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Commerce tells lawmakers it is directing bed‑tax dollars to communities and funding tourism resiliency
Summary
Deputy Director Mandy Rambo told senators Commerce's priorities include improving customer service, administering new grants funded by bed‑tax revenue, dispersing tourism to under‑visited regions, and supporting agritourism and tribal tourism programs.
Mandy Rambo, deputy director of the Montana Department of Commerce, gave the Senate committee a high‑level overview of the department's mission and 2025 biennium goals: improving customer service and accountability, implementing program and process improvements, and business attraction.
Rambo described rolling out new programs authorized by the 2023 Legislature, including the State Local Infrastructure Partnership Act, an Emergency Shelter Facility Grant program and seven lodging facility use tax‑funded grant programs created under Senate Bill 540. She said Commerce awarded…
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