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Montana Senate concurs to extend school lead remediation funds for two years
Summary
The Montana Senate concurred with House Bill 234 to allow continued use of a remaining $3.7 million in state funds for a school lead-in-drinking-water reimbursement program for two years; the motion passed 48–1 after senators described wrapped drinking fountains and slow program uptake.
The Montana Senate on March 27 concurred with House Bill 234, a measure to allow continued use of the remainder of $3,700,000 originally appropriated for a lead-in-drinking-water mitigation reimbursement program for Montana schools. The motion was offered by Senator Elsz and passed on a roll call of 48 yeas and 1 nay.
House Bill 234 would permit the Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) lead mitigation reimbursement program to continue to reimburse schools for work to replace fixtures, purchase supplies and pay labor up to a maximum of $100,000…
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