Montana § 87-5-904 Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team -- Rulemaking

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§ 87-5-904 — Montana Sage Grouse Oversight Team -- Rulemaking

Montana § 87-5-904

Title 87FISH AND WILDLIFE

Ch. 5WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Part 9Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 87-5-904 (2026).

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87-5-904 . Montana sage grouse oversight team -- rulemaking. The oversight team shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this part, including:

(1)eligibility and evaluation criteria for grants distributed pursuant to 87-5-910 for projects that maintain, enhance, restore, expand, or benefit sage grouse habitat and populations, including but not limited to requirements for matching funds and in-kind contributions and consideration of the socioeconomic impacts of a proposed project on the local community. The evaluation criteria must give greater priority to proposed projects that:

(a)involve partnerships between public and private entities;

(b)provide matching funds;

(c)use the habitat quantification tool adopted pursuant to subsection (2); and

(d)maximize the amount of credits

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87-5-904 . Montana sage grouse oversight team -- rulemaking. The oversight team shall adopt rules to administer the provisions of this part, including:
(1) eligibility and evaluation criteria for grants distributed pursuant to 87-5-910 for projects that maintain, enhance, restore, expand, or benefit sage grouse habitat and populations, including but not limited to requirements for matching funds and in-kind contributions and consideration of the socioeconomic impacts of a proposed project on the local community. The evaluation criteria must give greater priority to proposed projects that:
(a) involve partnerships between public and private entities;
(b) provide matching funds;
(c) use the habitat quantification tool adopted pursuant to subsection (2); and
(d) maximize the amount of credits generated per dollars of funds awarded.
(2) the designation of a habitat quantification tool in consideration of applicable United States fish and wildlife service sage grouse policies, state law, and any rules adopted pursuant to this part;
(3) subject to the provisions of 87-5-905 (2), a method to track and maintain the number of credits attributable to projects funded pursuant to this part that are available to a project developer to purchase for compensatory mitigation to offset debits under 87-5-911 ;
(4) methods of compensatory mitigation available under 87-5-911 ;
(5) review and monitoring of projects funded pursuant to this part;
(6) criteria for the acceptance or rejection of grants, gifts, transfers, bequests, and donations, including interests in real or personal property; and
(7) guidance on management options for any real property conveyed to the state under this part, including its sale or lease.