Montana § 85-1-803 Rulemaking

Montana Statutes

§ 85-1-803 — Rulemaking

Montana § 85-1-803

Title 85WATER USE

Ch. 1WATER RESOURCES

Part 8Lease Management Program

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Mont. Code Ann. § 85-1-803 (2026).

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85-1-803 . Rulemaking. The department may adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the leasing of project lands. These rules may include but are not limited to rules governing the:

(1)growing of crops or grazing of livestock;

(2)establishment of responsibility for a lessee to pay the assessment of taxes for weed control;

(3)acquisition and use of water on project lands;

(4)leasing of project lands, except for lease renewals and transfers, by competitive bidding and the establishment of bid procedures and bid deposits;

(5)process for giving notice and for cancellation, termination, and renewal of leases, including existing leases on project lands;

(6)general form of the lease and the form and conditions of a bond when the department considers a bond necessary;

(7)changes or

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85-1-803 . Rulemaking. The department may adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the leasing of project lands. These rules may include but are not limited to rules governing the:
(1) growing of crops or grazing of livestock;
(2) establishment of responsibility for a lessee to pay the assessment of taxes for weed control;
(3) acquisition and use of water on project lands;
(4) leasing of project lands, except for lease renewals and transfers, by competitive bidding and the establishment of bid procedures and bid deposits;
(5) process for giving notice and for cancellation, termination, and renewal of leases, including existing leases on project lands;
(6) general form of the lease and the form and conditions of a bond when the department considers a bond necessary;
(7) changes or modifications in lease conditions or lease use; and
(8) placement and removal of improvements directly related to the necessary use of the project lands.