Establishment of Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Promotion of a Regional Collaboration of National Significance for the Great Lakes
Establishes Great Lakes Interagency Task Force and Regional Collaboration
What it does
Federal agencies must form and operate a Great Lakes Interagency Task Force to coordinate policies, set measurable environmental goals, and work with states, tribes, communities, and Canada.
Real-world impact
- Creates a federal task force to coordinate Great Lakes environmental programs.
- Requires agencies to develop measurable goals for cleaner water and fisheries.
- Directs collaboration with states, tribes, local communities, and Canada.
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Summary
This order creates a Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, placed within the Environmental Protection Agency for administrative purposes, to build a regional collaboration of national significance. The Task Force will coordinate federal policies, develop outcome-based goals, exchange information, ensure coordinated research, and work with Canada.
It affects federal agencies and programs, Great Lakes States, tribal and local governments, communities, and bi-national bodies. The goal is cleaner water, sustainable fisheries, and greater biodiversity by improving coordination and measurable results; the Task Force must report to the President by May 31, 2005.
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