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Bill would raise forest-fire readiness assessment caps; DNRC, stockgrowers debate allocation and fairness
Summary
House Bill 421 would increase statutory caps on fire protection assessment rates that fund DNRC readiness activities; DNRC urged higher caps to fund equipment, training and personnel while the Montana Stockgrowers Association opposed the increase absent a vote of assessed landowners.
Representative Steve Gist introduced House Bill 421, which proposes higher caps for the fire protection assessment that funds the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) readiness account used for equipment, training and other wildfire preparedness needs.
Matt Hall, Fire Protection Bureau Chief for DNRC, testified the department protects roughly 60 million acres across the state and that the Legislature provides two-thirds of the fire protection budget by appropriation while DNRC must…
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