| Cosponsors | |
| WATER (Wisconsin Aquatic Technology and Environmental Research) | |
| Council of Great Lakes Governors | |
| Great Lakes Commission | |
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Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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| Great Lakes United | |
| International Association for Great Lakes Research | |
| International Joint Commission, Great Lakes Regional Office | |
| Lake Carriers Association | |
| Lake Michigan Federation | |
| Minnesota Conservation Foundation | |
| Seaway Marine Transport | |
| Sierra Club —Midwest Office —Great Lakes Program | |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers —Great Lakes Center | |
| Wisconsin Wildlife Federation | |