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Minn. Stat. § 116D.01 (2026)

Purpose

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The purposes of Laws 1973, chapter 412, are:

(1) to declare a state policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between human beings and their environment;

(2) to promote efforts that will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of human beings; and

(3) to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the state and to the nation.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1976–2024 · leading case: No Power Line, Inc. v. Minnesota Env't Quality Council, 262 N.W.2d 312 (Minn. 1977).
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No Power Line, Inc. v. Minnesota Env't Quality Council, 262 N.W.2d 312 (Minn. 1977). · cites it 4× “1, that "to the fullest extent practicable the policies, regulations and public laws of the state shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in sections 116D.01 to 116D.06 [MEPA]," the other environmental legislation passed later was to be…”
Citizens Advocating Responsible Dev. v. Kandiyohi Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners, 713 N.W.2d 817 (Minn. 2006). · cites it 3× “01 states that the purpose of the environmental laws at issue here is "(a) to declare a state policy that will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between human beings and their environment; (b) to promote efforts that will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment…”
Card v. Kandiyohi Cty. Bd. of Com'rs, 713 N.W.2d 817 (Minn. 2006). · cites it 6× “Minn.Stat. §§ 116D.01 and 116D.02 emphasize the legislature's belief that environmentally sustainable policies are desirable and governmental bodies are to consider the environmental effects of their actions.”
Cedar-Riverside Env't Def. Fund v. Carla A. Hills, 560 F.2d 377 (8th Cir. 1977). “, the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), Minn.Stat. Ann. §§ 116D.01 et seq., and the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act, Minn.”
Ringsred v. City of Duluth, 187 F. Supp. 2d 1141 (D. Minnesota 2001). · cites it 2× “(“MERA”), and the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act, Minnesota Statutes Section 116D.01 et seq. (“MEPA”). According to Ringsred, the purpose of that earlier suit was to protect buildings, which were located in the “Duluth Commercial Historic District,” from a demolition…”
Cedar-Riverside Env't Def. Fund v. Hills, 422 F. Supp. 294 (D. Minnesota 1976). · cites it 3× “, the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), Minn.Stat. § 116D.01 et seq., and the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act, Minn.”
Neighborhood Transp. Network, Inc. v. Pena, 42 F.3d 1169 (8th Cir. 1994). “(“NEPA”) and the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 116D.01 et seq. (“MEPA”). The district court denied a preliminary injunction and plaintiffs appealed.”
In re Resolution Reversing the Plan. Comm'n's Decision to Grant the Petition for an Env't Assessment ... (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 116D.01. MEPA’s requirements facilitate informed decisionmaking and environmental review of the impact of governmental actions on the environment.”
Record of Decision for the Hamline Midway Library EAW (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Minn. Stat. § 116D.01. MEPA’s requirements facilitate informed decision making and environmental review of the impact of governmental actions on the environment.”
Carl Bolander & Sons Co. v. City of Minneapolis, 488 N.W.2d 804 (Minn. Ct. App. 1992). “The legislature has further directed that: to the fullest extent practicable the policies, rules and public laws of the state shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in sections 116D.01 to 116D.06. Minn.Stat. § 116D.”
Whitefish Area Prop. Owners Ass'n, Relators v. Minnesota-Iowa Baptist Conf., Crow Wing Cnty. Bd. of Commissioners (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “The necessity for environmental review is governed by rules adopted by the EQB pursuant to the Minnesota Environmental Protection Act (MEPA), Minn. Stat. §§ 116D.01–.11 (2014). See Minn.”
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