_____________ bill NO. _____________
INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the Department of Commerce
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT APPROPRIATING MONEY FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS; AUTHORIZING GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM ACCOUNT; PLACING CONDITIONS ON GRANTS AND FUNDS; and PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
NEW SECTION. Section 1. Appropriation for Montana historic preservation grant program. (1) There is appropriated to the department of commerce $3,189,996 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, from the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307 to finance projects authorized in subsection (2).
(2) The following projects and applicants are authorized for grants in their order of priority:
Rank Project/Applicant Grant Amount
1 Yucca Theater in Hysham
Treasure County '89ers Museum Board $23,300
2 The Dion Block in Glendive
McPherson Real Estate LLC on behalf of The Dion Block $206,822
2 Crowley Block in Lewistown
Bighorn Valley Health Center, Inc. $412,535
4 The People’s Center in Pablo
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes $63,250
4 Central School Building in Kalispell
Northwest Montana Historical Society $72,981
4 Boulder Hot Springs
Peace Valley Limited Partnership $498,500
7 10th Street Bridge in Great Falls
Preservation Cascade, Inc. $125,000
8 Ringling Mansion in White Sulphur Springs
Sarah C. Calhoun LLC on behalf of the Ringling Mansion $89,500
9 Livingston Depot Center
Livingston Depot Foundation, Inc. $140,000
9 Seeley Lake Historical Museum & Visitor’s Center
Seeley Lake Historical Museum & Visitor's Center $15,000
9 The Heritage Museum in Libby
The Heritage Museum $261,300
12 Carpenters Union Hall in Butte
Carpenters Union Hall $228,600
12 Helena Fire Tower
City of Helena $25,226
12 O’Fallon Historical Museum in Baker
Fallon County $298,657
12 Paradise Center
Paradise Elementary School Preservation Committee $154,025
16 Blaine County Museum in Chinook
Blaine County Museum $75,300
16 Gardiner Community Center
Greater Gardiner Community Council $500,000
18 Bannack State Park
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks -- Bannack State Park $287,588
18 Coggswell-Taylor House in Virginia City
Montana Heritage Commission -- Coggswell-Taylor House $176,562
20 Virginia City School Inn & Conference Center
Montana Lifestyle Experience LLC $500,000
21 Mother Lode Theater in Butte
City-County Butte-Silver Bow $500,000
21 East Barracks at Fort Owen
Fort Owen State Park $81,561
21 Hickman House in Virginia City
Montana Heritage Commission -- Hickman House $166,073
24 Hotel Finlen in Butte
Finlen Properties LLC $354,189
24 Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman
Museum of the Rockies $500,000
26 Milwaukee Depot in Missoula
Boone and Crockett Club $500,000
26 Missoula Art Museum
Missoula Art Museum $455,000
26 Gilbert House in Virginia City
Montana Heritage Commission-Gilbert House $300,000
29 Roundhouse in Harlowton
City of Harlowton $500,000
29 Spotted Bear Ranger Station near Hungry Horse
National Forest Foundation $72,200
29 Opera House Theater in Philipsburg
Philipsburg Playhouse Productions $500,000
32 Conservation Legacy Center in Missoula
National Museum of Forest Service History $500,000
33 Dillon Public Library
Dillon Public Library $11,447
34 Billings Depot
Billings Depot $469,500
34 Yellowstone Historic Center in West Yellowstone
Yellowstone Historic Center $400,000
36 Roosevelt School Building in Red Lodge
Red Lodge Area Community Foundation $457,578
36 Norton House in Columbus
The Stillwater Historical Society $373,178
38 East Helena Volunteer Fireman’s Hall
City of East Helena $200,000
39 Conrad Mansion Museum in Kalispell
Conrad Mansion Directors, Inc. on behalf of the Conrad Mansion Museum $36,000
39 Deer Lodge Visitor Center and Discover Deer Lodge Office
Deer Lodge Development Group, Inc. dba Discover Deer Lodge $50,000
39 Wheeler Property in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Conservancy $493,200
39 The O’Rourke Building in Butte
The O'Rourke Building, LLC $457,254
