Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United (GLU) urge that existing authorities be exercised to delineate complementary policies for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River bottomlands that: As a first priority, identify and map areas that should be protected from any significant lakebed alternations, and designate them for legal protection. Prohibit uses of lakebed that are not water-dependent. Identify locations for sitting of projects in areas that can tolerate such disturbances. Prevent degradation of aquatic habitat for fish and other aquatic organisms, water-dependent
birds, and other wildlife from proposed uses. Require a demonstration of clear and substantial public benefit, including but not limited to environmental benefit—including the reduction of electric generation from coal-fired power
plants or nuclear waste generating–facilities—before authorizing such uses. Require the assessment of alternatives to bottomland-use proposals.