Full Statute Name:  Michigan State Constitution Article IV, Section 52

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Popular Title:  The Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963. Primary Citation:  M. C. L. A. Const. Art. 4, § 52 Country of Origin:  United States Last Checked:  November, 2023 Alternate Citation:  MI CONST Art. 4, § 52 Date Adopted:  1963 Historical: 
Summary: This section declares the protection, conservation, and development of the state's natural resources to be of paramount public concern and the legislature shall provide for the protection of the air, water and other natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment and destruction.
ARTICLE IV

 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


§ 52 Natural resources; conservation, pollution, impairment, destruction.

Sec. 52.

The conservation and development of the natural resources of the state are hereby declared to be of paramount public concern in the interest of the health, safety and general welfare of the people. The legislature shall provide for the protection of the air, water and other natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment and destruction.

 Editors' Notes

CONVENTION COMMENT

This is a new section recognizing public concern for the conservation of natural resources and calling upon the legislature to take appropriate action to guard the people's interest in water, air and other natural resources.
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