be 22
used for minor capital improvements to school buildings in each respective district. Such funds shall not be used to 23
supplant existing state or local funds. 24
Section 160. School District MCI Projects. Notwithstanding any other statutory provision to the contrary, 25
local school districts may request a waiver of the standard minor capital threshold to complete projects funded by 26
solar grants funded by the Sustainable Energy Utility. For the purposes of this section, these projects shall be 27
designated as Minor Capital Improvement projects under 14 DE Admin. Code § 405 and exempt from requirements 28
of 14 Del. C. § 2306 and 14 DE Admin. Code § 401. Project waiver requests must be individually submitted to the 29
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Department of Education for approval by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Controller General 1
and Secretary of Education. 2
Section 161. School Safety and Security. (a) Section 1 Addendum of this Act makes an appropriation to 3
the Department of Education for the Delaware School Safety and Security Fund. Of this amount, the Department 4
shall provide a minimum amount of $138,000 to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Delaware 5
Emergency Management Agency, for school mapping, reporting application, and threat assessment tools. Of this 6
amount, the Department shall further provide up to $160,000 to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, 7
Delaware State Police, State Bureau of Identification, for the Real-Time Crime Center application to enhance safety 8
in and around schools. 9
(b) F or a Local Education Agency (LEA) to qualify for the School Safety and Security Fund, any constables 10
employed by the LEA and assigned to schools must have successfully completed a nationally recognized course in 11
school-based security/policing that covers topics such as adolescent mental health, de-escalation techniques, trauma-12
informed practices, and supporting students with special needs. The Delaware Emergency Management Agency 13
(DEMA) will host the required course annually at no cost to LEAs. Additionally, constables must participate in 14
annual training facilitated by the Department of Education and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency 15
(DEMA). LEAs must provide the Delaware School Safety Center (through DEMA) with an up- to-date list of all 16
employed constables assigned to schools. This list must be updated annually and upon any personnel changes. Failure 17
to meet either requirement will render the LEA ineligible for funding under this program. 18
Section 162. New Castle County Vo-Tech. Upon completion of a feasibility study of a new Howard High 19
School Athletic Field, it is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure funding is allocated toward construction of 20
the new athletic field. 21
Section 163. Water Bottle Refilling Stations. All newly constructed public-school buildings and 22
public-school buildings undergoing additions or major building renovations shall be equipped with water bottle 23
filling stations. Water bottle filling station means a water dispenser accessible to all people in compliance with the 24
Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.) that dispenses clean drinking water directly into a 25
bottle or other drinking container. Water bottle filling stations may be integrated into drinking fountains and shall 26
dispense cooled and filtered drinking water. Schools are encouraged to install touchless bottle filling stations for 27
sanitary reasons. 28
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The Department of Education shall not approve the plans and specifications for a new public -school 1
building or for any addition or major building renovation of an existing public-school building unless the plans and 2
specifications provide for the following: 3
(a) A minimum of one (1) water bottle filling station per two hundred (200) people projected to occupy 4
the building upon completion of the proposed construction or major renovation. 5
(b) A minimum of one (1) water bottle filling station on each floor and wing of each school building. 6
(c) A minimum of one (1) water bottle filling station in all school food service areas. 7
(d) A minimum of one (1) water bottle filling station located in or near gymnasiums, outdoor recreation 8
spaces, and other high-traffic areas. 9
Section 164. School Construction Project Allowable Square Footage. The square footage of school 10
construction projects approved with a Certification of Necessity (CN) may not increase more than one percent of 11
total square footage as stated in the approved CN. Any increase over one percent of total square footage shall be 12
supported with local funds. The state share of the project shall be based on the square footage and funding split 13
established at the time of issuance of the CN, plus no more than a one percent increase. 14
Section 165. School Construction Market Pressure. Market pressure will not be allocated for projects 15
with a Certificate of Necessity (CN) approved in November 2023, or thereafter, for construction and/or renovation of 16
any public education facility. It is the responsibility of the school district to utilize local funding or adjust project 17
scope to account for increased costs during design, bid, or other phases of the project. 18
