Great Lakes Management and Research Act of 1985

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Great Lakes Management and Research Act of 1985 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the Great Lakes National Program Office (Program Office), to be headed by a Director. Lists as responsibilities of the Program Office, the following: (1) developing and implementing specific plans under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978; (2) establishing a systemwide surveillance network to monitor the water quality of the Great Lakes; (3) serving as liaison with, and providing information to, the Canadian members of the International Joint Commission and the Canadian counterpart to the EPA; (4) identifying and conducting an inventory of all Federal, State, tribal, and international agencies with environmental management responsibilities for the Great Lakes; (5) identifying judicial overlap and existing management plans relating to the Great Lakes; (6) entering into agreements with States delineating respective duties; (7) developing a program for reducing the amount of nutrients introduced into the Great Lakes; and (8) carrying out a five-year study and demonstration projects relating to the control and removal of toxic pollutants in the Great Lakes. Directs…