The Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, introduced by Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted and Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters, has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives after Senate approved it last month, sending the bipartisan bill to President Donald Trump for his signature. The program provides dedicated funding to the USGS’s Great Lakes Science Center to conduct research supporting the region’s fishing industry. Read the full story by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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