MI HR0325

Memorializes Congress to provide federal funding to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for dredging and maintaining harbors of refuge in Michigan, with emphasis on Portage Lake Harbor in Onekama.

Cites economic importance of recreational boating in Michigan, which generates over $4 billion in economic activity statewide and supports over 34,000 jobs, with Great Lakes regional impact of $34 billion and 244,000 jobs.

Identifies fifteen Great Lakes harbors facing dangerously shallow conditions due to natural shoaling and low lake levels that restrict recreational and commercial vessel access.

Notes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designated Portage Lake Harbor's seawall as facing "imminent failure" and has not completed a replacement project begun in 2003.

Proposes funding dredging and seawall repairs from the federal Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, which currently holds surplus funds exceeding $8 billion.