Montana § 77-1-211 Acceptance Of Federal Land Grants

Montana Statutes

§ 77-1-211 — Acceptance Of Federal Land Grants

Montana § 77-1-211

Title 77STATE LANDS

Ch. 1ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS

Part 2Board of Land Commissioners

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 77-1-211 (2026).

Text

77-1-211 . Acceptance of federal land grants.

(1)The board may accept any grant of lands from the United States to the state made in carrying out the provisions of The Enabling Act and also any other grant for any special purpose that may be made by the United States to the state, except as provided in subsection (2).

(2)Legislative approval is required for any acceptance of land by the state of Montana from the United States if the land was acquired by the United States through condemnation procedures.

(3)Notwithstanding any provisions of this title, the board, after consultation with the director of the department of environmental quality, may accept any lands, including buildings, granted to the state by the United States pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa

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77-1-211 . Acceptance of federal land grants. (1) The board may accept any grant of lands from the United States to the state made in carrying out the provisions of The Enabling Act and also any other grant for any special purpose that may be made by the United States to the state, except as provided in subsection (2).
(2) Legislative approval is required for any acceptance of land by the state of Montana from the United States if the land was acquired by the United States through condemnation procedures.
(3) Notwithstanding any provisions of this title, the board, after consultation with the director of the department of environmental quality, may accept any lands, including buildings, granted to the state by the United States pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq. Legislative approval is not required for acceptance.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 113, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.113, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1101(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 452, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 274, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 315, Ch. 418, L. 1995.