Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 30 > Chapter 33 - Steam, Gas and Electric Companies

• Commission: means the State Public Integrity Commission. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5831
• Compensation: means any money, thing of value or any other economic benefit of any kind or nature whatsoever conferred on or received by any person in return for services rendered or to be rendered by such person or another. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5831
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Director: means the Director of the Division of Revenue or the Secretary of Finance of the State. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
• Employer: means any person on whose behalf a lobbyist acts. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5831
• General Assembly: includes any member, committee or subcommittee of either House of the General Assembly. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5831
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Lobbyist: means any individual who acts to promote, advocate, influence or oppose any matter pending before the General Assembly by direct communication with the General Assembly or any matter pending before a state agency by direct communication with that state agency, and who in connection therewith either:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5831

• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Person: means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, joint venture and any other association of individuals or entities. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5831
• State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, The United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502
• State agency: means any office, department, board, commission, committee, school district, board of education and all public bodies existing by virtue of an act of the General Assembly or of the Constitution of the State, excepting only political subdivisions of the State, their agencies and other public agencies not specifically included in this definition that exist by virtue of state law and whose jurisdiction:

  a. See Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 5831

• Tax: shall be deemed also to refer to license fees imposed under Part III of this title. See Delaware Code Title 30 Sec. 502