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Appropriations Committee hears testimony for $5 million senior-center grant program; commerce warns of staffing costs
Summary
House Bill 182 would appropriate $5 million for competitive grants to senior centers. Supporters described deferred maintenance and accessibility needs; the Department of Commerce opposed on fiscal-note grounds, citing the need for 1.5 FTE to administer one-time funds.
House Bill 182, which would appropriate $5 million to fund a competitive grant program for senior citizen centers across Montana, drew supporters who described deferred maintenance and accessibility problems at local centers and opposition from the Department of Commerce over the fiscal note and staffing required to administer one-time funds.
Sponsor Representative John Fitzpatrick told the committee the bill would fund equipment, maintenance and capital needs for senior centers and that the $5 million figure was modeled on a prior grant program. Proponents included Fran Viereck, an AARP Montana volunteer, who gave on-the-ground…
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