HOUSE BILL NO. 258

INTRODUCED BY J. COBB

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ONLINE INTERNET ACCESS TO INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLITICAL PRACTICES; PROVIDING A CONTINGENT VOIDNESS PROVISION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE."

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

NEW SECTION. Section 1. Appropriation for online access to political practices information. There is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of political practices $50,000 to provide online internet access to information collected by the commissioner of political practices.

NEW SECTION. Section 2. Contingent voidness. If there are no social security contribution account reversions to the state general fund under 19-1-602(4), then [this act] is void.

NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 1999.

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