43 Civic Center in Great Falls
City of Great Falls $500,000
43 Riverside Park in Laurel
City of Laurel $432,000
43 The YWCA in Helena
The YWCA of Helena, Montana $393,135
46 Black Bear Inn in Thompson Falls
Black Bear Inn, Inc. $57,000
47 Old Town Hall in Shelby
City of Shelby $9,000
47 Placer School in Winston
Montana Business Assistance Connection on behalf of the Placer School $59,650
49 Historic Red Brick Building in Hardin
City of Hardin on behalf of Dan's Custom Design $33,390
49 Rocky Mountain Building in Great Falls
Community Health Care Center, Inc. dba Alluvion Health $500,00
49 Alberton Railroad Depot
Town of Alberton $40,168
52 Hammond Arcade Building in Missoula
Caras Real Estate LLC $496,492
52 Ashby Cabin in Lincoln
Upper Blackfoot Valley Historical Society $31,150
52 St Patrick’s Mission in Butte
World Museum of Mining $34,740
55 Kinney Building in Wibaux
3D4B Properties, Inc. on behalf of the Kinney Building $76,687
56 Fromberg Opera House
American Legion Post 71 of Fromberg, MT $74,679
56 City Hall in Deer Lodge
City of Deer Lodge $243,000
56 Old Fort Benton
River & Plains Society's Fort Benton Reconstruction Committee $232,279
59 City Hall in Dillon
City of Dillon $500,000
59 Granite Ghost Town State Park
Granite Ghost Town State Park $32,000
59 Troy Museum and Visitor Center
Troy Museum and Visitor Center $4,904
62 Miles City Elks Lodge #537
Miles City Elks Lodge #537 $500,000
62 W.A. Clark Prison Theater in Deer Lodge
Powell County Museum and Arts Foundation $218,000
64 Huntley Project Museum
Huntley Project Museum $41,805
64 Sacred Heart Church in Harlem
Sacred Heart Pink Church, Highway 2 $132,100
66 Rundle Building in Glasgow
Rundle Restoration Project LLC $489,600
67 Big Timber Civic Center
Big Timber Civic Center $476,440
67 Bell Street Bridge in Glendive
Dawson County Bell Street Bridge Committee $60,000
69 Emerson Center’s Crawford Theater in Bozeman
Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture $200,000
69 Gallatin History Museum in Bozeman
Gallatin History Museum $24,188
69 Grandey School Building in Terry
Prairie County School District K-12 #5 $200,000
72 Hotel Libby
Friends of Historic Hotel Libby $179,250
72 Stevensville United Methodist Church
Stevensville United Methodist Church $98,500
72 Yellowstone County Museum in Billings
Yellowstone County $269,301
75 Malta Carnegie Library
Rachel Liff on behalf of the Malta Carnegie Library $100,000
75 Arts & Crafts Building in Lame Deer
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe $493,300
75 The Original Daly Mansion in Hamilton
The Original Marcus Daly Home and Bitterroot Stock Farm Office Trust $341,730
75 Marias Museum of History & Art in Shelby
Toole County -- Marias Museum of History & Art $21,000
79 St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fort Benton
Fort Benton Community Improvement Association $135,030
79 Mineral Museum in Butte
Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology Mineral Museum $125,400
81 The Stevensville Historical Museum
The Stevensville Historical Museum, Inc. $35,000
82 Pioneer Building in Cut Bank
Glacier County Historical Museum $183,975
82 Victor Heritage Museum
Victor Heritage Museum $5,075
84 Kendall Townsite in Lewistown
Montana Council, Boy Scouts of America $500,000
85 Children’s Museum of Montana in Great Falls
Children's Museum of Montana, Inc. dba Museum of Montana $500,000
86 Reese Creek School near Belgrade
Reese Creek Community Center, Inc. $490,540
87 Havre Beneath the Streets
Havre Beneath the Streets $180,000
87 Little Red Schoolhouse in Helena
Little Red Schoolhouse, Inc. $125,000
89 Old Auditorium in Geraldine
Geraldine K-12 Schools $61,266
90 Wolf Point Area Museum
Wolf Point Area Museum $62,610
91 Farmer’s Daughter General Store in Hardin
City of Hardin on behalf of Farmer's Daughter General Store $75,000
92 High Plains Women’s Museum in Billings
High Plains Women's Museum $5,800
93 Big Horn County Historical Museum in Hardin
Big Horn County Historical Society (applicant withdrew application 3/12/20) $500,000
94 Hotel Deer Lodge
Deer Lodge Preservation, Inc. (application submitted untimely 6/12/2020) $2,000,000
