Representatives to Appropriators Regarding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

To: The Honorable Michael Simpson
Chairperson
Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Appropriations
H-307 the Capitol
Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Jim Moran
Ranking Member
Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Appropriations
1016 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

From: The undersigned members of the U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chairperson Simpson and Ranking Member Moran:

As Members of the House who support a strong, healthy, and productive Great Lakes region, we respectfully request that you provide $300 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in the Fiscal Year 2014 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill. We appreciate the Committee’s past efforts to fund this program, and believe Great Lakes restoration needs to remain a priority…