{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-151.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-151.02","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to establish a single executive agency to protect human health and the environment in accordance with District and federal law and regulation, improve the urban quality of life, streamline the administration of District environmental law and programs, including those relating to environmental health, to improve public notification of environmental issues, and to enable the District to seek primacy.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 1A. District Department of the Environment.","Subchapter I. General."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-151.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c0221bd5e4b9bdcb1226d0ca50bcc8331d0b1aef6dc34003b0aa0703eefbe34d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-151.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-151.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}