Shooting range funding – HB 2
April 17, 2009
The main state budget bill, HB 2, has been sent to Conference Committee to work out the differences between the Senate and House versions.
In the 2007 session, the Legislature appropriated $1 million for shooting ranges. We’re asking for $1.2 million this session. HB 2 currently contains only $650,000 for shooting ranges.
You should definitely contact HB 2 Conference Committee members and ask them to be sure to put $1.2 million in the FWP budget in HB 2 for shooting ranges. Make the point that this is hunter license money, NOT general tax revenue.
The names and email addresses for Conference Committee members are below, as well as the text of my message to HB 2 CC members.
Thanks,
Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com
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Representative Cynthia Hiner Dear Xxxx, Greetings. We’re asking for $1.2 million of hunter license money in the FWP budget in HB 2 for the Shooting Range Development Program(SRDP). The SRDP uses hunter license money, not tax revenue, to make matching grants to help local clubs provide safe and suitable places for people to shoot throughout Montana. The SRDP may be the most popular use of hunter license dollars with hunters – those paying for the program. Last session the Legislature funded the SRDP with $1 million. We’re asking for $1.2 million this session. Currently, there is $650,000 in the FWP base for the SRDP, a 35% decrease from last session. Please run the SRDP funding up to $1.2 million in the Conference Committee work on HB 2. Thanks loads for your help with this valuable and popular program.
Representative Ray Hawk
Representative Jon Sesso
Representative Llew Jones
Senator Dave Lewis
Senator Keith Bales
Senator Trudi Schmidt
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