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| https://www.brown.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/key-brown-provisions-to-protect-lake-erie-included-in-water-infrastructure-bill-headed-to-presidents-desk | Key Brown Provisions to Protect Lake Erie Included in Water Infrastructure Bill Headed to President's Desk | 2016-12-10 | 2016 | 2016-12 | Democrat | House | OH | Sherrod Brown | B000944 | www.brown.senate.gov | legacy | Saturday, December 10, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Water Infrastructure Investments for the Nation Act, formerly known as the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA), passed by Congress includes his provisions – and authorizes important funding – to protect Ohioans’ drinking water and keep Lake Erie healthy. The bill now heads to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law. “Strengthening our efforts to protect Lake Erie’s water and wildlife keeps families safe and encourages businesses to grow and invest in Ohio,” Brown said. “This bill ensures continued investment in the health of the Great Lakes.” The bill includes: Brown’s bill to appoint a Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) coordinator: The coordinator will work with appropriate federal agencies and state, local, tribal, and foreign governments to address the issue of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Authorization of funding to help keep the Great Lakes healthy and clean: The legislation would reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) at $300 million annually from 2017 through 2021. Brown is a longtime supporter of the GLRI, which has been a highly successful program that has targeted the most significant problems in the region and jumpstarted restoration efforts to protect, maintain, and restore the chemical, biological, and physical integrity of the Great Lakes. Brown is an original cosponsor of the Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2015 (GLEEPA) – a bill to reauthorize the initiative while also codifying the Great Lakes Advisory Board and the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force into law. The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act: Brown is a cosponsor of this bipartisan bill that authorizes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) – which aids in implementing the GLRI – to partner with other federal agencies, states, and tribes to protect and support fish and wildlife resources in the Great Lakes Basin. ### Press Contact Jenny Donohue/Tamika Turner (202) 224-3978 | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |