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MT Code § 85-15-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 3. Court Proceedings|85-15-311. Repealed

  85-15-311. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 418, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2147, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2667, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2667, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-710; Sec. 85-15-206, MCA 1983; redes. 85-15-311 by Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 4. Local Government Proceedings|85-15-401. Municipality or county prohibited from regulation

  85-15-401. Municipality or county prohibited from regulation. No municipality or county may regulate, supervise, or provide for the regulation or supervision of any dam or reservoir in this state or the construction, maintenance, or operation thereof or limit the size of any dam or reservoir or the amount of water that may be stored therein. This chapter does not prevent a municipality or county from adopting ordinances or regulations regulating, supervising, or providing for the regulation or supervision of dams and reservoirs that:   (1) are not within the state's jurisdiction; or   (2) are not subject to regulation by another public agency or body.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 501, L. 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 4. Local Government Proceedings|85-15-402. Repealed

  85-15-402. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 418, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2148, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2668, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2668, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-711; Sec. 85-15-301, MCA 1983; redes. 85-15-402 by Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 4. Local Government Proceedings|85-15-403. Repealed

  85-15-403. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 418, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2149, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2669, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2669, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-712; Sec. 85-15-302, MCA 1983; redes. 85-15-403 by Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 4. Local Government Proceedings|85-15-404. Repealed

  85-15-404. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 418, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 2150, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2670, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2670, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-713; Sec. 85-15-303, MCA 1983; redes. 85-15-404 by Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 5. Penalties|85-15-501. Repealed

  85-15-501. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 418, L. 1993; sec. 5, Ch. 612, L. 1993.   History: (1)En. Sec. 16, Ch. 501, L. 1985; (2)En. Sec. 2151, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 2671, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 2671, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 359, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 89-714; Sec. 85-15-304, MCA 1983; redes. 85-15-501(2) by Code Commissioner, 1985.
MT Code § 85-15-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 5. Penalties|85-15-502. Deposit of penalties and costs

  85-15-502. Deposit of penalties and costs. All penalties and costs collected under this chapter, other than those collected in a justice's court, must be deposited in the state general fund.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 501, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 557, L. 1987.
MT Code § 85-15-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 15. Dam Safety Act|Part 5. Penalties|85-15-503. Civil penalty

  85-15-503. Civil penalty. An owner of a dam with an impounding capacity of 50 acre-feet or greater measured at the maximum normal operating pool who fails to comply with a provision of this chapter or a rule or order of the department adopted or made pursuant to this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000. Each day of violation is a separate offense.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 612, L. 1993.
MT Code § 85-16-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 16. Wharves and Docks|Part 1. Wharves and Docks|85-16-101. Who may build wharves and docks

  85-16-101. Who may build wharves and docks. Any person or persons owning land bordering upon any of the navigable waters within the state are granted a license and permit to build docks and wharves over, across, and upon the lands under water belonging to the state. Such docks and wharves shall be extended out into such navigable water such distance only as may be necessary to permit all boats, steamboats, and vessels to safely land thereat and discharge and take on their cargoes and passengers.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1605, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1605, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-601.
MT Code § 85-16-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 16. Wharves and Docks|Part 1. Wharves and Docks|85-16-102. Public use of wharves and docks

  85-16-102. Public use of wharves and docks. All docks and wharves built on any of the navigable waters of the state shall be public docks and wharves, and all boats, vessels, and steamboats plying such navigable waters shall have a right to land thereat and take on and discharge their cargoes and passengers thereon. The owner of such dock or wharf shall have the right to charge and collect from the owner or owners of such boat, steamboat, or vessel a reasonable compensation therefor.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1606, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1606, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-602.
MT Code § 85-16-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 16. Wharves and Docks|Part 1. Wharves and Docks|85-16-103. Revocation of license

