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Senate committee debates access pass for non‑ambulatory users; SB 533 initially fails and is tabled

Montana Senate Fish and Game Committee
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Summary

Senate Fish and Game heard testimony on SB 533, which would create a non‑ambulatory motorized recreation pass, establish trail classifications and a special revenue account for passes. Committee members questioned funding, trail‑marking burdens on Fish, Wildlife & Parks and fiscal impacts; after a failed do‑pass vote the committee voted to table the bill.

Senate Fish and Game considered Senate Bill 533, “an act generally revising laws related to recreational trail and road access” that would create a non‑ambulatory motorized recreation pass, require the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to categorize public trails and establish a special revenue account for pass receipts. Speaker 9 summarized the bill as providing definitions for class 1–3 trails…

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