299-L - Declaration of policy and purposes.

§  299-l.  Declaration  of policy and purposes. Whereas erosion, flood  water and sediment damage in the watersheds of the rivers and streams of  the state cause loss of life and damage to  property  and  constitute  a  menace to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state, it  is the sense of the legislature that the state should cooperate with the  federal government and its agencies and with the several counties of the  state  for  the  purpose of preventing such damage and of furthering the  conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water and thereby  preserving and protecting the state's land and water resources,  in  the  manner hereinafter described.