Amendments to house Bill No. 697

2nd Reading Copy

Requested by Joshua Kassmier

For the (H) Committee of the Whole

Prepared by Joe Kolman

04/06/2021, 10:01:15

1. Title, line 5 through line 7.

Strike: "PROVIDING" on line 5 through "MCA" on line 7

Insert: "LIMITING TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS PER YEAR TO $3 MILLION; ALLOWING AUTOMATIC INCREASES IN TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS; AND REQUIRING PUBLIC HUNTING TO OBTAIN A REIMBURSEMENT"

2. Page 1, line 18.

Strike: "and"

3. Page 1.

Following: line 18

Insert: "(c) evidence that the landowner allows public hunting of the species for which the damage is being sought; and"

Renumber: subsequent subsection

4. Page 1, line 23.

Following: "requests."

Insert: "Total reimbursements are limited to $3 million per calendar year. If the limit is reached in a calendar year, the department shall increase total reimbursements the next year by 20%."

5. Page 1, line 24.

Strike: subsection (4) in its entirety

Insert: "(4) The landowner seeking reimbursement must allow public hunting on the property for which a crop damage claim is made.

(5) For the purposes of this section, "public hunting" means hunting by one or more persons who hold a hunting license issued by the department for the species causing the damage."

6. Page 1, line 26 through page 2, line 23.

Strike: section 2 in its entirety

Renumber: subsequent section