  85-16-103. Revocation of license. The license granted in 85-16-101 to build docks and wharves over and upon the lands under the navigable waters of this state conveys no title in such lands, and such license may be revoked by the state of Montana at any time.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1607, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1607, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-603.
MT Code § 85-16-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 16. Wharves and Docks|Part 1. Wharves and Docks|85-16-104. Land under navigable water

  85-16-104. Land under navigable water. By the term "land under water" is meant all land under any navigable waters of this state extending from high-water mark, or from the meander line where the shores of lakes or streams have been meandered, to the lake or stream.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1608, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1608, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-604.
MT Code § 85-16-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 16. Wharves and Docks|Part 1. Wharves and Docks|85-16-105. Repealed

  85-16-105. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 164, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 38, L. 1909; re-en. Sec. 1609, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 1609, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 315, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-605.
MT Code § 85-20-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-102. Purpose of the part

  85-20-102. Purpose of the part. Under the provisions of the Yellowstone River Compact (Chapter 39, Laws of Montana 1951), all appropriative rights to the beneficial uses of the waters of the interstate tributaries of the Yellowstone River existing in each signatory state as of January 1, 1950, have been recognized and shall continue to be enjoyed in accordance with the laws governing the acquisition and use of water under the doctrine of appropriation. All appropriative rights to the beneficial uses of the waters of the interstate tributaries of the Yellowstone River acquired after January 1, 1950, are subject to distribution in the states of Montana and Wyoming in accordance to the percentages in the different basins as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of Article V of said compact. The purpose of this part is to provide the means to determine the various appropriative rights to the beneficial uses of water of the interstate tributaries of the Yellowstone River acquired after January 1, 1950, and the quantity of water diverted and used by each such appropriator during each year, to enable the state of Montana and the Yellowstone River Compact commission to comply with and to administer the percentage allocations as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of Article V of said compact.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 92, L. 1953; R.C.M. 1947, 89-905.
MT Code § 85-20-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-103. Definitions

  85-20-103. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part the following definitions apply:   (1) "Department" means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33.   (2) "Divert" and "diversion" mean the taking or removing of water from any interstate tributary or any tributary thereof, when the water so taken or removed is not returned directly into the channel of the interstate tributary or of the tributary thereof from which it is taken.   (3) "Domestic use" means the use of water by an individual or by a family unit or household for drinking, cooking, laundering, sanitation, and other personal comforts and necessities and for the irrigation of a family garden or orchard not exceeding one-half acre in area.   (4) "Interstate tributaries" or "interstate tributary" means the following described rivers which contribute to the flow of the Yellowstone River in the state of Montana, including all tributaries thereof: the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River; the Big Horn River (except the Little Big Horn River); the Tongue River; and the Powder River, whose confluences with the Yellowstone River are respectively at or near the city (or town) of Laurel, Big Horn, Miles City, and Terry, all in the state of Montana.   (5) "Person" means any person, corporation, partnership, association, municipal corporation, agency, and all others authorized by the laws of the state to appropriate water for beneficial uses.   (6) "Stock water use" means the use of water for livestock and poultry.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 156, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-906.
MT Code § 85-20-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-104. Filing written statement with department

  85-20-104. Filing written statement with department. (1) A person claiming an appropriative right to the use of any water of any interstate tributary that was acquired after January 1, 1950, shall, within 60 days after February 25, 1953, or before the person diverts any water, file with the department at its office in Helena, Montana, a written statement containing the following information:   (a) the name of the claimant and the claimant's address;   (b) the date of appropriation or the date when the water was first applied to a beneficial use;   (c) the quantity of water claimed;   (d) the name of the stream, river, or other source of water from which the diversion is made, if it has a name, and if it does not, a description identifying the stream, river, or source;   (e) the purpose for which the water is claimed and the place of intended use;   (f) the means of diversion;   (g) whether or not a weir or other device for measuring the water intended to be diverted has been installed in the claimant's ditch or other means of diversion;   (h) if a notice of appropriation was filed with the county clerk and recorder, the name of the county where it was filed;   (i) whether the appropriation was made from an adjudicated or nonadjudicated stream, river, or other source of water.   (2) The written statement must be verified by the affidavit of the claimant or someone in the claimant's behalf. The affidavit must state that the matters and facts contained in the written statement are true.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 280, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 157, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 460, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 89-907; amd. Sec. 2826, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 85-20-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-105. Duty to install measuring devices

