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Natural Resources Comm. presser on Wild Lands order

March 4, 2011

Share // Share27   Press Release Republicans Highlight Job Loss, Economic Impacts of Administration’s Wild Lands Order     WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2011 – Today at a Natural Resources Committee hearing, Republican Members soundly rejected the Obama Administration’s new “Wild Lands” order. This Secretarial Order, issued without public consultation, attempts to designate Wilderness areas without [...]

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Rehberg Introduces bill to protect Montana

March 3, 2011

Rehberg Introduces “Montana Land Sovereignty Act” in House 03/01/11 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, today introduced the Montana Land Sovereignty Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.  The legislation simply requires congressional approval before the White House or the Department of Interior (DOI) can designate any new National Monuments or “Wild Lands” in [...]

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News from CBU

March 1, 2011

Citizens for Balanced Use Important Federal and State Hearings Scheduled       Montana State Legislature The following hearings are scheduled in Helena for March 3, 2011 BILL NO: HJ1 SPONSOR: Mike Milburn SHORT TITLE: Resolution urging federal legislation removing wolf from Endangered Species list COMMITTEE: Senate Fish and Game DATE: March 03, 2011 ROOM: [...]

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Tester introduces his unpopular wilderness bill again

March 1, 2011

S. 268: Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2011   Congressional Research Service Summary CBU opinion; This S.268  the same unpopular S.1470 bill that Sen. Tester introduced last year. Rep. Rehberg conducted many open town hall type meetings to find out the wishes of Montana’s and found that the large magority were against the bill. While Tester conducted [...]

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Legislative news

February 11, 2011

Citizens for Balanced Use HJ 4 Committee Hearing     BILL NO: HJ4 SPONSOR: Ken Peterson SHORT TITLE: Resolution opposing designation of national monuments without state’s consent COMMITTEE: Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation DATE: February 15, 2011 ROOM: 335 TIME: 3:00 PM HJ 4 is worthy of our support. The Department of Interior has indicated [...]

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SB 117 vote today

February 4, 2011

    Citizens for Balanced Use SB 117 Senate Vote Today   The full Senate will be voting today on SB 117. This bill will provide for coordination between local governments and federal land management agencies in Montana. Probably the most important bill of this session needs our support! Please contact the Montana Senator in [...]

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HB 290 hearing coming up

February 1, 2011

    Citizens for Balanced Use HB 290 Hearing     CBU, in our efforts to inform the public on specific legislation which will affect our members and supporters, has been analyzing HB 290. Two specific parts of HB 290 is of concern.   Page 1, line 14 and 15 states:   “A person may [...]

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Upcoming legislative hearings

January 25, 2011

  Citizens for Balanced Use Committee Hearing Dates   In an effort to track bills of interest to the members and supporters of CBU the following information is important regarding HB 318, SB 207, and SB 212. Bison Bills BILL NO: HB318 SPONSOR: Wendy Warburton SHORT TITLE: Ensure county oversight in movement of publicly-owned wild [...]

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CBU legislative update

January 25, 2011

CBU tracking list of bills CBU members testified on these bills last week in support of HB 177, SB 144, SB 117, SB 108, HJ 4, SJ 6. CBU testified against HB 85 and it was tabled in committee         Bill#     LC#     Sponsor     Status     Short Title [...]

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Lynx habitat may expand

January 18, 2011

Feds drop lynx appeal, will revise habitat plan Wildlife officials have dropped their appeal of a court ruling that forces the government to revise its flawed plan to protect critical habitat for Canada lynx. The move means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have to reconsider areas in Colorado, Montana and Idaho for critical [...]

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