67th Legislature HB 542.1
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 542
2 INTRODUCED BY D. SKEES
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF STATE FUNDS OR OTHER
5 ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT NONPROFIT OR FOR-PROFIT RADIO STATIONS; PROHIBITING LICENSING
6 AGREEMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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10 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Prohibition on funding radio stations. State funds may not be
11 appropriated to support a public or private radio station directly or indirectly, except for public service
12 announcements.
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14 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Prohibition on support to radio stations. (1) In order to implement the
15 provisions of [section 1], no unit of the system may provide financial or in-kind support to a nonprofit or for-profit
16 radio station.
17 (2) No unit of the system may enter into any licensing agreements with a nonprofit or for-profit radio
18 station.
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20 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Codification instruction. (1) [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an
21 integral part of Title 17, chapter 8, part 1, and the provisions of Title 17, chapter 8, part 1, apply to [section 1].
22 (2) [Section 2] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 20, chapter 25, part 3, and the
23 provisions of Title 20, chapter 25, part 3, apply to [section 2].
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25 NEW SECTION. Section 4. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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