§223-2  Quality growth policy.  The
office of planning shall develop a quality growth policy based upon the
following considerations:



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



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



(3)  Any irretrievable commitment of resources through
urban development; and



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



The quality growth policy shall include a
comprehensive policy framework for directing growth and land use and shall
identify State growth objectives and specific operational constraints to
further such objectives. [L 1972, c 45, §2; am L 1993, c 213, §2; am L 1996, c
299, §3]