Whereas, The Clean Beaches Council, as part of Great Outdoors Month has designated the week beginning June 29, 2006, as National Clean Beaches Week; and,

Whereas, Communities and government have undertaken significant measures to keep beaches clean and healthy; and,

Whereas, 180 million Americans make nearly 2 billion annual trips to the ocean, gulf, and inland beaches and contribute significant resources to the local, state, and national economy; and,

Whereas, 75 percent of all recreational activity occurs within a half mile corridor around the shorelines of our beaches, rivers, and lakes; and,

Whereas, Coastal tourism and healthy seafood fuels robust economies – sustaining communities and supporting jobs along the coastal United States; and now therefore be it,

Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim the week of June 29, 2006, as Clean Beaches Week in Michigan and I encourage all citizens to visit, enjoy, and protect our greatest natural resource.