"It does not require a majority to prevail, 
but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."
 --Samuel Adams - Leader in our Fight for Independence

2007 Legislation

  U.S. CONGRESS
and 2007 SESSION OF THE MONTANA
BILL WATCH LIST 

This page contains information about the bills introduced in the  Montana Legislature AND  U.S. Congress  in the current session.  

If passed, the bills reviewed here would have an impact on:

  1. the use of public lands, natural resources in the state or public access or,.  

  2. private property rights or,

  3. the relationship between Montana citizens and state or federal government.

Click on the Bill Number to go to that bill's page on the Montana Legislature website.
  Click on Subject with the text cursor to see a summary of that bill and MFMU's opinion of that legislation.
  Click on Committee with the text cursor to see a list of all committee members reviewing that bill and their contact information.

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION

Bill Number

Subject

Committee

Hearing Date

 Bill Status

S.1
Sec 220 is titled: "Disclosure of Paid Efforts to Stimulate Grass Roots Lobbying"
  Passed Senate

S. 309
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, and for other purposes.
Senate Environment and Public Works

 

 Introduced in Senate

S. 485
Global Warming Reduction Act of 2007
Finance
Max Baucus Chmn

 

 Introduced in Senate

HR 308
R.S. 2477 Rights-Of-Way Recognition Act
Natural Resources

 

 Introduced in House

HR 1422
Extends and increases tax deductions for conservation easements
Ways and Means

 

 Introduced in House

HR 1975

 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES

The National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Sub-committee has held a hearing but has not yet voted on the bill. 

 Introduced in House

HR 2262
Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007
SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES   Passed the House
Sent to Senate

HR 2421
Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION and INFRASTRUCTURE

 

 Sub-committee on Water Resources and Environment

S 1870

 Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007
same as HR 2421		 SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS   Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

CONTACT YOUR MONTANA CONGRESSMAN

Senator Max Baucus WebForm
Offices
Senator John Tester Email
Website Contact List
Representative Denny Rehberg WebForm
    phone: (202) 225-3211
    fax: (202) 225-5687

Montana House

Bill Number

Subject

Committee

Hearing Date

 Bill Status

HB 61
Increasing fire protection fees for forest landowners
 

-

 Did Not Pass

HB 189

Fund Flathead Basin Commission study of Flathead River water Quality
- Did Not Pass

HB 753

Montana Global Warming Solutions Act

     Did Not Pass

HJ 55

Investigate the state of intellectual diversity in Montana University System
  Did Not Pass

HJ 60

Study Global Warming
  Did Not Pass

Bills That Have Passed the Senate and Been Sent to the House

Bill Number

Subject

Committee

Hearing Date

 Bill Status

SB 41
Narrow uses for eminent domain

-

 - Became Law

 SB 51

Revise land use laws concerning fire and wildland fire

PASSED AFTER FOUR VOTES ON HOUSE FLOOR

House Amendments Rejected by Senate

 Became Law

SB 128

Eliminate termination of FWP instream flow and revise laws governing
-

 

 Became Law

SB 248

Ratify Forest Service Water Rights Agreement.

-

 - Became Law

SB 293
Montana Sustainable Forests Act

-

 - Became Law

SB 363
Limit use of eminent domain

-

 - Became Law

SB 391
Allow Conservation easements on state land

 

 - Did Not Pass

SB 452
Allow DNRC to purchase and manage forest, ranch and farm lands
    Did Not Pass

SJ 20
Urge Congress to implement Kyoto like CO2 emissions regulations

 

 - Did Not Pass

Montana Senate

Bill Number

Subject

Committee

Hearing Date

 Bill Status

SB 345

Prohibit construction on private property in setback area along rivers and streams
-
 - Did Not Pass

Bills that have passed the House and been sent to the Senate

Bill Number

Subject

Committee

Hearing Date

 Bill Status

HB 276

Revise rulemaking authority of board of environmental review

 

   Did Not Pass

HB 305

Limits liability of off-highway vehicle event sponsors

 

 

Did Not Pass

HB 590

Requires 60% approval of landowners before the process of "neighborhood planning" can begin.

-

Did Not Pass

HJ 8

Require legal challengers to a timber sale to post a bond

     Did Not Pass

HJ 31

Opposes federal legislation that would enact parts of the WildLands Project

     Became Law

HJ 43

Study the need for Judiciary Reform
 
   Did Not Pass

ADDITIONAL MONTANA LEGISLATION
These bills do not meet all of the criteria for inclusion on the Watch-List but they may have implications for Multiple Use that you may be interested in.

Bill Number MFMU COMMENT Link to Text
HB 167 This bill removes most of the requirements for consultation with local authorities and imposes rather than proposes waste management regulations. Bypasses local government and local taxpayers who must pay for and live with the waste management scheme mandated by state. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR Bill Text
HB 271 This bill is similar to SB 221.  MFMU Prefers the senate bill but either one will be an improvement. The Senate bill has been tabled   Did Not Pass Bill Text
HB 287 AN ACT OPPOSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL REAL ID ACT (IN MONTANA)  SIGNED BY GOVERNOR Bill Text
HB 343 This bill would fund a lawsuit against the Federal Government for not removing wolves from Endangered Species List. Good idea. Does it have a chance? Yes, if enough Montanans demand it.  Did Not Pass Bill Text
HB 440 This bill will allow for more lethal control of problem wolves and more tracking and public communication about wolf packs.  Did Not Pass Bill Text
HB 594 Designates the song "Montana Lullaby" as the official lullaby of Montana.
This silliness is an example of our elected representative's tendency to overlegislate in every area of our lives. Montana brochures and websites will have to be changed to reflect this idiotic notion. What a waste of time and money.  Became Law		 Bill Text
HB 712 The purpose of this bill is to "reject any claim that the united nations charter has any lawful or constitutional authority in or over this state under either the charter of the united nations or the constitution of the United States." This includes UN court actions against Montana citizens.  Did Not Pass
Bill Text
HB 754 This legislation will reduce the endless litigation against natural resource and energy projects. It should be good for the economy without unduly threatening the environment.   Did Not Pass Bill Text
HJ 25 This bill opposes a "North American Union" and the SECURITY AND PROSPERITY PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH AMERICA   Became Law Bill Text
SB 78 Allows public access to streams from bridge right of way while allowing farmers to construct fences as long as they do not restrict access.  Did Not Pass Bill Text
SB 96 One of many bills that change requirements for citizen initiatives and referendums. New regs for signature collectors as well as oversight by Helena. These additional regs will make it very difficult to complete the process in the one year time frame. Suggest extending time period to 14 or 16 months.   Became Law Bill Text
SB 372 This legislation creates a hunting license lottery or auction for each of 1 wolf and 1 grizzly bear per year. An environmental organization could, if any are willing, manage the auction or lottery for 10% of receipts. Verrry Innnteresting!!!!   Became Law Bill Text
SB 423 This bill restricts the sale of new manufactured goods that contain mercury. Restrictions include pre-registering the product with Dept of Environmental Quality. Other restrictions range from a complete ban to warning notices. A simple fever thermometer could only be sold by medical prescription. The bill is pretty inclusive and would probably have many unintended consequences. Mercury is dangerous but do we need this much protection?   Did Not Pass Bill Text

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