{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-4321","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 4321","heading":"Congressional declaration of purpose","body":"The purposes of this chapter are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man and his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish a Council on Environmental Quality.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 55—NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"623f3067b662eff12abfa77ff54d2770967bf49e0251f4290deecf6cc8e1e45e","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-4301-to-4312","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-4331"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}