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Alternative Funding Mechanisms for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission: RevolvingFunds vs. Annual AppropriationsPROSPECTUSAUTHORS:Melissa PelkeyTed LawrenceFebruary 5, 2004The Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) has been interested in capitalizing a trust fundthat was established in 1996, but due to lack of time and resources, this trust fund has beensitting idle with minimal monies. Endowing this fund will augment the Commission's programand create a more stable source of funding than annual appropriations from the government. TheGreat Lakes Fishery Commission is an international organization established by the United Statesand Canada through the 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission has theresponsibility to coordinate fisheries research, control sea lampreys, and facilitate implementationof the Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries. The commission is fundedby both governments through annual appropriations. The commission established and works fromthe Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries that ensures the coordinatedefforts and cooperation of the eight Great Lakes States, two provinces, various US and Canadianagencies and three Native American tribes.The issue is the viability of continuing this trust fund for the sake of sustainable incomegeneration. The project proposes to look at case studies, such as a trust fund established for thelonger term funding of the Pacific Salmon Commission, and draw together a model that wouldwork here at the GLFC. This document would likely utilize policy analysis tools that examine: 1. How trust funds relate to the policy issue at hand; 2. How organizations pursue trusts and through what political process;3. Who the key political players are.Currently the GLFC, as a government office, pursues funding through normal annualappropriations from both the US Congress and Canadian Parliament. This research will examinethe GLFC’s ability to capitalize their established trust fund through a single US congressionalappropriation. The result of our research will be a document that the GLFC can use to advance a policy tocapitalize on the revolving Great Lakes Fishery Commission trust fund. Knowledge in severalareas of policy analysis is required and specific research methods will need to be employed inorder to produce such a document. Expertise in the details and methods of Congressional appropriations, analyzing the politics of allactors involved in appropriations for sea lamprey control, the economics of trust funds, and theresources required for the GLFC to fulfill its mission each year will be needed to effectivelyanswer the research question. This expertise will be applied to methods necessary to completethe research. Methods will include:1- A review of similar cases,- Analysis of annual appropriations of federal organizations,- Assimilation of trust fund framework,- Content analysis of appropriations and legislative documents, and- Historical analysis of the GLFC’s work with sea lampreys.Specific cases that will be reviewed are the Pacific Salmon Commission and the VancouverFoundation. The establishment of trust funds through government appropriations will also beanalyzed, such as the EPA safe drinking water revolving fund, the Coastal Zone ManagementFund, the Fisherman’s Contingency Fund, and the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund. One term, Winter 2004, and two nearly full-time team members will be required to complete thework. The research and internal GLFC document will be completed by the last day of classes inthe Winter term, but the project will actually culminate in a presentation of the findings at theGLFC annual meeting in Rochester, New York in June.This practicum will be working in conjunction with joint SNRE/Law Professor Ted Parson; theGLFC’s Executive Secretary and University of Michigan Adjunct Professor, Chris Goddard; theGLFC’s Administrative Officer, Barbara Staples; and the GLFC’s Communications Officer, MarcGaden.


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