MI HR0077

Urges Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to resume construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project (BRIP), which was postponed in February 2025 due to concerns about federal funding availability

BRIP is a partnership between Illinois, Michigan, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designed to prevent invasive Asian carp from migrating upstream into the Great Lakes

Michigan has contributed $73.5 million to the project over the past five years, with the project funded by a combination of federal and state dollars

Bighead and silver carp have been located within 47 miles of Lake Michigan in the Des Plaines River, threatening the $7 billion Great Lakes commercial and recreational fishing industry

Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President of the United States, the Governor of Michigan, and the Governor of Illinois