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Senate committee rejects Hunters and Anglers Community Fund; sponsor sought voluntary license check‑off for rural grants
Summary
House Bill 560 would have created a check‑off on hunting and fishing licenses to fund small grants to rural communities. The Senate Finance and Claims Committee voted the bill down 8–14; supporters said the fund would provide modest rural grants, while opponents cited municipal revenue timing and implementation issues.
House Bill 560, the Montana Hunters and Anglers Community Fund, failed to pass the Senate Finance and Claims Committee on March 5 after debate on the proposal’s design and likely effects on local budgets.
Representative Tom France, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the measure would create a voluntary check‑off on hunting and fishing conservation licenses allowing purchasers to donate to a new fund. The fund would be administered by the Department of Commerce, overseen by a seven‑member advisory…
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