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Committee reviews House Bill 11 to fund water, wastewater and rural bridge projects
Summary
House lawmakers and agency officials told the Senate Finance and Claims Committee on an initial hearing that House Bill 11 would channel interest from the coal severance tax into local infrastructure grants, rural bridge repairs and regional water systems.
House lawmakers and agency officials told the Senate Finance and Claims Committee on an initial hearing that House Bill 11 would channel interest from the coal severance tax into local infrastructure grants, rural bridge repairs and regional water systems.
Representative John Fitzpatrick, House District 76, the bill sponsor, told the committee the Montana Coal Endowment Program is administered by the Department of Commerce and “basically funds 3 kinds of activities.” He said the program provides grants up to $750,000 for units of local government for water and wastewater systems, includes bridge funding for counties and supports regional water projects.
The bill, Fitzpatrick said, reached the Senate with two…
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