Daines Secures $4.6 Million Grant for Helena Regional Airport
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced the Helena Regional Airport received a $4,605,472 grant secured through the Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program. “This is great news for Montana,” Daines said. “This funding will ensure Montanans and visitors to our great state have reliable access and infrastructure to enjoy the things that make our state exceptional.” Jeff Wadekamper, Director of Helena Regioanl Airport, touted the grant and said, “Passenger traffic through the Helena Regional Airport continues to grow, and this funding helps to ensure the airport can support continued growth and expanded opportunities for commercial air service. We
Daines Helps Secure $904,717 Grant to Hire New Firefighters in Belgrade
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the Central Valley Fire District (CVFD) in Belgrade, MT was awarded a grant of $904,717 for the hiring of additional firefighters. The grant, administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Program. “The Central Valley Fire District’s firefighters put their lives on the line every day to protect our communities from devastation,” Daines said. “This funding will help them continue to provide quality emergency services to their citizens and community. I’m proud to have supported Ron and the Central
Daines Pushes for New Program to Help Reduce Future Wildfires
U.S. SENATE —Today, in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Steve Daines urged Congress to take action on his bill that will improve the health of national forests and revitalize the timber industry. Daines’ bill, the Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act, establishes a pilot arbitration program authorizing the U.S. Forest Service to use binding arbitration in Montana and Idaho as an alternative dispute resolution process for certain forest restoration projects. “As we speak there are 27 timber sales currently under litigation in Montana. I can’t even see the mountains out my back door in my home
Daines Helps Secure $1,500,000 Grant for University of Montana
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that the University of Montana received a $1,500,000 grant from the Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as part of its Low and No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program. “This is great news for the University of Montana, its students and the surrounding community,” Daines said. “This grant will not only help strengthen the University’s transit system, but improve air quality and lower fuel costs. I am proud to have supported this grant initiative.” The grant was requested by the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM), to help fund their
Daines Honors Montanan of the Week: Charles Dowd of Deer Lodge County
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today recognized Charles Dowd for his honorable service to the nation and his community. Daines’ recognition in the Congressional Record is available here. Daines’ “Montanan of the Week” Initiative: Through his “Montanan of the Week” initiative, Daines each week will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Week” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines’ website:
KBZK: Acting NPS Director in Bozeman for Lawmakers Gathering
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Acting Director of the National Park Service, P. Daniel Smith, addressed lawmakers from around the country during a roundtable event in Bozeman Friday morning. He stressed the need to fund deferred maintenance projects which currently total more than $11 billion. “You name a park and a state in the west and it’s a tremendous part of our deferred maintenance,” said Acting Director Smith. He says Yellowstone is over $500 million in deferred maintenance. Projects that have been put off in Yellowstone include sewer. The visit is part of a three day trip to Montana put on by
E&E Daily: Members convene in Mont. to discuss fires, forests, and parks
Several Western lawmakers are headed to Big Sky Country this weekend to discuss wildfires, conservation and the challenges facing the beleaguered National Park System. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), the respective chairmen of the Senate and Congressional Western caucuses, will host the group of members, congressional staffers, agency officials and a handful of industry guests in Bozeman, Mont., for a “Summer Western Policy Roundtable.” Other confirmed members attending are Republican Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Greg Gianforte of Montana, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Dan Newhouse of Washington and Bruce Westerman of Arkansas. Staffers from multiple personal
BDC: Daines expresses need for better forest management
Montana Sen. Steve Daines said Friday that the state and federal governments need to better manage forests to reduce the risk and severity of wildfires. Daines pushed that message at a roundtable discussion at the Baxter Hotel in Bozeman along with members of the Senate Western Caucus and other agencies across the state. Daines apologized to the group inside the hotel for the haze that covered the view of the Bridger Mountains because of wildfire smoke. Years ago, he said, if you came to Montana in August the horizon was clear. That was around the same time the state had
KFBB: Daines hopes to secure more funding to honor Vietnam veterans with new visitor center
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Steve Daines spent his afternoon back on Capitol Hill fighting to build an education center at the heart of one of the nation’s most recognizable memorials. Nearly 58,000 names don the wall that was built nearly two decades after one of the most divisive times in America’s history with thousands coming home from Vietnam only to be spit upon, shamed and even attacked for fighting for our country. President and CEO of Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall, Jim Knotts told KFBB, “The repercussions of that experience are still being felt by our country today in lots of different ways.” In order to