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29 DE Code § 6312. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter II. Budget Commission|§ 6312. Organization; powers and duties.

§ 6312. Organization; powers and duties. (a) The Governor shall be the Chairperson of the Budget Commission. The Budget Commission shall meet upon the call of the Chairperson to review for approval agency requests presented to the Commission as prescribed by the laws of this State. (b) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall serve as the Secretary of the Budget Commission. In said capacity the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall:  (1) Attend all meetings of the Budget Commission and keep, or cause to be kept a true and complete record of the proceedings of such meetings. (2) Keep correct and complete records of account, showing accurately at all times the financial condition of the Budget Commission. (3) Sign all minutes, contracts, agreements and other documents approved by the Budget Commission except in those instances wherein the Chairperson of the Budget Commission signs those documents. (c) The Budget Commission shall advise the Governor and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget concerning all of the powers and duties vested in the office of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, specifically including the preparation of the proposed budget as set forth in §§ 6333 and 6334 of this title. 42 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  3;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6312;  54 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  3;  69 Del. Laws, c. 64, §  53;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 365, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  2;
29 DE Code § 6331. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6331. Data on legislative and judicial expenses.

§ 6331. Data on legislative and judicial expenses. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall determine the actual expenses of each last preceding legislative session. (b) On or before November 15, annually, estimates of the financial needs of the state judiciary for the ensuing fiscal year shall be furnished to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget by the Clerk of the Supreme Court and certified by him or her. These estimates shall include without change, salaries of the state judiciary as fixed by law; the estimates of other requirements for the state judiciary for the ensuing fiscal year shall be included as designated to the Clerk of the Supreme Court. (c) All of the data relative to the legislative branch of the government and the state judiciary shall be for the Office of Management and Budget Director's information and guidance in estimating the total financial needs of the State for the ensuing fiscal year, but none of these estimates shall be subject to revision or review by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and must be included in the budget report as prepared by it. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  6;  Code 1935, §  5404;  42 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  6;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6331;  54 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  4;  67 Del. Laws, c. 47, §  73;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);
29 DE Code § 6332. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6332. Hearings on estimates; attendance by Governor-elect.

§ 6332. Hearings on estimates; attendance by Governor-elect. (a) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide, by the giving of such notice as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget deems necessary, for public hearings on any and all estimates to be included in the budget, which hearings shall be held beginning not later than November 15 of each year. These hearings shall be open to the public and to the press and any citizens or authorized representatives of any organization, or group of citizens, may attend these hearings and be heard upon any subject matter properly in review. The head, or authorized representative, of any agency of the State receiving or asking financial aid may attend and be heard in explanation of any request for financial aid contained in any estimate submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (b) In the years of the gubernatorial election, the Governor-elect may sit at these hearings and ask such questions and require such information upon the estimates under review and revision as the Governor-elect deems proper. The Governor-elect may also prepare a statement of any recommendation or suggestion in connection with the proposed budget and such statement shall be presented to the General Assembly simultaneously with the presentation of the budget bill. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  7;  Code 1935, §  5405;  42 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  6;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6332;  54 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  4;  67 Del. Laws, c. 47, §  74;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);
29 DE Code § 6333. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6333. Date of completion of estimate review; power of revision.

§ 6333. Date of completion of estimate review; power of revision. On or before December 15, annually, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall have completed a review and revision of the estimates of all agencies of the State asking or receiving financial aid. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may, in making such review, revise, by increasing or decreasing, any estimate submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, except those of the judiciary and the General Assembly, but where such revision is made the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall indicate it in a report to the Governor, as hereinafter provided, together with the reasons for the Office of Management and Budget Director's revision. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  8;  Code 1935, §  5406;  42 Del. Laws, c. 204, §  6;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6333;  54 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  4;  67 Del. Laws, c. 47, §  75;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);
29 DE Code § 6335. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6335. Changes in budget plan by Governor; submission of proposed budget and Budget Appropriation Bill to General Assembly.

