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16 DE Code § 10315. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 103. Delaware Health Information Network|Subchapter II. The Delaware Health Care Claims Database|§ 10315. Funding the Delaware Health Care Claims Database.

§ 10315. Funding the Delaware Health Care Claims Database. (a) DHIN may not require any mandatory reporting entity, voluntary reporting entity, or provider to pay a cost or fee to submit or verify the accuracy of claims data or otherwise to enable the operation of the Delaware Health Care Claims Database with respect to required claims data submissions. (b) DHIN may enter a contract under § 10303(a)(11) of this title with a person that voluntarily subscribes to access the database. (c) DHIN, with the assistance of the Department of Health and Social Services, shall develop short-term and long-term funding strategies for the creation and operation of the Delaware Health Care Claims Database. The strategies may include any of the following:  (1) Public and private grant funding. (2) Subscriptions for access to data reports, access fees, and revenue for specific data projects, subject to the limitations of this section.80 Del. Laws, c. 329, §  5;  83 Del. Laws, c. 137, § 14;
17 DE Code § 111. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter II. Organization and Administration of Department|§ 111. Secretary of Transportation; powers and duties; Chief Engineer.

§ 111. Secretary of Transportation; powers and duties; Chief Engineer. (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall, immediately upon assuming the duties of office and from time to time, recommend to the Department a program for the improvement of state highways and for the inclusion of additional roads or portions of roads in the state highway system, the probable cost of the construction or reconstruction of such roads or portions of roads and the roads or portions of roads which should first be improved and the probable amount of construction which could be undertaken. (b) The Secretary shall employ, promote and discharge all persons hired by the Department, including a Chief Engineer, for the performance of work for which the Secretary is responsible. All such employment, promotion and discharge shall comply with the laws applicable to the Department. (c) The Chief Engineer shall be not less than 30 years of age; the Chief Engineer shall be a civil engineer registered or eligible for registration as such in Delaware and shall have been in active practice of the profession for at least 10 years; the Chief Engineer shall have had responsible charge of road engineering work for at least 5 years; and the Chief Engineer shall be qualified to design as well as direct road engineering work. Graduation from a school of engineering of recognized reputation shall be considered as equivalent to 2 years of active practice. The total compensation to be paid to the Chief Engineer and the allocation thereof between the Department and any other public agency or office for services performed for the Department and any other public agency shall be determined by the Department. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  116;  53 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  3;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §§  1B, 1D;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  19;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
17 DE Code § 112. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter II. Organization and Administration of Department|§ 112. Liability insurance for Department employees.

§ 112. Liability insurance for Department employees. The Department shall enter into a contract with a reliable insurance company or companies doing business in this State to insure the employees of the Department against injury or death incurred while performing their duties as employees of the Department. The Department shall be the sole judge of the kind of insurance and the amount thereof which will best execute such purpose. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  118;  53 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;
17 DE Code § 113. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter II. Organization and Administration of Department|§ 113. Appointment and powers of notaries public.

§ 113. Appointment and powers of notaries public. In addition to the notaries public now provided by law in the several counties, the Governor shall appoint 4 employees of the Department, 1 residing in New Castle County, 1 residing in Kent County and 2 residing in Sussex County, notaries public to hold office not exceeding 2 years. Such notaries public may not exercise their office or take affidavits or acknowledgments except on documents and papers for the benefit of the Department, and for which they shall make no charge. Whenever any such person appointed notary public ceases to be an employee of the Department, the notary public's authority as such notary public shall cease, and thereupon the Governor may appoint another employee of the Department a notary public in the person's place. The Governor may appoint additional employees of the Department as notaries public as may be deemed necessary, to which the requirements of this section shall apply. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  119;  53 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  3;  65 Del. Laws, c. 38, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
17 DE Code § 133. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 133. Road improvements; additions to state system.

