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INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO ASSUME LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES ON THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; and PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE and A TERMINATION DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
NEW SECTION. Section 1. Appropriation. (1) There is appropriated $75 million from the general fund to the department of justice for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to assume jurisdiction of law enforcement activities on the Flathead Indian reservation.
(2) The legislature intends that the appropriation in this section be considered part of the ongoing base for the next legislative session.
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.
NEW SECTION. Section 3. Termination. [This act] terminates June 30, 2027.