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<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>

<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>

February 24, 2015

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Water compact legislation passes first hurdle in Senate
February 24, 2015 7:36 a.m.

Water compact legislation passes first hurdle in Senate

Three Senate Republicans, led by Libby’s Sen. Chas Vincent, voted with five Democrats to move ratification of the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes Water Compact to the floor of the Senate for approval.