67th Legislature
HB 12.01
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 12
2 INTRODUCED BY M. HOPKINS
3 BY REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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5 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONEY FROM THE HISTORIC
6 PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR HISTORIC
7 PRESERVATION PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT
8 PROGRAM ACCOUNT; PLACING CONDITIONS ON GRANTS AND FUNDS; AND PROVIDING AN
9 EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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13 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Appropriation for Montana historic preservation grant program. (1)
14 There is appropriated to the department of commerce $3,189,996 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, from
15 the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307 to finance projects authorized in
16 subsection (2).
17 (2) The following projects and applicants are authorized for grants in their order of priority:
18 Rank Project/Applicant Grant Amount
19 1 Yucca Theater in Hysham
20 Treasure County '89ers Museum Board $23,300
21 2 The Dion Block in Glendive
22 McPherson Real Estate LLC on behalf of The Dion Block $206,822
23 2 Crowley Block in Lewistown
24 Bighorn Valley Health Center, Inc. $412,535
25 4 The People’s Center in Pablo
26 Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes $63,250
27 4 Central School Building in Kalispell
28 Northwest Montana Historical Society $72,981
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1 4 Boulder Hot Springs
2 Peace Valley Limited Partnership $498,500
3 7 10th Street Bridge in Great Falls
4 Preservation Cascade, Inc. $125,000
5 8 Ringling Mansion in White Sulphur Springs
6 Sarah C. Calhoun LLC on behalf of the Ringling Mansion $89,500
7 9 Livingston Depot Center
8 Livingston Depot Foundation, Inc. $140,000
9 9 Seeley Lake Historical Museum & Visitor’s Center
10 Seeley Lake Historical Museum & Visitor's Center $15,000
11 9 The Heritage Museum in Libby
12 The Heritage Museum $261,300
13 12 Carpenters Union Hall in Butte
14 Carpenters Union Hall $228,600
15 12 Helena Fire Tower
16 City of Helena $25,226
17 12 O’Fallon Historical Museum in Baker
18 Fallon County $298,657
19 12 Paradise Center
20 Paradise Elementary School Preservation Committee $154,025
21 16 Blaine County Museum in Chinook
22 Blaine County Museum $75,300
23 16 Gardiner Community Center
24 Greater Gardiner Community Council $500,000
25 18 Bannack State Park
26 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks -- Bannack State Park $287,588
27 18 Coggswell-Taylor House in Virginia City
28 Montana Heritage Commission -- Coggswell-Taylor House $176,562
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1 20 Virginia City School Inn & Conference Center
2 Montana Lifestyle Experience LLC $500,000
3 21 Mother Lode Theater in Butte
4 City-County Butte-Silver Bow $500,000
5 21 East Barracks at Fort Owen
6 Fort Owen State Park $81,561
7 21 Hickman House in Virginia City
8 Montana Heritage Commission -- Hickman House $166,073
9 24 Hotel Finlen in Butte
10 Finlen Properties LLC $354,189
11 24 Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman
12 Museum of the Rockies $500,000
13 26 Milwaukee Depot in Missoula
14 Boone and Crockett Club $500,000
15 26 Missoula Art Museum
16 Missoula Art Museum $455,000
17 26 Gilbert House in Virginia City
18 Montana Heritage Commission-Gilbert House $300,000
19 29 Roundhouse in Harlowton
20 City of Harlowton $500,000
21 29 Spotted Bear Ranger Station near Hungry Horse
22 National Forest Foundation $72,200
23 29 Opera House Theater in Philipsburg
24 Philipsburg Playhouse Productions $500,000
25 32 Conservation Legacy Center in Missoula
26 National Museum of Forest Service History $500,000
27 33 Dillon Public Library
28 Dillon Public Library $11,447
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1 34 Billings Depot
2 Billings Depot $469,500
3 34 Yellowstone Historic Center in West Yellowstone
4 Yellowstone Historic Center $400,000
5 36 Roosevelt School Building in Red Lodge
6 Red Lodge Area Community Foundation $457,578
7 36 Norton House in Columbus
8 The Stillwater Historical Society $373,178
9 38 East Helena Volunteer Fireman’s Hall
10 City of East Helena $200,000
11 39 Conrad Mansion Museum in Kalispell
12 Conrad Mansion Directors, Inc. on behalf of the Conrad Mansion Museum $36,000
13 39 Deer Lodge Visitor Center and Discover Deer Lodge Office
14 Deer Lodge Development Group, Inc. dba Discover Deer Lodge $50,000
15 39 Wheeler Property in Glacier National Park
16 Glacier National Park Conservancy $493,200
17 39 The O’Rourke Building in Butte
18 The O'Rourke Building, LLC $457,254
19 43 Civic Center in Great Falls
20 City of Great Falls $500,000
21 43 Riverside Park in Laurel
22 City of Laurel $432,000
23 43 The YWCA in Helena
24 The YWCA of Helena, Montana $393,135
25 46 Black Bear Inn in Thompson Falls
26 Black Bear Inn, Inc. $57,000
27 47 Old Town Hall in Shelby
28 City of Shelby $9,000
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1 47 Placer School in Winston
2 Montana Business Assistance Connection on behalf of the Placer School $59,650
3 49 Historic Red Brick Building in Hardin
4 City of Hardin on behalf of Dan's Custom Design $33,390
5 49 Rocky Mountain Building in Great Falls
6 Community Health Care Center, Inc. dba Alluvion Health $500,00
7 49 Alberton Railroad Depot
8 Town of Alberton $40,168
9 52 Hammond Arcade Building in Missoula
10 Caras Real Estate LLC $496,492
11 52 Ashby Cabin in Lincoln
12 Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society $31,150
13 52 St Patrick’s Mission in Butte
14 World Museum of Mining $34,740
15 55 Kinney Building in Wibaux
16 3D4B Properties, Inc. on behalf of the Kinney Building $76,687
