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OH HCR27

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

4/10/2018

Primary Sponsor

Ryan Smith

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd General Assembly (2017-2018)

AI Summary

  • Expresses support for the United States Army Corps of Engineers' efforts to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes through the Chicago Area Waterway System

  • Supports timely completion of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) - Brandon Road Study with a report due no later than January 2019

  • Supports investigation into additional structural control technologies, including an Aquatic Invasive Species Treatment Lock, to prevent movement of aquatic invasive species into and out of the Great Lakes

  • Calls for Congressional authorization of full federal funding for implementing structural control technologies at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Illinois

  • Requests federal funding to continue and expand monitoring and harvesting efforts to reduce the Asian carp population below Brandon Road Lock and Dam

Legislative Description

Support efforts to stop Asian carp from invading Great Lakes

National or International Resolution

Last Action

Introduced and Referred to Committee: Energy and Natural Resources

4/10/2018

Committee Referrals

Energy and Natural Resources4/10/2018

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