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2 DE Code § 1401. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1401. Title.

§ 1401. Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Transportation Trust Fund Act.” The word “chapter,” as used herein, means this Transportation Trust Fund Act. The phrase “transportation system,” as used herein, shall mean all modes and methods of transporting people and goods on land, in the air or on water; provided, however, that no facility of the Greater Wilmington Airport owned by New Castle County, the Sussex County Airport owned by Sussex County, the Port of Wilmington owned by the City of Wilmington or any facility of the Wilmington Parking Authority may be acquired by the Authority unless specifically authorized to do so by an act of the General Assembly. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1402. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1402. Legislative findings and determinations.

§ 1402. Legislative findings and determinations. (a) The General Assembly hereby reaffirms all the findings made by the General Assembly in § 1302(a) of this title. (b) The General Assembly further finds, that, in addition to the creation of the Delaware Transportation Authority and the grant of powers to the Authority by Chapter 13 of this title, there is a growing urgency to provide additional means to finance the maintenance and development of the integrated highway and air and water transportation system in the State for the economic benefits of the State and for the welfare and safety of the users of this transportation system. (c) The General Assembly hereby determines that in order to provide additional means to finance this transportation system for the benefit of the State and the users of this transportation system, there shall be created a Transportation Trust Fund in the Authority and the Authority shall be granted the following powers, duties and functions relating to the management and disposition of receipts in the Transportation Trust Fund; and that the powers, duties and functions conferred on the Authority by this chapter constitute a valid public purpose and are necessary and proper for the purposes to be achieved by the Authority under this chapter; and that the expenditure of funds authorized by this chapter are for a valid public purpose and public use. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1407. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1407. Pledge of revenues.

§ 1407. Pledge of revenues. In addition to the provisions of the 2nd paragraph of § 1317 of this title, which paragraph shall apply to bonds issued by the Authority under this chapter, it is hereby declared that neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge of revenues, moneys or funds is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the Authority. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1408. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1408. Personal immunity.

§ 1408. Personal immunity. Neither the Secretary nor any person executing bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be liable personally on the bonds, by reason of the issuance thereof. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1409. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1409. No alteration of rights.

§ 1409. No alteration of rights. The State does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds issued or incurred pursuant to the authorization of this chapter that the State will not limit or alter the rights or powers hereby vested in the Authority in any way that would jeopardize the interest of the holders or inhibit or prevent performance or fulfillment by the Authority of the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds or prevent the Authority from obtaining sufficient revenues which, together with other available funds, shall be sufficient to meet all expenses of the Authority and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders, or from receiving payment of funds as provided in any agreement, until the bonds together with interest and premium, if any, thereon, are fully met and discharged or provided for. The failure of the State to appropriate moneys for any purpose of this chapter shall not be deemed or construed to be a violation of this section. However, the laws authorizing the imposition of taxes or fees, the pledge of those taxes and fees to the Authority and the transfer of those taxes and fees to the Authority shall not be repealed and those taxes and fees shall not be reduced or adversely altered until bonds secured by such taxes or fees are paid or provisions for their payment is made. The State shall have no obligation to increase such taxes or fees to meet payments of principal, premium, if any, or interest on any bonds. Neither the use of the Authority's assets for the purposes of this chapter nor the existence of the Authority shall be terminated for any reason prior to the time the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any bonds of the Authority have been paid or adequate provision for their payment has been made notwithstanding any provision to the contrary if any, in Chapter 102 of Title 29. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  49;  67 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  56(g);
2 DE Code § 1410. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1410. Bonds as legal investments.

§ 1410. Bonds as legal investments. The State and all public officers, governmental units and agencies thereof, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, and the bonds shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1411. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1411. Property exempt from taxation.

§ 1411. Property exempt from taxation. All property of the Authority is declared to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any political subdivision. All bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are hereby declared to be issued by a body corporate and politic of the State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and the bonds, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, whether or not the interest on the bonds is subject to federal income taxation, and all funds, revenues, income and other moneys received or to be received by the Authority and pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of the bonds, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation by the State, or any political subdivision, except for transfer, inheritance and estate taxes. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1412. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1412. Applicable provisions of Chapter 13.

§ 1412. Applicable provisions of Chapter 13. All provisions of Chapter 13 of this title, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, unless excepted herein, shall be applicable to the Authority and its bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, including, without limitation, §§ 1303, 1305, 1309 and 1320-1328, inclusive, of this title. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1413. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1413. Transfers from road improvement fund.

§ 1413. Transfers from road improvement fund. Notwithstanding § 1310(c)(11) of this title, available money in the road improvement fund shall be transferred periodically to the Transportation Trust Fund at the times and in the manner such money was previously transferred to a special fund of the State. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1415. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1415. Transfers of motor fuel tax revenues.

