85-20-1004. Mitigation account
85-20-1004. Mitigation account. (1) A private purpose trust account, called the mitigation account, is established, as provided for in 17-2-102, for deposit of funds and interest on funds appropriated by the state for mitigation measures required by Article VI of the compact. (2) On approval of a final decree pursuant to Article VII of the compact, the […]
85-20-1005. Watershed improvement trusts
85-20-1005. Watershed improvement trusts. (1) A permanent fund account, called the state Milk River watershed improvement trust, is established, as provided for in 17-2-102, for deposit of funds appropriated pursuant to the compact for a permanent trust. Interest income may be used by the Milk River coordinating committee established pursuant to the compact for the purpose […]
85-20-1006. Terms and conditions of loan
85-20-1006. Terms and conditions of loan. A Milk River watershed improvement trusts loan is subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) Except for loan agreements with an Indian tribe, the DNRC shall obtain a security interest in real estate that would be obtained by a reasonable, careful, and prudent lender. (2) A current appraisal of real estate […]
85-20-1007. Peoples Creek minimum flow account
85-20-1007. Peoples Creek minimum flow account. (1) A state special revenue account, called the Peoples Creek minimum flow account, is established, as provided for in 17-2-102, for deposit of funds and interest on funds for efficiency improvements and bypass structures for irrigation upstream from the Fort Belknap Reservation in the Peoples Creek Basin 40I and for […]
85-20-1008. Economic development plan
85-20-1008. Economic development plan. (1) The DNRC is directed to facilitate development of an economic development plan focused on future use of water and currently irrigated land, including but not limited to use of water and irrigated land for irrigation, industrial, recreational, fisheries, and habitat purposes in the Milk River basin. (2) The Milk River regional feasibility […]
85-20-1001. Fort Belknap-Montana compact ratified
85-20-1001. Fort Belknap-Montana compact ratified. The Compact entered into by the State of Montana and the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Montana under the provisions of 85-2-702, MCA, on April 16, 2001, is ratified. The Compact is as follows: WATER RIGHTS […]
85-20-1002. Findings and purpose
85-20-1002. Findings and purpose. (1) It is the policy of the state 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 reserved water rights compact commission commenced negotiations with the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes which compose the Fort […]
85-20-1003. Definitions
85-20-1003. Definitions. The definitions provided for in 85-20-1001 apply to 85-20-1002 through 85-20-1008. The absence of capitalization of defined terms in 85-20-1002 through 85-20-1008 does not affect the meaning or application of a defined term. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 256, L. 2001.