Title 19 Environmental Quality Code Chapter 1 General Provisions Section 102 Purposes.
19-1-102.Purposes.
The purpose of this title is to:
(1) clarify the powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Quality in
relationship to local health departments;
(2) provide effective, coordinated management of state environmental concerns;
(3) safeguard public health and quality of life by protecting and improving environmental
quality while considering the benefits to public health, the impacts on economic development,
property, wildlife, tourism, business, agriculture, forests, and other interests, and the costs to the
public and to industry; and
(4) (a) strengthen local health departments' environmental programs;
(b) build consensus among the public, industry, and local governments in developing
environmental protection goals; and
(c) appropriately balance the need for environmental protection with the need for
economic and industrial development.
Enacted by Chapter 112, 1991 General Session
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