Montanans throughout the political spectrum overwhelmingly assist conservation funding tied to marijuana gross sales. Montana continues to steer the nation in sustaining a robust conservation legacy via the creation of the Montana Outside Fund. In 2021 Gov. Gianforte signed HB701 into legislation, creating this strong funding supply for out of doors recreation that’s tied to the tax construction of our leisure marijuana gross sales. This multi million greenback fund offers a a lot wanted enhance for underfunded accounts that can assist with sustaining state parks and path techniques, bettering entry for looking and fishing, managing non sport species, and defending our working landscapes.
Habitat Montana, our premier habitat program in Montana, which was beforehand funded nearly solely via looking license gross sales, is receiving practically ten million {dollars} yearly for use to preserve key at-risk habitat. It additionally will increase public entry via the acquisition of Wildlife Administration areas, conservation easements and conservation leases. This newfound funding supply is coming at a time when out of doors recreation is booming throughout the state. Our state parks and fishing websites have seen file breaking visitation, looking and fishing license gross sales noticed double digit will increase, whereas increasingly of our open landscapes have been developed into subdivisions. Now greater than ever we want this secure funding supply to keep up Montana as “The Final Greatest Place”.
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Be part of me in exhibiting your assist for the Montana Outside Fund by contacting your state representatives and asking that they preserve this funding supply for out of doors recreation, habitat and wildlife conservation.