Farm Bill Update – From NACD, August 2023
From National Association of Conservation Districts: The August recess also allows Congressional staff to focus on the development of the 2023 Farm Bill. There are significant policy decisions that both…
License required for training bird dogs using birds not raised in captivity
During the 2023 Legislative Session, MACD worked on SB 280, focused on licenses for bird dog training, which related directly to MACD relation Resolution 22-07 from Daniels CD. The season…
HB 321 Passes the Legislature!
Last night HB 321 passed its final legislative vote in the House and is headed to the Governor's desk! Governor Gianforte will sign HB 321 in the coming days. HB 321…
HB 321 (CD Coal Trust Funding) will be considered in March
This morning, the House Appropriations Committee voted to bring HB 321 off the table and added a small amendment. You can read the amendment here, which would appropriate $1000 in…
HB 295 Passes House Unanimously and Transmitted to the Senate
HB 295 (Revise Nepotism Laws Related to Small Communities) passed out of the House Local Government Committee unanimously, and went on to pass on the House floor unanimously. HB 295…
Two key pieces of CD Legislation are in Committee this week. WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Comments from CD boards or individual supervisors will be critical to moving both bills forward! Critical Action Alert HB 321: Generally revise laws related to the coal trust A key Conservation District…
MACD Resolutions at the NACD Annual Meeting in New Orleans (Feb. 2023)
Based on resolutions passed by membership at the 2022 MACD Annual Convention in November 2022, MACD submitted four resolutions for consideration at the NACD Annual Meeting in February in New…
Standing Committee Members named for 2023 Legislative Session
Standing committees (also referred to as Session Committees) are established each session in the rules adopted for each house of the Legislature. Standing committees meet regularly to hear bills on…
Time to connect with and congratulate newly elected policymakers!
The 2023 Legislative Session is coming up quickly. MACD encourages all conservation districts to connect with and congratulate your newly elected policymakers! Of the 150 members of the Legislature, 125…
CD Funding bill pre-introduced into 2023 Legislative Session
At the most recent and final meeting of the 2021/2022 Environmental Quality Council (EQC) - and as a culmination of MACD's HJ27 CD Funding Study Bill - the EQC voted…
EQC will discuss proposed legislation to increase CD funding on Sept. 8th
Next week will be the final meeting of the Environmental Quality Council (EQC). The Council will discuss the proposed legislation for conservation district funding. HJ27 CD Funding is on the Agenda for…
EQC votes to move forward with draft bill for conservation district funding
MACD has continued to work on a long-term funding solution for conservation districts. At the July 19th meeting of the Environmental Quality Council (EQC), the Council voted to move forward…
NACD issue papers available
NACD's issue papers reflect the NACD’s board-adopted positions on key conservation policy priorities for this and previous fiscal years. Click the link below for issue papers on appropriations, forestry and…
