| Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation | |
| Seal: | GLSDC seal.svg |
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| Jurisdiction: | United States Government |
| Headquarters: | 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE W62-300, Washington, D.C. |
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| Chief1 Name: | Adam Tindall-Schlicht |
| Chief1 Position: | Administrator |
| Chief2 Name: | Anthony Fisher |
| Chief2 Position: | Deputy Administrator |
| Parent Department: | United States Department of Transportation |
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| Website: | https://www.seaway.dot.gov/ |
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 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 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act to recognize the corporation's trade development work in the connected Great Lakes region.[1]
Its Canadian counterpart is the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, a non-profit corporation under Canadian law.
President Joe Biden appointed Adam Tindall-Schlicht to the role of GLS administrator on November 6, 2022.
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.
The current advisory board of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation as of January 25, 2023:[2]
| Position | Name | Party | Confirmed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Democratic | |||
| Member | Republican | |||
| Member | Republican | |||
| Member | Vacant | |||
| Member | Vacant |
| No. | Administrator | Term started | Term ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis G. Castle | 1954 | June 5, 1960[3] | 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[4] | May 2012 | ||
| — | Craig Middlebrook (acting) | May 2012 | August 13, 2013 | ||
| 10 | Betty Sutton | August 13, 2013[5] | January 20, 2017 | ||
| 11 | Adam Tindall-Schlicht | November 6, 2022 | Incumbent |