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GLIN==> NEMW/Great Lakes Hill Update

     GLIN-folks!

    The latest on Appropriations...

    The House and Senate have approved the Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary conference report 

    Highlights:

    The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is funded at the President's recommended
increase ($12 million).

    The International Joint Commission is funded at $3.771 million 

    The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is funded at $7 million
through OAR

    The National Sea Grant College Program is funded at $62.25 million

    NOS Tide and Current Data is funded at the President's request level ($15
million).

    The National Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and Ballast Water
Demonstrations are funded at $800,000 and $850,000 respectively.

    Thanks to the addition of 'CARA' funding, the Marine Sanctuaries program and
National Estuarine Research Reserve Program received large increases (some
earmarked to specific sites).  Marine Sanctuaries = $35.5 million.  NERRS = $43
million.

    CARA also funded a new, 1 year, $30 million competitive grants program for
the Great Lakes.

    
We will be posting details to the website - but probably not until next week.

    

     
     Rochelle Sturtevant
     Coordinator, Senate Great Lakes Task Force
     459 Russell Senate Building
     Washington, DC 20510
     Rochelle_Sturtevant@levin.senate.gov
     
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