  85-20-105. Duty to install measuring devices. A person claiming an appropriative right to use any waters of any interstate tributary of the Yellowstone River that was acquired after January 1, 1950, shall, after February 25, 1953, and before the person diverts any water, install in the person's ditch or other means of diversion a weir or other measuring device so that all of the water to be diverted by the person can be accurately measured. The installation of a weir or other measuring device is subject to the approval of the department, and if in its judgment the weir or other measuring device or the installation of the weir or device is defective so that the water cannot be accurately measured, it may order the installation of an accurate measuring device. The claimant may not divert any water until the claimant complies with the order.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 280, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 158, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-908; amd. Sec. 2827, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 85-20-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-106. Duty to measure water

  85-20-106. Duty to measure water. Each claimant shall measure all the water being diverted by the claimant, keep accurate records of the diversion on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, and, within 15 days after November 1 of each year, file the written records with the department at its office in Helena, Montana.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 280, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 159, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-909; amd. Sec. 2828, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 85-20-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-107. Status of prior rights

  85-20-107. Status of prior rights. The rights to the beneficial use of any water of any interstate tributary of the Yellowstone River acquired prior to and including January 1, 1950, shall not be impaired by or subject to this part.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 92, L. 1953; R.C.M. 1947, 89-910.
MT Code § 85-20-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-108. Domestic and stock uses exempted

  85-20-108. Domestic and stock uses exempted. Any appropriation of water from any interstate tributary of the Yellowstone River made for domestic or stock water uses will not come within the provisions of this part whenever the capacity of a reservoir for stock water does not exceed 20 acre-feet.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 460, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 89-911.
MT Code § 85-20-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-109. Department to make rules

  85-20-109. Department to make rules. The department of natural resources and conservation shall adopt and enforce reasonable rules consistent with this part and the Yellowstone River Compact.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 280, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 160, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-912; amd. Sec. 483, Ch. 418, L. 1995.
MT Code § 85-20-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-110. Application to adjudicated and nonadjudicated waters

  85-20-110. Application to adjudicated and nonadjudicated waters. The provisions of this part shall apply to both adjudicated and nonadjudicated waters of the interstate tributaries of the Yellowstone River.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 92, L. 1953; R.C.M. 1947, 89-913.
MT Code § 85-20-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-111. Department to make record available

  85-20-111. Department to make record available. The department shall furnish and make available to the Yellowstone River Compact commission, from the records filed in its office, all appropriative rights acquired after January 1, 1950, to the use of the waters of the interstate tributaries of the Yellowstone River in the state of Montana, the amount of the annual diversions from those interstate tributaries, and any other information that its records may disclose as may be required by the Yellowstone River Compact commission.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 280, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 161, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-914.
MT Code § 85-20-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-112. Services of county attorneys

  85-20-112. Services of county attorneys. The county attorneys of the state shall perform such legal services and bring such proceedings in carrying out the purposes of this part within their respective counties as the department shall require.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 162, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-915.
MT Code § 85-20-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-113. Penalty

  85-20-113. Penalty. Any person who violates or refuses or neglects to comply with any provision of this part or any order or rule adopted by the board or department pursuant thereto or the Yellowstone River Compact is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $200 for each offense.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 92, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 163, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-916.
MT Code § 85-20-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-114. through 85-20-120 reserved

  85-20-114 through 85-20-120 reserved.
MT Code § 85-20-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 1. Yellowstone River Compact|85-20-121. Yellowstone compact obligations unimpaired

  85-20-121. Yellowstone compact obligations unimpaired. Nothing contained in Chapter 280, Laws of 1965, shall in any manner impair the obligations of the state of Montana under the Yellowstone River Compact.   History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 280, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 89-103.7.
MT Code § 85-20-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 3. Northern Cheyenne-Montana Compact|85-20-302. Consent to federal act and modification of compact

