§223-2  Quality growth policy.  Theoffice of planning shall develop a quality growth policy based upon thefollowing considerations:

(1)  An examination of the environmental impact ofproposed urban development;

(2)  The relationship between short-term and long-termenvironmental quality;

(3)  Any irretrievable commitment of resources throughurban development; and

(4)  Alternatives available to minimize adverseenvironmental effects as balanced against economic development of the State.

The quality growth policy shall include acomprehensive policy framework for directing growth and land use and shallidentify State growth objectives and specific operational constraints tofurther such objectives. [L 1972, c 45, §2; am L 1993, c 213, §2; am L 1996, c299, §3]