Officials debate earmarks, administration fees and a 25/25/50 split in early gateway-fee draft
Summary
Speakers described an initial revenue distribution—25% sheriff, 25% public works, 50% commission discretion—and debated whether funds should be strictly earmarked or distributed flexibly like PILT; Park County also proposed a 5% Park Service administrative fee.
At the meeting the moderator presented a working allocation model and acknowledged it was preliminary: "I did kind of present it as, 25% goes to the sheriff's office, 25% to public works for the counties, and then the commission has the discretion for the other 50%." The moderator also noted the Park Service would take a proposed 5% administrative fee.
Attendees split on earmarking. Several Park County officials and the sheriff argued for clear, narrow language that would earmark funds to public safety and infrastructure to reduce the risk of future commissions repurposing the money. Flathead County representatives said they expect chiefs and the county executive to prefer flexibility and suggested modeling the distribution on payments-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT), which they use for infrastructure and capital projects. No formal decision was taken; participants asked staff to draft clearer language to present to congressional and Park Service contacts.
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