§ 133. Road improvements; additions to state system. With respect to roads or portions thereof, the Department shall determine which if any, shall be improved and which, if any, shall be added to the state highway system. 29 Del. Laws, c. 63;  34 Del. Laws, c. 81;  Code 1935, §  5724;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  133;  53 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  7;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  1G;
17 DE Code § 135. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 135. Authority to construct dual and express highways.

§ 135. Authority to construct dual and express highways. (a) The Department may divide or separate any state highway into separate roadways wherever there is particular danger to the travelling public of collision between vehicles proceeding in opposite directions or from cross traffic, by constructing curbs, central dividing parkways or other physical separations, or by signs, marks or other devices, in or on the roadway, appropriate to designate the dividing line. (b) The Department may designate as express highways, and control public or private access thereto, the westerly approach or approaches to the Delaware Memorial Bridge and any road or roads heretofore or hereafter constructed by the Department for the purpose of connecting such Bridge or its westerly approach or approaches with any existing highway in this State. 34 Del. Laws, c. 78;  Code 1935, §  5758;  45 Del. Laws, c. 270;  46 Del. Laws, c. 127;  47 Del. Laws, c. 406, §§  1, 3;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  135;
17 DE Code § 136. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 136. Improvements of roads leading to institutions.

§ 136. Improvements of roads leading to institutions. The Department may widen, straighten, grade, reconstruct and otherwise improve and maintain any road, lane or entrance leading from any public road to any institution which is owned or controlled in whole or in part by the State. The Department shall have the same rights, powers and privileges for the purpose of performing and carrying out the duty hereby imposed as it has for the purpose of constructing state highways in general. 29 Del. Laws, c. 63, §  5B;  37 Del. Laws, c. 75;  Code 1935, §  5729;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  136;  53 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  8;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  1H;
17 DE Code § 138. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 138. Acquisition of uneconomic remnants of land along right-of-way.

§ 138. Acquisition of uneconomic remnants of land along right-of-way. In addition to the powers now vested in the Department for the acquisition of lands or rights therein by virtue of any statute, the Department may, in its discretion, acquire by gift, devise, purchase or in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, acquire by condemnation by proceeding in the manner prescribed in Chapter 61, Title 10, an entire lot, block or tract of land, if by so doing the interest of the public will be best served even though said entire lot, block or tract is not needed for the right-of-way proper, but only if the portion outside the normal right-of-way is landlocked or is so situated so as to give rise to claims or litigation concerning severance or other damage, the cost of acquisition to the State will be practically equivalent to the total value of the whole parcel of land and the parcel remaining is of little value to the owner. 29 Del. Laws, c. 63, §  11;  Code 1935, §  5730;  43 Del. Laws, c. 264, §  2;  47 Del. Laws, c. 406, §  3;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  138;  58 Del. Laws, c. 256, §  2;
17 DE Code § 139. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 139. Notice to landowners; written claim for damages.

§ 139. Notice to landowners; written claim for damages. After the Department has determined upon the road or roads which shall be maintained as state highways, it shall cause notice thereof to be sent by mail, a record of which shall be preserved, to all persons owning property abutting upon or contiguous to such road or roads, and any such owner or the legal representative of any such owner, who after such notice has been given shall construct any building within 60 feet of the center line of any such road, shall be allowed no compensation for such building, upon the condemnation thereof, or the land upon which it is situated, unless such owner shall serve written notice upon the Department within 3 months from the time that the owner receives such notice that the owner claims damages. 29 Del. Laws, c. 63, §  11;  Code 1935, §  5730;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  139;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
17 DE Code § 140. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 140. Educational and safety campaigns.

§ 140. Educational and safety campaigns. (a) The Department may conduct throughout the State an educational campaign on street and highway safety. (b) Such campaign shall be conducted by the Department in the manner which it deems most beneficial to accomplish the purpose thereof, and the Department may use and employ the facilities of the Delaware Safety Council, Delaware Automobile Association and any similar organization. 38 Del. Laws, c. 55, §§  1, 2;  Code 1935, §§  5762, 5763;  42 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  1;  44 Del. Laws, c. 197;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  140;
17 DE Code § 141. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 141. Regulation of traffic; exceptions.

