Daines Urges for Protections Against Terrorist Threats to Montana Farmers and Ranchers
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today questioned General Richard Myers, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for President George W. Bush, about threats to Montana’s farmers and ranchers and U.S. agriculture infrastructure and food supply. To watch the video click HERE. To download the video click HERE. Background: • Research from Rocky Mountain Research Lab, the state of the art biomedical research facility in Hamilton, Montana, has helped the country fight zoonotic diseases and has conducted substantial research into developing an Ebola vaccine. • Montana has 28,000 farms and ranches. • Agriculture is a $4.2 billion industry in Montana and the number
CharKoosta News: Daines bill to help tribal victims passes out of committee
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored, the Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment (SURVIVE) Act, passed out of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. “I am committed to ensuring that tribal members’ public safety needs are met,” said Daines. “The SURVIVE Act will provide victims with greater access to the resources and support they need to heal.” The SURVIVE Act will increase needed tribal victim assistance by creating a tribal grant program within the Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime. The bill requires a five percent allocation from the Crime
Daines Pushes for Job Creating Projects in Northwest Montana
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing questioned Luke Russell, the Vice President of External Affairs at Hecla Mining Company, about the excessively long permitting process for the Montanore and Rock Creek projects located in Lincoln and Sanders Counties in Montana. Watch the video HERE. Download the video HERE. Daines’ Work to Streamline Mining Permitting Process: On June 6th 2017, Daines questioned U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on the progress of the Montanore Mine project. On September 7th 2017, Daines highlighted his concerns over the stalled mining projects in a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: We must protect the public use of public lands
In 1977, President Carter signed a law that required the Forest Service to study 973,000 acres in Montana to determine if they were suitable for wilderness. The findings were to be reported in five years and Congress was to take action afterward. The Forest Service completed the study and determined that several of the study areas in Montana were not suitable for wilderness in its final plan. Thirty-five years later — we’re still waiting for D.C. to get its job done and release the study areas. I’ve introduced the Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act, which will take action
Daines Announces Montana Energy Summit 2018
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced he will be co-sponsoring the 2018 Energy Summit in Billings, Montana on May 30th and 31st. The Energy Summit will bring together energy thought leaders from around the country to continue discussing Montana’s integral role in energy. Senator Daines co-sponsored the Montana Energy Summit two years ago. “Made-in-Montana energy means less reliance on the Middle East and more good-paying Montana jobs,” said Daines. “America is home to the world’s brightest minds and innovators and we are going to bring them together here in Montana. I am looking forward to working with these leaders to unlock Montana’s
Ripon Advance: Daines bill opens up public lands 40 years after feds’ recommendation
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines on Thursday introduced legislation to protect citizens’ public land access and use in Montana following requests from the Montana State Legislature and local communities. The Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act would release 449,500 acres of the total more than 1 million acres in Montana’s Wilderness Study Areas (WSA), as the U.S. Forest Service has recommended. The land would be available for boosting Montana’s $6 billion outdoor economy and its agriculture economy, according Daines’ office. “As a fifth-generation Montanan and an avid outdoorsman, I know how important public use of our public lands is to
KMMS: EPA Adds Montana For Targeted Superfund Sites
Senator Steve Daines just made the statement that the Environmental Protection Agency include both Montana’s Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area and Anaconda Co. Smelter Superfund sites that need immediate and intense attention. The administrator Scott Pruitt is targeting places in the United States for his list of places that should be represented. This comes in response to a letter Senator Daines sent to Pruitt urging the agency to not forget Montana “By including the Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area and Anaconda Co. Smelter sites among the EPA’s targeted Superfund sites, these sites will now receive the attention, focus and prioritization that these
Great Falls Tribune: Protecting public use of public lands
In 1977, President Carter signed a law that required the Forest Service to study 973,000 acres in Montana to determine if they were suitable for wilderness. The findings were to be reported in five years and Congress was to take action afterward. The Forest Service completed the study and determined that several of the study areas in Montana were not suitable for wilderness in its final plan. Thirty-five years later – we’re still waiting for D.C. to get its job done and release the study areas. I’ve introduced the Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act, which will take action
EPA Meets Daines’ Request, Includes Montana Among Targeted Superfund Sites
U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senator Steve Daines today made the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) included both Montana’s Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area and Anaconda Co. Smelter Superfund sites in its list of sites that Administrator Scott Pruitt has targeted for immediate and intense attention. This comes in response to a letter Senator Daines sent to Pruitt urging the agency to do so. “By including the Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area and Anaconda Co. Smelter sites among the EPA’s targeted Superfund sites, these sites will now receive the attention, focus and prioritization that these communities deserve,” said Daines. “With an additional sixteen National Priority List sites still in Montana, I will continue to work with the EPA to clean up