Lawmakers float pay-to-play ideas for Montana’s outdoors
A legislator in Helena recently made a perplexing argument why lawmakers should gut Montana’s dedicated funding for public access, state parks and conservation priorities.
“If they want more money, then charge a fee for trails. Charge a fee for parks,” said Senate Majority leader Tom McGillvray during a recent committee hearing. “Charge the fee. Let the user pay.”
McGillvray’s take highlights the dangerous idea that Montanans should be directly charged to access our shared public lands and waters instead of utilizing the funding we've already set aside to manage our lands, wildlife and access to them.
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