90-15-305. Water information system
90-15-305. Water information system. (1) There is a Montana water information system, to be operated within the natural resource information system referred to in 90-15-301 and that is to be considered a part of the system. (2) The Montana water information system shall make available and readily accessible, in a usable format, to state agencies and other […]
90-15-303. Interagency cooperation
90-15-303. Interagency cooperation. (1) State agencies shall cooperate with the library and the committee in the planning of the natural resource information system. (2) Within the limits of available resources, state agencies shall provide data requested by the library for purposes of the natural resource information system and the Montana natural heritage program. If an agency does […]
90-15-304. Availability of information
90-15-304. Availability of information. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), the library shall make information from the natural resource information system available to local, state, and federal agencies and to the general public. (2) The library may establish a fee system for information requests in order to cover the costs of providing requested information. (3) If necessary, […]
90-14-109. Coordination requirements — coordination of programs
90-14-109. Coordination requirements — coordination of programs. The governor shall ensure that program activities under this part be coordinated with similar programs administered under federal acts and programs already established in this state in order to maximize coordination of programs and to prevent overlapping and duplication of services. History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 534, L. 1993.
90-14-110. Contracts and cooperative agreements authorized under part
90-14-110. Contracts and cooperative agreements authorized under part. A contract or cooperative agreement may be authorized under this part for the purposes of an exemption from the Montana Procurement Act pursuant to 18-4-132(3)(k) only if: (1) the contract implements a community service project consistent with the provisions of 90-14-105; and (2) the contract does not involve an activity […]
90-15-101. Purpose
90-15-101. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a planning framework for the development of a natural resource information system, to implement the system, and to establish an ongoing Montana natural heritage program. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 650, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 395, L. 1985.
90-15-102. Definitions
90-15-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Committee” means the natural resource data system advisory committee created by 2-15-1514. (2) ”Library” means the state library provided for in 22-1-201. (3) ”Natural heritage program” means a program of information acquisition, storage, and retrieval for data relating to the flora, fauna, and biological community types of […]
90-15-103. Funding
90-15-103. Funding. The library and each principal data source agency may apply for and may receive funding from private and public sources for the purposes of this chapter. History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 650, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 395, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 628, L. 1989.
90-15-201. Duties of committee
90-15-201. Duties of committee. The committee shall examine the following matters and make recommendations to the library concerning: (1) criteria for the categories and types of data to be collected for a natural resource information system; (2) criteria for the format of data collection; (3) identification of existing sources of relevant data in the public sector; (4) identification of data […]
90-15-202. Committee staff
90-15-202. Committee staff. The library shall provide staff support to the committee, within the limits of the library’s available resources. History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 650, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 395, L. 1985.