17 56 Fromberg Opera House
18 American Legion Post 71 of Fromberg, MT $74,679
19 56 City Hall in Deer Lodge
20 City of Deer Lodge $243,000
21 56 Old Fort Benton
22 River & Plains Society's Fort Benton Reconstruction Committee $232,279
23 59 City Hall in Dillon
24 City of Dillon $500,000
25 59 Granite Ghost Town State Park
26 Granite Ghost Town State Park $32,000
27 59 Troy Museum and Visitor Center
28 Troy Museum and Visitor Center $4,904
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1 62 Miles City Elks Lodge #537
2 Miles City Elks Lodge #537 $500,000
3 62 W.A. Clark Prison Theater in Deer Lodge
4 Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation $218,000
5 64 Huntley Project Museum
6 Huntley Project Museum $41,805
7 64 Sacred Heart Church in Harlem
8 Sacred Heart Pink Church, Highway 2 $132,100
9 66 Rundle Building in Glasgow
10 Rundle Restoration Project LLC $489,600
11 67 Big Timber Civic Center
12 Big Timber Civic Center $476,440
13 67 Bell Street Bridge in Glendive
14 Dawson County Bell Street Bridge Committee $60,000
15 69 Emerson Center’s Crawford Theater in Bozeman
16 Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture $200,000
17 69 Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman
18 Gallatin History Museum $24,188
19 69 Grandey School Building in Terry
20 Prairie County School District K-12 #5 $200,000
21 72 Hotel Libby
22 Friends of Historic Hotel Libby $179,250
23 72 Stevensville United Methodist Church
24 Stevensville United Methodist Church $98,500
25 72 Yellowstone County Museum in Billings
26 Yellowstone County $269,301
27 75 Malta Carnegie Library
28 Rachel Liff on behalf of the Malta Carnegie Library $100,000
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1 75 Arts & Crafts Building in Lame Deer
2 The Northern Cheyenne Tribe $493,300
3 75 The Original Daly Mansion in Hamilton
4 The Original Marcus Daly Home and Bitterroot Stock Farm Office Trust $341,730
5 75 Marias Museum of History & Art in Shelby
6 Toole County -- Marias Museum of History & Art $21,000
7 79 St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fort Benton
8 Fort Benton Community Improvement Association $135,030
9 79 Mineral Museum in Butte
10 Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Mineral Museum $125,400
11 81 The Stevensville Historical Museum
12 The Stevensville Historical Museum, Inc. $35,000
13 82 Pioneer Building in Cut Bank
14 Glacier County Historical Museum $183,975
15 82 Victor Heritage Museum
16 Victor Heritage Museum $5,075
17 84 Kendall Townsite in Lewistown
18 Montana Council, Boy Scouts of America $500,000
19 85 Children’s Museum of Montana in Great Falls
20 Children's Museum of Montana, Inc. dba Museum of Montana $500,000
21 86 Reese Creek School near Belgrade
22 Reese Creek Community Center, Inc. $490,540
23 87 Havre Beneath the Streets
24 Havre Beneath the Streets $180,000
25 87 Little Red Schoolhouse in Helena
26 Little Red Schoolhouse, Inc. $125,000
27 89 Old Auditorium in Geraldine
28 Geraldine K-12 Schools $61,266
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1 90 Wolf Point Area Museum
2 Wolf Point Area Museum $62,610
3 91 Farmer’s Daughter General Store in Hardin
4 City of Hardin on behalf of Farmer's Daughter General Store $75,000
5 92 High Plains Women’s Museum in Billings
6 High Plains Women's Museum $5,800
7 93 Big Horn County Historical Museum in Hardin
8 Big Horn County Historical Society (applicant withdrew application 3/12/20) $500,000
9 94 Hotel Deer Lodge
10 Deer Lodge Preservation, Inc. (application submitted untimely 6/12/2020) $2,000,000
11 (3) Funding for the projects in subsection (2) will be provided in the order of priority as long as there are
12 sufficient funds available from the amount that was deposited into the historic preservation grant program
13 account during the biennium beginning July 1, 2021. The funds in this subsection must be awarded for the
14 projects and in amounts not to exceed the amounts set out in subsection (2) subject to the conditions set forth
15 in [section 3]. However, any of the projects listed in subsection (2) that have not completed the conditions
16 described in [section 3(1)] by September 1, 2022, must be reviewed by the next regular legislature to determine
17 if the authorized grant should be withdrawn.
18 (4) If sufficient funds are available, this section constitutes a valid obligation of funds to the grant
19 projects listed in subsection (2) for purposes of encumbering the funds in the historic preservation grant
20 program account established in 22-3-1307 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, pursuant to 17-7-302. A
21 grant recipient’s entitlement to receive funds is dependent on the grant recipient’s compliance with the
22 conditions described in [section 3] and on the availability of funds.
23 (5) The legislature, pursuant to 22-3-1305, authorizes the grants for the projects listed in subsection (2).
24 (6) Grant recipients must complete all of the conditions described in [section 3(1)] by September 30,
25 2024, or any obligation to the grant recipient will cease.
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27 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Approval of grants -- completion of biennial appropriation. (1) The
28 legislature, pursuant to 22-3-1305, authorizes grants for the projects identified in [section 1(2)].
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1 (2) The authorization of these grants completes a biennial appropriation from the historic preservation
2 grant program account established in 22-3-1307.
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4 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Condition of grants -- disbursement of funds. (1) The disbursement of
5 grant funds for the projects specified in [section 1(2)]