Key Votes
SB 131 - Wildland-Urban Interface - Key Vote
Montana Key Votes
Stages
- April 28, 2009 Executive Signed
- April 17, 2009 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 9, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 26, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- Sept. 23, 2008 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - April 28, 2009
Title: Wildland-Urban Interface
Signed by Governor Brian Schweitzer
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (34-16) - April 17, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (69-29) - April 9, 2009
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (29-21) - Jan. 26, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Wildland-Urban Interface
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Natural Resources to identify and map wildland-urban interface parcels and make the resulting information available to the public, local governments, and governmental fire agencies.
Highlights:
-Requires consultation with county governing bodies and governmental fire agencies regarding which parcels to designate as wildland-urban interface parcels (Sec. 1).
-Requires the reviewing and updating of wildland-urban interface parcel designation every five years (Sec. 1).
-Prohibits additional fire protection fees on properties based solely on location of the property within the wildland-urban interface (Sec. 1).
-Requires each county to have or develop a community wildfire protection plan (Sec. 1).
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Sept. 23, 2008
Title: Wildland-Urban Interface
Sponsors
- Carol Williams (MT - D) (Out Of Office)