The Department may enter into agreements, consistent with this chapter, with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States relating to the control of outdoor advertising in controlled areas and take action in the name of the State to comply with the terms of such agreements.

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 1125

  • Controlled areas: means and includes any area inside the boundaries of this State which is adjacent to the right-of-way of a highway of the interstate or primary systems, except that areas beyond 660 feet of the right-of-way inside urban areas shall be excluded from this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 1102
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 1102
  • highway: include any public way or road or portion thereof and any sewer, drain or drainage system connected therewith and any bridge, culvert, viaduct or other construction or artificial way used in connection therewith and anything which is accessory to any of the same or to the use thereof. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
  • Primary system: means that portion of connected main highways of this State officially designated as such, or as may hereafter be designated as such, by the Department and approved by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, pursuant to Title 23, United States Code, "Highways. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 1102
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Transportation. See Delaware Code Title 17 Sec. 101
  • 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
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302

The Department may accept allotment of funds by the United States, or any department or agency thereof, authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1958, or any subsequent legislation supplementary to or amending such Act, in connection with any agreement entered into by the Department and the Secretary of Transportation of the United States relating to the control of outdoor advertising in controlled areas adjacent to the interstate and/or primary system.

17 Del. C. 1953, § ?1125; 53 Del. Laws, c. 87, § ?1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 276; 61 Del. Laws, c. 262, § ?23;