Bipartisan bill for Indian water rights settlement in Montana, the FBIC Water Rights Settlement Act, has passed the U.S. Senate. The bill aims to support Fort Belknap, farmers, ranchers, and Montanans on the Hi-Line. House approval is now awaited.
I’m a farmer who knows water is life. After the disastrous St. Mary siphon failure, North Central Montanans need relief to keep their operations from drying up and their businesses from shutting down. The Senate passed my FBIC water compact to deliver relief. The House must act. https://t.co/c0oD7Lk8cG
The Montanans impacted by the St. Mary siphon failure can't wait for relief any longer. The Senate acted to address this crisis last week when we passed my FBIC Water Rights Settlement Act, and I'm calling on House leadership to follow suit without delay: https://t.co/3HAbacZBmH
The St. Mary Canal failure has put farm operations, small businesses, and irrigators’ access to reliable water on the line. My FBIC Water Rights Settlement Act would get folks in North Central Montana the certainty they deserve—and it's time the House gets it done. https://t.co/bgnKaEdl1J
I met with the Santa Cruz Watershed Cooperative in #AZ06 to discuss my bill H.R. 6497, the Healthy Watershed, Healthy Communities Act, which supports drought & flood resilience. Water is our most critical resource that we must preserve. Thank you for having me! https://t.co/0mPxDVzxWf
What Matt said. Farmers, Tribal communities, and water users across North Central Montana are counting on the House to step up, do the right thing, and pass this bill into law to get certainty for their water infrastructure. https://t.co/dOS36vRGv6
The St. Mary siphon failures have left families, farmers, and small businesses in North Central Montana reeling. Today, I took to the Senate to pass critical relief for water users through my FBIC Water Rights Settlement Act—and now, it's time for the House to get it into law. https://t.co/CKAoDqLbyN
NEWS: My bipartisan bill to resolve the final Indian water rights settlement in Montana passed the U.S. Senate! This is a huge win for Fort Belknap, farmers and ranchers, Montanans on the Hi-Line and the entire state. This is years in the making, and it’s time it becomes law.
I am glad the FBIC Water Rights Settlement has officially gotten one step closer to becoming law. Now, let’s get this through the House, so critical water infrastructure can be developed for the people of northcentral Montana. https://t.co/bduQeyS876