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Bill would route vending-machine commissions into a state account to fund Montana's Blind Enterprise Program
Summary
Representative Valerie Moore introduced HB161 to create a state special revenue 'vending machine' account for commissions that support the Blind Enterprise Program; DPHHS said about $13,009.92 was collected last year and the Randolph–Sheppard Act underpins the program.
Representative Valerie Moore opened House Bill 161, saying the Blind Enterprise Program (BEP) — originally established in the 1930s — was intended to provide employment opportunities for people who are blind by licensing vending operations on federal and state properties. Moore said non-blind vendors operating on some state properties currently send commissions to the state and that HB161 would create a state special revenue account to collect those funds and appropriate them to the…
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