Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB11: Providing grants and appropriations through the Montana coal endowment program
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act appropriating money from the montana coal endowment special revenue account to the department of commerce for infrastructure projects, emergency grants for financial assistance to local governments, and infrastructure planning grants; authorizing grants from the montana coal endowment special revenue account; placing conditions on grants and funds…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONEY FROM THE MONTANA COAL ENDOWMENT SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING GRANTS; AUTHORIZING GRANTS FROM THE MONTANA COAL ENDOWMENT SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; PLACING CONDITIONS ON GRANTS AND FUNDS; APPROPRIATING MONEY FROM THE MONTANA COAL ENDOWMENT REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES FOR REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM PROJECTS; PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Appropriation for Montana coal endowment program grants. (1) There is appropriated $20,287,391 from the Montana coal endowment special revenue account established in 17-5-703(3)(a) to the department of commerce for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to finance Montana coal endowment program grants authorized by subsection (2). (2) The following applicants and projects are authorized for grants and listed in the order of their priority: Infrastructure Applicant (project type) Grant Amount 1. Hysham, Town of (water) $750,000 2. Roundup, City of (wastewater) $750,000 3. Twin Bridges, Town of (water) $750,000 4. Harrison Water and Sewer District (wastewater) $750,000 5. Wolf Point, City of (wastewater) $625,000 - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 11 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB 11 6. Dutton, Town of (water) $750,000 7. Alder …
Sponsors
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 28, 2025): 99 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 98 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 18, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 17, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Water, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB11?
- HB11 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Providing grants and appropriations through the Montana coal endowment program.
- What does HB11 do?
- In its own words: An act appropriating money from the montana coal endowment special revenue account to the department of commerce for infrastructure projects, emergency grants for financial assistance to local governments, and infrastructure planning grants; authorizing grants from the montana coal endowment special revenue account; placing conditions on grants and funds…
- What is the status of HB11?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB11?
- Fitzpatrick, John (R, 76).
- Where is the official record for HB11?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0716
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