Section 166. HVAC School Energy Audit. All newly constructed public-school buildings and public-19
school buildings undergoing upgrades to school HVAC systems shall be required to perform an energy audit through 20
the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility. 21
Section 167. Capital School District. Notwithstanding any provision of Delaware Code to the contrary, the 22
Capital School District is authorized to use the remaining funds associated with CN # 2013A (new dual 800 Student 23
Middle School), CN #2013B, to fund the renovation/conversion of Central Middle School to Central Elementary 24
School CN # 2013B.2. 25
Section 168. POLYTECH School District Property Title. At the time of its creation, the POLYTECH 26
School District was named Kent County Vocational Technical School District. Since 1991, it has been referred to as 27
“POLYTECH School District.” All rights, title, and interests of the Kent County Vocational Technical School 28
District, including any real property and the property situated at 823 Walnut Shade, Woodside, DE 19980 (parcel 29
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number 7-00-11100-01-2900-000), are vested in the Board of Education of the POLYTECH School District. 1
Section 169. William Henry Middle School Projects. Notwithstanding any provision of Delaware Code or 2
regulations to the contrary, and with the concurrence of the school board, the Capital School District is authorized to 3
use funds appropriated for Certificate of Necessity (CN) # 2113A for the design, renovations, and additions to the 4
former William Henry Middle School to support new facilities for the Kent County Community School and Kent 5
County Secondary ILC. The Capital School District shall submit a request for a new CN to the Department of 6
Education for the Renovations and Additions to William Henry Middle School. The new CN shall accurately reflect 7
the new scope and cost of the project. The Department of Education may approve this CN if adequate funds are 8
available. 9
Section 170. Certificate of Necessity Evaluation. The Department of Education, in collaboration 10
with the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the Controller General, shall develop and submit 11
to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvement, by December 1, 2025, a revised framework 12
for the prioritization of school capital projects (including issuance of Certificates of Necessity (CNs) and 13
capital improvement plan budget submissions). The revised framework shall: 14
(a) I dentify strategies to increase the total number of capital projects undertaken within existing 15
budgetary constraints. 16
(b) P rovide alternative methods for evaluating and prioritizing projects that balance student capacity 17
needs with critical renovation, modernization, and health and safety improvements; and 18
(c) E nsure that renovation and deferred maintenance projects are not systematically deprioritized 19
solely due to capacity growth metrics. 20
Section 171. E nhanced Minor Capital Improvements. (a) The Section 1 Addendum of this Act 21
appropriates $12,000,000 $15,000,000 to the Department of Education for Enhanced Minor Capital 22
Improvements (MCI). Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, these funds shall be used to 23
address minor capital improvement projects in school buildings and facilities statewide. This amount shall be 24
paid by the Department of Education to local districts in the following amounts: 25
School District A llocation 26
Appoquinimink $1, 096,120 27
Brandywine 876, 388 28
Caesar Rodney 662, 414 29
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Cape Henlopen 557,756 1
Capital 554, 369 2
Christina 1, 123,132 3
Colonial 743, 279 4
Delmar 122, 864 5
Indian River 913, 307 6
Lake Forest 311, 520 7
Laurel 214, 144 8
Milford 389, 083 9
New Castle County VoTech 408, 473 10
Polytech 103, 727 11
Red Clay 1, 231,684 12
Seaford 296, 194 13
Smyrna 508, 898 14
Sussex County Technical 112, 025 15
Woodbridge 212, 366 16
Academia Antonia Alonso 68, 164 17
Academy of Dover Charter 35, 140 18
Campus Community 34, 124 19
Charter School of Wilmington 82, 220 20
Delaware Military Academy 48, 011 21
Early College High School at Delaware State University 45, 132 22
East Side Charter 37, 765 23
Charter School of New Castle 64, 692 24
First State Military Academy 35, 225 25
First State Montessori Academy 54, 446 26
Freire Charter School 34, 802 27
Gateway Charter School 16, 173 28
Great Oaks Charter School 12, 278 29
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Kuumba Academy Charter 50,720 1
Las Americas ASPIRA Academy 122, 271 2
M.O.T Charter 118, 207 3
Newark Charter 258, 005 4
Odyssey Charter 185, 608 5
Positive Outcomes Charter 10, 330 6
Providence Creek Academy Charter 62, 744 7
Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences 98, 054 8
Sussex Montessori 37, 172 9
Thomas A. Edison Charter 50, 974 10
Total to Schools $12, 000,000 11
School District/Charter A llocation 12
A ppoquinimink $1,361,851 13
B randywine 1,092,796 14
C aesar Rodney 834,829 15
C ape Henlopen 702,625 16
C apital 685,413 17
C hristina 1,389,833 18
C olonial 905,472 19
D elmar 152,584 20
I ndian River 1,135,457 21
L ake Forest 393,550 22
L aurel 268,632 23
M ilford 477,603 24
N ew Castle County Vo- Tech 512,450 25
