Editing Great Lakes Commission

[[File:Great Lakes Commission members map.svg|thumb|{{legend|#346733|Members}}{{legend|#C6DEBD|Associate members}}]]
[[Image:Great Lakes from space.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Great Lakes]] from space.]]
[[File:Sub-basins Great Lakes Basin.png|thumb|right|A map of the Great Lakes Basin showing the five sub-basins within. Left to right they are: Superior (magenta); Michigan (cyan); Huron (pale green); Erie (yellow); Ontario (light coral).]]
The '''Great Lakes Commission''' is a [[United States]] interstate agency established in 1955 through the Great Lakes Basin Compact, in order to "promote the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water resources of the [[Great Lakes Basin]],"<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/GreatLakesBasinCompact.pdf |title=Great Lakes Basin Compact |publisher=Great Lakes Commission |access-date=2019-03-20}}</ref> which includes the [[Saint Lawrence River]]. The Great Lakes Commission provides policy development, coordination, and advocacy on issues of regional concern, as well as communication and research services.

The eight member states are [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[Wisconsin]].
The [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]]s of [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]] are associate members. 
Each state has three votes on matters coming before the commission, while associate members and observers (representing the United States and Canadian federal governments, tribes, and other regional organizations<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/GLC-Observer-List-20211014.pdf |title=Great Lakes Commission Observers October 14, 2021|publisher=Great Lakes Commission |access-date=2021-12-10}}</ref>) are permitted to participate in discussions, deliberations and other activities as approved by the commission but have no vote.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/GLC-Bylaws.pdf |title=Great Lakes Commission Bylaws |publisher=Great Lakes Commission |access-date=2021-12-10}}</ref>

There is a separate and distinct entity with a similar brief, the [[International Joint Commission]], which exists between the [[federalism|federal]] levels of the United States and Canada.

==See also==
*[[Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers|Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers]]
*[[Great Lakes]]
*[[Great Lakes Basin]]
*[[Great Lakes Compact]]
*[[Great Lakes–Saint Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement]]
*[[Great Lakes Circle Tour]]
*[[International Joint Commission]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.glc.org}}

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