Dec 16 2011
It’s official, Sen. Jon Tester’s “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act” is dead for this year . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act was not included in a House version of the 2012 omnibus bill to fund the federal government that was released Thursday morning, setting off a round of finger-pointing [...]
Dec 12 2011
From today’s Missoulian . . . Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Recreation Act may get a last-minute vote before Congress closes out 2011. But a lot of other Montana-related legislation will probably give the hurly-burly of December’s must-pass congressional action a pass. That includes Sen. Max Baucus’ Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act, Rep. Denny [...]
Oct 15 2011
Sen. Tester’s Forest Jobs and Restoration Act may be inching towards passage this year. From today’s Missoulian . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s Forest Jobs and Restoration Act is included in the Senate’s Interior Department appropriations bill, giving it a chance of passage in the 2012 federal budget. The bill provides annual funding for [...]
Sep 28 2011
An important story posted to this week’s Hungry Horse News concerning the so-called “National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act.” Recommended reading . . . Glacier National Park’s border with Canada is marked by broad prairies and majestic mountains. A bill in Congress co-sponsored by Rep. Dennis Rehberg could conceivably allow the Department of Homeland [...]
May 26 2011
This is a pretty good report on yesterdays’ hearings before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee regarding Sen. Jon Tester’s proposed Forest Jobs and Recreation Act . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., got some unexpected support from potential critics of his Forest Jobs and Recreation Act and doubts from assumed allies during [...]
May 26 2011
From today’s Missoulian . . . A proposal to protect the North Fork of the Flathead River from mining got a friendly reception at a U.S. Senate hearing on Wednesday. “You have convinced me Glacier (National Park) and the North Fork are true jewels of the West,” Senate Energy and Natural Resources acting chairman Ron [...]
May 26 2011
From today’s Daily Inter Lake . . . Montana Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester testified Wednesday in support of legislation that would permanently withdraw federal lands in the North Fork Flathead River drainage from future leases for energy development. The two testified in support of their North Fork Watershed Protection Act before the Senate [...]
May 25 2011
From an AP article posted in today’s Flathead Beacon . . . U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s bill to increase both logging and wilderness areas in Montana was the focus of another Senate hearing Wednesday as the Democrat hopes to move forward a plan that has already become an issue in his high-profile election challenge from [...]
May 24 2011
From a recent Ducks Unlimited press release . . . Ducks Unlimited is supporting legislation that will have a positive impact on waterfowl habitats and protect the North Fork of the Flathead Drainage in Montana. The bill, the North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2011 (S.233), was introduced in the 112th Congress by Montana Senators [...]
Mar 11 2011
Among other things, the Joint International Commission deals with concerns affecting the trans-boundary Flathead, so any change to its make-up is of interest to North Fork residents . . . President Barack Obama has nominated a former state water official to a joint U.S.-Canada panel that resolves cross-boundary water disputes. Rich Moy, now a senior [...]
