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68th Legislature 2023 HB 880.1
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 880
2 INTRODUCED BY L. SHELDON-GALLOWAY
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT MAKING THE HUCKLEBERRY THE OFFICIAL STATE FRUIT OF
5 MONTANA; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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9 NEW SECTION. Section 1. State fruit. The huckleberry, Vaccinium membranaceum, is the official
10 state fruit.
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12 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Appropriation. There is appropriated $500 from the state general fund
13 to the department of transportation for the biennium beginning July 1, 2023, to design an image of a
14 huckleberry for inclusion with other state symbols on the Montana highway tourist map.
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16 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
17 integral part of Title 1, chapter 1, part 5, and the provisions of Title 1, chapter 1, part 5, apply to [section 1].
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19 NEW SECTION. Section 4. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2023.
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-1- Authorized Print Version – HB 880