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Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026
To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill designates the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership by adding it to Section 10202(b)(3) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023. The Great Lakes Commission, which was established under the Great Lakes Basin Compact, is comprised of eight states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The amendment formally includes the commission in the list of regional partnerships under the Defense Authorization Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
4 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- May 19, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- May 19, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 19, 2026
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATING THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION AS A REGIONAL GREAT LAKES PARTNERSHIP.
Section 10202(b)(3) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (16 U.S.C. 1468(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(E) The Great Lakes Commission (established pursuant to the Great Lakes Basin Compact to which Congress granted consent in the Act of July 24, 1968 (Public Law 90-419; 82 Stat. 414)), comprised of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.”. <all>
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