P olytech 129,670 26
Re d Clay 1,525,204 27
S eaford 387,004 28
S myrna 621,634 29
S ussex Tech 141,602 30
W oodbridge 272,118 31
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Academia Antonia Alonso 96,091 1
A cademy of Dover 46,778 2
B ryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence 21,964 3
C ampus Community 43,188 4
C harter School of Wilmington 103,166 5
D elaware Military Academy 57,760 6
E arly College H igh School at Delaware State University 61,562 7
E ast Side Charter 45,828 8
C harter School of New Castle 83,208 9
F irst State Military Academy 45,722 10
F irst State Montessori 69,376 11
F reire Charter School 42,871 12
G ateway Charter 22,280 13
G reat Oaks Charter School 15,734 14
K uumba Academy 62,723 15
L as Aspira Academy 155,329 16
M .O.T Charter 148,571 17
N ewark Charter 328,293 18
O dyssey Charter School 241,389 19
P ositive Outcomes 12,566 20
P rovidence Creek 81,202 21
S ussex Academy of Arts and Science 124,813 22
S ussex Montessori 40,443 23
T homas A. Edison Charter 58,816 24
T otal to Schools $15,000,000 25
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, funds appropriated in this section shall not be 27
subject to the $1,000,000 minor capital improvement restriction and local matching funds are not required. 28
(c) Each school district and charter school shall submit a report of capital improvements projects 29
planned for expenditure of these funds to the Department of Education, the Office of Management and Budget, 30
and the Controller General’s Office by January 1, 2025 2026. 31
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(d) Notwithstanding any provision or law to the contrary, effective July 1, 2024 2025, reorganized 1
school districts shall be authorized to assess a local match to provide up to a 60/40 state/local share for the 2
Enhanced Minor Capital Improvements state amounts appropriated in subsection (a) of this section. This 3
match is optional and must be used for the same purposes as state funds appropriated for Enhanced Minor 4
Capital Improvements. A partial local match is authorized, provided the local share does not exceed 40 5
percent. A district may assess a match not to exceed a 60/40 state/local share all in one fiscal year or over 6
multiple fiscal years. The match may only be provided through the original end date of the Enhanced Minor 7
Capital Improvements appropriation and any continuations thereof. 8
Section 172. R ed Clay Consolidated School District. The acquisition and use of New Castle County 9
parcel 10-018.00-007 as school bus storage by the New Castle County Vocational Technical School District 10
and/or the Red Clay Consolidated School District shall not be subject to New Castle County permits and/or 11
approvals, State of Delaware permits and/or approvals, and 29 Del. C. §7525 to the extent such 12
permits/approvals have not been issued by October 1, 2025. 13
Section 173. Re d Clay Consolidated School District. The Section 1 Addendum of this Act includes 14
an appropriation of $600,000 for the Red Clay School District for a transportation maintenance facility . 15
Notwithstanding any provisions of the Delaware Code to the contrary, Red Clay School District is authorized 16
to assess a local match to provide a 60/40 state/local share as required for this project. 17
Section 174. Bond Verification. All bonds issued, or herein before or herein authorized to be issued, by 18
the State are hereby determined to be within all debt and authorization limits of the State. 19
Section 175. Inconsistency. Insofar as the provisions of this Act are inconsistent with the provisions of any 20
general, special or local laws, or parts thereof, the provisions of this Act shall be controlling. 21
Section 176. Severability. If any section, part, phrase or provision of this Act or the application thereof be 22
held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the section, 23
part, phrase, provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been 24
rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Act or the application thereof. 25
Section 177. Effective Date. This Act shall take effect in accordance with the provisions of state law. 26
SYNOPSIS
This Bill is the Fiscal Year 2026 Bond and Capital Improvements Act.
Author: Joint Committee on Capital Improvement
DEBT LIMIT STATEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026
This Debt Limit Statement is to be attached to the Fiscal Year 2026 Bond
and Capital Improvements Act as required by 29 Del. C. §7422.
(1) ESTIMATED NET GENERAL FUND REVENUE for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2026, as per the Joint Resolution of the House and Senate
which will be signed by the governor in connection with the adoption of the
annual Appropriations Act for the fiscal year.
$ 6,782.9 million
(2) Multiplied by 5%. x .05
(3) Maximum aggregate principal amount of tax-supported obligations which
may be authorized by the State in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
$ 339.15 million
(4) Less: Aggregate principal amount of previously authorized tax-supported
obligations subject to debt limit.
$ 0 million
(5) AVAILABLE DEBT LIMIT prior to appended legislation (Line 3 minus
Line 4).
$ 339.15 million
(6) Less: Aggregate principal amount of new tax-supported obligations subject
to debt limit to be authorized pursuant to appended legislation.
