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Senate committee advances bill to create Habitat Legacy account for conservation, WIP expansion and wildlife crossings
Summary
House Bill 932 would reallocate a portion of marijuana tax revenue into a new Habitat Legacy account to support landowner stewardship, expand the Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WIP) and create a dedicated wildlife‑crossings account; the committee reviewed amendments and sent the bill to the floor.
Representative Ken Walsh presented House Bill 932 to revise the allocation of the recreational marijuana tax dedicated to conservation and access programs. The bill creates a Habitat Legacy account that would direct a portion of the existing Habitat Montana funding into three focused areas: a Stewardship fund, an expanded WIP (Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program) and a big‑game and wildlife crossings account.
Proponents from the Montana Wildlife Federation, Trust for Public Land, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and other conservation groups…
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