Section 74-7-2 - Purpose of act. - New Mexico Statutes

74-7-2. Purpose of act.

The purpose of the Environmental Compliance Act [74-7-1 to 74-7-8 NMSA 1978] is to foster a sensitivity to the environment, to improve industry's compliance with environmental regulations that seek to maintain the delicate ecological balance while still pursuing the industrial and technological development of New Mexico, to implement a systematic procedure to review compliance with environmental regulations and to improve the environmental regulatory process by enhancing communication between industry and regulatory agencies.