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INTRODUCED BY _________________________________________________

By Request of the Office of Budget and Program Planning

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONEY FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT; PLACING CONDITIONS ON GRANTS AND FUNDS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; and PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE."

 

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

 

NEW SECTION. Section 1. Appropriation for Montana historic grant program. (1) There is appropriated to the department of commerce $8,501,314 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, from the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307 to finance projects authorized in subsection (2).

(2)        The following projects and applicants are authorized for grants in their order of priority:

Rank    Project/Applicant                                                                       Grant Amount

1          Harlowton Roundhouse

            Harlowton, City of                                                                      $500,000

2          Fort Peck Theatre

            Fort Peck Fine Arts Council                                                       $500,000

3          Baker State Bank Building

            Southeastern Montana Area Revitalization Team (SMART)         $160,000

4          Petroleum County Courthouse

            Petroleum County                                                                     $498,720

5          Milligan Building

            Bighorn Valley Health Center, Inc. dba One Health                      $500,000

6          Ringling Church

            The Ringling Commons, LLC                                                     $141,773

7          National Museum of Forest Service History

            National Museum of Forest Service History                                $300,000

8          Historic Teslow Grain Elevator

            Project49                                                                                  $486,102

8          A.D. Whitcomb Garage

            Buses of Yellowstone Preservation Trust, Inc.                            $136,366

10        Havre Beneath the Streets

            Havre Beneath the Streets                                                        $359,672

11        Hockaday Museum of Art

            Hockaday Museum of Art                                                          $31,000

11        Historical Museum at Fort Missoula

            Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula                      $272,000

13        Shelby Town Hall

            Shelby, City of                                                                          $5,600

14        Coggswell-Taylor House

            Montana Heritage Commission - Coggswell/Taylor House          $176,562

15        Rocky Mountain Building

            Community Health Care Center, Inc. dba Alluvion Health             $500,000

15        The History Museum

            Cascade County Historical Society dba The History Museum       $340,000

15        Copper Village Museum and Arts Center

            Copper Village Museum and Arts Center                                    $235,000

18        Historic Hotel Libby

            Friends of Historic Hotel Libby                                                    $173,659

18        Roosevelt Center

            Red Lodge Area Community Foundation                                     $367,578

20        Kelly Block Building

            75 Park Street LLC                                                                    $500,000

20        Montana Club

            Original Montana Club Cooperative Association                          $90,040

20        Charles Krug House

            Sonja Maxwell                                                                          $145,000

23        Glendive Greenhouse at Bloom Coffeehouse and Eatery

            Bloom Coffeehouse and Eatery                                                  $250,000

23        Edwards & McLellan Block

            SGS Properties, LLC                                                                 $221,590

25        Hickman House

            Montana Heritage Commission - Hickman House                       $166,073

25        Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art

            Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art                                          $300,979

25        Billings Depot

            Billings Depot, Inc.                                                                    $414,400

28        Babcock Theatre

            Cine Billings dba Art House Cinema                                           $236,000

29        Wheeler Cabin

            Glacier National Park Conservancy                                            $493,200

30        Gilbert House

            Montana Heritage Commission - Gilbert House                          $297,000

30        Stillwater County Courthouse

            Stillwater County                                                                       $500,000

30        Waite House

            Yogo Mansion LLC                                                                    $390,000

33        Moss Manion

            Billings Preservation Society                                                      $500,000

34        Ouellette Place

            Homeword, Inc. (Ouellette Place)                                               $287,300

34        Acme Building

            Homeword, Inc. (Acme Historic Hotel)                                        $321,100

36        Great Falls Civic Center

            Great Falls, City of                                                                    $500,000

37        Miles City Convent Keepers Community Center

            Miles City Convent Keepers                                                       $119,688

38        Lenox Flats Building

            Homeword, Inc. (Lenox Flats)                                                    $288,330

38        Miles City Elks Lodge #537

            Miles City Elks Lodge #537                                                        $200,000

