Roy E. Huffman files, 1976-1981.

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Roy E. Huffman files, 1976-1981.

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Series One papers include minutes and agendas of the meetings from Jan. 1977-Jan. 1981; organizational and administrative papers; news releases and schedules of events; Roy Huffman's working papers, personal correspondence and expense vouchers; files on projects and agencies within the board's jurisdiction including: conservation districts, dams, fire rules (forests), flood plain delineations, grazing districts, the Renewable Alternative Energy Program, rights-of-way, sediment control, state water development projects, some water reservations papers, watershed and river basin activities and weather modification along with the Circle West Project, Montana Power Company interests, and materials related to the interaction between the BNRC, legislature, courts, and other constituencies. Series Two records relate to the decisions on in-stream water reservations for the Yellowstone River (the first river to be adjudicated under the new law). Requests for water reservations, transcriptions of hearings, petitions for rehearing, final arguments, legal briefs, and the final orders on Yellowstone River reservations and related papers are represented in this series. Series Three records cover implementation by the BNRC of the Major Facility Siting Act, in particular the Colstrip - Hot Springs, Montana Transmission Line for connection with the Bonneville system and amendments to the construction permits for the Colstrip #3 and #4 generating plants. A major portion of the papers for the main transmission lines of the Montana Power Co. are related to the Broadview - Grass Range - Glengarry 100 kV line and the main 500 kV Colstrip to Hot Springs line. Also present are records related to corridor designations for the Clyde Park - Dillon Transmission Line through the Jack Creek drainage in the Gallatin National Forest with the attendant litigation of the Montana Wilderness Association, the Anaconda - Hamilton Transmission Line, and Northern Lights, Inc request for the Troy-Mt. Vernon power line for the proposed Mt. Vernon Mine. Correspondence by board members Ted J. Doney, Cecil Weeding, John C. Orth, and Joseph W. Sabol (attorney for the board) as well as Roy Huffman are prevalent. Maps, aerial mosaics, charts, hearing exhibits, pamphlets, reports, articles and other supporting materials are present within the various series. Many records are photocopies distributed to the board members.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Sabol, Joseph W.

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Huffman, Roy E.

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Weeding, Cecil

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Montana. Board of Natural Resources and Conservation

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The Montana Board of Natural Resources and Conservation (BNRC) was a citizen board appointed by the governor (Roy E. Huffman was appointed by Gov. Thomas L. Judge). It oversaw the implementation of legislation regulating natural resource and conservation issues. Two major tasks of the BNRC during Roy Huffman's tenure were water reservation rulings provided for by the Montana Water Use Act of 1973 (which created singular changes in water reservations on Montana watercourses) and the approval of s...

Doney, Ted J.

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Orth, John C.

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Montana Power Company

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The Montana Power Company was formed on December 12, 1912, in Butte through the merger of the Butte Electric and Power Company with three of its subsidiaries: the Madison River Power Company, the Billings and Eastern Montana Power Company, and the Missoula River Power Company. A few months later, the two remaining large power producers in Montana, the Great Falls Water Power and Townsite Company, and the Thompson Falls Power Company, were taken into the company by acquisition of sto...

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