NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United believes legislation is needed to strengthen and revise the Occupational Safety and Heallh Act; AND

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United supports the prompt passage of the Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act (S. 1622, H.R. 3160).

AND THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Congress appropriate and allocate adequate funding to fully implement all aspects of the Reform legislation.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes Untted urges the Ontario Government to drop its plans to build a hazardous waste incinerator and landfill;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the Ontario Government to divert the money it is now putting into the OWMC lnto waste reduction activities.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United calls upon the Environrental Protection Agency to replace their general policy for remedial action at abondoned hazardous waste sites in the Great Lakes Basin with a policy which emphasises permanent solutions to these
problems through:
1. source removal of mobile wamtes in an environmentally sound and humanly safe manner using Best Available Technology,
2. clean-up technologies and remedial alternatives that lead to effective waste destruction employing Best Available Technology.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United be authorized to join local organizations actively opposing construction and operation of new land burial facilities such as CECOS Secure Chemical Residue Facility (SERF) #6 being proposed by CECOS Int'l.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that strong right-to-know legislation be enacted that:

• requires each chemical container be labeled indicating the precise chemical name of the ingredients;
• requires total annual estimates of quantities of toxic/hazardous materials or substances emitted, discharged, or disposed from a facility and total estimates of materials or substances stored or used at the facility;
• prohibits "trade secrets" from being used ae an excuse to deny workers, community, and union representatives access to information;
• requires that chemical manufacturer's supply and that employers maintain safety data sheets for all hazardous substances used or stored in the workplace and that employere make these sheets available to workers and the public;
• requires workers be trained in safety procedures when using toxic and hazardous chemicals, be inforred of their health effects and have the right to refuse to work with chemicals if employers fail to provide safety information; and
• requires facilities to notify residents and officials of communities where plants are located, of the materiels emitted, discharged, disposed from or used/stored at each facility.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that employers should be prohibited from disciplining, diacharging or discriminating against workers who exercise right-to-know rights when implemented into law or files a complaint against their employer.

THERBFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Federal, State and Local agencies responsible for the enforcement of the above provisions, implement meaningful penalties against employers who repeatedly violate right-to-know legislation.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT two (2) "toxic hot spots" in the Great Lakes be chosen, based on the following criteria:

• binational concern involved;
• the situation offers opportunity for precedent-setting policy;
• the cases will effectively serve to clarify current management policies and practices;
• active locally-led group(s) can be identified.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Great Lakes United work with the locally based group(s) to obtain information about the case, identify issues of concern, share this information with interested persons from other states and provinces and provide background to the local group by whatever assistance may be captured from GLU's efforts.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the preventative principle of zero discharge of contaminants be fully implemented through all laws, public policies and private practices; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that no new substances be introduced into the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem until they have been proven not to cause human health problems; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that responsible government agencies, including public health agencies, be held accountable and financially responsible for the commitments in and implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that research into the human health effects of Great Lakes water quality be a priority of research sponsored by the re at Lakes Protection Fund and projects sponsored by other organizations; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that research into human health effects focus on vulnerable populations, be interdisciplinary and include socioeconomic as well as neurological, biological and physiological aspects; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said research be a long-term responsibility and financial commitment of governments and that said research include comprehensive epidemiological studies incorporating the full range of exposure pathways; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that governments encourage and provide incentives for the development of alternatives to toxic substances causing human health effects; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United collaborate with groups at risk to develop information and educational programming to share wirh these groups; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that after the release of the State of the Great Lakes report being prepared by the Conservation Foundation and Institute for Research on Public Policy, Great Lakes United will sponsor an educational conference to inform the public of emerging public health issues and their implications; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United inform policy makers about public concsrns over emerglng health issues and seek their commitment to develop and implement additional appropriate measures to protect human health in the Great Lakes Basin.

WE THEREFORE RESOLVE that the UC recognize the magnitude of work to finish the proposed health studies and extend the We of this Task Force indefinitely and seek the necessary funding for this criticalty important work an a high priority basis!

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United urges the United States Congress to act quickly to extend the protective Coastal Barrier Resources System to undeveloped, eligible coastal barriers, such as wetlands, bluffs, dunes, and beaches, along the Great Lakes.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakea United supports these provisions in the 1985 Farm Bill;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United supports the reforms of existing federal farm programs t a remove subeidies for production of surplus crops on wetlands drained and cleared after 1981.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Great Lakes United is opposed to the wholesale disposal of these lands to achieve short term objectives of questionable value.

IN AS MUCH AS Land and Water Conservation Funds have been appropriated for the acquisition and development of the Great Lakes National Parks and for acquisition and development of urban parks.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Great Lakes United stands strongly in support of the release of these funds to acquire and complete these parksystems as intended.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT land use changes which would adversely affect the health of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin should be discouraged through economic and regulatory means.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Great Lakes United opposes such land use changes outside the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin which would result in the transport of Great Lakes water beyond the physical limits of the Basin water shed.

Et Cetera.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United objects to the City of Erie's proposed zoning regulations. GLU advocates amendments to the proposed zoning package which adhere to the following guidelines:
1. The zoning should protect the environmental health of Presque Isle Harbor.
2. The zoning should guarantee maximum public access.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that GLU requests that the U.S. EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, the federal Coastal Zone Management Program administrators, and others, as deemed appropriate, investigate Pennsylvania's implementation of the Coastal Zone Managment Program in Erie; and

FINALLY, BE IT RESOLVED, that GLU petition the International Joint Commission to add Presque Isle Bay, Harbor, and the area surrounding Erie , Pennsylvania , to the IJC's list of Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin.