Great Lakes states would see their regional commission officially recognized by federal law.
This bill would officially name the Great Lakes Commission as a "Regional Great Lakes Partnership" in federal law. This change would formally recognize the Great Lakes Commission within federal law, clarifying its status as a key regional entity. It aims to make how federal law refers to this important regional group more specific.
Today, federal law does not explicitly name the Great Lakes Commission as a "Regional Great Lakes Partnership" in a specific section (16 U.S.C. 1468(b)). If this bill becomes law, the Great Lakes Commission would be formally designated as such, and the law would be updated to refer to it directly and to "the Great Lakes" collectively.
HR 10639 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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