"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
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2009 SESSION OF THE MONTANA
and U.S. CONGRESS
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:
the use of public lands,
natural resources in the state or public access or,.
private property
rights or,
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 go to committee webpage or to see a list of all committee members reviewing
that bill and their contact information.
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HOURS NOTICE OF A FLOOR VOTE. IF AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN
COMMITTEE, THE BILL SUMMARY WILL BE REVISED AS NECESSARY.
ALERT!!!
CWRA was passed in committee without a hearing. Max Baucus voted
for the bill. We need to tell Sen. Baucus and other members of
the committee that we don't want this bill which will give Army Corps of
Engineers the ability to control use of private land.
Notice the change in title
towards the bottom of this link
The
Omnibus Federal Lands bill
Originally
called and passed in the House as Revolutionary War and
War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act
NO HEARING
One
of the largest land grabs in history.
The National
Landscape Conservation
System (NLCS), which is just one bill in this 150 bill package,
covers 26 million acres and will lock you out
of BLM
multiple-use, energy lands, national monuments and Wild and
Scenic Rivers.
Grazing, mining, forestry and many other uses will be
greatly affected.
S22 will add dozens of new National Heritage Areas and
Wilderness Areas that
will eventually be a land use control network strangling
hundreds of
thousands of local people and rural America.
Senate then
gutted a revolutionary war battlefields bill, HR 146, put
all of the content of S.22 in its place and sent to House
for passage as an amended bill. This fraud is intended
to overcome House resistance to this bad bill.
BECAME
LAW
Senators Baucus and
Tester voted for this bill
Representative
Rehberg voted against it.
MFMU Opposed This Bill
None of the legislation we tracked in
the 110th Congress passed. We are sure some of them will be
brought back in the 111th and we will keep you posted here.
The 2009 Montana
Legislative Session is over. Unless the governor calls for a
special session the next regular session of the Montana Legislature will
begin in January of 2011
Allows
state and local firefighters to engage in wildfire initial attack
on all lands if the fire threatens to move onto state or private
land. They won't have to ask for permission
Amends requirement for DNRC to participate in Federal land management to include coordinating agency
status and to assist counties in establishing coordinating agency status.
Requires Dept of Environmental Quality to determine what Montana should do to participate in "global warming" mitigation.
Natural Resources
Must pass 2 floor votes to become
law
2nd Reading
Postponed
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.
Places protection of humans,
livestock and pets at top of FWP management priorities for large
predators. Allows lethal control of wolves and shoot on
sight permits to persons at risk. MFMU
supports. Became
Law
Support
Western States Climate Initiative. Set up interim
committee to recommend global warming legislation for
Montana. MFMU opposes. TABLED in committee
An act requiring the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to establish a forest management planning process that addresses fire mitigation, pine beetle infestation
MFMU supports. Became
Law
