THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports the establishment of an Environmental Trust Fund in New York State which:

• provides funds on an Annual basis for open space protection, clean water and solid waste managements;
• dedicates, at a minimum, a $100 million a year through existing beer and soda tax of $87 million a year and $14 million a year from cunent lubricating oil tax currently going into general fund;
• works to establish additional revenue resources such as unclaimed nickel deposits for drink containers, a proposed tire tax, or other concepts including water use fees; and
• includes a mechanism for the Environmental Facilities Corporation to issue bonds to increase availability of funds for this purpose.