Federal funding to monitor, study, and assess fish populations and ecological conditions in the Great Lakes Basin has been set to expire in 2025. This law extends the research authorization for five more years, through 2030, allowing the program to continue its scientific work without interruption. The Great Lakes Basin spans eight states and two Canadian provinces, provides drinking water to more than 40 million people, and supports commercial fishing, recreational tourism, and regional economies that depend on a healthy freshwater ecosystem.
Environmental Concerns
- Great Lakes Basin research authorization — Extended from 2025 to 2030, maintaining funding for fish population and ecosystem monitoring
Congressional Summary
Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization ActThis act reauthorizes through FY2030 research and monitoring conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin. This research is completed through the Great Lakes Science Center and may involve invasive species science, studies on fishery resources, and the use of biological assessment tools and other capabilities to support fishery management decisions.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Public Law
- Action Date
- 2025-12-26
- Date Added
- 2026-06-26
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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