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MT Code § 76-22-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 22. Sage Grouse Habitat Management(renumbered)|Part 1. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act(Renumbered)|76-22-112. Renumbered 87-5-912

  76-22-112. Renumbered 87-5-912. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.
MT Code § 76-22-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 22. Sage Grouse Habitat Management(renumbered)|Part 1. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act(Renumbered)|76-22-113. Renumbered 87-5-913

  76-22-113. Renumbered 87-5-913. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.
MT Code § 76-22-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 22. Sage Grouse Habitat Management(renumbered)|Part 1. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act(Renumbered)|76-22-114. Renumbered 87-5-914

  76-22-114. Renumbered 87-5-914. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.
MT Code § 76-22-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 22. Sage Grouse Habitat Management(renumbered)|Part 1. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act(Renumbered)|76-22-115. Renumbered 87-5-915

  76-22-115. Renumbered 87-5-915. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.
MT Code § 76-22-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 22. Sage Grouse Habitat Management(renumbered)|Part 1. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act(Renumbered)|76-22-116. Renumbered 87-5-916

  76-22-116. Renumbered 87-5-916. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.
MT Code § 76-22-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 22. Sage Grouse Habitat Management(renumbered)|Part 1. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act(Renumbered)|76-22-117. Renumbered 87-5-917

  76-22-117. Renumbered 87-5-917. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.
MT Code § 76-22-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 76. Land Resources and Use|Chapter 22. Sage Grouse Habitat Management(renumbered)|Part 1. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act(Renumbered)|76-22-118. Renumbered 87-5-918

  76-22-118. Renumbered 87-5-918. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.
MT Code § 77-1-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-102. Ownership of certain islands and riverbeds

  77-1-102. Ownership of certain islands and riverbeds. (1) The following lands belong to the state of Montana to be held in trust for the benefit of the public schools of the state:   (a) all islands existing in the navigable streams or lakes in this state that have not been surveyed by the government of the United States; and   (b) all lands that at any time in the past constituted an island or part of an island in a navigable stream or lake.   (2) This section does not apply to lands that are occupied by and belong to riparian landowners if the lands were formed by accretions.   (3) State-owned riverbeds are public lands of the state that are held in trust for the people as provided in Article X, section 11, of the Montana constitution.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 36, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 81-2301; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 371, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 210, L. 2013.
MT Code § 77-1-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-103. Administration of lands

  77-1-103. Administration of lands. (1) The board shall sell lands under 77-1-102(1) in the same manner as other school lands of the state are sold.   (2) The board may sell the lands under 77-1-102(1) or lease the lands under 77-1-102 without having them surveyed unless the board considers it to be to the best interests of the state to have the lands surveyed as in 77-1-104.   (3) The proceeds from the leasing and sale of the lands under 77-1-102 must be disposed of in the same manner as disposition is made of the proceeds from the leasing and sale of school lands of the state.   (4) The income received from the leasing, licensing, or other use of lands under 77-1-102(1) or riverbeds under 77-1-102(3) must be deposited in accordance with 17-3-1003(5).   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 36, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 104, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-2302; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 371, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 55, L. 2015.
MT Code § 77-1-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-104. Survey of lands

  77-1-104. Survey of lands. If the board considers it necessary that any of the lands mentioned in 77-1-102 be surveyed, it must have the lands surveyed by the county surveyor of the county in which the lands are located. If there is no county surveyor, if the county surveyor is unable to make the survey, or if the best interests of the state require, the board shall appoint a qualified surveyor to make the surveys. The county surveyor or other surveyor appointed shall make an actual survey establishing four corners of every quarter section and connecting the same with a United States survey and within 30 days after the survey file with the county clerk and recorder of that county a copy under oath of the surveyor's field notes and plat and a certified copy of the field notes and plat with the department. For the services required in connection with the survey, the county surveyor or other surveyor appointed is entitled to fees as prescribed in 7-4-2821. The fees must be paid in the same manner as other expenses of the department.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 36, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 105, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-2303; amd. Sec. 2535, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-105. Determining title