§ 1415. Transfers of motor fuel tax revenues. Notwithstanding § 1310(c)(8) of this title, the Authority shall not transfer or disburse available money in the Motor Fuel Tax Reimbursement Fund to the General Fund of the State. The Authority shall reimburse the State from the Transportation Trust Fund an amount equal to the refunds payable by the State on motor fuel taxes pursuant to §§ 5120 and 5214 of Title 30, as amended. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  49;  67 Del. Laws, c. 46, §  52;
2 DE Code § 1416. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1416. Transfer of motor carrier registration fees.

§ 1416. Transfer of motor carrier registration fees. Notwithstanding § 1310(c)(9) of this title, the Authority shall not transfer available money in the motor carrier registration reimbursement fund to the General Fund of the State and shall not otherwise be required to reimburse the State for motor carrier registration fees. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  49;
2 DE Code § 1417. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1417. Budget of Authority.

§ 1417. Budget of Authority. The expenditures of the Authority from the Transportation Trust Fund, including expenditures required to be made by resolutions or trust agreements made or to be made by the Authority, shall be approved annually by the General Assembly. The obligations under any such resolution or trust agreement shall be met solely from motor fuel taxes, motor vehicle document fees, motor vehicle registration fees, motor carrier road use taxes and registration fees, the moneys transferred or disbursed to the Transportation Trust Fund under §  307 of Title 21, receipts and revenues derived from the Delaware Turnpike and any other receipts and revenues of the Authority pledged and assigned to the holders of bonds of the Authority. The budget for capital and operating expenditures of the Authority payable from the Transportation Trust Fund shall be presented annually by the Authority to the General Assembly. If the General Assembly does not approve the operating budget of the Authority before July 1 for the year such budget is submitted, the operating budget, as submitted to the General Assembly, shall be deemed adopted by the Authority until such time as the budget is approved by the General Assembly, provided that the operating expenditures of the Authority shall not exceed similar expenditures of the Authority for the year before the budget year by more than a factor equal to the Consumer Price Index as defined in §  1320(f) of this title. Any obligations incurred by the Authority under an operating budget deemed adopted by the Authority shall be binding on the Authority. Failure by the General Assembly to approve the capital or operating budget of the Authority shall not affect or impair the obligation of the Authority to meet its obligations to holders of outstanding bonds. The provisions of Chapter 84 of Title 29, including the establishment of priorities for spending state funds, shall apply to available money and bonding capacity in the Transportation Trust Fund for highway projects. The Authority's annual budget as prepared and approved shall reflect that a significant objective of this chapter is to achieve adequate funding and predictable implementation of the Department of Transportation's Capital Transportation Program and other needs of the transportation system. 66 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 360, §  49;  67 Del. Laws, c. 46, §  54;  67 Del. Laws, c. 285, §  56(i);  83 Del. Laws, c. 37, § 31;
2 DE Code § 1418. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 14. Transportation Trust Fund|§ 1418. Deauthorization of funds.

§ 1418. Deauthorization of funds. Any funds authorized in a bond and capital improvements act for the Community Transportation Fund but not designated to a specific transportation project by June 30 of the third fiscal year of the appropriation shall be deauthorized; however, no such funds shall be deauthorized prior to July 1, 2005. 69 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  62;  73 Del. Laws, c. 95, §  84(e)(1);  73 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  85;
2 DE Code § 1802C. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1802C. Taxicab medallion and limousine certification task force.

§ 1802C. Taxicab medallion and limousine certification task force. (a) The General Assembly directs the Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to create a task force to study taxi medallion issues and limousine certification issues and to submit a report to the General Assembly by January 15, 2004. The task force staffing shall be provided by the House of Representatives and shall consist of the following members:  (1) The Chair of the House Transportation Committee who will serve as chair; (2) Two taxi cab owners/operators, 1 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 1 appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and 2 limousine owners/operators, 1 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 1 appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; (3) One member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 1 member of the Senate to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; (4) Two members of the public, 1 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 1 to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; (5) The Secretary of DelDOT, or the Secretary's designee; and (6) Three members appointed by the Secretary of DelDOT. (b) The General Assembly directs DelDOT to cap the number of taxi medallions and limousine certifications at the amount in existence at the time this legislation is passed. No new medallions or limousine certificates shall be issued on or before June 30, 2004. 74 Del. Laws, c. 171, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2 DE Code § 1803. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1803. Railroad rights-of-way; acquisition by Department; notice of abandonment.

§ 1803. Railroad rights-of-way; acquisition by Department; notice of abandonment. In order to permit the state Department to receive notice of, and be afforded an opportunity to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, railroad rights-of-way proposed to be abandoned, sold or leased, it shall be unlawful for any present railroad right-of-way in the State to be abandoned, sold or leased without first serving notice thereof upon the Secretary of the Department, and no sale, conveyance or lease of any part of such right-of-way shall thereafter be made to any person other than the State for a period of 90 days, from the time such notice was served, unless prior thereto the Secretary of the Department shall have filed with the server of the notice a written disclaimer of interest in acquiring all or any part of said right-of-way. The Department shall have the first and primary right to acquire such abandoned right-of-way. The railroad company shall not be entitled to compensation for said right-of-way if it does not possess a fee simple interest (clear title). The State, through the Department, is hereby empowered to purchase, take by gift or devise, or condemn any identifiable interest, reversionary or otherwise, in said abandoned right-of-way. Any sale or conveyance made in violation of this section shall be void. 59 Del. Laws, c. 365, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  12;
2 DE Code § 1804. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1804. Railroad crossings; construction and protection.

