§ 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.