  77-1-105. Determining title. The board may take all proper proceedings for the purpose of determining the title to the beds of lakes and other bodies of water and of streams within the state and to that end may bring or defend suits or other proceedings in court or before other proper tribunals.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 148, L. 1937; Sec. 81-614, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 81-2305 and amd. by Sec. 46, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-2305.
MT Code § 77-1-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-106. Setting of rates or fees -- rules

  77-1-106. (Temporary) Setting of rates or fees -- rules. (1) In setting the lease rental rates, agreement rates, or fees for the use of state lands and cabin sites, the board shall consider the impact of the uses on the school trust asset, lessee expenses for management, water development, weed control, fire control, the term of the lease, the production capabilities, the conditions on the lease payment, and any other required expenses reasonably borne by the lessee. In setting cabin site lease rates, the board shall consider expenses that are commonly incurred by the lessees to preserve the value of the state land or to provide services commonly provided by private lessors in the area.   (2) All lease rental rates, agreement rates, and fees established by the board under 77-1-208, 77-1-802, 77-1-815, 77-6-202, 77-6-501, 77-6-502, and 77-6-507 must consider the trust asset and be in the best interests of the state with regard to the long-term productivity of the school trust lands, while optimizing the return to the school trust.   (3) The board shall comply with Title 2, chapter 4, part 3, in setting rental rates, agreement rates, and license fees pursuant to 77-1-208, 77-1-802, 77-1-815, 77-6-202, 77-6-501, 77-6-502, and 77-6-507. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 8, Ch. 596, L. 2003.)   77-1-106. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Setting of rates or fees -- rules. (1) In setting the lease rental rates or fees for the use of state lands and cabin sites, the board shall consider the impact of the uses on the school trust asset, lessee expenses for management, water development, weed control, fire control, the term of the lease, the production capabilities, the conditions on the lease payment, and any other required expenses reasonably borne by the lessee. In setting cabin site lease rates, the board shall consider expenses that are commonly incurred by the lessees to preserve the value of the state land or to provide services commonly provided by private lessors in the area.   (2) All lease rental rates and fees established by the board under 77-1-208, 77-1-802, 77-6-202, 77-6-501, 77-6-502, and 77-6-507 must consider the trust asset and be in the best interests of the state with regard to the long-term productivity of the school trust lands, while optimizing the return to the school trust.   (3) The board shall comply with Title 2, chapter 4, part 3, in setting rental rates and license fees pursuant to 77-1-208, 77-1-802, 77-6-202, 77-6-501, 77-6-502, and 77-6-507.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 13, Ch. 586, L. 1993; (3)En. Sec. 10, Ch. 586, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 596, L. 2003.
MT Code § 77-1-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-107. Purchase of historic easement across state land for benefit of private land

  77-1-107. Purchase of historic easement across state land for benefit of private land. If a historic easement or right-of-way for access to private land exists across state land, the person owning the private land may purchase the nonexclusive easement as a permanent, nonexclusive easement. Upon receipt of the fair market value of the easement and proof of the existence of the easement or right-of-way and the purpose and proposed purchaser's use of the nonexclusive easement, the board may sell a permanent nonexclusive easement if it is across school land or other land granted to the state for the support and benefit of a state institution and shall sell a permanent nonexclusive easement if it is across other state land.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 107, L. 1999.
MT Code § 77-1-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-109. Deposits of proceeds in trust land administration account