§ 141. Regulation of traffic; exceptions. (a) The Department shall have jurisdiction and control of all state highways of this State outside of the limits of incorporated cities and towns for the purpose of regulating traffic and for the use and operation of all vehicles thereover, and may adopt any and all rules and regulations respecting the use of such highways and the operation of all vehicles upon the same. (b) Each rule and regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall be in the form of a resolution signed by the Secretary or the Secretary's designee. A permanent record of these shall be kept by the Department and at the time of adoption a copy of each shall be forwarded to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and to the New Castle County police, if within their jurisdiction. (c) Pursuant to this section, the Department is authorized to perform all engineering studies and traffic investigations necessary to implement this section and Chapter 41 of Title 21, and to install, maintain, operate and remove all traffic control devices necessary to implement Chapter 41 of Title 21 and regulations adopted thereunder. (d) The Department, on the basis of engineering studies and traffic investigations, may prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles or impose limitations as to the weight thereof on designated highways which prohibitions and limitations shall be posted as set forth in § 4505 of Title 21. (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as granting the Department the power to make any rules and regulations respecting the use of highways contrary to Delaware law. 29 Del. Laws, c. 63;  34 Del. Laws, c. 78;  Code 1935, §  5758;  45 Del. Laws, c. 270;  17 Del. C. 1953, §  141;  60 Del. Laws, c. 701, §  2;  66 Del. Laws, c. 407, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 110, §  138;
17 DE Code § 142. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 142. Automobile for use of Governor.

§ 142. Automobile for use of Governor. The Department shall provide an automobile to the Governor of the State, suitable and befitting the office of Governor, for the use of the Governor. The Department shall provide a new automobile for such use during each biennium beginning with the biennium beginning July 1, 1959. The Department shall dispose of any automobiles replaced pursuant to this section in the same manner as are disposed other Department vehicles. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  144;  52 Del. Laws, c. 55.;
17 DE Code § 144. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 144. Millsboro Pond Dam; construction and maintenance.

§ 144. Millsboro Pond Dam; construction and maintenance. The Department may construct, reconstruct, maintain and repair a dam across the Millsboro Pond at the site of a presently existing dam adjacent to the Indian River. 17 Del. C. 1953, §  146;  53 Del. Laws, c. 338, §  1;
17 DE Code § 146. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 146. Access to state-maintained highways.

§ 146. Access to state-maintained highways. (a) The Department is authorized to adopt standards and regulations for the location, design, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, use and control of vehicular and pedestrian access to and from any state-maintained highway in order to protect public safety, to maintain smooth traffic flow, to maintain highway right-of-way drainage, to regulate drainage from property leading into or carried by the highway drainage system and any other public purpose, as determined by the Department. (b) No person, firm, corporation or the like shall construct, open, reconstruct, maintain, modify or use any crossing or entrance onto a state-maintained highway, street or road, including any drainage modifications leading into or carried by the highway drainage system, without first having complied with standards and regulations adopted by the Department and having obtained a permit issued by the Department. (c) Any person, firm, corporation or the like who constructs, opens, reconstructs, maintains, uses or modifies an entrance onto or an exit from a state-maintained highway, street or road without first having complied with standards and regulations adopted by the Department and having obtained a permit from the Department for such entrance or exit shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, and a further sum in an amount equal to the amount fined for the initial offense for each and every day such violation exists. (d) For purposes of this section, whenever the use to which a property is being put is changed such that there will be a significant alteration in the character, flow or volume of traffic, as determined within the sole discretion of the Department, a new permit shall be required. (e) The Justice of the Peace Courts shall have jurisdiction over violations of this section. (f) In addition to whatever legal or equitable remedies are available, the Department may install barricades across or remove any entrance or exit constructed, opened, reconstructed, maintained, modified or used in violation of this section and the standards or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, at the expense of the property owner. 60 Del. Laws, c. 620, §  1;  63 Del. Laws, c. 163, §  1;
17 DE Code § 147. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 147. Authority to establish standards for traffic-control devices.

