The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on progress and challenges in restoring the Great Lakes through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
In 2004, the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force was established to address nationally significant environmental and natural resource issues involving the Lakes. In 2010, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) was established to provide additional resources towards critical long-term goals for the Great Lakes ecosystem, and its progress is overseen by the Task Force. The second phase of the GLRI action plan began in fiscal year 2015.
The Subcommittee hearing, entitled, “The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative: A Review of the Progress and Challenges in Restoring the Great Lakes," is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.
Witness List:
Panel I
Mr. Chris Korleski, Director, Great Lakes National Program Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Jose Alfredo Gomez, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Mr. Tony Kramer, Acting Regional Conservationist, Northeast Region, Natural Resource Conservation Service
Panel II
Mr. Jon W. Allan, Acting Chair, Great Lakes Commission
The Honorable John Dickert, Mayor of the City of Racine, Wisconsin
Mr. Ed Wolking, Jr., Executive Director, Great Lakes Metro Chambers Coalition
Mr. Douglas Busdeker, Director, Ohio Agribusiness Association
Mr. Chad Lord, Policy Director, Healing Our Waters- Great Lakes Coalition
More information about the hearing, including testimony, additional background information, and link to live webcast will be posted here as it becomes available.
Source: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
