The current draft of the GLRC’s strategic plan, released on July 7, 2005, does not take into account the ongoing Federal, state, tribal, and local investments in the Great Lakes and how to focus those substantial resources to maximize results. Instead, the GLRC proposed to rely almost entirely on new Federal funding, totaling approximately $3 billion annually, along with new legislation and programs to address identified problems.
The members of the Interagency Task Force have serious concerns with the direction of the GLRC's draft strategy, and strongly urge the GLRC to focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of existing programs, based on likely spending levels and shared responsibilities. At this time, the IATF does not endorse the draft, but will work to improve it.
The Federal government strongly believes that this strategy should focus on what can be accomplished within current budget projections.
http://epa.gov/greatlakes/collaboration/taskforce/rttp_implementation.html
Posted by Dave at October 29, 2005 03:37 PM