  77-1-109. Deposits of proceeds in trust land administration account. (1) The amount of money that is deposited into the trust land administration account established in 77-1-108 may not exceed an amount equal to 25% of distributable revenue generated in the fiscal year completed prior to the legislative session that will appropriate money for the next biennium. This excludes revenue generated by the forest improvement fee provided for in 77-5-204.   (2) (a) Subject to subsection (1), the department shall deposit into the trust land administration account the following:   (i) distributable revenue;   (ii) the proceeds or income from the sale of easements and timber, except timber from public school and Montana university system lands;   (iii) mineral royalties; and   (iv) fees collected pursuant to 77-2-328.   (b) As deposits are made, they must be identified and accounted for by trust.   (c) The department may not make deductions from interest or income generated from lands granted to the state pursuant to the Morrill Act of 1862, 7 U.S.C. 301 through 308, and the Morrill Act of 1890, 7 U.S.C. 321 through 329.   (3) After the deposits in subsection (2) have been made, the remainder of the proceeds, other than proceeds from timber from Montana university system lands, must be deposited in accordance with 17-3-1003, 18-2-107, and 20-9-341(2). Timber proceeds from university system lands must be paid over to the state treasurer, who shall deposit the money to the credit of the proper fund for use as provided in 17-3-1003.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 122, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 34, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 420, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 291, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 355, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 247, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 465, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 17, L. 2013.
MT Code § 77-1-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-110. Written undertaking required in legal action for challenge to use or disposition of state lands

  77-1-110. Written undertaking required in legal action for challenge to use or disposition of state lands. (1) The purpose of this section is to advance the legitimate state interest in the protection of state trust assets as provided for in Article X, section 11, of the Montana constitution.   (2) In any civil action seeking an injunction or restraining order concerning a decision of the board or department approving a use or disposition of state lands that would produce revenue for any state lands trust beneficiary, the court shall require a written undertaking for the payment of damages that may be incurred by the trust beneficiary if the board or the department is wrongfully enjoined or restrained.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 273, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 504, L. 2001.
MT Code § 77-1-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-111. Court actions

  77-1-111. Court actions. (1) All actions for the recovery of money due under this title or for the cancellation of leases or for the cancellation of certificates of purchase or patents or for the recovery of state lands, actions of forcible entry and detainer, actions for ejectment, and all other actions affecting any state lands are controlled, as to venue, by the provisions of the rules of civil procedure relating to the place of trial of civil actions and must be conducted by the attorney general.   (2) When requested by the attorney general, the county attorney of each county in the state shall represent the state in all foreclosure proceedings, collections of delinquent rentals, actions for trespass on state lands, and in all other state land matters that may arise in the county attorney's county. The county attorney is not entitled to charge the state any compensation for services beyond the county attorney's regular salary.   (3) The use of a ford or crossing on a navigable river or stream may not be considered a trespass.   History: (1)En. Sec. 100, Ch. 147, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1921, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1921, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 79-1503, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 112, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.112, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 81-1015, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1503, 81-1015; amd. Sec. 2536, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 472, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-112. Violations classified

  77-1-112. Violations classified. (1) Any officer, employee, or representative of the state who directly or indirectly accepts any money or any other valuable thing, except the officer's, employee's, or representative's regular and lawful compensation, for performing or not performing an official act under the provisions of this title or for modifying the performance of an official act is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 77-1-115.   (2) Any officer, employee, or representative of the state who knowingly and willfully makes any false classification or appraisal of any state land or of any land offered the state for sale or offered as security for a loan from the state or who falsely classifies or scales any timber on state lands or from state lands or any timber in which the state is interested or who knowingly and willfully makes any false report of any classification or appraisal or scaling is guilty of a felony and is punishable as provided in 77-1-115.   (3) (a) Any officer, employee, or representative of the state who otherwise violates any of the provisions of this title:   (i) is guilty of a felony if the violation results in a loss to the state of $1,000 or more; or   (ii) is guilty of a misdemeanor if the violation results in a loss to the state of less than $1,000 or in no pecuniary loss.   (b) The punishment shall be as provided in 77-1-115.   History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 118, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.118, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 81-1111, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. Sec. 106, Ch. 147, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1927, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1927, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 79-1504, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1504, 81-1111; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 15, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2537, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-113. Restrictions on who may buy or lease state lands

  77-1-113. Restrictions on who may buy or lease state lands. It is unlawful for any member of the board, any person appraising lands or in the employ of the state for the selection, classification, appraisal, sale, or leasing of any state lands or the timber on state lands, or any officer or employee of the department to purchase or lease, directly or indirectly, any state lands or any timber on state lands.   History: En. Sec. 117, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.117, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 428, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1110; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 15, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 314, Ch. 418, L. 1995.
MT Code § 77-1-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-114. Prosecutions

