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§15734 Great Lakes Authority
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Summary
The Great Lakes Authority region includes every county that is partly or entirely in the Great Lakes watershed and system, using the definitions in section 118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3)). Those counties are in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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Title 40, §15734
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The region of the Great Lakes Authority shall consist of the counties which contain, in part or in whole, the areas in the watershed of the Great Lakes and the Great Lakes System (as such terms are defined in section 118(a)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(a)(3))), in each of the following States:
(1)Illinois.
(2)Indiana.
(3)Michigan.
(4)Minnesota.
(5)New York.
(6)Ohio.
(7)Pennsylvania.
(8)Wisconsin.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 118–272 inserted “the counties which contain, in part or in whole, the” after “consist of” in introductory provisions.
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40 U.S.C. § 15734
Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60