Legislators’ bills going before committees

Legislators' bills going before committees

Tim Leeds

Several bills sponsored by local legislators have been heard or are scheduled for committee hearings in the 2011 legislative session, with a plethora of additional requests pending in the drafting stage.

Rep. Tony Belcourt, D-Box Elder, has the most actual bill numbers assigned, including one bill that was heard in committee Monday.

That bill, House Bill 58, would revise the status of an account for the Fort Belknap Indian Community for control of water flow in People's Creek from a private purpose trust to a state special revenue account...