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The GLC News Briefs: May 21, 2008 incorrectly reported
that Michigan had approved the Great Lakes Basin Compact, leaving only two
states --Ohio and Pennsylvania -- to approve the measure. While both Chambers
of the Michigan legislature recently approved separate legislation adopting the
Compact, discussions continue on accompanying legislation to implement the
Compact provisions and to finalize which Compact bill to be sent to
the Governor for her signature
Tim Eder, Executive Director
Great Lakes Commission
2805 S. Industrial Hwy., Suite
100
Ann Arbor, MI
48104
734-971-9135, ext
101
734-604-7281
(cell)
www.glc.org
www.great-lakes.net
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A
monthly summary of issues, activities and events
at the Great Lakes Commission
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May 21, 2008
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Great
Lakes Wind Collaborative
More
than 120 Great Lakes policymakers and business leaders interested in
development of wind energy attended the first annual meeting of the
Great Lakes Wind Collaborative held May 6-7 in Buffalo, N.Y. The
Wind Collaborative was created in 2007 to provide a forum to address
issues affecting the planning, development and operation of wind
power facilities in the Great Lakes region. More
Great
Lakes Compact passes in Wisconsin and Michigan legislatures, leaving
two states to approve
Acting
in a special session May 15, both houses of the Wisconsin State
Legislature passed the Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Basin Compact
by wide margins. The vote in the Wisconsin Senate was 32-1 and in
the Assembly 96-1. More
House
passage of ballast bill turns attention to Senate
Passage
in late April by the House of Representatives of Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 2830) by a vote of 395 to 7 marked a
much-heralded first step toward federal control of ballast water as
a vector for aquatic invasive species. More
Lake
Carriers weigh in on growing surplus in Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund
A
dredging backlog that has severely impacted maritime commerce and
recreational boating in the Great Lakes could be easily eliminated
if money collected by the federal government for harbor maintenance
was actually used for that purpose, maritime interests told Congress
recently. More
Sam
Speck, former GLC chair, confirmed as U.S. member of the
IJC
Former
Great Lakes Commission chair Sam Speck has been appointed by
President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as one of
the three U.S. members of the International Joint Commission (IJC).
More
GLOS
holds annual meeting in Milwaukee
The
Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) held its annual meeting April
16-17 in Milwaukee, Wis., hosted by the Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Great Lakes WATER Institute. More than 50 participants learned about
GLOS's modeling work in the Huron to Erie Corridor and plans for a
Great Lakes Modeling and Assessment Center. More
Regional
Data Exchange workshops held in Chicago, Buffalo
Two
workshops in a series on sharing and application of Great Lakes data
were held May 1 and May 15 in Chicago and Buffalo respectively.
Objectives of the workshops were to convene members of federal,
state, research and non-governmental communities who are engaged in
generating, managing, distributing and using geospatial datasets for
Great Lakes coastal zone issues. More
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Papers
sought for International Submerged Lands Management
Conference
A call
for abstracts has been issued for the 27th annual International
Submerged Lands Conference to be held October 26-28, 2008 at the
Hagerty Center at Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City,
Michigan. More
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Upcoming
Events
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events
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Great Lakes
Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805 S. Industrial Hwy,
Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-6791
734-971-9135
www.glc.org
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