The evolving role of the federal government in the management of Lake Michigan

Abstract

Identified in this report are ten major human uses of Lake Michigan in need of more commprehensive public management, and the federal governmentnulls role in the comprehensive management of these resource uses is described. Basic federal activities in the areas of policy, planning, implementation and regulation, and review are described as they relate to the nationnulls water resources, in general, and to Lake Michigan, in particular. Trends in the development of the federal role in each of these areas are described.