Please act now. Your hand written letters, postcards, phone calls, emails, and personal contacts with the Governor can change outcomes. HB 302 hands veto power to county officials over any state decision to reintroduce buffalo in Montana. VETO HB 302! HB 302 arbitrarily gives a board of county commissioners veto power over the state's decision to reintroduce American bison. We agree with the principle of local control for local decisions, but reintroducing American bison, a keystone wildlife species, is a state decision – one in which local communities fully participate. VETO HB 302! Montana lawmakers already impose costly, unfunded mandates impeding restoration of wild buffalo. HB 302 further erodes and undermines Montana's trust responsibility for recovering imperiled American bison. Thank you for taking action for American bison our beloved National Mammal. |
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