(a) In this section, “liquidating asset” means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a period of limited duration. The term includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right, and right to receive payments during a period of more than 1 year under an arrangement that does not provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance. The term does not include a payment subject to § 61-409 of this title, resources subject to § 61-411 of this title, timber subject to § 61-412 of this title, an activity subject to § 61-414 of this title, an asset subject to § 61-415 of this title, or any asset for which the trustee establishes a reserve for depreciation under § 61-503 of this title.

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(b) A trustee shall allocate to income 5 percent of the receipts from a liquidating asset and the balance to principal.

77 Del. Laws, c. 99, § ?1;