The purpose is to protect the natural environment of the Mohawk Territory at Akwesasne, to take affirmative action to restore and enhance environmental quality in areas that have been subject to degradation, and to ensure that no proposed development that might cause significant environmental degradation will be permitted prior to the completion of a thorough environmental review in which alternatives and mitigation measures are fully considered.

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe declares this to be Tribal Law. This code applies to all developers who wish to develop on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.

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