Montana § 82-4-424 Receipt And Expenditure Of Funds -- Disposition Of Penalties And Other Money

Montana Statutes

§ 82-4-424 — Receipt And Expenditure Of Funds -- Disposition Of Penalties And Other Money

Montana § 82-4-424

Title 82MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS

Ch. 4RECLAMATION

Part 4Opencut Mining Reclamation

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 82-4-424 (2026).

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82-4-424 . Receipt and expenditure of funds -- disposition of penalties and other money.

(1)The department may receive any federal funds, state funds, or any other funds for the reclamation of affected land. The department may cause the reclamation work to be done by its employees, by employees of other governmental agencies, by soil conservation districts, or through contracts with qualified persons.

(2)All penalties and other money paid under the provisions of this part, except fees provided for in 82-4-437 , must be deposited in the environmental rehabilitation and response account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 75-1-110 . Funds held by the department as bond or as a result of bond forfeiture that are no longer needed for reclamation and for which the department is

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82-4-424 . Receipt and expenditure of funds -- disposition of penalties and other money. (1) The department may receive any federal funds, state funds, or any other funds for the reclamation of affected land. The department may cause the reclamation work to be done by its employees, by employees of other governmental agencies, by soil conservation districts, or through contracts with qualified persons.
(2) All penalties and other money paid under the provisions of this part, except fees provided for in 82-4-437 , must be deposited in the environmental rehabilitation and response account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 75-1-110 . Funds held by the department as bond or as a result of bond forfeiture that are no longer needed for reclamation and for which the department is not able to locate a surety or other person who owns the funds after diligent search must be deposited in the environmental rehabilitation and response account in the state special revenue fund.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 11, Ch. 326, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 39, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 50-1511; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 431, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 406, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 338, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 385, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 477, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 334, L. 2019.