SCR 17

As Introduced
136th General Assembly
    Regular Session  S. C. R. No. 17
       2025-2026
  Senator Hicks-Hudson
  Cosponsors: Senators Antonio, Wilson, Weinstein
  A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  To support the creation of a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront      1
  Trail.  2
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
    WHEREAS, The Great Lakes are the largest system of  3
freshwater lakes in the world; and  4
    WHEREAS, Canada's Great Lakes Waterfront Trail stretches  5
more than 2,250 miles from Lake Superior to the St. Lawrence  6
River at the Ontario-Quebec border. The trail is a greenway  7
route of interconnecting roads and off-road trails joining more  8
than 150 communities, including Indigenous nations; and  9
    WHEREAS, There are currently three established or emerging  10
pedestrian and bicycle international crossings between the  11
United States and Canada; and  12
    WHEREAS, The National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and  13
Conservation Assistance Program is currently mapping a potential  14
route for a recreational trail along all eight Great Lakes  15
states; and  16
    WHEREAS, Recreational trails connect people with nature,  17
improve public health, and foster economic activity; and  18
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       WHEREAS, The State of Ohio and its communities have worked  19
to establish a scenic byway, local trails, and bike routes  20
across its 312 miles of Lake Erie shoreline; and  21
       WHEREAS, Extensive planning has been done to envision  22
shoreline experiences, especially in the greater Cleveland area  23
and Sandusky; now therefore be it  24
       RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General  25
Assembly of the State of Ohio, support the work being done  26
towards the creation of the U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail;  27
and be it further  28
       RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General  29
Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge Ohio agencies, regional  30
planning organizations, metropolitan planning organizations, and  31
other interested entities to continue to coordinate with other  32
states on a shared identity for this regional trail; and be it  33
further  34
       RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly  35
authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of  36
Ohio.  37