14-05: Cooperation before Litigation in Natural Resource Conflicts
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Montana Association of Conservation Districts seek legislation requiring that all organizations, agencies, and individuals bringing litigation to contest natural resource management on public lands in Montana, be required to provide proof that they have worked through the local Conservation Districts and watershed groups and exhausted all efforts to find a workable solution for the sustainability of the land, the wildlife, and the communities that are economically, culturally, and socially dependent on that land.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Montana Association of Conservation Districts work closely with NRCS, Montana State University Extension, DNRC and other agencies or seek funding for private consultation to aid with the technical support required for finding solutions.
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