CD Funding bill pre-introduced into 2023 Legislative Session
September 14, 2022
At the most recent and final meeting of the 2021/2022 Environmental Quality Council (EQC) – and as a culmination of MACD’s HJ27 CD Funding Study Bill – the EQC voted to moved the proposed CD funding bill forward into the 2023 session. As written, the proposed CD funding legislation would annually provide a total of […]
EQC will discuss proposed legislation to increase CD funding on Sept. 8th
August 31, 2022
Next week will be the final meeting of the Environmental Quality Council (EQC). The Council will discuss the proposed legislation for conservation district funding. HJ27 CD Funding is on the Agenda for 11:15am on Sept. 8th. More information and meeting materials can be found here. If your district was not able to […]
EQC votes to move forward with draft bill for conservation district funding and will open public comment.
July 20, 2022
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 bill – which can be found in the legislative report title ‘Eroding Funds: HJ27 Study […]
MACD Budget Proposal for Districts presented during May EQC Meeting
June 22, 2022
MACD Executive Director Rebecca Boslough-King presented a proposal for CD Funding at the most recent Environmental Quality Council (EQC) meeting. The budget focuses on funding for districts to be able to have base operational budgets of $80,000 – $100,000. The EQC voted to put $6 million of total funding towards conservation districts in the draft […]
CD presentations at upcoming legislative interim committees
May 11, 2022
The Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC) will meet May 17th at 18th. You can find the agenda and meeting materials on the WPIC webpage. Agenda items include: Flathead CD’s SJ 28 – Study of Erosion on the Flathead River, Test Flows from Fort Peck Dam, including a presentation from the Missouri River Conservation District Council […]
Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings
March 2, 2022
Water Policy Interim Committee (WPIC): March 15th and 16th A panel of CD’s will give a presentation on river erosion issues on the 16th at 10:30am as part of SJ28 – A study of erosion on the Flathead River. The agenda and meeting materials should be posted on the WPIC webpage shortly. (Read more on […]
Successful CD presentation to EQC as part of HJ27 interim study
January 31, 2022
HJ27 – Study of Conservation District Funding – is a study bill written by MACD focused on finding and securing more stable funding for conservation districts. To support the Environmental Quality Council (EQC) discussion on January 24th, Gallatin and Garfield CDs presented on what their districts do and how they serve Montanans and help conserve our […]
EQC meets Jan.24 – 25: Gallatin and Garfield CDs will present
January 13, 2022
The Environmental Quality Council (EQC), which is the legislative interim committee working on HJ27 (CD funding study bill), will be meeting on Jan. 24th and 25th. The EQC has invited Gallatin and Garfield CDs to present. EQC will also be learning more about the current CD funding mix and reviewing a summary of the HJ27 Session […]