PRINTER'S NO. 2449
No. 208 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY BOYES, MERRY, SCRIMENTI, CAPPABIANCA AND BEBKO-
JONES, SEPTEMBER 19, 1995
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 19, 1995
A RESOLUTION
1 Congratulating the Great Lakes Commission on the occasion of the
2 40th Anniversary of its establishment.
3 WHEREAS, On July 1, 1955, the Great Lakes Commission was
4 established, via the Great Lakes Basin Compact, "to promote the
5 orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and
6 conservation of the water resources of the Great Lakes Basin";
7 and
8 WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Commission, as an interstate compact
9 agency founded in Federal and State law, provides a forum to
10 address basinwide issues of environmental protection, resource
11 management, transportation and economic development; and
12 WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Commission, through information
13 sharing, policy development and interjurisdictional
14 coordination, has long served its member states as an
15 influential and unified voice at the Federal and Congressional
16 levels and as a valued advisor to governors, state agencies and
17 legislatures; and
1 WHEREAS, Great Lakes Commission programs reflect and embody
2 the notion of sustainable development and demonstrate a true
3 integration of environmental protection and economic development
4 goals; and
5 WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Commission has long embraced the
6 principles of an ecosystem approach to resource management and
7 pioneered techniques for promoting consistency, consensus
8 building and collective action in a complex binational and
9 multijurisdictional setting; and
10 WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Commission has fostered a sense of
11 community, partnership and shared vision among the many diverse
12 interests throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin; and
13 WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Commission has distinguished itself
14 as a leader in other areas, including development of such
15 regional agreements as the Declaration of Indiana maritime
16 agreement and the Ecosystem Charter for the Great Lakes-St.
17 Lawrence Basin; the Great Lakes Information Network and other
18 communications and information management technology; the Great
19 Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control and
20 other basin-specific programs for environmental protection; the
21 Great Lakes Circle Tour and other water-based tourism and travel
22 promotion programs; the Great Lakes Regional Water Use Database
23 and other water quality management programs; and the Great Lakes
24 Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species and other resource management
25 programs; and
26 WHEREAS, Through the outstanding leadership and dedication of
27 its membership, the Great Lakes Commission approaches the 21st
28 century well positioned to serve the Great Lakes states as they
29 address emerging challenges and opportunities; therefore be it
30 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
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1 Great Lakes Commission on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary
2 of its establishment; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives applaud the Great
4 Lakes Commission for its service to this Commonwealth and all
5 Great Lakes states in advancing their shared interests and goals
6 for the world's greatest freshwater system; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives pledge continuing
8 support for and involvement in the Great Lakes Commission in its
9 future endeavors.
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