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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1178

To coordinate and promote Great Lakes activities, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 29 (legislative day, JUNE 22), 1993

Mr. GLENN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To coordinate and promote Great Lakes activities, and for

other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SHORT TITLE

4 SEC. 101. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Lakes

5 Federal Effectiveness Act’’.

6 GREAT LAKES RESEARCH COUNCIL

7 SEC. 102. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNCIL.—There

8 is established a Great Lakes Research Council.

9 (b) DUTIES OF COUNCIL.—The Council shall—

10 (1) advise and promote the coordination of Fed11 eral research activities to avoid unnecessary duplica-
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1 tion and ensure greater effectiveness in achieving

2 ecosystem protection of the Great Lakes through the

3 goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;

4 (2) no later than one year after the date of en5 actment of this Act, prepare and provide to inter6 ested parties, a document which includes—

7 (A) an assessment of the research activi8 ties needed to fulfill the Great Lakes Water

9 Quality Agreement goals;

10 (B) an assessment of existing Federal ex11 pertise and capabilities in those activities need12 ed to fulfill the Great Lakes Water Quality

13 Agreement goals, including an inventory of ex14 isting Federal Great Lakes research programs,

15 projects, facilities, and personnel; and

16 (C) recommendations for long-term and

17 short-term priorities for Federal research on

18 the Great Lakes, based on a comparison of the

19 assessment conducted under subparagraph (A)

20 and existing programs;

21 (3) identify topics for and participate in meet22 ings, workshops, symposia, and conferences on Great

23 Lakes research issues;

24 (4) make recommendations for the uniform col25 lection of data for enhancing research and manage-
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1 ment protocols relating to the Great Lakes eco2 system;

3 (5) advise and cooperate in the establishment of

4 a comprehensive, multi-media data base for the

5 Great Lakes ecosystem; and

6 (6) ensure that the results, findings, and infor7 mation regarding Great Lakes research programs

8 conducted or sponsored by the Federal Government

9 be disseminated in a timely manner, and in useful

10 forms, to interested persons, using as much as pos11 sible existing mechanisms, such as the Great Lakes

12 Research Inventory prepared by the International

13 Joint Commission.

14 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—(1) The Council shall be com15 prised of one research manager with extensive knowledge,

16 scientific expertise, and experience in the Great Lakes eco17 system for each of the following agencies—

18 (A) the Environmental Protection Agency;

19 (B) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad20 ministration;

21 (C) the United States Coast Guard;

22 (D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv23 ice; and
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1 (E) any other relevant Federal department,

2 agency or instrumentality, as determined by the

3 Council membership.

4 (2) Other persons who are not Federal employees

5 may serve as ex officio members of the Council, at the

6 request of the Council membership.

7 (d) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Council

8 shall be elected by the members and shall serve for a pe9 riod of two years. No member of the Council may serve

10 as Chairperson for more than two consecutive terms.

11 (e) COMPENSATION.—While performing official du12 ties as members of the Council, members of the Council

13 are entitled to receive compensation for travel and trans14 portation expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United

15 States Code.

16 (f) INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.—The head of each

17 department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Fed18 eral Government which is a member of the Council—

19 (1) shall cooperate with the Council to imple20 ment the recommendations developed under sub21 section (b);

22 (2) may, upon written request of the Chair23 person of the Council, make available, on a reim24 bursable basis or otherwise, personnel, services, or
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1 facilities as may be necessary to assist the Council

2 in achieving the purposes of this Act; and

3 (3) shall, upon written request from the Chair4 person, furnish data or information necessary to

5 achieve the purposes of this Act.

6 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

7 SEC. 103. (a) INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMIS8 SION.—The Council shall invite the International Joint

9 Commission to serve as Secretariat and principal coordi10 nating body for the Council.

11 (b) FUNDING.—Agencies represented on the Council

12 may reimburse costs associated with activities authorized

13 under this Act conducted by the International Joint Com14 mission.

15 EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS

16 SEC. 104. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to

17 amend, restrict, or otherwise alter the authority of any

18 Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, under

19 any law, to undertake Great Lakes research activities.

20 DEFINITIONS

21 SEC. 105. In this Act—

22 (1) ‘‘Council’’ means the Great Lakes Research

23 Council established under section 102 of this Act.

24 (2) ‘‘Great Lakes’’ means—

25 (A) Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michi26 gan, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior;
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1 (B) their connecting waters, including the

2 St. Marys River; the St. Clair River, Lake St.

3 Clair, the Detroit River, and the Niagara River;

4 and

5 (C) the St. Lawrence River.

6 (3) ‘‘Great Lakes research’’ means the applica7 tion of scientific and/or engineering expertise to ex8 plain, understand, and predict physical, chemical, bi9 ological, and socioeconomic processes, and their

10 interaction, in the Great Lakes ecosystem.

11 (4) ‘‘Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement’’

12 means the bilateral agreement between the United

13 States and Canada which was signed in 1978 and

14 amended by the Protocol of 1987.

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