LETTER: Quagga Mussels
July 18, 2013 -- WGA Executive Director sends letter to co-sponsors of H.R. 1823, the “Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013.”
Dear Representative Heck:
In response to the domestic invasion of quagga mussels, American taxpayers and industry have incurred an estimated $5 billion in prevention and control costs since introduction of the species to U.S. waters in 1986. Accordingly, I am writing to communicate the support of the Western Governors’ Association for H.R. 1823, the “Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013.”