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Council of Great Lakes Governors Abbreviation CGLG Formation 1983 Type Non-governmental organization Headquarters Chicago, Illinois Region served USA Co-chairs Gov. Mitch Daniels, Gov. Pat Quinn Website www.cglg.org History
The Council of Great Lakes Governors is an organization of Great Lakes Governors dedicated to promoting regional cooperation.
The Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin created the Council of Great Lakes Governors in 1983. The original goal was to create a non-partisan forum to promote regional agreements on issues of concern for the states of the Great Lakes region. In 1989, the Governors of New York and Pennsylvania joined the council. In more recent years, the Premiers of Ontario and Quebec joined with the Governors as associate members. Since its inception, the council has led regional efforts to protect the environment and accelerate the region's economy.
The initial focus of the organization was biomass energy. The council administered the regional biomass energy program in coordination with the United States Department of Energy from 1983-2009. They received over $13 million in federal funding which was then provided as grants to the states geared toward biomass energy promotion.
In the following years, the Governors entered into a number of agreements developed through the council. In 1985, the Governors signed the Great Lakes Charter, a regional water management agreement. In 1986, the Governors signed the Toxic Substances Control Agreement, ultimately resulting in the Great Lakes Protection Fund in 1989, the first multi-state foundation dedicated to the environment. The TSCA also led indirectly to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative in the 1990s.
In 1988, the Governors signed the Economic Development Agreement, and in 1989, created Great Lakes of North America, a tourist promotional arm of the organization. In 1990, they opened their first international trade office in Canada. The organization has since opened trade offices in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and China.[1]
Projects
The organization has cooperated on the following projects:[2]
- Great Lakes Water Management
- Great Lakes of North America
- Great Lakes International Trade
- Great Lakes Protection Fund
- Great Lakes Protection and Restoration
- Aquatic Invasive Species Project
- The Auto Project
- The Brownfields Project
- Great Lakes Biomass State Regional Partnership
- Great Lakes Recycle
- Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative
- Spill Protection Initiative
- Workforce Quality Initiative
- The Pioneering Partners Foundation
- The Great Printers Project
Chairman Years Served Gov. Rudy Perpich 1983 Gov. Anthony Earl 1983–1985 Gov. James R. Thompson 1985–1987 Gov. Richard Celeste 1987 - 1989 Gov. Tommy Thompson 1989–1992 Gov. George Voinovich 1992–1994 Gov. John Engler 1994–1996 Gov. Tom Ridge 1996–2001 Gov. Bob Taft* 2001–2005 Gov. Jim Doyle* 2004–2011 Gov. Ted Strickland* 2010–2011 Gov. Mitch Daniels* 2011-Present Gov. Pat Quinn* 2011–Present - Taft and Doyle were co-Chairs in 2004-2005[3]
- Doyle and Strickland served as co-Chairs 2010-January 2011
- Daniels and Quinn serve as co-Chairs from January 2011-present
References
- ^ "History", CGLG, Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ "Current Projects", CGLG, Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ "Overview", CGLG, Retrieved March 24, 2010.
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