The Montana Chamber of Commerce wants the state’s core infrastructure needs prioritized as the U.S. House of Representatives sets a late September vote on an approximately $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill.

The chamber wants to see funding first for the core assets like roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems, Bridger Mahlum, its government affairs director, told The Center Square. The chamber looks at infrastructure needs almost from a hierarchal perspective, much like a food pyramid with its base layer, he said.