THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United calls on the Federal Cabinet to immediately overrule the Minister's decision and direct her to make preparations for a full, independent panel environmental assessment hearing to fully address the health and social concerns expressed by the public.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United reaffirms its historic position in support of public participation in the development and implementation of all government programs to protect and restore the Great Lakes Ecosystem, and

Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United calls upon President Clinton to direct the Office and Management of Budget not to interfere with promulgation of the final Great Lakes Initiative, and

Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United calls upon the governments of Canada, Ontario, and Quebec to reform their laws and procedures for citizen access, at a minimum, to provide information on pollution discharges and sources, including water quality and fish and wildlife contaminant monitoring data, to the same extent as such information is available under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and U.S. environmental laws, and

Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United opposes efforts by Michigan Governor John Engler to reorganize Michigan's environmental programs in any manner that will restrict opportunities for public participation in decisions concerning Great Lakes programs, or that will restrict citizen-commission control of natural resource management programs.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United stands in opposition to the proposed Fermi 3 nuclear reactor project and urge the suspension of the licensing process currently underway, so that precious resources of time and money can be dedicated elsewhere.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United supports the concept of funding environmental improvement projects from the recovery of unclaimed beverage container deposits and other sources, and that Great Lakes United supports enactment of New York State's Environmental Assistance Fund to assist municipalities in financing needed environmental projects, preserve and protect open space, enhance public recreational opportunities, and assist Adirondack Park communities in developing and improving land use plans.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United supports the goals of the Green Vehicle Challenge, a campaign which challenges vehicle manufacturers to produce vehicles in the near-term that meet a strong green standard, meeting the following criteria:

• Fuel Efficiency, 1.5 time s the fleet average for that vehicle's class
• Tailpipe Emissions, meeting California's ULEV standard's or better
• Clean Manufacturing, that includes best-in-class paintinglcoating, elimination of
• substances of concern and design for recyclability/recycled content

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that GLU supports a pledge campaign to collect commitments from vehicle consumers and fleet purchasers to purchase green vehicles if made available;

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that GLU support policy initiatives, such as financial incentives and extended product responsibility, to promote the goals of the campaign;

AND BE IT FlNALLY RESOLVED that GLU supports the development of transition strategy to maintain and create jobs in the Great Lakes region while moving to greener vehicles.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United urges the governor of Michigan, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, and the Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Management Committee to reject this precedent-setting proposal and to implement a water resources conservation plan that documents all withdrawal and consumption of Great Lakes water and groundwater resources.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United, at its 1994 meeting in Buffalo, New York, reaffirms its support for a strong Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative, as expressed in comments of September 13, 1993, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Great Lakes United believes that the GLI must be adopted and implemented on a consisknt basis throughout the eight Great Lakes States as binding regualation, not voluntary guidance, and the final rules should be made stronger than the draft proposal, not weaker; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Great Lakes United calls upon New York Governor Mario Cuomo and his fellow Governors of the Great Lakes States to maintain support for a strong GLI, and to allow U.S. EPA to complete its work finalizing the GLI without political interference; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Great Lakes United opposes any legislative amendment to weaken the GLI.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United:

• Urges the International Joint Commission to advocate strongly with the U.S. EPA and Environment Canada to adopt strong rules which eliminate the discharge of persistent toxic compounds from medical waste incinerators,
• Urges the International Joint Commission to advocate for and work with the health care industry to adopt a materials policy which will lead to zero discharge of persistent toxic compounds, and
• Urges the U.S. EPA to adopt strong rules to eliminate the formation of dioxin and the release of mercury by medical waste incinerators, and to encourage the health care industry to adopt a materials policy which will lead to zero discharge of persistent toxic substances.

Therefore be it resolved that the Canada/United States Air Quality Agreement strengthened by the parties to the agreement to include annexes that include objectives addressing:

• Nitrogen oxide emissions from stationary sources in Canada and the United States
• Volatile organic compounds emissions from stationary and mobile souces in Canada and the United States
• Air toxics emissions from stationary sources in Canada and the United States
• Particulate matter emissions from stationary and mobile sources in Canada and the United States
• Greenhouse gases emissions from stationary and mobile sources in Canada and the United State

Therefore be it resolved that the Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Management Committee established by the Great Lakes Charter draft a Great Lakes water conservation plan within the next year, and

Be it further resolved that this plan require the states and provinces to review and map all drinking water supplies for their quality and long-term sustainability, and

Be it further resolved that user pay principles be the foundation of this water conservation plan and uniform efficiency standards be developed for all sectors of society that use lake and/or groundwater supplies within the Basin watershed, and

Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United seek funding to hold a workshop for members to explore ways to advocate for local water conservation programs and to explore the need of such programs for the sustainability of the Great Lakes.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, as a first step in efforts to restore water quality in the Great Lakes, Great Lakes United endorses the adoption of a Toxics Freeze. The Toxics Freeze must prohibit any net increases in the total mass loadings entering the Great Lakes or any of the 362 toxic conipounds on the IJC Great Lakes Water Quality Board's "1986 Working List of Chemicals in the Great Lakes Basin"; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that ihe Toxics Freeze is recognized as only the first step 2nd must be coupled with measures that wiil reduce the total mass loadings of toxic substances according to a strict tinletable; AND

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that GLU call upon the governments in all Great Lakes jurisdictions -- States, Provinces and Federal Governments -- to adopt a Toxics Freeze either as a new law or as part of ongoing programs which may inciude Remedial Action Plans, Lakewide Management Plans, Quebec's "Projet de miss en vaiuer du Saint-Laurent", Ontario's MISA program, and revisions to water quality standards and pcilution control regulations.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, Great Lakes United urges the revision of the existing Great Lakes Basin Compact of 1955, with emphasis on powers to regulate diversion issues or endorses the establishment of a new compact with theee powers;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Great Lakes United encourage the International Joint Commiseion to exercise ite authority over Lake Michigan as part of the international Great Lakes system by applying the provieions of the Boundary Waters Treaty; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a Great Lakee Management plan be developed which demonstrates that existing water resources must remain within the baein states to address current and projected economic and environmental needs.