§ 116D.01 — Purpose
Plain-Language Summary
The Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) is the state's main environmental protection law. It requires state agencies to think carefully about how their decisions affect the environment before acting. The law also sets up a process for reviewing big projects that could harm the environment. Its goal is to make sure Minnesota's natural resources are protected for future generations.
116D.01 PURPOSE.
The purposes of Laws 1973, chapter 412, are:
(1) to declare a state policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between human beings and their environment;
(2) to promote efforts that will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of human beings; and
(3) to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the state and to the nation.
History:
1973 c 412 s 1; 1986 c 444
History: History: 1973 c 412 s 1; 1986 c 444