23.1-08-01. Finding of necessity

23.1-08-01. Finding of necessity

The legislative assembly finds that:

1. The people of North Dakota have a right to a clean environment, and the costs of

maintaining a clean environment through the efficient environmentally acceptable

management of solid wastes should be borne by those who use such services.

2. Serious economic, management, and technical problems exist in the management of

solid wastes resulting from residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and other

activities carried on in said jurisdictions.

3. Inefficient and improper methods of managing solid wastes create serious hazards to

the public health, result in scenic blights, cause pollution of air and water resources,

cause accident hazards, increase rodent and insect disease vectors, have an adverse

effect on land values, create public nuisances, and otherwise interfere with community

life and development.

4. While the management of solid wastes is the responsibility of each person, problems

of solid waste management have become a matter statewide in scope and concern,

and necessitate state action through technical assistance and leadership in the

application of new improved methods and processes to reduce the amount of solid

wastes and unsalvageable materials and to promote environmentally acceptable and

economical solid waste management.