Bill > HB12

This bill appropriates $5,918,092 from the historic preservation grant program account to the Department of Commerce for historic preservation projects for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025. * The bill authorizes grants for a prioritized list of historic preservation projects, with specific dollar amounts allocated to each. Major appropriations include $350,000 for the John Engen Building, $356,377 for the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, $300,000 for the Lincoln School, $250,000 for the KPRK Building, $250,000 for the Historic Lavina School, $233,000 for the Cooper Village Museum and Arts Center, $500,000 for the Red Lodge Pea Cannery and Brewery Building, $210,000 for the Yellowstone Art Museum Main Building, $500,000 for Fountain Terrace Condominiums, $200,000 for the Octagonal Pavilion, $114,492 for St. Michael's Church, $150,000 for the Historic Hamilton Town Hall, $300,971 for Building 27 at the Northern Rockies Heritage Center, $161,200 for the W.A. Clark Jr. Prison Theater, $250,000 for the Apsáalooke Center for Culture and History, $350,000 for the Hill County Courthouse, $500,000 for the Historic Hotel Libby, $500,000 for the Thompson-Hickman Memorial Building, $500,000 for Historic Shelby High, $79,011 for the Glendive Public Library, $150,000 for the Sandstone and Cobblestone Schools Complex, $24,600 for The Recording Center, $500,000 for the State School for the Deaf and Blind "Cottage 5", $145,000 for the Yucca Theatre, $250,000 for St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, $400,000 for the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Courthouse, $500,000 for the Phoenix Building, $200,000 for the Anaconda Deer Lodge County Courthouse, $50,000 for the Kalispell Community Thrift/Scandinavian Methodist Church, $500,000 for the Granite County Museum & Cultural Center, $150,000 for the Kalispell Train Depot Building, $150,000 for the Mountain States Telephone Building, $200,000 for the Butte Steam Plant Event Center, $434,226 for the Miles City Convent Keepers Community Center, $500,000 for the Fortin Ranch House, $500,000 for the Butte Steam Plant Event Center, $500,000 for the Livingston Elks Lodge, $350,000 for the Shrine Auditorium, $10,000 for the Maclean Icehouse, $200,000 for the Adams Hotel, $300,000 for the Lewis & Clark County Courthouse, $155,000 for St. Patrick's Mission, $51,000 for the Anaconda Montana Hotel, $100,746 for The Montana Hotel, $240,000 for the Pi Chapter Delta Gamma House, $481,920 for The Montana Building, $500,000 for the Penwell Building, $250,000 for the Anaconda Elks Club, $500,000 for Yellowstone Perc Sidney, $500,000 for the Superior Schoolhouse, $500,000 for Historic Libby High School/Libby Lofts, $500,000 for the Historic Montgomery Ward Building, $150,000 for the Billings Depot Caboose, $300,000 for the Union Pacific Dining Lodge, $50,000 for the Prairie County Museum & Evelyn Cameron Gallery, $273,000 for the Downtowner Building, $228,800 for The Red Barn at Hagerman Ranch, $378,167 for Project 400, $100,000 for the Villa Theatre, $109,035 for the RB Drive-In, $188,330 for Lenox Flats, LLC, $200,000 for the Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County, and $232,000 for the Main Street Building. * Funding for these projects is contingent on the availability of funds in the historic preservation grant program account and requires grant recipients to meet specific conditions, including securing matching funds, having an approved project management plan, and complying with reporting requirements. * Projects not meeting certain conditions by September 1, 2026, may have their authorized grants withdrawn. Grant recipients must enter into contracts with qualified contractors by September 30 of the even-numbered year preceding the next legislative session, with provisions for a two-year extension under specific circumstances. * The bill also amends existing law to adjust appropriations for the Rocky Mountain Building Community Health Care Center, Inc. and the Montana Club. * The effective date of this act is July 1, 2025.