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| https://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/president-trump-signs-gianforte-daines-bill-save-sidney-kinsey | President Trump Signs Gianforte, Daines Bill to Save Sidney Kinsey Irrigation Districts into Law | 2020-10-31 | 2020 | 2020-10 | Republican | Senate | MT | Greg Gianforte | G000584 | gianforte.house.gov | legacy | Congressman Greg Gianforte andU.S. Senator Steve Daines today celebratedtheir bill to savethe Sidney Kinsey Irrigation Districts being signedinto law by President Trump. The bill ensuresirrigators in the communities continue receiving affordable power that enables irrigation for farm and ranch land. Ag is Montana's number one industry, and I appreciate President Trump signing into law our bipartisan bill to support farmers and ranchers. Our new law ensures more than 130 family farms in Eastern Montana have access to reliable irrigation,"Gianforte said."I'll continue working hard to protect Montana farmers and ranchers." This is a great day for Montana's farmers and ranchers in Sidney and Kinsey who depend on affordable power and reliable irrigation access,Daines said. This bill protects Montana ag jobs andensuresMontana irrigators in Sidney and Kinsey cansleep soundly at night knowing they won't be faced with unreasonable price increases this Decemberand in the future. Thank you to Congressman Gianforte for working with meto get this done, and to President Trump for signing our bill into law. The Sidney and Kinsey Irrigation Districts will now have continued access to affordable power that facilitates irrigation. Together, the Districts serve more than 130 family farms and irrigates nearly 12,000 acres of farmland in eastern Montana. These fields produce hay, corn, potatoes, soybeans, and peas, and nearly 4,800 of the acres are sugar beets produced for Sidney Sugars, Inc. The operations from Kinsey also helps feed more than 20,000 cattle a year. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |