MI HR0420

Calls on the federal government to take steps to protect Lake Superior from Asian carp, which pose a threat of invasion through the Chicago Area Waterway System.

Identifies existing protections in the Chicago Area Waterway System as ineffective, with substantial invasion risk remaining despite current measures.

Notes that Asian carp could compete with native Great Lakes fish for food and severely decrease economically important fish populations vital to surrounding communities.

Directs attention to the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie as infrastructure that should be fortified immediately to prevent Asian carp movement between Lake Superior and the rest of the Great Lakes.

Requires transmission of the resolution to the President, Congressional leadership, Michigan's congressional delegation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.