Regional Great Lakes Partnership Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4573 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4573

To designate the Great Lakes Commission as a Regional Great Lakes Partnership, and for other purposes.

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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

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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>