State lawmakers from the eight states and two Canadian provinces that surround the Great Lakes have formed a caucus to coordinate legislative action on Great Lakes issues. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Sarah Hulett reports, the group will be a clearinghouse for information and policies that affect the lakes:
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State lawmakers from the eight states and two Canadian provinces that surround the Great Lakes
have formed a caucus to coordinate legislative action on Great Lakes issues. As The Great Lakes
Radio Consortium’s Sarah Hulett reports, the group will be a clearinghouse for information and
policies that affect the lakes:
The Great Lakes Legislative Caucus plans to coordinate policies among the 10 states and
provincial Legislatures. They’ll work on issues such as beach closings, water diversion, and
invasive species.
State Senator Patty Birkholz is representing Michigan on the caucus. She says the group will also
work on a new charter agreement between Great Lakes governors and premiers – known as
Annex 2001.
“There will be pieces of that that will have to go back to the legislators from each state. It’ll be
not only important, but it’ll be imperative that the legislative piece of whatever Annex 2001 is
decided, gets reviewed and adopted by each of these states within the Great Lakes basin.”
The caucus has planned an October meeting in Pittsburgh, where members will discuss their
positions on Great Lakes issues and legislation.
For the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, I’m Sarah Hulett.