U.S. Sen. Jon Tester said he introduced the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) Water Compact in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, which he said will ratify a water rights settlement with the state, help with water infrastructure development, provide for irrigation rights for all and return sacred FBIC land to federal trust.
“The FBIC Water Compact will provide certainty for water users, help boost our state’s economy and protect the rights of irrigators in northcentral Montana — all with the suppor