  85-20-302. Consent to federal act and modification of compact. (1) Pursuant to Article V, section A.1., of the Northern Cheyenne-Montana Compact, section 85-20-301, MCA, the Legislature hereby gives its consent to, ratifies, and adopts the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-374, 106 Stat. 1186). This consent includes:   (a) any amendment to the act that clarifies that environmental compliance costs for the Tongue River Dam Project are the responsibility of the federal government; or   (b) any amendment to section 4(c) of the act that provides that, except for the authorizations contained in subsections 7(b)(1)(A), 7(b)(1)(B), and 7(e), the authorization of appropriations in the act are not effective until such time as the Montana water court enters and approves a decree as provided in subsection 4(d) of the act.   (2) The provisions of the compact that are inconsistent with the federal act or with the amendments specified in subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) of this section shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to conform therewith.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 7, Sp. L. November 1993.
MT Code § 85-20-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 4. United States Park Service-Montana Compact|85-20-402. Accounting for federal funds

  85-20-402. Accounting for federal funds. (1) There must be created those accounts that are necessary within the federal special revenue fund established under 17-2-102 for the purposes of this part.   (2) Federal funds deposited in the accounts and interest and earnings on the accounts must be used for the following purposes or to reimburse the state for expenditures incurred for the following purposes:   (a) establishment, administration, and enforcement of the Yellowstone controlled ground water area;   (b) inventory, sampling, reporting, and database management;   (c) provision for administrative costs and the cost of any study or any other necessary activity by the technical oversight committee; and   (d) any other necessary activity pursuant to this part.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 635, L. 1993; Sec. 85-2-707, MCA 1993; redes. 85-20-402 by Code Commissioner, 1994; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 389, L. 1999.
MT Code § 85-20-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 9. Crow Tribe-Montana Compact|85-20-902. Findings and purpose

  85-20-902. Findings and purpose. (1) It is the policy of the state of Montana to seek negotiated settlements of federal and Indian reserved water rights claims in Montana under Title 85, chapter 2, part 7.   (2) Pursuant to this policy, the commission commenced negotiations with the Crow Tribe regarding the Tribe's water rights claims on November 12, 1981.   (3) A water rights compact has been agreed to between the commission and the elected representatives of the government of the Crow Tribe that, among other things, provides an allocation of water to the Crow Tribe and provides protection for certain water rights recognized under state law in Montana.   (4) As consideration for the Crow Tribe's agreement to protect certain water rights recognized under state law in Montana and to release certain legal claims asserted against the state, the state of Montana has undertaken an obligation to make certain payments for the benefit of the Crow Tribe and has agreed that any future production taxes collected by the state on production of coal owned by the United States in trust for the Crow Tribe will be paid to the Crow Tribe.   (5) The commission's agreement to the compact and the state's obligation to make payments to the Crow Tribe thereunder is conditioned, among other things, upon the final approval of the compact as set forth in the compact and as required by state, federal, and tribal law and upon the execution and delivery by the Crow Tribe of sufficient releases for the legal claims that the Crow Tribe has agreed to release.   (6) The purposes of 85-20-902 through 85-20-905 are to provide for the implementation of the compact, to provide a mechanism for settlement of certain claims against the state, and to provide a means to fund the state's financial obligations for the upcoming biennium under its water rights compact with the Crow Tribe.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 1, Sp. L. June 1999.
MT Code § 85-20-903 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 9. Crow Tribe-Montana Compact|85-20-903. Definitions

  85-20-903. Definitions. As used in 85-20-902 through 85-20-905, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Commission" means the reserved water rights compact commission.   (2) "Compact" means the Crow-Montana water rights compact as approved by the legislature in 85-20-901.   (3) "Department" means the department of natural resources and conservation.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 1, Sp. L. June 1999.