85-20-1505. Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account — use
85-20-1505. Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account — use. (1) There is an account within the state special revenue fund called the Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account. The department shall administer the account. (2) The Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account may be used only for water-related infrastructure projects within the exterior boundaries […]
85-20-1506. Administrative rules
85-20-1506. Administrative rules. (1) The department shall adopt reasonable rules for implementing and administering 85-20-1503 through 85-20-1505. (2) In proposing rules, the department shall: (a) consult with affected stakeholders, including the Pondera County conservation district and the Glacier County conservation district; and (b) give priority to mitigating impacts on water right holders under state law who use water out […]
85-20-1507. through 85-20-1510 reserved
85-20-1507 through 85-20-1510 reserved.
85-20-1511. Authorization of bonds — condition
85-20-1511. Authorization of bonds — condition. (1) Subject to subsection (3) and upon request of the director of the department of natural resources and conservation, the board of examiners may issue and sell general obligation bonds in a principal amount not exceeding $16.15 million, of which $16 million is to pay the state’s costs for water-related […]
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 […]
85-20-1101. United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory-Montana compact ratified
85-20-1101. United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory-Montana compact ratified. The Compact entered into by the State of Montana and the United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory and filed with the Secretary of State of […]
85-20-1201. United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sheep Experiment Station-Montana Compact ratified
85-20-1201. United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sheep Experiment Station-Montana Compact ratified. The Compact entered into by the State of Montana and the United States of America, Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Sheep Experiment Station, and filed with the secretary of state of the State of Montana under the provisions of […]