Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United calls for a moratorium on new permits
for sunken log extraction in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin.

Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United calls for environmentally sound scientific
criteria for the issuance of permits across the wide range of aquatic habitats in the Great
Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United play a facilitating role in bringing
environmental groups together to work towards the phase-out of nuclear generating stations and appropriate management of radioactive wastes and materials.

THEREFORE, be it resolved that Great Lakes United supports passage of HB 4719 and encourages passage of similar legislation in other states, provinces and by both federal governments.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United calls upon the Great Lakes Basin delegation to the Congress to immediately cosponsor H.R. Resolution 246 and Senate Resolution 109 and to assure their passage when brought to a vote, AND

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United calls upon the President of the United States to initiate and complete negotiations, as part of the Uruguay Round of GATT talks, to make the GAIT compatible with the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other United States health, safety, labor, trade and environmental laws including those laws designed to protect the environment and workers outside the geographic borders of the United States. AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United calls upon the President of the United States to guarantee that the GATT, US./ Mexico or other trade agreements will not In any way reduce the authority of local and state governments to establish health, safety, labor, environmental, purchasing or procurement laws that the people and their elected representatives have passed.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United calls on the President of the United States not to enter Into any lnternational agreement - including GATT and NAFTA - and Congress not to approve any international agreement, that weakens United States' manufacturing Industries and fosters international wage competition that undermines workers living standards.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the United States Congress to expand the current right to know reporting requirements to include more facilities and more chemicals, to close the recycling loophole, to require reporting on the use and production of toxic chemicals, to expand reporting on hazardous waste, and to require companies to develop toxic use reduction plans, by passing H.R. 2880 and equivalent Senate legislation; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the Canadian Federal Government to develop a strong, comprehensive right to know program that will require reporting on the use, production, and release of toxic chemicals, as well as information on the storage and handling of toxic chemicals that can be used to asslst in emergency preparedness and accident prevention programmes.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOVLED THAT those states with federally approved Coastal Management Programs under the DZMA should work expeditiously to significantly improve their Programs, and that pertinent Canadian federal and provincial jurisdictions vigorously undertake protection of costal areas.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT states without federally approved Coastal Management Programs under the CZMA should make the creation and approval of a Program a top priority; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED THAT Coastal Management Programs should include strict erosion set-back regulations, a coherent policy overseeing commercial and residential lakefront development and assured access for the public to lakefront areas; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT serious water quality issues, including but not limited to toxic pollution, acidic deposition, heavy metals and other pollutants associated with development, be address by the Great Lakes states so that water-dependant industries, and recreational and aesthetic uses of the Lakes can continue; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED THAT coastal barriers not presently protected by state or federal laws, and those that are proposed for inclusion in the Coastal Barriers Resources System, be included in the System.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Great Lakes United endorse the establishment of a US-Canadian joint Coastal Management program.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United make it a policy to look first at purchasing, where possible, environmentally sound products that are produced in unionized shops within the Great Lakes Basin in order to promote a sustainable economy in the Basin.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakee United actively promote new federal, state, provincial and local regulations to suspend the transportation of high level nuclear waste within the Great Lakes Basin until such a time that the above concerns are fully addressed and the safe transport of the fuel can be assured.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United will encourage citizens' groups to compile, analyze and disseminate data cn radiological effluents of gaseous,liquid and solid wastes from nuclear reactors, nuclear weapcns facilities, uranium mines, millings and nuclear waste sites. These data should be obtained with independent verification; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United will dedicate staff and organizational resources to more aggressive grass roots education projects on nuclear issues, encourage board members in every state and province to attend appropriate public forums to state Great Lakes United's position on these issues and report on all activities in next year's annual report.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United:
-- commends the Province of Ontario for developing "Guidelines for Wetland Management in Ontariot" and for carrying out its current inventory of wetlands in southern Ontario;

-- encourages the Province of Ontario to develop further legislation with the goal of preservation of remaining wetlands;

-- recommends that decisions pertaining to any wetlands program, particularly drainage, include participation by the public; and

-- suggest that a system of tax relief for owners of wetlands be developed to encourage the retention of such areas on private landa.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that GLU will use its association with Native Americans to initiate discussions between Native Americans and sport angling groups relative to:

1) court-ordered fishing agreements reached between Native Americans and states and sport angling groups in the Great Lakes Basin,
2) noncompliance with these court-ordered agreements
3) consideration of the impacts of this noncompliance on fish stocks, wildlife and public safety; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that GLU will take an active role in the upcoming renegotiation of the 1985 Consent Agreement, particularly with respect to strengthening provisions related to management, enforcement and arbitration; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that GLU will formally adopt the position that gill nets should ultimately be replaced by selective harvest gear as appropriate; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that GLU member organizations be apprised of GLU's actions, and results of same, relative to this critical natural resource issue.

Be It Resolved, that no more dry casks should be permitted to be loaded on the shores of the Great Lakes and that cost effective alternatives to the continued generation of nuclear waste be implemented with all due speed.