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REPORT (Misc. #98037) March 19, 1998
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, NANCY DINGELDEY,
CHAIRPERSON
IN RE: MR #98037 - EXCLUDING LAKE CHAMPLAIN AS A GREAT LAKE
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having met on March 9, 1998,
recommends that the above-stated resolution be adopted with an
amendment to the second BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED paragraph as
follows:
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this
resolution be forwarded to the President of the United
States, THE GOVERNOR, ALL MICHIGAN STATE AND FEDERAL
LEGISLATORS the Ullite
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Oakland County's legislative agents.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move acceptance of the foregoing report.
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Miscellaneous Resolution # 98 037 _
BY: Commissioners Jeff Kingzett, District #7, Shelley G. Taub, District #12
RE: SUPPORT FOR H.R. 3260 - Excluding Lake Champlain as a Great Lake
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, United States Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) amended the National Sea
Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998 (S. 927) to include
designating Lake Champlain in Vermont as the sixth Great Lake; and
WHEREAS, The truly "Great Lakes" embracing the State of Michigan are: Lake Michigan,
Lake Huron, Lake Superior, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The smallest of
which is Lake Ontario, measuring an impressive 7,340 square miles; and
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
Lake Champlain, although beautiful and historic, is not great -- measuring a
mere 490 square miles; and
United States Representative Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) introduced H.R.
3260 to amend the National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act
of 1998 to exclude Vermont's Lake Champlain from the definition of Great
Lakes; and
WHEREAS, It would be unconscionable and would set a bad precedent to alter the
historic definition of the Great Lakes. Further, to expand the definition would
greatly impede the ability of the Michigan Great Lakes to adequately fund the
conservation and management of our marine resources.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
does hereby support H.R. 3260 - to exclude Lake Champlain from the
definition of the Great Lakes, which was added by the National Sea Grant
College Program Reauthorization Act of 1998; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the
nations leaders to support this legislation and opposes any efforts to alter the
historic definition of the Great Lakes; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President
of the United States, the United States Senators, the United States
Representatives, Oakland County legislators, the Governor, the Michigan
Association of Counties, and to Oakland County's legislative agents.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution 498037 March 5, 1998
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government
Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #98037 March 19, 1998
Moved by Dingeldey supported by Kingzett the General Government Committee
Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted.
Moved by Dingeldey supported by Kingzett the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Garfield supported by Taub the resolution be amended in the BE IT
FINALLY RESOLVED paragraph so it reads as follows:
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded
to the President of the United States, Michigan's United States Senators
and Representatives, Michigan's Governor, all Michigan State Senators and
Representatives, the Michigan Association of Counties and Oakland County's
legislative agents.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the amendment carried.
Vote on resolution, as amended:
AYES: Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gregory, Holbert, Huntoon, Jacobs,
Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law, McCulloch, McPherson, Millard, Moffitt,
Obrecht, Palmer, Powers, Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Amos, Coleman, Devine. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution, as amended,
was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on March 19, 1998 with the original record
thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 19th day 1/4„oef7)Marc 1998.
D. Allen, County Clerk