85-20-901. Crow Tribe-Montana compact ratified
85-20-901. Crow Tribe-Montana compact ratified. The compact entered into by the State of Montana and the Crow Tribe and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Montana under the provisions of 85-2-702 on June 22, 1999, is ratified. The compact is as follows: WATER RIGHTS COMPACT ENTERED INTO BY THE STATE OF MONTANA, THE […]
85-20-902. Findings and purpose
85-20-902. Findings and purpose. (1) It is the policy of the state of Montana to seek negotiated settlements of federal and Indian reserved water rights claims in Montana under Title 85, chapter 2, part 7. (2) Pursuant to this policy, the commission commenced negotiations with the Crow Tribe regarding the Tribe’s water rights claims on November 12, […]
85-20-111. Department to make record available
85-20-111. Department to make record available. The department shall furnish and make available to the Yellowstone River Compact commission, from the records filed in its office, all appropriative rights acquired after January 1, 1950, to the use of the waters of the interstate tributaries of the Yellowstone River in the state of Montana, the amount of […]
85-20-112. Services of county attorneys
85-20-112. Services of county attorneys. The county attorneys of the state shall perform such legal services and bring such proceedings in carrying out the purposes of this part within their respective counties as the department shall require. History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 162, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-915.
85-20-113. Penalty
85-20-113. Penalty. Any person who violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of this part or any order or rule adopted by the board or department pursuant thereto or the Yellowstone River Compact is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $200 for […]
85-20-114. through 85-20-120 reserved
85-20-114 through 85-20-120 reserved.
85-20-121. Yellowstone compact obligations unimpaired
85-20-121. Yellowstone compact obligations unimpaired. Nothing contained in Chapter 280, Laws of 1965, shall in any manner impair the obligations of the state of Montana under the Yellowstone River Compact. History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 280, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 89-103.7.
85-20-201. Fort Peck-Montana compact ratified
85-20-201. Fort Peck-Montana compact ratified. The compact entered into by the state of Montana and the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes of the Fort Peck Indian reservation and filed with the secretary of state of the state of Montana under the provisions of 85-2-702 on May 15, 1985, is ratified. The compact is as follows: FORT PECK-MONTANA […]
85-20-301. Northern Cheyenne-Montana compact ratified
85-20-301. Northern Cheyenne-Montana compact ratified. The compact entered into by the state of Montana and the Northern Cheyenne tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian reservation and filed with the secretary of state of the state of Montana under the provisions of 85-2-702 on May 20, 1991, is ratified. The compact is as follows: WATER RIGHTS COMPACT […]
85-20-302. Consent to federal act and modification of compact
85-20-302. Consent to federal act and modification of compact. (1) Pursuant to Article V, section A.1., of the Northern Cheyenne-Montana Compact, section 85-20-301, MCA, the Legislature hereby gives its consent to, ratifies, and adopts the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-374, 106 Stat. 1186). This consent includes: (a) any amendment […]