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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_113A > GS_113A-22

§ 113A‑22. Purpose.

The General Assembly of North Carolina recognizes and declares:

(1)        The concern for the purity and life‑giving qualitiesof our environment is of primary interest to every citizen of North  Carolinaand to all Americans.

(2)        The quality of our environment depends upon the managementof the air, water, and land resources upon which our lives depend.

(3)        The ultimate responsibility for the health, safety, andwelfare of the citizens of North Carolina rests upon the State government.

(4)        The environment of every state is affected with local,state, regional, and national interests since ecological systems cross stateboundaries.

(5)        The discharge of this responsibility of environmentalprotection can be enhanced by acting in concert and cooperation with otherstates and with the federal government. (1971, c. 805, s. 2.)

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_113A > GS_113A-22

§ 113A‑22. Purpose.

The General Assembly of North Carolina recognizes and declares:

(1)        The concern for the purity and life‑giving qualitiesof our environment is of primary interest to every citizen of North  Carolinaand to all Americans.

(2)        The quality of our environment depends upon the managementof the air, water, and land resources upon which our lives depend.

(3)        The ultimate responsibility for the health, safety, andwelfare of the citizens of North Carolina rests upon the State government.

(4)        The environment of every state is affected with local,state, regional, and national interests since ecological systems cross stateboundaries.

(5)        The discharge of this responsibility of environmentalprotection can be enhanced by acting in concert and cooperation with otherstates and with the federal government. (1971, c. 805, s. 2.)


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_113A > GS_113A-22

§ 113A‑22. Purpose.

The General Assembly of North Carolina recognizes and declares:

(1)        The concern for the purity and life‑giving qualitiesof our environment is of primary interest to every citizen of North  Carolinaand to all Americans.

(2)        The quality of our environment depends upon the managementof the air, water, and land resources upon which our lives depend.

(3)        The ultimate responsibility for the health, safety, andwelfare of the citizens of North Carolina rests upon the State government.

(4)        The environment of every state is affected with local,state, regional, and national interests since ecological systems cross stateboundaries.

(5)        The discharge of this responsibility of environmentalprotection can be enhanced by acting in concert and cooperation with otherstates and with the federal government. (1971, c. 805, s. 2.)