Montana § 76-15-541 Conservation Practice Loan Program -- Definition

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§ 76-15-541 — Conservation Practice Loan Program -- Definition

Montana § 76-15-541

Title 76LAND RESOURCES AND USE

Ch. 15CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

Part 5Financial Aspects of Conservation Districts Loan Program

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Mont. Code Ann. § 76-15-541 (2026).

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76-15-541 . Conservation practice loan program -- definition.

(1)A conservation district may establish and administer a conservation practice loan program pursuant to 76-15-541 through 76-15-547 .

(2)A conservation practice loan may be made to a land occupier who is an agriculture producer within the exterior boundaries of the district. The conservation practice must be constructed, operated, developed, and maintained within the district.

(3)A conservation practice is the construction, operation, development, or maintenance of an erosion control and prevention operation, a work of improvement for flood prevention, and the conservation, development, use, and disposal of water within a district in furtherance of the purposes and policies of this chapter. Conservation practices include tho

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76-15-541 . Conservation practice loan program -- definition. (1) A conservation district may establish and administer a conservation practice loan program pursuant to 76-15-541 through 76-15-547 .
(2) A conservation practice loan may be made to a land occupier who is an agriculture producer within the exterior boundaries of the district. The conservation practice must be constructed, operated, developed, and maintained within the district.
(3) A conservation practice is the construction, operation, development, or maintenance of an erosion control and prevention operation, a work of improvement for flood prevention, and the conservation, development, use, and disposal of water within a district in furtherance of the purposes and policies of this chapter. Conservation practices include those practices pertaining to acceptable land use conversion as determined by a majority of the district supervisors with the advice of the United States natural resources conservation service.