Kerr Dam

FILE - This June 8, 2005 file photo shows Terry McAllister, of Bigfork, Mont., checking out the Kerr Dam, near Polson, Mont. The Salish and Kootenai Tribes would have to pay nearly $18.3 million to acquire the northwestern Montana hydroelectric dam from PPL Montana, an arbitration panel has determined. Energy Keepers Inc., a tribally-owned corporation, said Wednesday, March 5, 2014 the tribes will notify the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of their intent to acquire the Kerr Project on the Flathead River southwest of Polson in September 2015. (AP Photo/Daily Inter Lake, Chris Jordan, File)