From the Wednesday, January 10, 2007 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
The Flathead County commissioners unanimously endorsed legislation Tuesday that would provide funding for Montana’s ongoing engagement with British Columbia about potential coal mining in the headwaters of the North Fork Flathead River.
The vote follows a similar endorsement from the Lake County commissioners.
“We believe that this funding is imperative to safeguard the economic and environmental integrity of water quality and other natural resources,” the commissioners said in their written endorsement of House Bill 189.
Sponsored by Rep. Doug Cordier, D-Columbia Falls, the bill would provide funding for continued studies to gather “baseline” data on environmental conditions in the North Fork on both sides of the border. It also would provide funding for state officials’ travel to British Columbia for ongoing negotiations about resource development with potential impacts in Montana.
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