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Mar
05
House hears Blackfeet water compact bill
Posted by:By Molly Priddy, Great Falls Tribune
A bill that would define the Montana-Blackfeet water compact was heard again in a House committee Tuesday, despite passing its original committee unanimously.
House Bill 161, sponsored by Rep. Shannon Augare, D-Browning, outlines the Blackfeet Tribe’s rights to water that flows off the reservation in rivers and streams. The compact also provides $4 million from the state’s general fund as a cost-share in the $20 million Four Horns Reservoir upgrade. Read More→
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