APPROPRIATIONS

On December 26th, 2007, the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 became law.  Some examples of important Montana projects that will receive funding in 2008 are:

• $9,840,000 for the Fort Peck-Dry Prairie Rural Water System.
• $7,000,000 Malmstrom Air Force Base Community Activity Center
• $5,904,000 for MSU’s Center for Zero Emissions Research & Technology which is focused on developing zero emissions coal
• $5,904,000 for the Rocky Boy’s-North Central Montana Regional Water System
• $4,596,200 Shiloh Road
• $4,429,800 for the Sun Ranch Land Acquisition Project consists of two conservation easement purchases to protect a critical habitat for Montana wildlife and preserve and guarantee hunting access
• $3,939,600 Highway 93 Kalispell Bypass
• $656,600 for the Bridge Over Broadway that would provide a pedestrian bridge for access to the Rattlesnake Recreation area new East Broadway Avenue
• $984,900 1-15 Custer Avenue Interchange
• $1,869,819 to build MSU’s Animal Bioscience Research Facility, which will boost the quality of Montana seedstock and the commercial livestock industry

• $7,629,000 Army Reserve Center – for purchasing land, constructing an ARC Training building, Organizational Maintenance Shop (OMS), unheated storage building, and organizational parking.

The appropriations process is more transparent this year because of new ethics rules and Montana welcomes transparency to the appropriations process.  We have important and valuable projects in Montana, and I will continue to fight to make sure Montana gets its fair share of federal dollars.

Baucus Appropriations Form

STAG Projects Information