HR 202 · 99th Congress · Water Resources Development
Great Lakes Preservation Act of 1985
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EnactedLatest: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Commerce.(1985-05-06)
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Great Lakes Preservation Act of 1985 - Establishes within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the Great Lakes Research and Management Office to be headed by a Director. Requires as responsibilities of the Office the following: (1) annually identifying Federal and State research programs relating to the Great Lakes system; (2) establishing a Great Lakes research exchange; (3) identifying priority Great Lakes research needs; (4) conducting appropriate current Great Lakes research and monitoring activities; (5) establishing a Great Lakes water quality monitoring system, with specific emphasis on toxic pollutant levels; (6) developing the long term, comprehensive environmental, resource, and economic data bases required for assessing impacts of proposed decisions on the environmental health, productivity, and economic well-being of the Great Lakes; (7) conducting an inventory of all State, Federal, and international agencies with management responsibilities for the Great Lakes system, and updating such information annually; (8) identifying priority management needs to protect and rehabilitate the Great Lakes and their resources, and developing management plans where nee…
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