01-001-802 Me. Code R. § 3

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 001-802-3 - Objective

The goal of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission was expressed in its name. The Department and Districts have the statutory responsibility for the conservation of all the soil and water resources of the State of Maine. The Legislature has stated its intentions in 12 M.R.S.A. c. 1, §§ 2. Districts may address those concerns through the Challenge Grant Program.

Those concerns are as follows:

1. To encourage the optimal use of the state's agricultural resources;

2. To insure the availability of appropriate soil and water resources for the production of food and other renewable resources;

3. To provide for the conservation of the soil and water resources of the State;

4. To preserve natural resources and maintain the economic base for the state's natural resource based industries .... "

01-001 C.M.R. ch. 802, § 3