2021 Annual Conference Registration
City of Great Falls Park and Recreation is excited to host the MTRPA annual conference October 3rd – 5th at Holiday Inn Great Falls Convention Center! The conference committee has been hard at work to provide members, students, retirees and associates a first-class conference that will provide valuable educational sessions and social events. Registration is […]
6/2/2021 Final Legislative Report – Parks & Recreation
The 67th session of the Montana Legislature adjourned April 29. We delayed this Final Report until final action by the Governor’s office on bills that passed. Please find below our Final report for the 2021 legislative session. We did experience some major accomplishments in funding for recreation and state parks. As is usually the case, […]
P&R 2021 Final Legislative Report
6/2/2021 Final Legislative Report – Parks & Recreation The 67th session of the Montana Legislature adjourned April 29. We delayed this Final Report until final action by the Governor’s office on bills that passed. I must also admit that I took a two-week vacation after the session to regroup, spend time with family, and […]
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking applicants for three citizen advisory boards
FWP SEEKS CITIZEN ADVISORY MEMBERS FOR RECREATIONAL GRANT PROGRAMS Source: https://fwp.mt.gov/homepage/news/2021/may/0504-fwp-seeks-citizen-advisory-members-for-recreational-grant-programs May 4, 2021 12:00 AM HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking applicants for three citizen advisory boards: State Trails Advisory Committee, Snowmobile Advisory Committee and the Off-Highway Advisory Committee. FWP advisory boards are tasked with advising FWP on the allocation of grant […]
4/11/2021 Legislature Report – Parks & Recreation
Your Montana Trails Coalition and Montana Trails, Recreation and Parks Association keeps you informed and up-to-date about bills in the legislature that affect recreation and parks programs. NOTE: SB means Senate bill, HB means House of Representatives bill, LC means a bill draft request has been submitted to Legislative Services. RECREATION HB 2 (Representative Jones): […]
4/24/2021 Legislature Report – Parks & Recreation
Your Montana Trails Coalition and Montana Trails, Recreation and Parks Association keeps you informed and up-to-date about bills in the legislature that affect recreation and parks programs. RECREATION NOTE: HB 2 and HB 5 biennially include the large appropriations for state government operations and capital improvements. As in past years, both bills go through many […]
3/21/2021 Legislature Report – Parks & Recreation
Your Montana Trails Coalition and Montana Trails, Recreation and Parks Association keeps you informed and up-to-date about bills in the legislature that affect recreation and parks programs. April 1 is Transmittal of Appropriation and Revenue Bills & Bills Proposing Referenda. NOTE: SB means Senate bill, HB means House of Representatives bill, LC means a bill draft request has been submitted to […]
3/20/2021 Legislature Report – Parks & Recreation
Your Montana Trails Coalition and Montana Trails, Recreation and Parks Association keeps you informed and up-to-date about bills in the legislature that affect recreation and parks programs. This past two weeks have been extremely busy at the Capitol. Transmittal was March 3 which means general bills must be transmitted to the other chamber from which they originated. […]
3/15/2021 Legislature Report – Parks & Recreation
Your Montana Trails Coalition and Montana Trails, Recreation and Parks Association keeps you informed and up-to-date about bills in the legislature that affect recreation and parks programs. This past two weeks have been extremely busy at the Capitol. Transmittal was March 3 which means general bills must be transmitted to the other chamber from which they originated. […]
2/13/2021 Legislature Report – Parks & Recreation
TO: Parks and Recreation Friends GroupsFROM: Bob Walker, Montana Trails Coalition and Montana Trails, Recreation & Parks AssociationDATE: February 13, 2021 ** EDIT: detail of current bills, look to HB 281, the E-bike bill. In a prior bill, the following condition was included as 5(d) and said, “A local authority or state agency having jurisdiction […]