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Committee hears wide support for SB167 to add $10 million to Montana’s noxious weed trust
Summary
SB167 would add $10 million to the state's noxious weed trust. County weed coordinators, conservation districts and agriculture groups testified the extra funding is needed to meet rising control costs and to support local grant programs, though senators noted the additional funds would not carry the same constitutional protection as the original corpus.
Senator Hertz introduced Senate Bill 167 to add $10 million to the noxious weed trust. "This bill is just adding $10,000,000 more dollars to our already $10,000,000 noxious weed management trust," Hertz said, noting the appropriation appears in the governor’s budget and addressing rising costs of weed control.
A large group of proponents appeared, including local weed coordinators, conservation-district representatives, county commissioners and several statewide organizations. Dan Rostad of the Boulder River Watershed Association said…
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