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Natural Disaster Forest Land Reduction
Montana Department of Revenue · State program
50% reduction in forest productivity value for 20 years
A state tax relief program for forest land damaged by fire or other natural disaster. It reduces the forest productivity value for 20 years, but it is land-value relief rather than direct money for home hardening.
Program details
How it works
If Montana forest land is damaged by fire, disease, insect infestation, or another natural disaster so it no longer meets minimum stocking requirements, the owner may qualify for a reduction in value.
What the money covers
The benefit is a property tax reduction tied to forest productivity value. It is not a grant for house upgrades or wildfire mitigation construction.
Amounts and matching
The page says the benefit is a 50% reduction in forest productivity value for 20 years, beginning the year of the natural disaster. The first reduction is available for the year after the disaster.
How to apply
Applicants complete a Natural Disaster Application form.
Timing and deadlines
- Benefit period: 20 tax years.
- First reduction: year after the disaster.
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