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The Great Lakes–Saint Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement is a good-faith agreement among the Governors of the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and the Premiers of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The agreement details how the States and Provinces will manage the use of the Great Lakes Basin's water supply and builds on the 1985 Great Lakes Charter and its 2001 Annex.〔("Great Lakes St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement" ), Council of Great Lakes Governors, Retrieved March 31, 2010.〕 It was signed on December 13, 2005.〔("IMPLEMENTATION" ), Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body, Retrieved September 21, 2009.〕 ==Implementation== The agreement provides a framework for each Great Lakes state and province to enact programs and laws protecting the Basin. The states are meeting the agreement's commitments through the companion Great Lakes Compact. This compact was enacted into law on December 8, 2008, following approval by the state legislatures and the United States Congress, and signature by President George W. Bush. In order to put the agreement into law in Ontario and Quebec, the provinces are amending their statutes and regulations as appropriate. It was enacted by the Quebec National Assembly on June 11, 2009, and by the Ontario Provincial Parliament on June 4, 2007〔("IMPLEMENTATION" ), Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body, Retrieved September 21, 2009.〕 The Council of Great Lakes Governors serves as secretariat to the Governors' and Premiers' Regional Body created by the Agreement and the Governors' Compact Council created by the Compact. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Lakes–Saint Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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