Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 3910 – Primary jurisdiction of Secretary and the Department of Natural …
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The Secretary and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall have paramount jurisdiction over water use in this State. In case of any conflict between this chapter and Part VII of this title, relating to water and air resources, Part VII shall prevail.
7 Del. C. 1953, § ?3911; 55 Del. Laws, c. 442, § ?8; 57 Del. Laws, c. 739, § ?174;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 7 Sec. 3910
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302