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Representatives for the Montana Association of Counties, Wild Montana, and the Montana Wildlife Federation this week lauded legislators’ override of Gianforte’s veto of the appropriations bill.
Legislators overrode another veto issued by Gov. Greg Gianforte this week, this time an appropriations bill that includes the mechanism to send marijuana tax money to a habitat improvement program through another vetoed bill that several groups have sued over.
The lawsuit, while focusing on bill regarding pot sales, warns that future legislatures could be undermined by the governor timing vetoes.
The Montana Association of Counties is challenging a veto by Gov. Greg Gianforte that would allow for more funding of county roads through the use of recreational marijuana tax proceeds.
His veto ignores 132 legislators from both parties who voted for SB 442. It ignores 56 county commissions and numerous local governments who support the bill because it supported needed county road maintenance, enabling farmers and ranchers to get their products to market and EMTs to respond to emergencies.