40        Daly Mansion

            Daly Mansion Preservation Trust                                               $266,400

40        Fountain Terrace Condominiums

            Fountain Terrace Condominiums Inc.                                         $500,000

40        Garfield County Museum

            Garfield County                                                                         $500,000

43        Deer Lodge City Hall

            Deer Lodge, City of                                                                   $283,500

44        Pollard Hotel

            Spofford Hotel Company                                                            $118,720

45        Joliet Town Hall and Courthouse

            Joliet, Town of                                                                          $83,000

46        Lakeside Distillery

            Lakeside Distillery                                                                     $65,000

47        Miracle of America Museum

            Miracle of America Museum                                                       $92,623

48        Legal Tender Bar and Hotel Building

            Mountana Consulting, LLC                                                         $255,938

(3)        Funding for the projects in subsection (2) will be provided in the order of priority as long as there are sufficient funds available from the amount that was deposited into the historic preservation grant program account during the biennium beginning July 1, 2023. The funds in this subsection must be awarded for the projects and in amounts not to exceed the amounts set out in subsection (2) subject to the conditions set forth in [section 3]. However, any of the projects listed in subsection (2) that have not completed the conditions described in [section 3(1)] by September 1, 2024, must be reviewed by the next regular legislature to determine if the authorized grant should be withdrawn.

(4)        If sufficient funds are available, this section constitutes a valid obligation of funds to the grant projects listed in subsection (2) for purposes of encumbering the funds in the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, pursuant to 17-7-302. A grant recipient's entitlement to receive funds is dependent on the grant recipient's compliance with the conditions described in [section 3] and on the availability of funds.

(5)        The legislature, pursuant to 22-3-1305, authorizes the grants for the projects listed in subsection (2).

(6)        Grant recipients must complete all of the conditions described in [section 3(1)] by September 30, 2026, or any obligation to the grant recipient will cease.

 

NEW SECTION. Section 2. Approval of grants -- completion of biennial appropriation. (1) The legislature, pursuant to 22-3-1305, authorizes grants for the projects identified in [section 1(2)].

(2)        The authorization of these grants completes a biennial appropriation from the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307.

(3)        Grants to entities from prior bienniums are reauthorized for completion of contract work.

 

NEW SECTION. Section 3. Condition of grants -- disbursement of funds. (1) The disbursement of grant funds for the projects specified in [section 1(2)] is subject to completion of the following conditions:

(a)        The grant recipient shall document that other matching funds required for the completion of the project are firmly committed.

(b)        The grant recipient must have a project management plan that is approved by the department of commerce.

(c)        The grant recipient must be in compliance with the auditing and reporting requirements provided for in 2-7-503 and have established a financial accounting system that the department can reasonably ensure conforms to generally accepted accounting principles. Tribal governments shall comply with auditing and reporting requirements provided for in 2 CFR 200.

(d)        The grant recipient shall satisfactorily comply with any conditions described in the application (project) summaries section of the Montana historic preservation grant program 2025 biennium report to the 68th legislature.

(e)        The grant recipient shall satisfy other specific requirements considered necessary by the department of commerce to accomplish the purpose of the project as evidenced by the application to the department.

(f)         The grant recipient shall execute a grant agreement with the department of commerce.

(2)        Recipients of Montana historic preservation grant program funds are subject to the requirements of the department of commerce as described in the most recent edition of the Montana Historic Preservation Grant Program Project Administration Manual adopted by the department through the administrative rulemaking process.

 

NEW SECTION. Section 4. Other powers and duties of the department of commerce. (1) The department of commerce must disburse grant funds on a reimbursement basis as grant recipients incur eligible project expenses.

(2)        If actual project expenses are lower than the projected expense of the project, the department may, at its discretion, reduce the amount of grant funds provided to grant recipients in proportion to all other project funding sources.

 

NEW SECTION. Section 5. Notification to tribal governments. The secretary of state shall send a copy of [this act] to each federally recognized tribal government in Montana.

 

NEW SECTION. Section 6. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.