Great Lakes Task Force

The Great Lakes are one of the greatest natural resources for Michigan and the country. Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes and has 3,228 miles of coastline.

Senator Carl Levin knows the value of the Great Lakes to Michigan and to our country. As co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, Senator Levin fights to protect this tremendous natural resource.

The Great Lakes Task Force is a bipartisan and bicameral organization that works to enhance the economic and environmental health of the Great Lakes. Founded in the mid-1980s, the Great Lakes Task Forces in the House and the Senate work together to advocate for policies and programs that enhance our unique natural resource, the Great Lakes. The House and Senate Great Lakes Task Forces are part of the bipartisan Northeast-Midwest Coalition, which has worked for over 25 years to advance the economic competitiveness, environmental quality and energy interests of this 18-state region.

Members of the Great Lakes Task Force have worked together effectively to build support for key regional programs supporting the Great Lakes. Some of these initiatives include invasive species prevention and control, contaminated sediment cleanup, authorizing and funding the Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, and creating a Great Lakes restoration initiative. The Great Lakes Task Force also works to ensure sufficient funding for Great Lakes projects and programs such as operating the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal Dispersal Barrier, replacing the icebreaker Mackinaw, controlling sea lamprey, and ensuring sufficient data through the U.S. Geological Survey large vessel research program.


 

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COMMITTEES

To learn more specific information about Senator Levin's work on a particular committee, select from the list below. more

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TASK FORCES
Task forces are working groups formed to address issues of particular concern. Senator Levin is a leader of four such task forces benefiting both Michigan and the nation. more