§ 6335. Changes in budget plan by Governor; submission of proposed budget and Budget Appropriation Bill to General Assembly. (a) The Governor upon receipt of the report of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may make such changes in the report as the Governor may deem necessary or desirable in accordance with the Governor's own best judgment and conclusion and shall submit the budget report as prepared by the Governor based upon the report of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to each House of the General Assembly, on or before February 1 of each year, and at the same time the Governor submits the proposed budget, the Governor shall submit copies of a tentative bill for all proposed appropriations for the budget, clearly itemized and properly classified for the ensuing fiscal year. This bill shall be known as the “Budget Appropriation Bill.” (b) The budget itself shall be in such form that it can readily be analyzed. The Budget Appropriation Bill, together with the Governor's message and all data accompanying it, shall be a public document and shall be printed, duplicated or otherwise mechanically reproduced as soon as presented, and copies thereof shall be furnished to each member of the General Assembly, to each state agency and to all of the newspapers published in the State and it shall be given such other publicity as the Governor deems proper. All dollar amounts in the Budget Appropriation Bill shall be stated in thousands of dollars, rounded to the nearest $100. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  10;  Code 1935, §  5408;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6335;  54 Del. Laws, c. 39, §§  4, 6;  60 Del. Laws, c. 1, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 68, §  45;  67 Del. Laws, c. 47, §  77;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(13);
29 DE Code § 6336. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6336. Consideration of the budget and Budget Appropriation Bill by a joint committee of the General Assembly.

§ 6336. Consideration of the budget and Budget Appropriation Bill by a joint committee of the General Assembly. The standing committees of each House in charge of the Budget Appropriation Bill shall sit jointly in open session while considering the budget and the Budget Appropriation Bill and they shall begin such joint meetings within 5 days after the budget and the Budget Appropriation Bill have been submitted to the General Assembly by the Governor. This joint committee may cause the attendance of heads or responsible representatives of the agencies of the State asking for financial aid and compel the furnishing of such information and the answering of such questions as the joint committee shall require, and to these sessions all persons interested in the estimates under consideration shall be admitted with the right to be heard. The Governor, or the Governor's representative, and the Governor-elect shall have the right to sit at these public hearings and be heard on all matters coming before the joint committee. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  11;  Code 1935, §  5409;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6336;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
29 DE Code § 6337. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6337. Changes in Budget Appropriation Bill by General Assembly; limitation.

§ 6337. Changes in Budget Appropriation Bill by General Assembly; limitation. The General Assembly may increase, decrease or eliminate items in the Budget Appropriation Bill in any way that is not contrary to the Constitution of the State, except as hereinafter provided, but neither House shall consider further or special appropriations, except in case of emergency, which fact shall be clearly stated in the appropriation bill therefor, until the Budget Appropriation Bill shall have been finally acted upon by both Houses. No items providing for appropriations for payment of interest or principal due on state debt shall be decreased or eliminated. The total budget appropriation items may not be increased in the aggregate to a point where they would exceed the state revenue from all sources as estimated in the budget. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  12;  Code 1935, §  5410;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6337;  52 Del. Laws, c. 198.;
29 DE Code § 6338. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6338. Amendment of the Bill by the Governor before final action by the General Assembly.

§ 6338. Amendment of the Bill by the Governor before final action by the General Assembly. The Governor may, before final action thereon by the General Assembly, amend or supplement the Budget Appropriation Bill to correct an error or oversight or in case of an emergency, by delivering such an amendment or supplement to both Houses. The amendment or supplement shall thereby become a part of the Budget Appropriation Bill as an addition to the items of the Bill or as a modification or substitution for any item of the Bill such amendment or supplement may affect. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  14;  Code 1935, §  5412;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6338;
29 DE Code § 6339. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6339. Supplementary appropriations; limitation.

