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Committee hears $5 million bill to help communities repair public pools
Summary
Rep. Paul Tuss told lawmakers his bill would create a $5 million swimming‑pool rehabilitation grant program administered by the Department of Commerce; Commerce testified it lacks sufficient staff and opposed the bill unless more administrative funding is provided.
Representative Paul Tuss, sponsor of House Bill 313, told the House Appropriations Committee the bill would create a $5,000,000 swimming pool rehabilitation program to be administered by the Montana Department of Commerce.
"This is a $5,000,000 bill," Rep. Paul Tuss said, and he described the program as one‑time funding spread over the next two biennia. The bill sets a maximum grant of $500,000, a likely average award of about $100,000, and requires a 1‑to‑5 local match for grants of $25,000…
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