Section ENV.05.01 — Legislative Declaration

(a) In order to pro maintain, and enhance the health, welfare, culture, traditions, convenience and comfort of the members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans and the health and welfare of all residents of the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian reservation and in order to facilitate the enjoyment of nature, scenery, and other resources of the Tribe, it is declared to be the policy of the Tribe to achieve the maximum practical degree of air purity in every portion of the reservation. To that end, it is the purpose of this article to require the use of all available practical methods to reduce, prevent and control air pollution throughout the entire reservation. It is further declared that the prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution throughout the entire reservation are matters of tribal concern and are affected with the public interest and that provisions of this article are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this tribe for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, cultural resources, and general welfare of the people of this reservation.