42 U.S.C. § 4321 — Congressional declaration of purpose

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This section states the purposes of the chapter: a national policy supporting harmony between people and the environment, protection of the environment and biosphere, understanding of ecological systems and resources, and a Council on Environmental Quality.

The purposes of this chapter are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality.

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The purposes of this chapter are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–190, § 2, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-190 · 83 Stat. 852

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-190 on 1970-01-01.