Section 335.03. Purpose.

  This chapter shall:

(1)  Provide principles, objectives, definitions, criteria, and procedures to be used by the department to implement s. 1.11 , Stats. Implementation includes identification and evaluation of proposed actions; study, development, and description of alternatives for those proposed actions that involve unresolved conflicts in the use of available resources; and preparation and review of environmental assessments and environmental impact statements;

(2)  Ensure that high-quality environmental information, deriving from sound analysis of the likely consequences for the environment of major actions and from the development of alternatives, is available to department managers and citizens before decisions are made;

(3)  Ensure that department staff who make decisions or contribute to decisions understand and consider potential environmental consequences of proposed actions and attempt to minimize the adverse consequences of these actions; and

(4)  Facilitate public scrutiny and understanding of proposed actions of the department that may significantly affect the quality of the human environment.

History: Cr. Register, March, 1992, No. 435 , eff. 4-1-92.