Renewable resource grants

The appropriation for nonpoint source pollution reduction grants was reduced from $1 million to $500,000.

The appropriation for an unspecified line item was reduced from $5.25 million to $4.75 million.

The bill title was updated to explicitly mention 'Conditions' and an 'Effective' date.

Planning grants were reduced from $2 million to $1 million for the 2025-2027 biennium.

Nonpoint source pollution reduction grants were reduced from $1 million to $500,000 for the 2025-2027 biennium.

The Cooke City Water District was added to the list of prioritized infrastructure grant recipients.

The explicit requirement for a local government to establish and fund a 'Capital Reserve Account' before receiving grant funding was deleted.

The specific grant amount for natural resource projects was increased from $2.5 million to $4,750,000 to match the total budget allocation.

The bill number was updated from HB0006.3 to HB0006.4 in the header and page markers.

Minor text edits were made to clarify the source of funds and the department responsible for awarding grants.

Formatting and spacing were adjusted in the list of eligible entities and project descriptions.

Added a missing space between 'July1' and '2025' to fix a typographical error in the funding timeline.

The bill's title was modified to explicitly state that it amends Section 85-1-612 of the Montana Code Annotated, clarifying the legislative intent to change existing law.

The bill number was updated from HB0006.2 to HB0006.3 to reflect the new version of the document.

Minor text adjustments were made in the title to accommodate the new reference to the specific code section being amended.

Added a new condition requiring local governments to establish and fund a capital reserve account before they can receive grant funding.

Reduced the appropriation for planning grants from $2 million to $1 million and for nonpoint source pollution reduction grants from $1 million to $500,000.

Expanded the list of prioritized infrastructure grant projects to include 24 additional applicants, increasing the total number of projects from 20 to 44.

Changed the bill number format from 'HB 6' to 'HB0006' and updated the title line formatting.

Added an extra semicolon in the bill title, which is a formatting change with no impact on the law's content.

The document header was updated to reflect the bill number as HB 6 instead of LC 0711, and the title was changed from a committee report to an 'Authorized Print Version'.