Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer appointed Bruce Measure to the Council in January 2005. Mr. Measure was elected chair of the Council for 2010.

Mr. Measure chairs the Fish Passage Center Oversight Board and also served two terms as vice chair of the Council, in 2008 and 2009. He has been active on behalf of the state of Montana in settlement negotiations regarding Federal Columbia River Power System biological opinions on protecting salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and white sturgeon in the Kootenai River.

Mr. Measure has been a practicing attorney in Kalispell, Montana since 1988. Currently he is of counsel to the Kalispell law firm of Measure, Robbin, Samsel, and Wilson. Prior to 1988 he was employed in the forest industry.

Mr. Measure was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1991 to 1993, where he served on the Natural Resources; Fish Wildlife and Parks; and Judiciary Committees. He also served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Flathead Electric Cooperative until his resignation in December 2004 to join the Council. He holds an undergraduate degree in political science and a law degree, both from the University of Montana.