$ 0 million
(7) REMAINING DEBT LIMIT (Line 5 minus Line 6.) $ 339.15 million
______________________________
Michael Smith
Secretary of Finance
June 25, 2025
Department of Transportation
FY 2026 Capital Transportation Program
Appendix A
State Authorization Federal
Authorization Other Funding FY 2026
Authorization
ROAD SYSTEM
Expressways
I-95 and SR896 Interchange - 32,224,362 32,224,362
I-295 Northbound from SR141 to US 13 - 8,085,600 8,085,600
Bear Road and Reybold Drive Intersection Improvements - 143,000 143,000
Rehabilitation of I-95 from I-495 to North of Brandywine River Bridge - 8,645,863 8,645,863
Rehabilitation of I-95, GARVEE Debt Service - 18,593,250 18,593,250
Subtotal Expressways - 67,692,075 - 67,692,075
Arterials
US13, US40 to Memorial Drive Pedestrian Improvements - 7,070,817 7,070,817
4th Street, Walnut Street to Adams Street 139,592 139,592
Walnut Street, 3rd Street to 16th Street - 3,000,000 3,000,000
HSIP NCC, Old Baltimore Pike and Salem Church Road - 800,000 800,000
SR4, Ogletown Stanton Road/SR 7, Christina Stanton Road Phase I, Stanton - 800,000 800,000
US 40, Salem Church Road to Walther Road - 6,374,939 6,374,939
North Millsboro Bypass , US 113 to SR24 - 27,003,967 27,003,967
SR1 Fenwick Island Sidewalk from Lighthouse Rd. to Lewes St. 1,000,000 1,000,000
SR1, Minos Conaway Road Grade Separated Intersection - 4,701,805 400,000 5,101,805
US 9 Widening (Old Vine Rd. to SR 1) - 4,000,000 4,000,000
US 113 @ US 9 Grade Separated Intersection - 630,000 630,000
US113 @ SR18/SR404 (Georgetown) Grade Separated Intersection - 14,000,000 14,000,000
US 113 Widening, Dagsboro Road to Hardscrabble Road - 3,250,000 3,250,000
Corridor Capacity Preservation 75,000 75,000
Subtotal Arterials 1,214,592 71,631,527 400,000 73,246,119
Collectors
Glasgow Avenue, SR 896 to US 40 - 500,000 - 500,000
Duck Creek Parkway (Bassett St. To Main St.) 500,000 500,000
East Camden Bypass - 12,860,477 1,919,295 14,779,772
West Camden Bypass - 12,735,778 1,247,578 13,983,356
North Main St. Smyrna - Shoulders (Duck Creek Parkway to Glenwood Ave.) 500,000 500,000
Beaver Dam Rd. Widening (SR 1 to Dairy Farm Rd.) - 2,500,000 2,500,000
Park Avenue Relocation - 3,735,300 3,735,300
Plantation Road Improvements, SR 24 to US 9 106,000 423,999 - 529,999
SR 54 Multi-modal Improvements (Blue Beard Trail to Monroe Ave.) - 1,250,000 1,250,000
US9, Kings Highway, Dartmouth Drive to Freeman Highway - 3,500,000 3,500,000
Subtotal Collectors 1,106,000 37,505,553 3,166,874 41,77 8,427
Locals
Garasches Lane, Wilmington 52,918 211,671 - 264,589
Realignment of Old Orchard Road at Wescoats Corner - 3,000,000 268,254 3,268,254
Recreational Trails - 905,680 226,420 1,132,100
Subtotal Locals 52,918 4,117,351 494,674 4,664,943
Bridges
Bridge Program 10,092,985 72,120,211 1,305,727 83,518,923
Non-Bridge Structures Program 3,220,000 3,560,000 - 6,780,000
Subtotal Bridges 13,312,985 75,680,211 1,305,727 90,298,923
Other
Transportation Alternatives 965,000 5,860,000 1,075,000 7,900,000
Paveme
nt and Rehabilitation 46,000,000 40,414,400 86,414,400
Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements 350,000 4,700,000 5,050,000
Carbon Reduction Program - 5,400,000 5,400,000
Signage and Pavement Markings 6,820,628 2,350,000 9,170,628
Materials and Minor Contracts 14,350,000 100,000 14,450,000
Rail Crossing Safety Program 4,831,250 2,981,000 7,812,250
Safety Improvement Program 1,032,445 6,405,654 7,438,099
Traffic Calming 500,000 500,000
Engineering and Contingency 37,806,902 2,425,000 40,231,902
Intersection Improvements 10,125,000 3,500,000 600,000 14,225,000
Pedestrian ADA Improvements 3,000,000 3,000,000
Highway Safety Improvement Program 6,800,067 6,521,399 1,1 58,237 14,479,703
Resiliency and Sustainability Program - 6,100,000 6,1 00,000
AP A-1
Department of Transportation
FY 2026 Capital Transportation Program
Appendix A
State Authorization Federal
Authorization Other Funding FY 2026
Authorization
Electric Vehicle Program - 3,500,000 3, 500,000
Subtotal Other 132,581,292 90,257,453 2,833,237 225,671,982
TOTAL ROAD SYSTEM 148,267,787 346,884,170 8,200,511 503,352,469
GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS
Municipal Street Aid 6,000,000 6,000,000
Community Transportation Fund 21,650,000 21,650,000
Subdivision Street Pavement Management Fund 6,138,777 23,861,223 30,000,000
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund 4,891,223 5,000,000 9,891,223
TOTAL GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS 38,680,000 - 28,861,223 67,541,223
TRANSIT SYSTEM
Transit Facilities 981,628 8,870,000 - 9,851,628
Transit Vehicles 89,250 25,083,330 6,136,920 31,309,500
Rail Preservation 4,028,400 4,028,400
TOTAL TRANSIT SYSTEM 5,099,278 33,953,330 6,136,920 45,189,528
SUPPORT SYSTEM
Aeronautics 771,000 189,000 960,000
Planning 6,364,073 7,983,858 14,347,931
Information Technology 10,013,750 199,630 10,213,380
Transportation Facilities 2,000,000 2,000,000
Transportation Management 1,420,575 8,284,000 96,000 9,800,575
Engineering and Contingency - 300,000 300,000
TOTAL SUPPORT SYSTEM 20,569,398 16,956,488 96,000 37,621,886
GRAND TOTAL 212,616,463 397,793,988 43,294, 654 653,705, 106
AP A-2
ROUTE ROAD NAME BMP EMP LENGTH BEGIN DESCRIPTION END DESRCIPTION SEN DIST REP DIST
NC-00009 SR52PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 5.01 6.95 1.94 NC-00260-F (BRECKS LANE) NC-00009 DELAWARE AVE 1 1, 12
NC-00011 SR2KIRKWOOD HIGHWAY 3.94 8.05 4.11 SR 273 MILLTOWN ROAD 9 18, 21 ,23, 24
NC-00011 SR2KIRKWOOD HIGHWAY 21.51 25.65 4.14 MILLTOWN ROAD SR 273 9 18, 21 ,23, 24
NC-00044 BAYNARD BOULEVARD 0.00 0.88 0.88 NC-51338-F (WASHINGTON STREET) NC-51014-F (BAYNARD BOULEVARD) 1 1
NC-00082 SR 1 1.26 3.37 2.11 ROTH BRIDGE RT 72 12 15
NC-00082 SR 1 14.84 16.97 2.13 RT 72 ROTH BRIDGE 12 15
NC-006414 RAMP 6414 0.00 0.27 0.27 NC-00004-R (CONCORD PIKE ROUTE US202) POWDER MILL ROAD / FOULK ROAD 4 12
NC-51224 ORANGE STREET 0.52 0.59 0.07 8TH STREET GIRARD STREET 3 1
KC-00048 EVERETTS CORNER 0.00 2.89 2.89 RT 300 RT11 15 11
KC-00059 WHITELEYSBURG ROAD 0.00 7.91 7.91 KC-00452 (BURNITE MILL ROAD) KC-00060 (VERNON ROAD) 15 30
KC-00060 VERNON ROAD 7.80 8.67 0.87 WHITELEYSBURG ROAD REESE AVE 15 30
KC-00101 PEARSON CORNER RD 3.62 7.80 4.18 WEST DENNYS RD SR 42/SEVEN HICKORIES RD 15 11, 29
KC-00162 SHARON HILL RD 0.00 3.10 3.10 RT 8 DENNYS RD 15,17 11, 29
KC-00163 VICTORY CHAPEL RD 0.89 1.34 0.45 RT 8 DENNYS RD 15 11
KC-00198 ROSE VALLEY SCHOOL RD 0.00 1.60 1.60 HAZLETTVILLE RD SHARON HILL RD 11, 17 29
KC-00200 YODER DR 2.56 3.73 1.17 ROSE VALLEY SCHOOL RD NAULT RD 15 29
SC-00001 US13SUSSEX HIGHWAY NB 0.00 6.87 6.87 LINE RD SR24 / LAUREL RD 21 40
SC-00001 US13SUSSEX HIGHWAY SB 6.87 13.75 6.88 SR24 / LAUREL RD LINE RD 21 40
SC-00002 US13SUSSEX HIGHWAY NB 0.00 0.08 0.08 SR24 / LAUREL RD BRIDGE 365S OVER RECORDS POND 21 40
SC-00002 US13SUSSEX HIGHWAY SB 12.52 12.61 0.09 BRIDGE 365S OVER RECORDS POND SR24 / LAUREL RD 21 40
SC-00020 CONCORD ROAD 1.00 7.42 6.42 SC-00003-R (US RT 13) SC-00028-F (RT 9) 19, 21 35, 39
SC-00020 HARDSCRABLE ROAD 7.42 11.96 4.54 SC-00028-F (RT 9) SC-00074-F (SHILOH CHURCH RD) 18 37, 40
REHABILITATION LOCATIONS
FY 2026 Paving and Rehabilitation List
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FISCAL YEAR 2026
CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPLEMENT
SECTION 1 ADDENDUMAGENCY/PROJECT FY 2025 FY2026
10-02 OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
704 N King Street Renovations 18,200,000$ -$
Absalom Jones - Performing Arts Center 2,000,000 -
Architectural Barrier Removal 150,000 150,000
Carvel State Office Building Maintenance and Restoration 6,000,000 7,000,000
Christiana Emergency Access Ramp 600,000 -
Community Redevelopment/Reinvestment Fund 40,000,000 20,000,000
Cyber Security Service - 375,000
Department of Labor - Sussex Facility - 7,000,000
Emily P. Bissell Renovation 18,000,000 19,000,000
Environmental Compliance (UST/Asbestos/Other) 1,500,000 1,500,000
ERP Cloud Migration 12,500,000 50,000,000
Family Justice Centers - 750,000
Legislative Hall A&E Renovation/Expansion/Parking Garage 10,000,000 -
Legislative Hall Minor Capital Improvements and Equipment 750,000 500,000
Leonard L. Williams Justice Center Improvements 20,000,000 1,800,000
Mental Health Resource Centers 50,000 -
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 8,010,500 10,000,000
Old Family Courthouse Renovation Kent - 3,500,000
Old Family Courthouse Renovation Sussex - 3,500,000
Old Troop 4 - Georgetown Renovation - 4,000,000
Richardson and Robbins Building - Renovation Laboratory Space - 1,000,000
Roof Replacements 3,500,000 5,000,000
Statewide Deferred Maintenance 6,600,000 5,300,000
Twinco/Romax Easement - 400,000
02 JUDICIAL PROJECTS
Combined Facility of JP Courts 8 Smyrna and 9 Middletown - 4,000,000
Customs House 10,000,000 3,000,000
Kent and Sussex Family Court Facilities 25,000,000 -
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 911,062 911,062
Reconfiguration of JP Court 4 Seaford - 1,000,000
15 LEGAL PROJECT
Georgetown Renovations - 18 The Circle 3,000,000 3,500,000
20 STATE PROJECTS
ADA Accessible Bathroom - Woodburn - 300,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment -Veterans Home 500,000 200,000
Veterans Home Courtyard - 175,000
Veterans Home Roof and Roof Top Units - 2,500,000
35 HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROJECTS
Herman Holloway Campus Mitchell Building Security System Replacement - Phase II - 2,500,000
Laurel State Service Center - 1,000,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 5,750,000 5,950,000
Roof Replacements - 4,500,000
37 SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES PROJECTS
Ferris School Window Replacement 1,165,800 -
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 1,000,000 1,000,000
Secure Care Roof Replacements 1,000,000 1,700,000
Stockley Building C-6 Renovation - 6,000,000
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FISCAL YEAR 2026
CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPLEMENT
SECTION 1 ADDENDUMAGENCY/PROJECT FY 2025 FY2026
38 CORRECTION PROJECTS
Automatic Transfer Switch and Emergency Generator Replacements (HRYCI, BWCI, JTVCC, and
SCI)
2,500,000 6,750,000
Baylor Women's Correctional Institution (BWCI) Infirmary Expansion - 8,600,000
HRYCI West Side, JTVCC Infirmary Roof Top and PCCC Administration Building HVAC
Replacements
- 5,886,560
James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) New Sally Port/Intake Facility 8,000,000 -
JTVCC Building 13 Roof Replacement - 1,700,000
JTVCC HVAC Project - 2,000,000
JTVCC Security Tunnel Repair and Weather Proofing - 1,200,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 3,200,000 5,000,000
40 DNREC PROJECTS
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 1,000,000 -
Park Facility Rehab and Public Recreational Infrastructure 5,000,000 -
45 SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY PROJECTS
800 MHz Shelter and Tower Replacements 1,000,000 1,000,000
DEMA Facility Maintenance - 2,500,000
DivComm Radio Shop Renovations - 1,500,000
Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Evidence Storage Building 1,200,000 -
Local Law Enforcement Laptop Replacement 257,900 257,900
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 700,000 700,000
New Troop 4 - Georgetown 26,000,000 -
65 AGRICULTURE PROJECT
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment - 200,000
75 FIRE SCHOOL PROJECT
Pole Barn - New Castle Division - 750,000
76 DELAWARE NATIONAL GUARD PROJECT
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 2,300,000 2,300,000
247,345,262$ 219,355,522$
10-08 DELAWARE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY
Delaware Workforce Housing Program -$ 5,000,000$
Housing Development Fund - Affordable Rental Housing Program 6,000,000 19,000,000
Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund 4,000,000 4,000,000
Urban Redevelopment 5,500,000 10,000,000
15,500,000$ 38,000,000$
11 TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION
State Core Network Infrastructure Upgrade 8,267,000$ -$
William Penn Data Center Modernization 10,300,000 -
18,567,000$ -$
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CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPLEMENT
SECTION 1 ADDENDUMAGENCY/PROJECT FY 2025 FY2026
20 STATE
Bioscience Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) 1,000,000$ 1,000,000$
Bridgeville Public Library 280,000 -
City of Dover/Downtown Dover Partnership 10,420,000 5,000,000
City of Wilmington - Capital Initiatives - 8,400,000
City of Wilmington Community Initiatives 23,000,000 -
City of Wilmington - Emmanuel Dining Room - 600,000
City of Wilmington - Land Bank - 5,000,000
City of Wilmington - William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center - 1,000,000
Delaware Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) 1,500,000 1,500,000
