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MI HR0380
Resolution
Status
5/22/2014
Primary Sponsor
Paul Muxlow
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AI Summary
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Urges the U.S. President, Secretary of State, and Congress to invoke the International Joint Commission (IJC) under the 1909 Boundary Waters Treaty to evaluate Ontario Power Generation's proposed underground nuclear waste repository near Lake Huron's shore.
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Expresses concern that the proposed facility, located less than one mile from Lake Huron, could contaminate drinking water and damage fisheries and recreation for tens of millions of U.S. and Canadian citizens dependent on the Great Lakes.
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Cites Michigan's Public Act 204 of 1987, which prohibits radioactive waste facilities within 10 miles of the Great Lakes, and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement as precedent for protecting the shared resource.
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Requests that other Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces adopt similar protective regulations and petition their federal governments to engage the IJC for evaluation of the proposed facility.
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Directs transmission of the resolution to the President, Secretary of State, Congress leadership, Michigan's congressional delegation, and governors/premiers of Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ontario, and Quebec.
Legislative Description
A resolution urging the United States President, the Secretary of State, and the United States Congress to invoke the participation of the International Joint Commission under Article IX, Article X, or both of the Boundary Waters Treaty to evaluate the proposed underground nuclear waste repository in Ontario, Canada and similar facilities.
United States Congress
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Energy And Technology
5/22/2014