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Montana 2025 Legislative Session
For those still paying attention, HB 676 was gutted in committee Friday, with the land sales amended out. My understanding is that it's still a problematic bill relative to the water rights issue, however. Montana Trout Unlimited did a tremendous amount of work on this bill, and while there's... -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
It's a remnant from the original language. It's inartful in it's current form. I can see why some folks would feel they way you do. There are better ways to get that intent. We are asking for an amendment to restore the language relative to no one being able to hold more than 3 licenses, so... -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
They could take into account far more than just overall herd numbers and look at multi-district usage of elk based on migation patterns, etc so you don't over harvest elk in one EMU that is at or above OR, when those same elk utelize districts that are under OR. The agency could do that, but a... -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
It means the department has the authority to scale those three licenses (a tag & two cow licenses) based on desired herd objectives. So it really just deals with the issues in the sponsors district, where he wants more uniformity in how licenses are issued between districts that are at or below... -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
Sorry, not section 11, section 7. You have to look at the entirety of the provision and not just cherry pick pieces of an entire section otherwise you miss a ton of relevant language: So that piece of statute clearly calls for no more than 2 antlerless licenses per person, so the notion that... -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
Hearing on SB307 for today has been postponed. Fyi. Keep after Senate Finance & Claims and ask them to table the bill. -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
FY 2025 saw around $7.5 million spent from the account between conservation leases & easements. If the Land Board would support more Conservation Easements then that would have been higher. -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
A lot of stuff floating out there around SB 270 doesn't really interpret the bill correctly. Or they ignore the amendments that have been added to respond to the legitimate criticism it had early on. The bill is here: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1999?open_tab=sum In it's current... -
Close Enough to Friday Tunes
- Ben Lamb
- Post #70
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Close Enough to Friday Tunes
- Ben Lamb
- Post #69
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Close Enough to Friday Tunes
- Ben Lamb
- Post #64
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
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Montana 2025 Legislative Session
It will head to Senate Finance and Claims. If it passes that then third reading on the Senate. Then on to the House. -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
Senators Tempel & Galt voted no on the GOP side. All Democrats voted no. -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
Yes it is. I don't have a good vote count on it, but it's going to be close. Hit up the senators this evening if you haven't already! (406) 444-4800 is an easy way to leave a message for your senator. It's old school, so you may have to try it in the morning since it's after 5, or text them... -
Montana 2025 Legislative Session
SB235, the landowner preference reform bill is up tomorrow in house Fish, Wildlife And Parks. An amendment to HB5 that would have stripped $18 million away from Habitat Montana was defeated this morning 11-12. Reps Albus & Walsh and all Dems voted against it. Montana Trout Unlimited, Montana... -
Montana House Bill 676 - This could sell off 1.25M acres of State Trust Lands - that's almost 25%!!! This is not the Homesteading Bill
Hearing that legislators are starting to get a lot of comments on this in the negative. Keep it up & get your friends & family to send in texts, calls.- Ben Lamb
- Post #120
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Montana House Bill 676 - This could sell off 1.25M acres of State Trust Lands - that's almost 25%!!! This is not the Homesteading Bill
It could be around 1.25 million acres.- Ben Lamb
- Post #118
- Forum: Public Land Issues
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Montana House Bill 676 - This could sell off 1.25M acres of State Trust Lands - that's almost 25%!!! This is not the Homesteading Bill
Legmt.gov They have a bill tracker that you can select fish & wildlife issues, public land issues, etc. the main page has a daily calendar on it as well where you can see what committees are scheduled & what bills are coming up. It's a bit clunky but play around with it for a bit and you...- Ben Lamb
- Post #113
- Forum: Public Land Issues
