From National Association of Conservation Districts: The August recess also allows Congressional staff to focus on the development of the 2023 Farm Bill. There are significant policy decisions that both chambers must address, including how to support the farm safety…
During the 2023 Legislative Session, MACD worked on SB 280, focused on licenses for bird dog training, which related directly to MACD relation Resolution 22-07 from Daniels CD. The season below was determine by the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission…
Last night HB 321 passed its final legislative vote in the House and is headed to the Governor's desk! Governor Gianforte will sign HB 321 in the coming days. HB 321 passed in the final hours of the 2023 Legislative Session,…
This morning, the House Appropriations Committee voted to bring HB 321 off the table and added a small amendment. You can read the amendment here, which would appropriate $1000 in additional grant funds to the Coal Board. This small change…
HB 295 (Revise Nepotism Laws Related to Small Communities) passed out of the House Local Government Committee unanimously, and went on to pass on the House floor unanimously. HB 295 is based off of Resolution 22-03 brought forward by Petroleum…
During this morning's House Taxation Committee Meeting, HB 321 passed out of the Committee by a unanimous vote. HB 321 would create a fund for Conservation Districts in the Coal Trust, which would fill to a total of $100 Million…
Comments from CD boards or individual supervisors will be critical to moving both bills forward! Critical Action Alert HB 321: Generally revise laws related to the coal trust A key Conservation District funding bill (HB 321) will be up in House Taxation on…
The 2023 Legislative Session is coming up quickly. MACD encourages all conservation districts to connect with and congratulate your newly elected policymakers! Of the 150 members of the Legislature, 125 of them will have just gone through an election: The…
MACD has continued to work on a long-term funding solution for conservation districts. At the July 19th meeting of the Environmental Quality Council (EQC), the Council voted to move forward with the draft bill on conservation district funding. This draft…
NACD's issue papers reflect the NACD’s board-adopted positions on key conservation policy priorities for this and previous fiscal years. Click the link below for issue papers on appropriations, forestry and wildfire, climate change, and wildlife management. https://www.nacdnet.org/general-resources/issue-papers/