Action Alert: HB 676

To be heard in Senate Judiciary committee on Friday, March 21, at 8 a.m.:

HB 676 - “AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO STATE LANDS AND WATER RIGHTS; ELIMINATING THE WATER COURT DUTY TO ADJUDICATE WATER RIGHTS ON JULY 1, 2030 2031; PROHIBITING THE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS FROM OBTAINING A PRIVATE WATER RIGHT USED ON STATE LANDS; REQUIRING THE SALE OF ISOLATED PARCELS WITH WATER RIGHTS TO LESSEES; REPEALING SECTIONS RELATED TO THE ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS.”

This is a destructive bill. Both the Montana Farm Bureau Federation and the Montana Stockgrowers Association are opposed. Other groups opposed as well. Please participate.