§ 14-31-2-1 — Purposes

Indiana § 14-31-2-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 31: NATURE PRESERVES
• Ch. 2: Indiana Natural Heritage Protection Campaign

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The general purposes of this chapter are to do
the following:
(1) Promote the general health and welfare of citizens of Indiana
by promoting the preservation of areas of unusual natural interest
for scientific, educational, recreational, cultural, and aesthetic
purposes as a link to Indiana's past and a legacy to Indiana's
future.
(2) Provide for the completion of Indiana's nature preserve system
through a joint public and private campaign for protection of the
best available remaining examples of the natural systems that
represent Indiana's natural heritage before those unique and
outstanding public resources are lost.
(3) Provide for the maintenance and management of those natural
areas and the rare native species for which the areas are habitat.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-4-5.1-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.24.