116D.01 PURPOSE. The purposes of Laws 1973, chapter 412, are: (1) to declare a state policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between human beings and their environment; (2) to promote efforts that will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of human beings; and (3) […]
116D.02 DECLARATION OF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. Subdivision 1. Policy. The legislature, recognizing the profound impact of human activity on the interrelations of all components of the natural environment, particularly the profound influences of population growth, high density urbanization, industrial expansion, resources exploitation, and new and expanding technological advances and recognizing further the critical importance of […]
116D.03 ACTION BY STATE AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. Requirement. The legislature authorizes and directs that, to the fullest extent practicable the policies, rules and public laws of the state shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in sections 116D.01 to 116D.06. Subd. 2. Duties. All departments and agencies of the state […]
116D.04 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 1980 c 447 s 10] Subd. 1a. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given to them in this subdivision. (a) “Natural resources” has the meaning given it in section 116B.02, subdivision 4. (b) “Pollution, impairment, or destruction” has the meaning given […]
116D.045 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS; COSTS. Subdivision 1. Assessment. The board must by rule adopt procedures to: (1) assess the proposer of a specific action for the responsible governmental unit’s reasonable costs of preparing, reviewing, and distributing the environmental impact statement. The costs must be determined by the responsible governmental unit according to the rules adopted […]
116D.06 EFFECT OF EXISTING OBLIGATIONS. Subdivision 1. Specific statutory obligations. Nothing in sections 116D.03 to 116D.045 shall in any way affect the specific statutory obligations of any state agency to: (1) comply with criteria or standards of environmental quality; (2) coordinate or consult with any federal or state agency; or (3) act or refrain from […]
116D.10 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY REPORT. (a) On or before January 1 of each even-numbered year, the governor shall transmit to the energy and environment and natural resources committees of the legislature a concise, comprehensive written report on the energy and environmental strategy of the state. (b) The report must be sufficiently comprehensive to assist […]
116D.11 REPORT PREPARATION. Subdivision 1. Agency responsibility. Each department or agency of the state, as designated by the governor, shall assist in the preparation of the strategy report. Each designated department or agency shall prepare a preliminary strategy report relating to those programs or policies over which the department or agency has jurisdiction. Each preliminary […]
