AN ACT COMBINING THE STATUTORY APPROPRIATION FOR MITIGATING DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES CAUSED BY FIRE WITH THE STATUTORY APPROPRIATION FOR MITIGATING DISASTERS CAUSED BY ALL OTHER CAUSES; AMENDING SECTION 10-3-312, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Section 10-3-312, MCA, is amended to read:

"10-3-312. Maximum expenditure by governor -- appropriation. (1) Whenever an emergency or disaster is declared by the governor, there is statutorily appropriated to the office of the governor, as provided in 17-7-502, and the governor is authorized to expend from the general fund, an amount not to exceed $12 million in any biennium, minus any amount appropriated pursuant to 10-3-310 in the same biennium.

(2) In the event of the recovery of money expended under this section, the spending authority must be reinstated to a level reflecting the recovery.

(3) If a disaster is declared by the president of the United States, there is statutorily appropriated to the office of the governor, as provided in 17-7-502, and the governor is authorized to expend from the general fund, an amount not to exceed $500,000 during the biennium to meet the state's share of the individual and family grant programs as provided in 42 U.S.C. 5178."

Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.

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I hereby certify that the within bill,

HB 0075, originated in the House.

Chief Clerk of the House

Speaker of the House

Signed this	day

of	, .

President of the Senate

Signed this	day

of	, .

HOUSE BILL NO. 75

INTRODUCED BY C. AHNER

BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

AN ACT COMBINING THE STATUTORY APPROPRIATION FOR MITIGATING DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES CAUSED BY FIRE WITH THE STATUTORY APPROPRIATION FOR MITIGATING DISASTERS CAUSED BY ALL OTHER CAUSES; AMENDING SECTION 10-3-312, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.