,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,portman7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,celebrating   
#ej years of environmental progress in  
the ,cuyahoga ,river ,valley and ,lake  
,erie4  ,whereas the ,cuyahoga ,river is
 a #ajj-mile-long river in the ,state of
 ,ohio that flows into ,lake ,erie2     
,whereas the word ,cuyahoga is a        
combination of the names given to the   
river by native peoples in the region   
and is translated to mean ,crooked      
,river2 ,whereas1 after generations of  
neglect1 a lack of clean-water          
protections1 and decades of industrial  
pollution in the ,cuyahoga ,river       
,valley1 a #aifh report by the former   
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control     
,administration found that the lower    
portion of the ,cuyahoga ,river had no  
visible life2 ,whereas oil-laden debris 

and pollution on the ,cuyahoga ,river   
caught fire #ac times between #ahfh and 
#aifi1 inspiring the ignominious        
nickname the burning river2 ,whereas on 
,june #bb1 #aifi1 sparks from a railroad
 car passing over the ,cuyahoga ,river  
on a bridge ignited debris below1       
starting what would be the last fire on 
the river2 ,whereas a ,time ,magazine   
article on the #aifi fire alerted the   
public to the extent of industrial      
pollution in the ,cuyahoga ,river       
,valley2 ,whereas ,carl ,b4 ,stokes1    
then mayor of ,cleveland1 ,ohio1        
testified before ,congress and called   
for ,federal legislation to address     
pollution2 ,whereas1 according to the   
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the 
#aifi fire mobilized public concern     
across the ,united ,states1 resulting   
in--  7#a7 the enactment of the ,federal
 ,water ,pollution ,control ,act        
7commonly known as the ,clean ,water    
,act7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq472    
7#b7 the ,agreement on ,great ,lakes    

,water ,quality1 signed at ,ottawa      
,april #ae1 #aigb 7#bc ,,ust #cja2      
,,tias #gcab71 between the ,united      
,states and ,canada2  7#c7 the          
,agreement on ,great ,lakes ,water      
,quality1 #aigh1 signed at ,ottawa      
,november #bb1 #aigh 7#cj ,,ust #achc2  
,,tias #ibeg71 between the ,united      
,states and ,canada 7commonly referred  
to as the ,great ,lakes ,water ,quality 
,agreement72  7#d7 the establishment of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency2 
and  7#e7 the establishment of the ,ohio
 ,environmental ,protection ,agency2    
,whereas1 according to the ,national    
,park ,service1 the #aifi fire on the   
,cuyahoga ,river helped inspire the     
first ,earth ,day in #aigj2 ,whereas    
passage of the ,federal ,water          
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abea et seq47 spurred the city of      
,cleveland1 the ,state of ,ohio1 and a  
multitude of public and private partners
 to improve the water quality in the    
,cuyahoga ,river ,valley2 ,whereas      

public concern about pollution in the   
,cuyahoga ,river ,valley and the        
resulting fires supported efforts led by
 ,representatives ,ralph ,s4 ,regula and
 ,john ,f4 ,seiberling to create the    
,cuyahoga ,valley ,national ,recreation 
,area in #aigd1 which later became the  
,cuyahoga ,valley ,national ,park2      
,whereas the ,cuyahoga ,river is now    
home to more than #fj species of fish2  
,whereas the industrial river valley in 
downtown ,cleveland1 ,ohio1 known as the
 ,flats1 has been transformed into a    
center for recreation and entertainment2
 ,whereas the ,cuyahoga ,river          
transports millions of tons of material 
to and from local industries1 supporting
 #ae1jjj direct1 indirect1 and induced  
jobs and producing #a1gjj1jjj1jjj in    
economic activity2 ,whereas recreational
 opportunities are available in-- 7#a7  
the ,cuyahoga ,valley ,national ,park2  
7#b7 ,state and county parks2 and  7#c7 
the ,ohio  ,erie ,canal ,national       
,heritage ,canalway2  ,whereas the      

,national ,park ,service and the        
community partners of the ,national     
,park ,service created the ,cuyahoga    
,river ,water ,trail along the entire   
length of the ,cuyahoga ,river to       
increase public access1 tourism1 and    
economic development2 and ,whereas the  
rebirth of the ,cuyahoga ,river is a    
symbol of the importance of the ,federal
 ,water ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc   
,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 and other      
landmark environmental laws that ensure 
clean water and protect the natural     
resources of the ,united ,states3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 celebrates #ej years of            
environmental progress in the ,cuyahoga 
,river ,valley and ,lake ,erie2  7#b7   
offers continued support for the        
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #abea et seq47 and the  
,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gdja et
 seq472  7#c7 recognizes the            
transformation of the ,cuyahoga ,river  
and the ,great ,lakes ,basin as a model 

for environmental restoration2  7#d7    
recognizes the economic benefit of the  
,cuyahoga ,river for recreation1        
tourism1 commercial shipping1 and job   
growth2 and  7#e7 commits to continued  
progress in improving ecosystem health1 
drinking water quality1 and wastewater  
infrastructure in the ,great ,lakes     
,basin4