§ 6339. Supplementary appropriations; limitation. Any further or special appropriations shall be known as supplementary appropriations. Every such appropriation shall be embodied in a separate bill limited to some single work, object or purpose therein stated and called herein a “Supplementary Appropriation Bill.” Each Supplementary Appropriation Bill, shall, by its provisions, provide or designate the source from which the money therein appropriated is to be derived. No Supplementary Appropriation Bill shall be passed, if when added to the appropriations already authorized, the aggregate appropriations exceed in amount the state revenues from all sources as set forth in the budget. 37 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  13;  Code 1935, §  5411;  29 Del. C. 1953, §  6339;  52 Del. Laws, c. 198;  67 Del. Laws, c. 47, §  78;
29 DE Code § 6341. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III. Budget Appropriation Bill|§ 6341. Grants-in-aid.

§ 6341. Grants-in-aid. No appropriation for a grant-in-aid shall be made otherwise than pursuant to an act by the General Assembly, passed with the concurrence of 3/4 of all the members elected to each House. 63 Del. Laws, c. 196, §  2;
29 DE Code § 6342. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III-A. Capital Appropriations Act|§ 6342. Preparation of annual capital budget.

§ 6342. Preparation of annual capital budget. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall prepare, and amend as necessary, a program of state public works, major capital improvement projects and other facilities undertaken or recommended to be undertaken by the State, or any of the authorities or other instrumentalities of the state government. Such program shall be submitted as the annual capital budget to the Governor at such time as it shall be deemed appropriate for submission to the General Assembly. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall maintain a report on the status of all capital projects funded by any debt offering issued by the State or by any of the authorities or other instrumentalities of state government. 63 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  4;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §§  16(5), 21(13), 27;
29 DE Code § 6343. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III-B. Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund|§ 6343. Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund.

§ 6343. Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund. (a) A nonappropriated special fund is created to be known as the “Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund,” hereafter referred to in this subchapter as “Fund.” (b) The Fund shall be interest earning with such interest credited to the Fund. (c) The Fund shall be expended for the advanced planning of proposed public facilities in the State, including, but not limited to, the cost of architectural sketches, general site plans, preliminary engineering, general design services, legal, accounting and consulting services or such other services as may be deemed appropriate. Public facilities shall include public schools, health-care facilities, public safety and correctional institutions, libraries (if co-located) and other public buildings. (d) The Fund may be expended for earnest money of up to 10 percent for the acquisition of real property (including any options to purchase and any improvements thereon) by state agencies, reorganized school districts and vocational-technical school districts. The Fund may not be expended for highway right-of-way acquisition. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  4921;  55 Del. Laws, c. 430, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 685, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  10;  63 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  3(a);  67 Del. Laws, c. 285, §§  15(b)-(e);  69 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  7;  74 Del. Laws, c. 367, §§  5-8;
29 DE Code § 6345. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III-B. Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund|§ 6345. Reversion of unused funds.

§ 6345. Reversion of unused funds. Any moneys for advanced planning or for advanced real property acquisition provided by the Budget Commission to a state agency, reorganized school district or vocational-technical school district which shall not be used by the agency or district within 36 months shall be refunded to the Budget Commission to be redeposited in the Fund. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  4923;  55 Del. Laws, c. 430, §  2;  63 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  3(a);  67 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  15(i);  69 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  7;  74 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  12;
29 DE Code § 6346. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III-B. Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund|§ 6346. Reimbursement of the Fund.

