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Mission:	The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) operates and maintains the U.S. portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, ensuring a safe, reliable, and efficient deep-draft waterway for international commerce between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. It also promotes trade and economic development in the Great Lakes region.
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Services:	Operation and maintenance of U.S. locks; Vessel traffic management; Trade development; Environmental stewardship; Infrastructure management
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{{Short description|U.S. agency operating the St. Lawrence Seaway}} {{Infobox government agency | name = Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation | type = | seal = GLSDC seal.svg | seal_width = | seal_caption = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | formed = {{Start date and age|1954}}  | preceding1 = | preceding2 =  | dissolved = | superseding1 = | superseding2 =  | jurisdiction = [[United States Government]] | headquarters = 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE W62-300, [[Washington, D.C.]] | coordinates =  | motto = | employees = | budget = | minister1_name = | minister1_pfo = | minister2_name = | minister2_pfo =  | deputyminister1_name = | deputyminister1_pfo = | deputyminister2_name = | deputyminister2_pfo =  | chief1_name = [[Adam Schlicht|Adam Tindall-Schlicht]] | chief1_position = Administrator | chief2_name = Anthony Fisher | chief2_position = Deputy Administrator | public_protector = | deputy = | parent_department = United States Department of Transportation | parent_agency = | child1_agency = | child2_agency =  | keydocument1 =  | website = https://www.seaway.dot.gov/ | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | footnotes = | embed = }} [[File:St. Lawrence Seaway locks and crossings.png|thumb|300px|St. Lawrence Seaway locks showing country ownership]] The '''Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation''' ('''GLS''') is an agency of the [[United States Department of Transportation]] that operates and maintains the U.S.-owned and operated facilities of the joint United States-Canadian [[St. Lawrence Seaway]]. It operates 2 of the 15 [[Lock (water navigation)|locks]] of the Seaway between [[Montreal]] and [[Lake Erie]]. The corporation also works to develop trade across the larger seaway system, which includes the [[Great Lakes]] as well as the St. Lawrence Seaway. The corporation was formerly named the ''St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC)'', but was renamed in the [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021|2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act]] to recognize the corporation's trade development work in the connected Great Lakes region.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.seaway.dot.gov/about/press-release-great-lakes-st-lawrence-seaway-development-corporation-unveils-new-corporate |title=Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Unveils New Corporate Seal |date=2021-05-13 |publisher=United States Department of Transportation |access-date=2022-12-16}}</ref> Its Canadian counterpart is the [[St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation]], a non-profit corporation under Canadian law. [[Joe Biden|President Joe Biden]] appointed [[Adam Schlicht|Adam Tindall-Schlicht]] to the role of GLS administrator on November 6, 2022. ==Advisory board== The administrator is advised by the Advisory Board of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. The board is composed of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. No more than three of these may belong to the same political party. The advisory board meets at the call of the administrator, at least once each ninety days. The board reviews the general policies of the Corporation, including its policies in connection with design and construction of facilities and the establishment of rules of measurement for vessels and cargo and rates of charges or tolls.<ref>{{USCode|33|982}}</ref> ===Board members=== The current advisory board of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as of January 25, 2023:<ref name="Board">{{cite web |url=https://www.seaway.dot.gov/about/what-does-gls-do |title=What does the GLS do? |author= |date=January 25, 2023 |website=seaway.dot.gov |publisher=Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation |access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Position ! Name ! Party ! Confirmed |- ! Chair | {{sortname|David J.|McMillan}} | {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | {{dts|2012|03|29}} |- ! Member | {{sortname|William|Mielke}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | {{dts|2013|01|01}} |- ! Member | {{sortname|Arthur|Sulzer}} | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | {{dts|2013|01|01}} |- ! Member | ''Vacant'' | | |- ! Member | ''Vacant'' | | |} ==List of administrators== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !No. !Administrator !Term started !Term ended !Notes |- |1 |[[Lewis G. Castle]] |1954 |June 5, 1960<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/06/05/archives/lewis-could-castle-dies-at-70-led-st-lawrence-seaway-unit-us.html |title=Lewis Gould Castle Dies at 70; Led St. Lawrence Seaway Unit; U.S. Administrator of Project Had Been Duluth Banker and Airport Official |date=1960-06-05 |newspaper=New York Times |access-date=2022-12-15}}</ref> |Died in office |- |— |[[Martin W. Oettershagen]] (acting) |June 5, 1960 |1961 | |- |2 |[[Martin W. Oettershagen]] |1961 |December 1961 | |- |3 |[[Joseph H. McCann]] |1962 |1969 | |- |4 |[[David W. Oberlin]] |June 1969 |February 1983 | |- |5 |[[James L. Emery]] |February 1984 |February 1991 | |- |6 |[[Stanford Parris]] |March 1991 |1995 |Resigned |- |7 |[[Gail McDonald]] |January 1996 |March 1998 | |- |8 |[[Albert S. Jacquez]] |January 1999 |December 2005 | |- |9 |[[Collister Johnson, Jr.]] |October 7, 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/results/leadership/bio_1099.html |title=Collister "Terry" Johnson, Jr. -- Department of Transportation |website=Results.gov |publisher=Executive Office of the President of the United States |access-date=2022-12-15}}</ref> |May 2012 | |- |— |Craig Middlebrook (acting) |May 2012 |August 13, 2013 | |- |10 |[[Betty Sutton]] |August 13, 2013<ref name=PlainDealer>{{cite news|publisher=[[Cleveland Plain Dealer]]|work=[[cleveland.com]]|access-date=24 July 2013|date=24 July 2013|title=Betty Sutton, former congresswoman to be appointed to head Saint Lawrence Seaway agency|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/07/betty_sutton_former_congresswo.html#incart_river}}</ref> |January 20, 2017 | |- |11 |[[Adam Schlicht|Adam Tindall-Schlicht]] |November 6, 2022 |''Incumbent'' | |} ==See also== *[[Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations]] *[[List of navigation authorities in the United States]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.seaway.dot.gov/ St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation] * [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/saint-lawrence-seaway-development-corporation Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation] in the [[Federal Register]] {{DOT agencies}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Saint Lawrence Seaway|Development Corporation]] [[Category:United States Department of Transportation agencies]] {{US-gov-stub}}

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