N.Y. Environmental Conservation Law § 19-0103: Declaration of policy

§ 19-0103. Declaration of policy.

It is declared to be the policy of the state of New York to maintain a

reasonable degree of purity of the air resources of the state, which

shall be consistent with the public health and welfare and the public

enjoyment thereof, the industrial development of the state, the

propagation and protection of flora and fauna, and the protection of

physical property and other resources, and to that end to require the

use of all available practical and reasonable methods to prevent and

control air pollution in the state of New York. It is further declared

that this can be done most effectively by focusing on goals to be

achieved by a maximum of cooperation among all parties concerned and

that codes, rules and regulations established under the provisions of

this article should be clearly premised upon scientific knowledge of

causes as well as of effects.