2005 Idaho Code - 39-6202 — LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES

                                  TITLE  39
                              HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                  CHAPTER 62
                              PCB WASTE DISPOSAL
    39-6202.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (1) The legislature of the
state of Idaho finds:
    (a)  That the public health and safety, and the environment, are
    threatened when PCB wastes are not disposed of in an environmentally sound
    manner;
    (b)  That the knowledge and technology necessary for alleviating adverse
    health, environmental and aesthetic impacts resulting from current PCB
    waste disposal practices are generally available; and
    (c)  That the problem of proper disposal of PCB waste has become a matter
    of great statewide concern.
    (2)  Therefore, it is hereby declared that the purposes of this act are:
    (a)  To protect the public health and safety, the health of living
    organisms, and the environment from the effects of the improper,
    inadequate, or unsound disposal of PCB waste;
    (b)  To assure the safe and adequate disposal of PCB wastes within the
    state.