<p>Sen. Chas Vincent, R-Libby, introduces Senate Bill 262 to the Senate Judiciary Committee at the State Capitol in Helena, Mont. Senate Bill 262 would delineate certain water rights to the tribes on the Flathead Indian Reservation while the oversight of an irrigation project that many non-tribal farmers and ranchers rely on in northwestern Montana would remain in the hands of its current operator. (AP Photo/The Independent Record, Thom Bridge)</p>
April 7, 2015
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Bill to allocate funds for long-term clean-up
The Montana State Senate recently passed a bill reallocating a portion of the state mine license tax revenue to a fund established to help bear the cost of environmental clean-up in Libby. The bill, Senate Bill 20, was sponsored by Sen. Chas Vincent of Libby and passed the Senate unanimously March 31.