40.01.030 Findings

The Turtle Mountain Tribal Council finds and declares as follows: (a) the governing body of the Tribe, known as the Turtle Mountain Tribal Council, (Tribal Council) has the authority to pass resolutions and Acts to protect the general welfare of the Reservation residents and the Reservation environment; (b) the increasing volume and variety of solid and hazardous waste being generated on the reservation and often inadequate existing methods of managing solid waste and hazardous waste are creating conditions that threaten the public health, safety and well-being by contributing to land, air and water pollution; (c) the enactment of a Solid Waste Management Act by the Tribe is in the best interest of ensuring, promoting, and protecting the character of the Reservation and is consistent with previous policy and Acts enacted for the protection of the Reservation natural environment.