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52. Page 2, line 17: on lines 17 and 18, delete "is the most environmentally
6friendly form of transporting goods and commodities, creating" and substitute
7"creates".
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9"Whereas, our waterway transportation infrastructure shares the public
10waters with the natural environment; and
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Whereas, the natural environment provides public benefits such as recreation,
12tourism, domestic and industrial water supply, and scientific and educational
13opportunities that also are important elements to Wisconsin's economy; and
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1Whereas, the upper Mississippi River ecological system is a natural resource
2of statewide, regional, national, and international importance due to its status as one
3of the largest floodplain areas in the world, its importance as a migratory corridor
4for 40% of all North American waterfowl, and the sanctuary it provides to more than
5200 species of plants and animals, including threatened, endangered, or rare species;
6and".
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8"
Resolved, That the legislature recognizes the critical habitat restoration and
9rehabilitation needs of the upper Mississippi River's ecological resources; and, be it
10further".
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115. Page 4, line 7: on lines 7 and 8, delete "to construct 1,200-foot locks on the
12upper Mississippi and Illinois river system" and substitute "to support sustainable
13environmental programs on the upper Mississippi River system".