  77-1-114. Prosecutions. (1) Whenever an arrest is made for any violation of the provisions of this title or whenever any information of a violation is given to the the county attorney of the county in which this act was committed, the county attorney shall prosecute the offender or offenders if in the county attorney's judgment the facts warrant the prosecution.   (2) If a county attorney fails to comply with the provisions of this section, the county attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $1,000. Upon the county attorney's conviction, the district court in which the county attorney is convicted shall declare the county attorney's office vacant and notify the proper appointing power. Actions against the county attorney must be brought by the attorney general in the name of the state.   (3) The penalties of this section also apply to any magistrate with proper authority who refuses or neglects to cause the arrest and prosecution of any person when a complaint under oath of a violation of any of the provisions of this title has been lodged with the magistrate.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 147, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1839, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1839, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1416; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 15, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2538, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-115 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-115. Punishments

  77-1-115. Punishments. (1) An officer, employee, or representative of the state who is found guilty of a felony as defined in 77-1-112 is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not less than 1 or more than 10 years, by a fine that may not be less than $500 or less than twice the amount of the loss that resulted to the state through the crime of which the officer, employee, or representative has been convicted, or by both.   (2) An officer, employee, or representative of the state who is found guilty of a misdemeanor as defined in 77-1-112 is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed 1 year, by a fine that may not be less than $100 or less than twice the amount of the loss that resulted to the state through the crime of which the officer, employee, or representative has been convicted, or by both.   History: En. Sec. 119, Ch. 60, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 1805.119, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1112; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 15, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2539, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-116. Additional penalty

  77-1-116. Additional penalty. In addition to the penalties provided for in this code against those committing trespass upon any of the lands owned or held in trust or otherwise by the state, the board is hereby authorized and empowered, without legal process, to seize and take or cause to be seized and taken any and all lumber, wood, grass, or other property unlawfully severed from the lands, whether the same has been removed from said lands or not, and may dispose of the same at either public or private sale in such manner as will be most conducive to the interests of the state, and all moneys arising therefrom, after deducting the reasonable and necessary expenses of such seizure and sale, shall be a part of the permanent fund to which such lands may belong.   History: En. Sec. 7, p. 49, L. 1893; re-en. Sec. 3566, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2219, Rev. C. 1907; amd. Sec. 59, Ch. 147, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1879, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1879, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 81-1602.
MT Code § 77-1-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-117. Disposition of fines and judgment proceeds

  77-1-117. Disposition of fines and judgment proceeds. (1) Unless otherwise provided, all money received as fines, fees, and forfeitures under this title or as penalties for the violation of any of the land laws of this state, except money received by a justice's court, must be paid to the department of revenue for deposit in the general fund.   (2) Unless otherwise provided, all money, including interest, awarded by a court as compensatory damages under this title or any of the land laws of this state for the wrongful use or occupation of state lands must be deposited in the account or fund in which the money would have been deposited had the party assessed with the damages complied with the land laws of this state and may be paid out of the account or fund only through an appropriation by the legislature.   History: En. Sec. 104, Ch. 147, L. 1909; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 99, L. 1917; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 171, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 103, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1919, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1919, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 79-1502; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 15, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 257, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 413, L. 2011.
MT Code § 77-1-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-118. Use of exploding targets prohibited -- definition -- penalty

  77-1-118. Use of exploding targets prohibited -- definition -- penalty. (1) The use of exploding targets on properties managed pursuant to this title is prohibited when the department of natural resources and conservation determines that fire danger is high, very high, or extreme.  (2) For the purposes of this section, "exploding targets" means commercial targets that explode when impacted by a high-velocity projectile or targets created by combining components, including but not limited to ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder, that explode when impacted by a high-velocity projectile.   (3) A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 513, L. 2021.
MT Code § 77-1-119 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-119. reserved

  77-1-119 reserved.
MT Code § 77-1-120 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 1. General Provisions|77-1-120. Terminated

  77-1-120. Terminated. Sec. 17, Ch. 586, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 586, L. 1993.