Montana § 82-2-223 Compensation For Property

Montana Statutes

§ 82-2-223 — Compensation For Property

Montana § 82-2-223

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 2MINING GENERALLY

Part 2Rights-of-Way and Eminent Domain

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-2-223 (2026).

Text

82-2-223 . Compensation for property.

(1)The measure of compensation for the property located within 300 yards of the surfaced tract condemned shall be the fair market value or the value of similar property in a similar area not affected by open-pit mining operations, whichever the owner of the surface property shall elect to receive.

(2)The measure of compensation for a building owned by the city, county, or state shall be the value of the cost of replacing the building in a similar area not affected by open-pit mining operations.

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82-2-223 . Compensation for property. (1) The measure of compensation for the property located within 300 yards of the surfaced tract condemned shall be the fair market value or the value of similar property in a similar area not affected by open-pit mining operations, whichever the owner of the surface property shall elect to receive.
(2) The measure of compensation for a building owned by the city, county, or state shall be the value of the cost of replacing the building in a similar area not affected by open-pit mining operations.