Delaware Coastal Airport (Georgetown) 1,055,000 -
Delaware Prosperity Partnership 2,350,000 2,350,000
Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000
Delaware Strategic Fund 9,500,000 5,000,000
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research - Research Infrastructure Improvement
(EPSCOR-RII)
- 800,000
Georgetown Public Library 250,000 -
Glasgow Library - 150,000
Harrington Public Library 850,000 -
IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) 2,000,000 2,000,000
Laboratory Space 5,000,000 5,000,000
LEEP - Property Acquisition and Renovation 250,000 -
Lewes Public Library 57,867 118,729
Milford Public Library 838,550 622,855
Museum Maintenance 500,000 500,000
Nanticoke Indian Association Community Center 300,000 -
National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) 5,000,000 5,000,000
Newark Free Library 6,500,000 200,000
Riverfront Development Corporation 9,500,000 9,750,000
Securing American Biomanufacturing Research & Education (SABRE) Project 15,000,000 -
Selbyville Public Library 698,266 -
Site Readiness Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000
Small Business Development Center 1,000,000 -
Subdivision Street Pavement Management 24,000,000 23,861,223
Town of Dewey Beach - Municipal Building 1,000,000 -
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Fund 5,000,000 5,000,000
Wilmington Institute Library 550,000 125,000
Wilmington Workforce Development 10,000,000 -
157,399,683$ 102,977,807$
25 FINANCE
Volunteer Fire Service Revolving Loan Fund 5,000,000$ -$
5,000,000$ -$
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CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPLEMENT
SECTION 1 ADDENDUMAGENCY/PROJECT FY 2025 FY2026
35 HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Delaware Clean Water Trust 13,000,000$ -$
Delaware Medicaid Enterprise System (DMES) System Planning & Services Integrator Services 1,150,000 -
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 5,793,600 5,529,200
Electronic Health Records Billing System - 1,952,500
Maintenance and Restoration 4,750,000 7,500,000
Production and Non-production Storage Access Network (SANS) - 1,133,000
24,693,600$ 16,114,700$
37 SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES
Maintenance and Restoration 200,000$ 200,000$
200,000$ 200,000$
38 CORRECTION
Level IV and V Security Camera Equipment 500,000$ 6,158,160$
Maintenance and Restoration 3,500,000 5,000,000
4,000,000$ 11,158,160$
40 NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Bellevue State Park - Sarah Brooks House 150,000$ -$
Brownfields -$ 3,000,000$
Cape Pier Replacement Planning and Construction 250,000 -
Clean Water State Revolving Fund 9,000,000 7,634,400
Coastal Region Bathhouse Renovation and Dune Crossing 1,000,000 -
Community Air Quality Monitoring - 250,000
Conservation Cost Share 3,200,000 3,200,000
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) 25,000 25,000
Debris Pits 1,000,000 1,000,000
Delaware Bay Beach Initiative 2,100,000 -
Delaware Bayshore Initiative 500,000 500,000
Dikes/Dams 1,000,000 1,000,000
Fenwick Island State Park Renovations 1,000,000 -
Killens Pond Water Park Improvements 3,000,000 -
Lums Pond Outdoor Adventure Center 3,000,000 -
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment - 1,000,000
Park Facility Rehab and Public Recreational Infrastructure - 13,276,277
Redevelopment of Strategic Sites (Fort DuPont) 2,250,000 3,000,000
Resource, Conservation and Development 10,000,000 10,000,000
Shoreline and Waterway Management 5,000,000 10,000,000
Statewide Groundwater Monitoring Network - 250,000
Statewide Trails and Pathways 1,000,000 3,000,000
Tax Ditches 2,148,700 2,148,700
White Clay Creek State Park - Nature Center/Big Pond/Maxwell House 2,200,000 -
47,823,700$ 59,284,377$
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CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPLEMENT
SECTION 1 ADDENDUMAGENCY/PROJECT FY 2025 FY2026
45 SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
DSP Cradlepoint 5G Upgrade 1,500,000$ -$
EVOC Facility (New Castle County) -$ 1,000,000$
Social Equity Fund 2,000,000 -
3,500,000$ 1,000,000$
65 AGRICULTURE
Aquaculture - Hatchery Project 1,100,000$ -$
Aquaculture - Oyster Hatchery -$ 1,000,000$
Cover Crop Investment 5,190,000 6,400,000