§ 6346. Reimbursement of the Fund. (a) Upon the funding of a capital project for which advance planning funds or advance real property acquisition funds have been provided from the Fund, a refund shall be made to the Fund from such funding by the State Treasurer from the appropriation made or other source of funds provided for the public facility or real property. (b) In the event that a capital project, for which advanced planning funds have been provided from the Fund is not included in a capital improvement act within 3 years, the Budget Commission may declare the project inactive and request the State's bond issuing officers to reimburse the Fund from the Bond Reversion Account, § 7418 of this title notwithstanding. (c) If federal funds are received as reimbursement for any real property purchased with the Fund, such moneys shall be deposited as a refund to the Fund. (d) In the event real property is purchased and then plans for utilization of the site are abandoned, the state agency, reorganized school district, or vocational-technical school district, with approval of the Budget Commission, may sell the real property pursuant to Chapter 17 of Title 14 or Chapter 94 of this title, as applicable, and shall deposit the receipts to the Fund. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  4924;  55 Del. Laws, c. 430, §  2;  62 Del. Laws, c. 407, §  7;  63 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  10;  63 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  3(a);  67 Del. Laws, c. 285, §§  15(j)-(l);  69 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  7;  74 Del. Laws, c. 367, §§  13, 14;
29 DE Code § 6347. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 63. Budget Commission and Appropriations|Subchapter III-B. Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund|§ 6347. Authorization for sale of school district bonds.

§ 6347. Authorization for sale of school district bonds. In the case of a school district, use of funds authorized by this subchapter to purchase real property may constitute authorization for the sale of district bonds by the State after referendum as provided in § 7506 of this title and after the inclusion of said authorization in a subsequent state capital improvement program. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  4935;  56 Del. Laws, c. 128, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  11;  63 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  4(a);  69 Del. Laws, c. 10, §  7;  74 Del. Laws, c. 367, §  16;
29 DE Code § 6901. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 69. State Procurement|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 6901. Purpose.

§ 6901. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to:  (1) Create a more efficient procurement process to better enable the State to obtain the highest quality goods, materials and services at the best possible price, thereby maximizing the purchasing value of public moneys; and (2) Create a single forum in which the procurement needs of state agencies and the technical and legal requirements of the Government Support Services are addressed simultaneously so as to increase mutual understanding, respect, trust and fair and equitable treatment for all persons who deal with the state procurement process.70 Del. Laws, c. 601, §  2;  73 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  5;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  22(4);
29 DE Code § 6905. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 69. State Procurement|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 6905. Failure to comply with contract; new award; supervision.

§ 6905. Failure to comply with contract; new award; supervision. If any firm entering into a contract under the authority of this chapter neglects or refuses to perform or fails to comply with the terms thereof, the agency which signed the contract may terminate the contract and proceed to award a new contract in accordance with this chapter or may require the surety on the performance bond to complete the contract in accordance with the terms of the performance bond. 29 Del. C. 1953, §  6906;  54 Del. Laws, c. 106, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 601, §  4;
29 DE Code § 6906. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 29 - State Government|Chapter 69. State Procurement|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 6906. Rental and purchase of motor vehicles; exceptions.

§ 6906. Rental and purchase of motor vehicles; exceptions. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this title, all passenger vehicles, including sedans, station wagons, passenger and utility vans, off-road vehicles, police-type cars and station wagons and trucks rated 10,000 GVW or less purchased for State use by any agency/school district must be approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and purchased by contracts administered by the Government Support Services. All other vehicles purchased for State use by any agency/school district must be purchased from contracts administered by the Government Support Services. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this title, the purchase of special purpose vehicles by any agency/school district in excess of the restrictions set forth in subsection (a) of this section, without the written approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General, is prohibited. (c) Used vehicles employed by any agency for undercover operations may be purchased by negotiation rather than by competitive bidding as provided in this section, provided that the negotiated prices are approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General. (d) Except for the Governor's car, cars rented while on out-of-state business and those cars leased by the Government Support Services, no agency/school district may lease passenger vehicles except from the Government Support Services. (e) Passenger vehicles may not be transferred from one agency/school district to another agency/school district without the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (f) The procurement of vehicles by the New Castle County Police shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. (g) The procurement of vehicles by Sussex County shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. 69 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 601, §  3;  71 Del. Laws, c. 4, §  9;  73 Del. Laws, c. 143, §§  5, 6;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §§  16(5), 21(13), 22(4), 28, 29;