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Montana State Legislation - Active Bills in the State Legislature (New 2023)

Learn About Public Land Access Issues in Montana

Southwest Montana Resource Advisory Committee May 13, 2015  (PDF)

As of January 6, 2023 there has been no reported bills introduced that affect Recreational Rockhounding.

The Montana State Legislature None as of January 6, 2023

ALAA had worked with Doug True,Trip Leader for the Terry, Montana colossal Field Trip for the AFMS & NFMS and decided to clean up the off ramp of I-94 into town.  On checking out the area, we found the town's  4-H students had already cleaned the area, as well as streets, the park and other areas around the town.

This was the cleanest little town we've seen.  So on Sunday morning at the end of the festivities, ALAA arranged for a picture of those who would have attended the clean-up and showed  "empty ALAA clean-up bags," and the group who would have done the work Doug said there were people from at lease 30 states and Canada….what a turnout.  Between 300 and 400 people.

 And we got a compliment, after our Barbeque on Saturday evening in the park, the city sent people into clean up….we had done the job….there was nothing to clean up except the full bags of trash around the trash can.  ….the city was very appreciative.

Shirley Leeson, President American Lands Access Association  

Montana / Dakotas BLM  -  New Website  Posted 4-14-2017

Nontana /  Dakotas BLM Contacts  -  New Website  Posted 4-14-2017

• Senator sneeks 666,000 acres of New Wilderness in to Approations Bill
• You can read the final version of Tester's bill on the Senator's website.

•  Forest Jobs and Recreation Act has been lumped into a massive $1.1 trillion, 1,924-page omnibus spending bill Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2011 (The initiative begins on page 893)

Montana Forest Issues

Take Action: Helena and Lewis and Clark National Forest Plan      Posted: November 4, 2015

Read more on the Report

ALERT:: LoLo National Forest Closed to Rockhounding  That is over 180 Square Miles of National Forest/Public Land (The anti-access agenda of the green lobby won this one!)

• Exhibit A.   Map of Closed Area
• 36 CFR 261.53 – Special Closures

The above pictures speak for themselves. The AFMS Code of Ethics, obviously was not followed. We don't know if this is recent or over many years, either way, it's not acceptable behavior by rockhounds.

AFMS Public Land Usa Policy                                              AFMS Code of Ethics

Government Accountability Office report

• Montanans For Multiple Use 
• Citizens for Balanced Use
• Public Land Water Access Assn of Montana (PLWA)

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