Massachusetts Constitution, Part the First, Art. XCVII.
- Policy Category: Drinking Water
- State: Massachusetts
- Date Implemented: 1972
1972
“The people shall have the right to clean air and water, freedom from excessive and unnecessary noise, and the natural, scenic, historic, and esthetic qualities of their environment; and the protection of the people in their right to the conservation, development and utilization of the agricultural, mineral, forest, water, air and other natural resources is hereby declared to be a public purpose. The general court shall have the power to enact legislation necessary or expedient to protect such rights.”
- Action Agency(ies): The general court
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