You’re Invited: Meet & Greet with Legislators and the Montana Conservation Community
December 20, 2016
October 12 WPIC Meeting
October 17, 2016
REPORT TO THE DISTRICTS concerning the 12th October 2016 WATER POLICY INTERIM COMMITTEE MEETING in Helena, Montana; and containing other news of interest to Conservation Districts. This report is mostly a continuation of our communications with the Conservation Districts concerning what we believe is one of the most important committees of the Montana State Legislature. The Water Policy Interim […]
Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting
September 16, 2016
Report to the districts concerning the 29th and 30th August 2016 Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting in Helena, Montana This report is a continuation of our communications with the Conservation Districts concerning what we believe is one of the most important committees of the Montana State Legislature. The Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC) consists of 8 members – […]
Tiberi’s July Visit to DC, report to districts
August 8, 2016
I had the opportunity to be in Washington, DC in July, 2016. While there, I took time to conduct business for Montana’s Conservation Districts. I visited with staff in all three offices of our Congressional Delegates, and covered a variety of issues. Note that our Delegates are on summer break for the two conventions. In […]
Corps Permits Shouldn’t Cite Stayed Water Rule: Commenters | Bloomberg BNA
August 8, 2016
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shouldn’t incorporate or cite the Clean Water Rule in proposed revisions to nationwide permits because the regulation has been stayed by a federal appeals court, an industry group said in comments. The Waters Advocacy Coalition was commenting on a package of 50 draft nationwide permits (NWPs) issued by the […]
Water Policy Interim Committee Meeting
July 14, 2016
The Water Policy Interim Committee recently completed two days of meetings in Helena, and covered many topics of interest to Conservation Districts.
How November’s Senate elections could affect ag producers
April 28, 2016
“Only three Democratic senators voted to override Obama’s veto of a repeal of the Waters of the U.S. rule. If Democrats controlled the Senate, that vote …
Water Committee Update 4/18
April 22, 2016
The MACD Water Committee met on Monday April 18 to discuss the work plan for the committee. The committee’s first priority is dealing with Resolution 15-1 and planning how to implement the resolution’s mandate. R15-1 directed MACD to simplify floodplain permits and remove the current legal and financial barriers to bio-engineering type projects. The resolution […]
Bison Relocation Comments ref Fort Peck and Yellowstone National Park Bison
February 18, 2016
Conservation Districts— The relocation of Yellowstone Park Bison has been a topic of concern for some Conservation Districts. Recently, The National Park Service released an Environmental Assessment (EA) to develop a bison quarantine facility on the Fort Peck Reservation. MACD submitted the following comments on the Environmental Assessment for the proposed facility: YNP_BisonRelocationComments (PDF). Additionally, the Montana […]
Clean Power Plan Update
February 10, 2016
This is the fifth policy update this year. All of us remember our high school civics classes where we learned about the three branches of government. They were designed to check and review and critique the actions and efforts of each other. At the federal level, the Judicial Branch yesterday asked the Executive Branch to […]