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MI HCR0010
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
9/10/2013
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Roberts
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AI Summary
- Urges Congress to restore Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to the fiscal year 2010 level of $475 million
- Highlights that the Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the world's surface freshwater and 90 percent of U.S. surface freshwater, supporting more than 30 million people and 1.5 million jobs generating $62 billion in wages
- Notes that the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has provided over $200 million for 341 projects in Michigan in three years, including contaminated sediment removal and fish and wildlife habitat restoration
- Asserts that the Brookings Institution estimates every dollar invested in the Great Lakes produces two dollars in long-term benefits
- Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A concurrent resolution to urge the Congress of the United States to maintain its commitment to the Great Lakes and restore funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to the fiscal year 2010 level of $475 million.
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Natural Resources
9/10/2013
Committee Referrals
Natural Resources9/10/2013
Full Bill Text
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