Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB932: Generally revise conservation financing laws
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to funding for conservation; revising the allocation of the marijuana state special revenue account; establishing a habitat legacy account; establishing state special revenue accounts for wildlife habitat conservation, wildlife improvement projects, and wildlife crossings; revising membership for the wildlife habitat improvement advisory council; revising the kelly flynn montana wildlife habitat improvement act; revising ranking criteria for wildlife habitat improvement projects; revising rulemaking authority; providing an appropriation…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO FUNDING FOR CONSERVATION; REVISING THE ALLOCATION OF THE MARIJUANA STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; ESTABLISHING A HABITAT LEGACY ACCOUNT; ESTABLISHING STATE SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNTS FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND WILDLIFE CROSSINGS; REVISING MEMBERSHIP FOR THE WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL; REVISING THE KELLY FLYNN MONTANA WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT ACT; REVISING RANKING CRITERIA FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; REVISING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 16-12-111, 87-5-801, 87-5-802, 87-5-803, 87-5-804, 87-5-806, AND 87-5-808, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Habitat legacy account. (1) There is a habitat legacy account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. The account is administered by the department of fish, wildlife, and parks. All funds received pursuant to 16-12-111(4)(b) must be deposited in the account. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), at the end of each fiscal year the state treasurer shall make the following transfers from this account: (a) 75% to the land and wildlife stewardship account established in [section 2] to be used solely, together with the interest and income from the money, as funding to secure wildlife habitat pursuant to 87-1-209 and [section 2]; (b) 20% to the account established in [section 3]; and (c) 5% to the account established in [section 4]. (3) If …