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Appropriations hearing lays out path for Lake County, CSKT policing transition and funding questions

Montana House Appropriations Committee · April 1, 2025
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Representative Sharp told the committee HB 366 would fund DOJ reimbursements and policy changes tied to Lake County withdrawing from Public Law 280 and enabling CSKT to assume broader policing responsibilities; members pressed on legal authority, fiscalimpacts, and coordination with federal agencies.

Representative Sharp opened HB 366 by describing a negotiated, two‑part approach: a policy pathway for Lake County to withdraw from Public Law 280 while funding transitional costs and building tribal policing capacity, and an appropriation to help with reimbursements and jail/operations costs. "The bottom line is this... Lake County was given permission to get out of Public Law 280," Sharp said, framing the bill as an effort to…

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