IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 121
Endorsing increased efforts to preserve and protect Lake St. Clair as a 
vital part of the Great Lakes system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2003
Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and 
in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Endorsing increased efforts to preserve and protect Lake 
St. Clair as a vital part of the Great Lakes system.
Whereas the Great Lakes are a priceless and irreplaceable 
natural resource, constituting the largest system of fresh 
surface water on Earth, holding 18 percent of the world’s 
fresh surface water and over 90 percent of the fresh sur-
face water in the United States; 
Whereas Lake St. Clair is a vitally important economic re-
source to Michigan and to the United States, providing 
drinking water to 4.5 million people and producing one-
third of all fish caught in the Great Lakes each year;
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Whereas the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956, the Clean 
Water Act of 1978, the Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping 
Act of 1987, the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Pre-
vention and Control Act of 1990, and the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000, among other laws, in-
clude Lake St. Clair in the definition of the Great Lakes 
for the purpose of programs and grants; 
Whereas Lake St. Clair will benefit from the Great Lakes 
Legacy Act of 2002, which provides funds to monitor and 
clean up contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes 
Areas of Concern, including the St. Clair River and Clin-
ton River watersheds, which are adjacent to Lake St. 
Clair; 
Whereas Lake St. Clair received special attention in the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1999, which di-
rected the Secretary of the Army to prepare a com-
prehensive management plan for Lake St. Clair, a first 
draft of which is scheduled for release in 2003; 
Whereas despite environmental gains made in recent years, 
Lake St. Clair continues to experience beach closings due 
to faulty sewage and septic systems, combined sewer 
overflows, toxic contamination, and invasive species; 
Whereas Lake St. Clair is the ‘‘Heart of the Great Lakes’’ 
because of its location and size, and its contribution to 
drinking water, recreation, and commerce; and 
Whereas increased attention and resources are needed to con-
tinue the environmental progress that has been made 
with respect to Lake St. Clair: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) affirms the economic, environmental, and 
cultural importance of Lake St. Clair and the entire
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Great Lakes system to the people of the United 
States; 
(2) commends the efforts that are being made 
to safeguard Lake St. Clair from water pollution, 
toxic chemicals, and nonindigenous species; and 
(3) calls on all Americans and all levels of gov-
ernment in the United States to take additional ac-
tions and accelerate existing efforts to preserve and 
protect Lake St. Clair as a vital natural resource.
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