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.
Its Canadian counterpart is the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, a non-profit corporation under Canadian law.
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.
Board members The current advisory board of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation : Position Name Party Confirmed Chair Democratic Member Republican Member Republican Member Vacant Member Vacant
List of administrators No.AdministratorTerm startedTerm endedNotes1Lewis G. Castle1954June 5, 1960Died in office—Martin W. Oettershagen (acting)June 5, 196019612Martin W. Oettershagen1961December 19613Joseph H. McCann196219694David W. OberlinJune 1969February 19835James L. EmeryFebruary 1984February 19916Stanford ParrisMarch 19911995Resigned7Gail McDonaldJanuary 1996March 19988Albert S. JacquezJanuary 1999December 20059Collister Johnson, Jr.October 7, 2006May 2012 —Craig Middlebrook (acting)May 2012August 13, 201310Betty SuttonAugust 13, 2013January 20, 2017 —Craig Middlebrook (acting)January 20, 2017November 6, 202211Adam Tindall-SchlichtNovember 6, 2022January 20, 2025 —Anthony Fisher (Acting)January 20, 2025June 16, 202512J. M McCoshenJune 16, 2025Present
See also Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations List of navigation authorities in the United States
References
External links St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation in the Federal Register