§ 1804. Railroad crossings; construction and protection. (a) No public carrier engaged in the transportation of passengers or property shall, without prior order of the Department, construct its facilities across the facilities of any other such public utility or across any public highway at grade or above or below grade, or at the same or different levels; and, without like order, no such crossing heretofore or hereafter constructed shall be altered, relocated or abolished. (b) The Department is hereby vested with exclusive power to determine and prescribe, by regulation or order, the points at which, and the manner in which, such crossing may be constructed, altered, relocated or abolished, and the manner and conditions, including protective devices, in or under which such crossings shall be maintained, operated and protected to effectuate the prevention of accidents and the promotion of the safety of the public. (c) Upon its own motion or upon complaint, the Department shall have exclusive power after hearing upon notices to all parties in interest, including the owners of adjacent property, to order any such crossing heretofore or hereafter constructed to be relocated or altered, or to be abolished upon such reasonable terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Department. The Department may order the work of construction, relocation, alteration, protection or abolition of any crossing aforesaid to be performed in whole or in part by any public carrier or municipal corporation or county concerned or by the Department, or, in the case of any crossing on private land, by the owner thereof; provided, however, that when the Department or other governmental authority maintaining any public highway determines to use federal aid moneys in the construction, relocation, alteration, protection or abolition of any crossing aforesaid, then the Department shall take this into account in allocating costs. (d) The term “public highway” as used in this section means any road, lane or street maintained by the State or any municipal corporation or county for use by the travelling public, that abuts any railroad track or immediately abuts the right-of-way thereof. 59 Del. Laws, c. 393, §  2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  13;
2 DE Code § 1805. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1805. Right-of-way defined.

§ 1805. Right-of-way defined. As used in §§ 1803 to 1806 of this title, “right-of-way” means that roadbed of a line of railroad, not exceeding 100 feet in width, as measured horizontally at the elevation of the base of the rail, including the far embankment or excavated area, with slopes, slope ditches, retaining walls or foundations necessary to provide a width not to exceed 100 feet at the base of rail, including tracks, appurtenances, ballast and any structures or building erected thereon. 59 Del. Laws, c. 365, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  14;
2 DE Code § 1806. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1806. Contents of notice.

§ 1806. Contents of notice. Each notice, required to be served pursuant to § 1803 of this title, shall contain a brief description sufficient to identify the right-of-way intended to be abandoned and sold or otherwise disposed of, together with a statement that the notice is given to afford the Department an opportunity to acquire the right-of-way or such portion thereof as may be required for public use. 59 Del. Laws, c. 365, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  15;  69 Del. Laws, c. 435, §  38;
2 DE Code § 1807. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1807. Service of notice.

§ 1807. Service of notice. Service of the said notice shall be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the Secretary of the Department. 59 Del. Laws, c. 365, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  16;  69 Del. Laws, c. 435, §  38;
2 DE Code § 1808. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1808. Regulation of ticket agents; penalties for violations.

§ 1808. Regulation of ticket agents; penalties for violations. (a) Each agent who is authorized to sell tickets or other evidence entitling the holder to travel on any railroad, steamboat or public conveyance shall be provided with a certificate setting forth his authority to make such sales, duly attested by the seal of the owner or persons operating such railroad, steamboat or public conveyance, and also by the signature of the officer whose name is signed upon the tickets or coupons which such agent may sell. Such agent shall exhibit to any person desiring to purchase the ticket, or to any officer of the law who may request of him the certificate of his authority thus to sell, and shall keep the certificate conspicuously posted in his office for the information of travelers. No person not possessed of such authority shall sell or transfer any coupon or part of any ticket, or other evidence of the holder's title to travel on any railroad, steamboat or other public conveyance, whether the same is situated, operated or owned within or without this State. (b) Whoever sells, barters or transfers any such coupon or part of any ticket, or evidence, in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. 59 Del. Laws, c. 393, §  5;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  17;
2 DE Code § 1809. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1809. Redemption of unused tickets.

§ 1809. Redemption of unused tickets. The owner or person operating any railroad, steamboat or other public conveyance shall provide for the redemption at his or its general office of the whole or such parts of coupons of any ticket sold as the purchaser has not used, and shall redeem the same at a rate which shall be equal to the difference between the price paid for the whole ticket and the cost of a ticket between the points for which the portion of the ticket was actually used. 59 Del. Laws, c. 393, §  5;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  17;
2 DE Code § 1810. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 18. Public Carrier|§ 1810. Erection and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines by railroad.

§ 1810. Erection and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines by railroad. Every railroad corporation existing under the laws of this State may erect, establish and maintain telegraph or telephone lines for their own use, along and upon the lands and right-of-way of such railroad corporations. 59 Del. Laws, c. 393, §  5;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  17;