Washington, Sept. 29 -- Congressman Dave Joyce issued the following press release:
Yesterday, Representatives Dave Joyce (OH-14), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Tom Barrett (R-MI), and Hillary Scholten (D-MI) introduced the Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill to expand access to federal support for Great Lakes research and conservation. This legislation designates the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) as the official Regional Great Lakes Partnership within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Regional Ocean Partnerships Program.
The designation would expand opportunities for the Great Lakes region to access existi...