Montana § 85-2-112 Department Duties

Montana Statutes

§ 85-2-112 — Department Duties

Montana § 85-2-112

Title 85WATER USE

Ch. 2SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 85-2-112 (2026).

Text

85-2-112 . Department duties. The department shall:

(1)enforce and administer this chapter and rules adopted under 85-2-113 , subject to the powers and duties of the supreme court under 3-7-204 ;

(2)prescribe procedures, forms, and requirements for applications, permits, certificates, claims of existing rights, and proceedings under this chapter and prescribe the information to be contained in any application, claim of existing right, or other document to be filed with the department under this chapter not inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter;

(3)establish and keep in its Helena office a centralized record system of all existing rights and a public record of permits, certificates, claims of existing rights, applications, and other documents filed in its office under this c

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85-2-112 . Department duties. The department shall:
(1) enforce and administer this chapter and rules adopted under 85-2-113 , subject to the powers and duties of the supreme court under 3-7-204 ;
(2) prescribe procedures, forms, and requirements for applications, permits, certificates, claims of existing rights, and proceedings under this chapter and prescribe the information to be contained in any application, claim of existing right, or other document to be filed with the department under this chapter not inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter;
(3) establish and keep in its Helena office a centralized record system of all existing rights and a public record of permits, certificates, claims of existing rights, applications, and other documents filed in its office under this chapter;
(4) cooperate with, assist, advise, and coordinate plans and activities with the federal, state, and local agencies in matters relating to this chapter;
(5) upon request by any person, cooperate with, assist, and advise that person in matters pertaining to measuring water or filing claims of existing rights with a district court under this chapter;
(6) adopt rules necessary to reject, modify, or condition permit applications in highly appropriated basins or subbasins as provided in 85-2-319 .

Legislative History

En. Sec. 4, Ch. 452, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 89-868(1); amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 697, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 268, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 448, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 573, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 442, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 45, L. 1997.