TheGreat Lakes Commission is aUnited States interstate agency established in 1955 through the Great Lakes Basin Compact, in order to "promote the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water resources of theGreat Lakes Basin,"[1] which includes theSaint Lawrence River. The Great Lakes Commission provides policy development, coordination, and advocacy on issues of regional concern, as well as communication and research services.
The eight member states areIllinois,Indiana,Michigan,Minnesota,New York,Ohio,Pennsylvania, andWisconsin.TheCanadian provinces ofOntario andQuebec are associate members. Each state has three votes on matters coming before the commission, while associate members and observers (representing the United States and Canadian federal governments, tribes, and other regional organizations[2]) are permitted to participate in discussions, deliberations and other activities as approved by the commission but have no vote.[3]
There is a separate and distinct entity with a similar brief, theInternational Joint Commission, which exists between thefederal levels of the United States and Canada.
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