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RESOLUTION N0. 84- 11 INTRODUCED BY; Mayor Carmen & Council as a Whole A RESOLUTION URGING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES ADID THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO TO PURSUE AN EQUITABLE RESOLUTION TO THE ACID RAIN PROBLEM. WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States of America is currently considering legislation to control the spread of acid rain; and WHEREAS, the current approach to the control of acid rain unfairly penalizes the Midwest, especially the Industrial Selt including Northeast Ohio; and WHEREAS, the estimated increases in utility rates to.control acid rain may cause the relocation or closing of manufacturing plants and hinc3er the expansion of other manufacturing plants, resulting in a loss of jobs and, thus, a loss of essential revenues necessary to conduct the affairs of governmental entities; and WHEREAS, there exists no concrete and specific proof indi- cating that the Midwest is that region of the United States responsible for the proliferation of acid rain; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THATo Section 1. The Mayor and Council of Mayfield Villageo Ohio, hereby urge that a thorough national study be conducted in cooperation with federal, state and local governmental agencies to scientifically establish a sound, economically practical and equitable solution to the acid rain problem. Section 2. The Clerk of Council is hereby authorized and directed to forward copies of this Resolution to Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum, Representative Edward Feighan, Governor Richard Celeste, State Senator Lee I. Fisher and State Representative Ronald Suster, and to the Clerks of Council in the Hillcrest area. Section 3 This Resolution sha take effect at the earliest time allowed by lawo ," - Ri?6hard C. Etzler, C ?l lTqsident PASSED: , 1984 APPROV ED • Fred N. Car n, Mat?or T APPROV ED AS TO FORM: ' Dale C. Feneli, La ATTEST: Dsn? ? Donna J. Heatti", Clerk of Council s 2lI?1 ? Date Director