Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB310: Revise the trail stewardship grant program
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the trails and recreational facilities grant program; establishing the trail stewardship grant program; specifying apportionment of grant funding; expanding projects available to receive funding; allowing for advance payment of grant funding; amending section 23-2-109, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE TRAILS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM; ESTABLISHING THE TRAIL STEWARDSHIP GRANT PROGRAM; SPECIFYING APPORTIONMENT OF GRANT FUNDING; EXPANDING PROJECTS AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING; ALLOWING FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT OF GRANT FUNDING; AMENDING SECTION 23-2-109, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 23-2-109, MCA, is amended to read: "23-2-109. Trails and recreational facilities grant program -- rulemaking. (1) There is a trails and recreational facilities grant program administered by the department. The grant is called the trail stewardship grant program. (2) Cities, counties, tribal governments, school districts, recreational clubs and organizations, and state and federal agencies are eligible to receive grant funds for the following (b) rehabilitation and maintenance of existing trails and shared-use paths; and (c) trailside and trailhead facilities, including but not limited to bridges, fencing, parking, bathrooms, latrines, picnic shelters, interpretation, trail signs, and trailside weed management. ; (d) trail-related projects, economic impact studies, and feasibility and planning studies, including safety and ethics education; (e) trail data and conditions collection for safety and planning; and (f) equipment purchases and maintenance. (3) (a) The department shall award the following percentages of available trail stewardship grant program - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 310 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 SB 310 (ii) 40% to nonmotorized projects; and (iii) 20% to projects …
Sponsors
- Usher, Barry (R, 19) · primary sponsor
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 32 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 34 yea, 16 nay, passed
Subjects: Transportation, Recreation
Common questions
- What is SB310?
- SB310 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise the trail stewardship grant program.
- What does SB310 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the trails and recreational facilities grant program; establishing the trail stewardship grant program; specifying apportionment of grant funding; expanding projects available to receive funding; allowing for advance payment of grant funding; amending section 23-2-109, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB310?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB310?
- Usher, Barry (R, 19), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB310?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0628
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