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MI SR0168
Resolution
AI Summary
- Urges Great Lakes states, Ontario, and the federal governments of the United States and Canada to implement permanent bans on all directional drilling for oil and gas beneath the Great Lakes
- References the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster as a cautionary example of the risks and limitations in managing large-scale drilling accidents
- Emphasizes that an oil spill in the Great Lakes would be catastrophic due to the lakes being a fresh water source for tens of millions of Americans and Canadians with impacts that could persist for generations
- Calls for permanent bans at state, provincial, and federal levels, with constitutional protections recommended for the eight Great Lakes states
- Directs copies of the resolution be sent to governors and legislatures of Great Lakes states, Ontario's Legislative Assembly, Canadian Prime Minister's office, U.S. Senate President, House Speaker, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Great Lakes states and Ontario and the federal governments of the United States and Canada to ban permanently all directional drilling for oil and gas beneath the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Drilling
Last Action
Placed On Order Of Resolutions
7/21/2010
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs6/29/2010
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