Great Lakes Task Force

Protecting WNY's Greatest Natural Resource

Protecting and revitalizing the Great Lakes, our area’s greatest natural resource is the key to our region’s economic future.  As a member of the Great Lakes Task Force, Brian has made restoring the health of the Great Lakes a national priority.  Together, they have pushed for a renewed federal investment to clean up the contaminated sediments, industrial and agricultural runoff and sewer overflows that have plagued the Lakes for years and protect the Lakes from an ever looming threat of invasive species.

About the Great Lakes Task Force:

The House and Senate Great Lakes Task Forces are bipartisan working groups within the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions that cooperate to enhance the economic and environmental health of the Great Lakes. Founded in the mid-1980s, the Great Lakes Task Forces work together to advocate for policies and programs that enhance our unique natural resource—the Great Lakes. The bipartisan Northeast-Midwest Coalitions have worked for over 30 years to advance the economic competitiveness, environmental quality, and energy interests of this 18-state region.

Regional Programs for Enhancing Environmental Quality and Economic Development

Members of the Great Lakes Task Forces work together to build support for key regional programs to enhance environmental quality and economic development throughout the Great Lakes basin. The Task Forces convene member-level and staff-level events, including meetings, hearings, and briefings. They also collaborate to exercise agency oversight, and advance legislative and appropriation initiatives. [Source: Great Lakes Task Force]