§ 147. Authority to establish standards for traffic-control devices. (a) The Department shall adopt a uniform standard for each type of traffic-control device to be used on all highways open to the public in this State. Such standard shall correlate with, and so far as practical, conform to the standards used in other states. (b) The standards shall be recorded in a manual to be known as the Delaware Manual on Uniform Traffic-Control Devices for Streets and Highways. The manual shall have separate chapters setting individual standards for signs, signals and markings. (c) Any traffic-control device erected in violation of the manual, except experimental devices erected by the Department, shall be unofficial, unauthorized and unenforceable. (d) A person or corporation shall not sell or offer for sale in this State any traffic-control device or other device intended to regulate, warn or guide traffic unless it conforms with the state manual and specifications adopted under this section. 60 Del. Laws, c. 701, §  3;
17 DE Code § 148. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 148. Trust fund.

§ 148. Trust fund. All moneys received pursuant to this title as proceeds from the sale, lease or rental of land with or without improvements, regardless of the source of funding for the original purchase of the aforesaid land or improvements, shall be credited to a special fund established by the State Treasurer and transferred quarterly to the Transportation Trust Fund. Such revenues shall be utilized by the Department to carry out the general purposes of this title. Moneys received pursuant to this section that originate from federal funding will be credited to the proper projects/accounts in accordance with established federal guidelines. 62 Del. Laws, c. 51, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  272;
17 DE Code § 149. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 149. Authority to adopt regulations governing state land.

§ 149. Authority to adopt regulations governing state land. (a) The Department shall have the authority to adopt rules, regulations or restrictions governing the use of or the conduct on those lands owned, controlled or in the custody of the Department. Such rules, regulations or restrictions adopted pursuant hereto may be adopted to control such behavior as, but not limited to, loud and tumultuous behavior, the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages, or sales of goods or services for profit or vending operations of any kind without a permit issued by the Department. The Department shall also have the authority to issue rules and regulations to meet its requirements under federal, state and local environmental laws, including but not limited to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits required by the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1342 et seq.]. (b) Any violation of any rule, regulation or restriction adopted pursuant hereto by the Department shall constitute a class B misdemeanor as defined in Title 11 and any person found to be in violation thereof shall receive a penalty in accordance therewith. (c) (1) Legislative findings. — The General Assembly finds that the proliferation of sporting and recreational activity taking place in and adjacent to the State's public rights-of-way is growing along with the State's population, and further finds that such mixed-use activity threatens the safety of the recreants as well as members of the motoring public. (2) In keeping with the General Assembly's legislative findings herein, and in order to promote safe neighborhood recreation, the Department shall make every effort to remove from public rights-of-way devices such as basketball hoops, hockey goals, shuffleboards and the like. The Department is further authorized and directed to establish such regulations as may be necessary and appropriate to enforce this activity. The regulations may include provisions for recreational use agreements with public agencies or other responsible entities for State property under Department control, that the Department may determine as suitable for these activities. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, any repeat offender found in violation of the regulations adopted pursuant to this subsection shall pay a fine of $25 per incident.66 Del. Laws, c. 181, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 258,, §§  114, 115;  72 Del. Laws, c. 282, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 98, §  110;  75 Del. Laws, c. 230, §  12;
17 DE Code § 150. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 17 - Highways|Chapter 1. General Provisions|Subchapter III. Jurisdiction, Powers and Duties of Department|§ 150. Lead paint on outdoor structures.

§ 150. Lead paint on outdoor structures. All provisions of this title must comply with Chapter 30M of Title 16. 81 Del. Laws, c. 396, § 6;