This bill names the Great Lakes Commission as a "Regional Great Lakes Partnership." It does this by adding the Commission to section 10202(b)(3) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468(b)(3)). The text notes the Commission was established under the Great Lakes Basin Compact, to which Congress gave consent on July 24, 1968 (Public Law 90-419; 82 Stat. 414). The bill lists the Commission's member states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The bill text does not add other duties, programs, or funding.
If enacted, the bill formally designates the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership and records the eight member states. The bill text does not itself create new programs, require new actions by individuals, or specify funding or new responsibilities.
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