House Joint Resolution No. 7
A Joint Resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the State of Montana Urging Congress, The Department of the Interior, and the Bureau of Reclamation to Repair the Funding Allocation and Authorize Funding for the Replacement and Rehabilitation of the St. Mary River Diversion and Milk River Project.
Introduced in February 2021 by Rep. Casey Knudsen of Malta, House Joint Resolution No. 7 has passed unanimously out of both chambers of the Montana Legislature. The Resolution had overwhelming support from a multitude of stakeholders: Farmers, Bankers, Irrigators, Tribal Members, Sportsmen and Wildlife Advocates, Conservation Districts and several Governmental Agencies.
Without an adjustment to the Federal Cost Share, critical repairs to the Milk River Project cannot happen, and structures will continue to fail.