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What They Are Saying: Montana Leaders Praise Montana Water Rights Protection Act Being Signed into Law

April 2, 2021 by Office of U.S. Senator Steve Daines
On Sunday, U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester celebrated their bipartisan bill, the “Montana Water Rights Protection Act,” being signed into law by President Trump. The bill permanently settles the century long CSKT water dispute,

Voices of Montana: What they’re saying about the CSKT Water Compact

April 2, 2021 by Sidney Herald
Today is a historic day for Montana taxpayers, ranchers, farmers, and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Water is life, and the Compact honors our trust responsibilities, creates jobs, and prevents decades of costly litigation while investing

President Trump signs the Montana Water Rights Protection Act

April 2, 2021 by Char-Koosta News
Senator Daines and Senator Tester’s landmark legislation to protect Montana’s water resources has been signed into law by President Trump

After decades, COVID bill finally brings closure to CSKT water compact

April 2, 2021 by Missoula Current
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes can finally control the water on their own reservation and manage buffalo on the National Bison Range.

Tribal leaders ratify water compact

April 2, 2021 by Montana Free Press
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council unanimously ratified its water compact with the state Tuesday, clearing the path for rehabilitation of the Flathead Indian Irrigation Project and return of the National Bison Range to tribal

Montana Farm Bureau Says Congressional Relief Package Would Boost Farmers And Ranchers

April 2, 2021 by KXLH Helena
Leaders in the agriculture industry say Montana farmers and ranchers will see significant benefits from the COVID-19 relief and spending package that Congress approved Monday.

Daines and Tester co-sponsor CSKT water rights settlement

December 11, 2019 by Montana Free Press
Montana U.S. Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester on Wednesday announced the introduction of a long-awaited bill that would settle a century-old dispute over water rights between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the state and federal

Senators introduce new CSKT water compact plan

December 11, 2019 by Great Falls Tribune
Montana’s Sens. Steve Daines and Jon Tester introduced the Montana Water Rights Protection Act on Wednesday, a new agreement to settle the century-old Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water dispute, and protect water rights.

New Agreement Reached on CSKT Water Compact

December 6, 2019 by Daily Inter Lake
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., will introduce the Montana Water Rights Protection Act to the U.S. Senate next week after reaching an agreement with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes on a framework for a permanent water settlement.

Guest opinion: CSKT negotiated water rights compact – good for Montana agriculture

December 13, 2018 by Billings Gazette
The success of Montana’s agriculture industry is dependent upon water and water right certainty. It is easily the single most important resource for people across Montana, which is why ratification of the negotiated Montana CSKT Water Compact is

DNRC: Expect long legal battle if CSKT water compact fails

October 23, 2018 by Missoulian
As the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact awaits ratification, Kathy Olsen is watching closely. Olsen manages the state’s Water Resources Regional Office in Kalispell, which processes water rights claims under the

Guest view: CSKT Water Compact must be ratified

August 21, 2018 by Montana Standard
The uncertainty and expense that would be prevented by implementing the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (“CSKT”) Water Compact is one of the many reasons the Water Policy Interim Committee recently decided to encourage Secretary of the
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