1998 Minnesota Statutes

     89A.02 Policy. 

    It is the policy of the state to: 

    (1) pursue the sustainable management, use, and protection 
 of the state's forest resources to achieve the state's economic, 
 environmental, and social goals; 

    (2) encourage cooperation and collaboration between public 
 and private sectors in the management of the state's forest 
 resources; 

    (3) recognize and consider forest resource issues, 
 concerns, and impacts at the site and landscape levels; and 

    (4) recognize the broad array of perspectives regarding the 
 management, use, and protection of the state's forest resources, 
 and establish processes and mechanisms that seek and incorporate 
 these perspectives in the planning and management of the state's 
 forest resources. 

    Nothing in this chapter abolishes, repeals, or negates any 
 existing authorities, policies, programs, or activities of the 
 commissioner or other statutory authorities related to managing 
 and protecting state's forest resources. 

    HIST: 1995 c 220 s 79