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Great Lakes Protection Fund

Great Lakes Protection Fund. 1988: Governors of Great Lakes states agree to commit $100 million (Indiana never joins ends with $88 million) 2/3 to be managed by Board of Directors (2 from each state) appointed by the Governor 1/3 goes back to states and each state determines it use

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Great Lakes Protection Fund

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  1. Great Lakes Protection Fund • 1988: Governors of Great Lakes states agree to commit $100 million (Indiana never joins ends with $88 million) • 2/3 to be managed by Board of Directors (2 from each state) appointed by the Governor • 1/3 goes back to states and each state determines it use • GLPF is a source of funding for you • Russ Van Herik, Executive Director, Chicago

  2. Lake Erie Protection Fund • Revenue for the Fund generated by sales of the Lake Erie license plate • Research and implementation projects to benefit Lake Erie and its tributary watersheds • Projects must be linked to the Lake Erie Protection and Restoration Plan • Many projects addressing nutrient processes

  3. Ohio Lake Erie Phosphorus Task Force 2 • April 2010: Final report of the first Ohio Lake Erie P Task Force • PTF2: build momentum from PTF1 and several other initiatives • Bring a science-based analysis to policy recommendations • Focus on loading targets; Ohio’s ‘share’ of the overall load • Will likely include research needs

  4. 111 East Shoreline Drive Sandusky, Ohio 44870 419-621-2040 lakeerie.ohio.gov Gail Hesse Executive Director lakeeriecommission@lakeerie.ohio.gov Find us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/ohiolakeeriecommission Follow us on Twitter! @OhioLakeErie Check out our YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/OhioLakeErie

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