2005 Minnesota Statutes - 115D.02 — Policy.

     115D.02 Policy. 


    (a) To protect the public health, welfare, and the 
 environment, the legislature declares that it is the policy of 
 the state to encourage toxic pollution prevention.  The 
 preferred means of preventing toxic pollution are techniques and 
 processes that are implemented at the source and that minimize 
 the transfer of toxic pollutants from one environmental medium 
 to another. 


    (b) The legislature intends that the programs developed 
 under sections 115D.01 to 115D.12 shall encourage and lead to a 
 greater awareness of the need for and benefits of toxic 
 pollution prevention, and to a greater degree of cooperation and 
 coordination among all elements of government, industry, and the 
 public in encouraging and carrying out pollution prevention 
 activities. 


    HIST: 1990 c 560 art 1 s 2; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 29