§ 8-6-2002 — Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the state by: (1) Improving the operational efficiency of the Division of Environmental Quality concerning the resources provided to local governments and other state agencies, boards, and commissions; (2) Creating the Environmental Compliance Resource Program to be administered by the division to provide resources to local governments and other state agencies, boards, and commissions; (3) Ensuring that cities, municipalities, counties, regional solid waste management districts, and state agencies, boards, and commissions have sufficient resources; (4) Authorizing the division to develop, implement, and administer an Environmental Compliance Resource Program; and (5) Modernizing, simplifying, and clarifying the law related to illegal dumping of solid waste and other similar issues that affect the public health, safety, and welfare.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2021, No. 749,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021. Added by Act 2019, No. 1067,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.