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OH HCR14
Concurrent Resolution
Status
9/24/2019
Primary Sponsor
Michael Sheehy
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AI Summary
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Designates September 7, 2020, as Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day in Ohio
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Recognizes the Great Lakes system holds 21 percent of the world's surface freshwater and provides drinking water to more than 48 million Americans and Canadians
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Acknowledges Ohio's 312-mile Lake Erie shoreline supports $2 billion in annual angler and hunter spending, a recreational boating industry with 19,500 jobs and $3.6 billion economic impact, and provides drinking water for 3 million Ohio residents
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Notes the Great Lakes maritime economy generates over $2 billion in annual GDP with more than $1 billion in wages for Ohio
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Directs the House Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to the Governor and Ohio news media
Legislative Description
Designate Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Appreciation Day
Last Action
Reported - Amended: Transportation and Public Safety
10/30/2019