The current EQMP emphasises several area of action, including management of solid and hazardous wastes, more stringent environmental controls on development projects, improving economic incentives and prices for natural resources, increasing public participation in environmental monitoring, and promoting environmental awareness and education. The EQMP also recommends a number of legislative changes to enhance application of the user-pays and polluter-pays principles, including amending the NEQA and enacting a long-disputed Water Resources Act.