Critical Equipment for Operations - 250,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 200,000 -
6,490,000$ 7,650,000$
75 FIRE PREVENTION COMMISSION
Hydraulic Rescue Tools Replacement 30,000$ 142,500$
30,000$ 142,500$
76 DELAWARE NATIONAL GUARD
Bethany Beach Training Site - 510,285
Cheswold Readiness Center - Design/Site Prep/Construction 300,000$ 3,850,000$
Civil Support Team (CST) Expansion - 1,500,000
Dagsboro Readiness Center - 825,000
Dagsboro Readiness Center Design and Expansion 2,500,000 -
Maintenance and Restoration 200,000 200,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment - 500,000
Penns Way - 200,000
Scannell Readiness Center Expansion/Renovations 2,500,000 -
5,500,000$ 7,585,285$
90-01 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Deferred Maintenance / Campus Improvements 17,000,000 30,000,000
17,000,000$ 30,000,000$
90-03 DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY
Campus Improvements / Deferred Maintenance 17,000,000$ 30,000,000$
17,000,000$ 30,000,000$
90-04 DELAWARE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Critical Capital Needs / Deferred Maintenance 17,000,000$ 30,000,000$
17,000,000$ 30,000,000$
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CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPLEMENT
SECTION 1 ADDENDUMAGENCY/PROJECT FY 2025 FY2026
95 EDUCATION
Appoquinimink, New MS/HS at Summit Campus -$ 18,438,958$
Architectural Barrier Removal 160,000 160,000
Christina, Delaware School for the Deaf Renovations (100% State) 3,795,593 1,708,016
Colonial, Eisenberg ES Renovations (60/40) 421,923 -
Colonial, Gunning Bedford MS Renovations (60/40) 653,191 2,245,049
Colonial, McCullough MS Renovations (60/40) - 383,179
Colonial, New Castle ES Renovations (60/40) - 5,642,233
Colonial, New Leach School (100% State) 37,455,000 -
Colonial, William Penn HS Renovations (60/40) 3,105,242 37,495,800
Colonial, Wilmington Manor ES Renovations (60/40) - 227,078
Enhanced Minor Capital Improvement 12,000,000 15,000,000
Minor Capital Improvement and Equipment 18,300,000 15,000,000
NCCVT, Howard HS Stadium Planning and Design (60/40) 1,000,000 -
NCCVT, Paul M. Hodgson Replacement (62/38) 33,600,682 16,777,572
Polytech, Polytech HS Roof Replacement (79/21) 2,499,224 -
Polytech, Polytech HS Walkway Enclosure (79/21) 453,873 -
Red Clay, AI duPont MS Renovations (60/40) 349,322 4,218,068
Red Clay, Brandywine Springs School Renovations (60/40) 465,607 5,622,207
Red Clay, Bus Maintenance Building (60/40) - 600,000
Red Clay, Conrad Schools of Science Renovations (60/40) - 1,065,187
Red Clay, Dickinson HS Renovations (60/40) 668,677 8,074,280
Red Clay, Forest Oak ES Renovations (60/40) - 513,187
Red Clay, Heritage ES Renovations (60/40) 3,418,310 -
Red Clay, Johnson ES Renovations (60/40) 309,447 3,736,569
Red Clay, Lewis ES Renovations (60/40) 440,718 5,321,668
Red Clay, Linden Hill ES Renovations (60/40) - 530,549
Red Clay, McKean HS Renovations (60/40) 1,080,144 13,042,741
Red Clay, Meadowood School Extended Renovations (60/40) 337,453 -
Red Clay, Meadowood School Renovations (60/40) 158,830 1,917,874
Red Clay, Mote ES Renovations (60/40) 622,760 7,519,821
Red Clay, Richardson Park ES Renovations (60/40) - 581,468
Red Clay, Skyline MS Renovations (60/40) - 515,944
Red Clay, Stanton MS Renovations (60/40) 805,449 9,725,786
Red Clay, Warner ES Renovations (60/40) - 858,043
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CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPLEMENT
SECTION 1 ADDENDUMAGENCY/PROJECT FY 2025 FY2026
EDUCATION (continued)
School Safety and Security 9,138,000 9,138,000
Smyrna, Clayton Intermediate Addition (77/23) 11,769,900 6,056,400
Smyrna, New 600 Student ES (77/23) 6,800,600 -
Smyrna, North Smyrna ES Addition/Renovation (77/23) 16,359,500 8,411,200
Sussex Tech, New Sussex Tech HS (60/40) 34,236,300 10,698,900
200,405,745$ 211,225,777$
SUBTOTAL NON-TRANSPORTATION 787,454,990$ 764,694,128$
55 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Grants and Allocations 38,680,000$ 38,680,000$
Road System 221,136,082 148,267,787
Support System 60,180,175 20,569,398
Transit System 8,705,833 5,099,278
328,702,090$ 212,616,463$
GRAND TOTAL 1,116,157,080$ 977,310,591$
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