LC 3335 Legislature · 2025 Regular Session

Establish the Jim Loud Thunder Gopher memorial highway

This bill establishes the Jim Loud Thunder Gopher Memorial Highway on a section of existing road in Great Falls, Montana, named in honor of a tribal community organizer and spiritual practitioner. The legislation directs the Department of Transportation to install appropriate signage for the memorial highway and update state maps to include this designation. The bill honors Jim Loud Thunder Gopher, a member of the Little Shell Tribe who advocated for Native American land rights and promoted voter registration and agricultural employment. The memorial highway designation applies specifically to the northwest bypass and Vaughn road between 14th Street and 27th Street northwest in Great Falls.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 14, 2024 Last action Feb 10, 2025
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