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Committee urges Illinois to resume Brandon Road project to stop Asian carp; resolution reported
Summary
The committee reported House Resolution 77 urging Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to resume the Brandon Road interbasin project to prevent Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes; sponsor and multiple members debated federal funding and intergovernmental coordination before the resolution passed in committee.
The Michigan House Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism on record reported House Resolution 77, which urges Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to resume the Brandon Road interbasin project intended to prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
Representative John VanWoerkom, the resolution sponsor, described the Brandon Road project as a critical “pinch point” for preventing Asian carp movement and noted past state and federal funding for the…
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