THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports the creation of a Detroit-Windsor Air Pollution Board, with full public articipation to set standards for air, and water, and leachate in the transboun ary Great Lakes area; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that both federal, state, and provincial governments fund a major programme of public and consumer education, and increased support be given to localized and private efforts to reduce the use of toxic substances and to control their storage and disposal along with an emphasis on recycling as called for in the IJC Third Biennial Report; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Ontario's new regulation 308 include specific recommendations for dealing with the effects of transboundary air pollution on the ambient air quality standard for Windsor and include an Ambient Air Quality Report similar to the industrial discharge reports for Ontario waterways.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that regulations with uniform numerical criteria common to both federal jurisdictions be established to determine the extent of contamination in sediment and therefore the options for disposal and treatment of that sediment; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that such criteria not only measure concentrations of contaminants in sediment, but that they also take into account the cumulative effects of multiple contaminant(s), the organic content and sediment size distribution, the movement (partitioning) of contaminants between sediment and water column, and chronic as well as acute effects on biota (bioaccummulation); AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that citizens be included in the decision-making process for developing said criteria as well as in reviewing all drafts of regulations including the final criteria.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that there be an immediate ban on the construction of all and any new in water diked disposal facilities in the Great Lakes; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all existing confined disposal facilities undergo a detailed review and evaluation to determine the current integrity of their barriers, such review to be carried out by appropriate government agencies in each country; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a protocol for ongoing monitoring for leaking, discharges, and progress impacts on the surrounding ecosystem be established by December, 1988 for all currently existing confined disposal facilities and that monitoring be implemented at all sites immediately, even as the protocals are being established; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an action plan for the removal and/or closure and remediation of all confined disposal facilities be developed and that remediation of confined disposal facilities in Areas of Concern be incorporated into the Remedial Action Plan for those Areas, and that this be done with the objective of determining ecosystem-positive methods of final treatment of the contiaminated sediments involved; AND

Et Cetera.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports acquisition of Grand Island by the National Park Service as an addition to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and inclusion of Grand Island in the Coastal Barrier Resources System if control of hunting, fishing, trapping, and related activities remains with the State of Michigan.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the event the National Park Service does not acquire Grand Island as an addition to the Pictured Rock National Lakeshore that the USDA Forest Service would be the preferred alternative federal agency to acquire ownership and management responsibilities of Grand Island for these purposes.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports the following policies:

1. Each government jurisdiction shall set up programmes to remove household and commercial/industrial hazardous wastes, as well as infectious wastes, from the municipal solid waste stream.

2a. The governments within the Great Lakes Basin shall set a minimum 50% target for removal of household and commercia1 industria1 materials from the municipal solid waste stream through reduction, reuse and recycling methods, including composting, within the next ten years.

2b. State and provincial governments shall establish programs to assist in the development of markets for used oil, glass, paper, metal tires and other materials.  Procurement of products made from these materials shall be encouraged wherever possible.

2c. The local, state/provincial and federal governments shall train appropriate personnel to oversee, implement and coordinate the above programs.

3. Within the next three years, each Province and State within the Great Lakes Basin shall ass legislation requiring re cling of household and industrial / commercial wastes in order to achieve the targets in Section 2.

4a. The appropriate government jurisdictions shall pass packaging legislation so as to reduce excess and non-reusable and non-recyclable packaging and to promote recyclable packaging.

4b. Plastic packagin material shall be labelled as to composition so as to enhance recyclability.

5a. A programme to develop, institute and reach the minimum 50% target for reduction, reuse and recycling of wastes must be attained before new landfills and incinerators are considered for wastes.

5b. Recyclable materials shall be exempt from any flow control restrictions.

6. The government jurisdictions shall provide adequate funding through the budgetary process to ensure that the above actions can be implemented.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT Great Lakes United supports the establishment of the Two-Hearted River National Park if control of hunting, fishing, trapping, and related activities remains with the State of Michigan.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board and the members of the Wisconsin legislature to remedy the deficiencies described above by amending the draft regulations proposed by the WDNR to include the improvements recommended by Great Lakes United and the other groups participating in the Wisconsin Campaign for Clean Water and then to adopt them in final form; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Governor of Wisconsin, the Secretary of the WDNR, members of the appropriate committees of the Wisconsin legislature, and all seven members of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board.

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United support a legislative proposal to create a Great Lakes Advisory Council with representatives from conservation/environmental groups, private sector overnment agencies, and the legislature to assist in the implementation of New York's Great Lakes Agenda and to advise the Governor and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Great Lakes issues; AND

FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports full membership of New York State and Pennsylvania in the Council of Great Lakes Governors and supports a close cooperative relationship with the Premiers of Ontario and Quebec.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports the concept of the states establishing a fund to provide additional, stable, long term financing of Great Lakes research, monitoring and clean-up activities; AND

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the Great Lakes Governors and a steering committee of the Great Lakes Protection Fund to provide for environmental group and public representation on the steering committee, the Board of Trustees and on all other entities created to oversee or administer the Fund; AND

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that this endowment fund not be invested in corporations or municipalities or bond issues of those entities who have a record of violations of environmental laws; AND

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that contributions to the Fund and disbursements from it should supplement and not replace direct state or federal funding of Great Lakes research, monitoring, or clean-up activites, and that such fudning be consistent with the "polluter pays" principle as adopted by Canada and the Unisted States as members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; AND

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Great Lakes Governors should agree to perform and make public an annual audit of each state's spending on Great Lakes research, monitoring, and clean-up activities, including the expenditure of federal grant funds, so as to demonstrate that contributions to or from the Fund are not replacing direct state or federal funding of Great Lakes research, monitoring, or clean-up activities; AND

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that the governing body of the Fund with the advice of policymakers throughout the basin should establish clear priorities as to the types of projects eligible for funding and that, within those priority categories, funding decisions should be made exclusively on their scientific merit; AND

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports the participation of Ontario and Quebec in the Fund or the establishment of a companion fund in Ontario and Quebec; AND

FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED, that all research, literature review leading to that research, and monitoring data be made readily available to the public.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United petition Congress to increase the funding for federal Great Lakes research rograms because of their losses due to inflation since 1980; these programs include, but are not limited to:

(1) NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Michigan;
(2) EPA's Large Lakes Research Station, Grosse Ile, Michigan;
(3) Great Lakes research pro rams funded through the United States Commerce De artment's ea Grant Program at universities in the Great Lakes Region ocused on restoring environmental quality;
(4) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fisheries Center - Great Lakes, Ann Arbor, Michigan; AND
(5) NOAA's Great Lakes Research Coordinating Office as specified in the 1987 Clean Water Act; AND

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United support the full annual eleven million dollars funding level authorized in Congress to implement the Great Lakes Amendment to the Clean Water Act.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT GREAT LAKES UNITED COOPERATE WITH LOCAL GROUPS TO ACTIVELY OPPOSE THESE SITES AND ALL OTHER SITES WHICH MAY BE PROPOSED WITHIN THE BASIN; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THAT GREAT LAKES UNITED ACTIVELY PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS DIRECTED TOWARD BROAD-BASED PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON SAFE OPTIONS FOR DISPOSAL OF LOW AND HIGH-LEVEL WASTE; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United board members and staff appear with representatives of local groups to present this resolution.

THEREFOFIE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports the passage of energy efficiency legislation to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and reduce global warming. Such legislation should include automobiles, appliances, and residential and industrial energy efficiency measures.