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Committee approves Montana Coal Endowment grants package with matching requirement

2663807 · March 17, 2025
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Summary

House Bill 11 would allocate Montana Coal Endowment interest to infrastructure and regional water-system grants of up to $750,000 with a required one-to-one match; the committee advanced the bill with two small project adjustments and expects potential Senate restoration for a removed Arlee project.

Representative Jay Fitzpatrick presented House Bill 11, the Montana Coal Endowment Program, which funds infrastructure—including water supply, wastewater and certain bridge projects—using interest generated from coal severance tax endowment accounts.

Fitzpatrick said the program provides grants of…

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