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EPORT TO THE
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RESIDENT
ON THE
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MPLEMENTATION OF THE
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REAT
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AKES
E
XECUTIVE
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RDER
Prepared by:
The Great Lakes Interagency Task Force
October
28, 2005
Dear Chairman Connaughton:As Chair of the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, and on behalf of my fellowTask Force members, it is with great pleasure that I submit the enclosed report to thePresident summarizing the activities of the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force since itscreation by Executive Order on May 18, 2004.The goal of the Task Force, working through the guidance in the Executive Order,is to help restore and protect America’s fourth seacoast by improving coordination andintegration of the many relevant federal programs throughout the Great Lakes basin, andby harnessing the power of collaboration with our partners at the state, local and triballevels, and in Congress. There are few who have the opportunity to work on a project of this size and importance. The restoration and protection of the Great Lakes not onlyaffects the lives of people in the eight Great Lakes states, but the entire WesternHemisphere. The Great Lakes Interagency Task Force is proud to play a role in thiseffort and appreciates all those who have made contributions thus far.We salute the President for his leadership and his commitment to preserving thisgreat national treasure. Sincerely,Stephen L. Johnson
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Table of Contents
The Great Lakes Basin......................................................................................................3Executive Summary..........................................................................................................4Introduction.......................................................................................................................5Status of Specific Requirements of the Great Lakes Executive Order ............................8Establishment of a Regional Collaboration of National Significance..............................8Collaboration with Canada.............................................................................................10Efforts to Foster Consistent Federal Policies..................................................................14Developing Outcome Based Goals.................................................................................14Exchanging Information.................................................................................................15Coordinating Government Action..................................................................................15Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS) for the Great Lakes...................21Providing Assistance and Support to Agencies Represented on the Task Force...........23Recommendations...........................................................................................................23Conclusion......................................................................................................................25Appendix A: List of Acronyms.......................................................................................26Appendix B: Executive Order 13340..............................................................................27Figure 1: Great Lakes Interagency Task Force...............................................................30Figure 2: Great Lakes Regional Working Group............................................................31Appendix C: Great Lakes Declaration............................................................................32Appendix D: Framework Document...............................................................................33Appendix E: Great Lakes Budget and Program Inventory.............................................46
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