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Committee sends search-and-rescue study to interim committee, citing reimbursement cap and tribal disparities
Summary
House Judiciary advanced HJ 56 to request an interim study of Montana's search-and-rescue services, funding and coordination after sponsors cited a $12,000 per-operation reimbursement cap and uneven access for tribal responders.
The House Judiciary Committee approved House Joint Resolution 56 to request an interim study of search-and-rescue services, funding and coordination in Montana.
Representative Braxton Mitchell, sponsor of HJ 56, said Montana's size and terrain create significant search-and-rescue challenges and described the current system as "very outdated and inconsistent." He told the committee the state caps reimbursement "at…
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