(3) Funding for the projects in subsection (2) will be provided in the order of priority as long as there are sufficient funds available from the amount that was deposited into the historic preservation grant program account during the biennium beginning July 1, 2021. The funds in this subsection must be awarded for the projects and in amounts not to exceed the amounts set out in subsection (2) subject to the conditions set forth in [section 3]. However, any of the projects listed in subsection (2) that have not completed the conditions described in [section 3(1)] by September 1, 2022, must be reviewed by the next regular legislature to determine if the authorized grant should be withdrawn.
(4) If sufficient funds are available, this section constitutes a valid obligation of funds to the grant projects listed in subsection (2) for purposes of encumbering the funds in the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2021, pursuant to 17-7-302. A grant recipient’s entitlement to receive funds is dependent on the grant recipient’s compliance with the conditions described in [section 3] and on the availability of funds.
(5) The legislature, pursuant to 22-3-1305, authorizes the grants for the projects listed in subsection (2).
(6) Grant recipients must complete all of the conditions described in [section 3(1)] by September 30, 2024, or any obligation to the grant recipient will cease.
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Approval of grants -- completion of biennial appropriation. (1) The legislature, pursuant to 22-3-1305, authorizes grants for the projects identified in [section 1(2)].
(2) The authorization of these grants completes a biennial appropriation from the historic preservation grant program account established in 22-3-1307.
NEW SECTION. Section 3. Condition of grants -- disbursement of funds. (1) The disbursement of grant funds for the projects specified in [section 1(2)] is subject to completion of the following conditions:
(a) The grant recipient shall document that other matching funds required for the completion of the project are firmly committed.
(b) The grant recipient must have a project management plan that is approved by the department of commerce.
(c) The grant recipient must be in compliance with the auditing and reporting requirements provided for in 2-7-503 and have established a financial accounting system that the department can reasonably ensure conforms to generally accepted accounting principles. Tribal governments shall comply with auditing and reporting requirements provided for in 2 CFR 200.
(d) The grant recipient shall satisfactorily comply with any conditions described in the application (project) summaries section of the Montana historic preservation grant program 2023 biennium report to the 67th legislature.
(e) The grant recipient shall satisfy other specific requirements considered necessary by the department of commerce to accomplish the purpose of the project as evidenced by the application to the department.
(f) The grant recipient shall execute a grant agreement with the department of commerce.
(2) Recipients of Montana historic preservation grant program funds are subject to the requirements of the department of commerce as described in the most recent edition of the Montana historic preservation grant program project administration manual adopted by the department through the administrative rulemaking process.
NEW SECTION. Section 4. Other powers and duties of the department of commerce. (1) The department of commerce must disburse grant funds on a reimbursement basis as grant recipients incur eligible project expenses.
(2) If actual project expenses are lower than the projected expense of the project, the department may, at its discretion reduce the amount of grant funds provided to grant recipients in proportion to all other project funding sources.
NEW SECTION. Section 5. Notification to tribal governments. The secretary of state shall send a copy of [this act] to each federally recognized tribal government in Montana.
NEW SECTION. Section 6. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2021.