MI HCR0060

Urges Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) and Ontario to ban new oil and gas drilling beneath the Great Lakes.

Cites the Great Lakes' importance as a major freshwater resource serving tens of millions of people and supporting billion-dollar fishing, boating, and tourism industries.

References the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster as evidence of the catastrophic risks that oil and gas spills pose to water quality, fish, wildlife, and regional economies.

Argues that state and provincial bans would complement federal protections and provide additional legal safeguards against potential environmental disasters.

Requires copies of the resolution be sent to the governors of the seven Great Lakes states, the Ontario premier, and the Council of Great Lakes Governors.