House bill NO. 880
INTRODUCED
BY L. Sheldon-Galloway
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT MAKING THE HUCKLEBERRY THE OFFICIAL STATE FRUIT OF MONTANA; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. State fruit. The huckleberry, Vaccinium membranaceum, is the official state fruit.
Section 2. Appropriation. There is appropriated $500 from the state general fund to the department of transportation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to design an image of a huckleberry for inclusion with other state symbols on the Montana highway tourist map.
Section 3. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 1, chapter 1, part 5, and the provisions of Title 1, chapter 1, part 5, apply to [section 1].
Section 4. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.