Bill > HB170

This bill requires that all state agencies obtain legislative review and approval before submitting applications for federal financial assistance, creating a new process to ensure legislative oversight of federal grant and funding requests. When the legislature is in session, proposed federal assistance applications must be submitted as joint resolutions and either concurred with or not concurred with by the full legislature before submission. During legislative interim periods, applications must first be reviewed by the energy and telecommunications interim committee, which will vote on the application and then request a mail poll of all legislative members to determine overall concurrence. Each executive agency that seeks federal assistance must subsequently submit a comprehensive biennial report to all legislators and the governor by September 1 of even-numbered years, detailing specifics of each federal assistance request, including the amount requested, fiscal year, submission dates, and whether the application was ultimately submitted to the federal government. The bill is intended to be codified as part of Title 17, Chapter 3 of state law, adding a new layer of transparency and legislative input into the state's federal funding requests.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2031