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MT Code § 77-1-617 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 6. Development of State Lands|77-1-617. Management of isolated trust lands -- reciprocal access

  77-1-617. Management of isolated trust lands -- reciprocal access. (1) To facilitate the management of isolated tracts of all classifications of state lands, the department may negotiate reciprocal access agreements that may include easements. For an easement granted pursuant to this subsection, the board may waive all or a portion of the survey requirements of 77-2-102, subject to any conditions that the board may impose.   (2) In granting access, the department is not required to analyze or consider the potential impacts of activities that may occur on private or federal lands in conjunction with or as a result of granting access.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 182, L. 1999.
MT Code § 77-1-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 7. Ownership Records of State-Owned Land|77-1-701. Definitions

  77-1-701. Definitions. When used in this part, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Ownership record" means the original deed, abstract, and any other instrument signifying state ownership or other interest in real property.   (2) "State agency" means any board, bureau, department, commission, or officer of the state.   (3) "State land" means land held, possessed, or administered by the state by virtue of fee simple title, grant, or deed. This term does not include:   (a) land acquired through investments under the provisions of 17-6-201;   (b) land used by virtue of an interest temporary in nature, such as a lease, license, or permit; or   (c) land used for easements and rights-of-way.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 467, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 32, L. 1997.
MT Code § 77-1-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 7. Ownership Records of State-Owned Land|77-1-702. Transfer of records

  77-1-702. Transfer of records. The secretary of state shall transfer all ownership records on file in the secretary of state's office to the department. The department shall transfer the records of land held or administered by the department of transportation for highway rights-of-way and maintenance to the department of transportation and any remaining ownership records, other than those of state lands, to the state agency administering the interest or property described in the records.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 467, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2541, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 7. Ownership Records of State-Owned Land|77-1-703. Filing of ownership records

  77-1-703. Filing of ownership records. Except as provided in 77-1-706, state agencies shall file with the department ownership records of state lands held by the agency.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 467, L. 1987.
MT Code § 77-1-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 7. Ownership Records of State-Owned Land|77-1-704. Department to maintain repository

  77-1-704. Department to maintain repository. The department shall provide a secure yet accessible repository for the ownership records of state land.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 467, L. 1987.
MT Code § 77-1-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 7. Ownership Records of State-Owned Land|77-1-705. Index and verification of ownership records

  77-1-705. Index and verification of ownership records. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a filing system and index of the following information on state land:   (a) legal description of the land;   (b) when the land was acquired or disposed of;   (c) name of the state agency administering or disposing of the land; and   (d) name of the grantor or grantee.   (2) To the extent feasible within available funding and personnel, the department shall:   (a) verify the accuracy of information contained in the ownership records; and   (b) perfect title to state land whenever necessary.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 467, L. 1987.
MT Code § 77-1-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 7. Ownership Records of State-Owned Land|77-1-706. Treatment of highway lands

  77-1-706. Treatment of highway lands. The department of transportation is not required to file with the department records of land used for highway rights-of-way and maintenance but is required to file with the department ownership records of state land held for administrative purposes.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 467, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 512, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 316, Ch. 418, L. 1995.
MT Code § 77-1-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 7. Ownership Records of State-Owned Land|77-1-707. Rules

  77-1-707. Rules. The department may adopt rules for implementing and administering this part concerning transfer and filing of ownership records.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 467, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 317, Ch. 418, L. 1995.
MT Code § 77-1-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-801. Recreational use license required to use state lands for general recreational purposes -- penalty -- exemption

  77-1-801. (Temporary) Recreational use license required to use state lands for general recreational purposes -- penalty -- exemption. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person 12 years of age or older shall obtain an annual recreational use license pursuant to 77-1-802 to use state lands, as defined in 77-1-101, for general recreational purposes.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person shall, upon the request of a peace officer or fish and game warden, present for inspection the person's recreational use license.   (3) If the department and the department of fish, wildlife, and parks consent to and sign an agreement for hunting, fishing, and trapping purposes, as provided in 77-1-815, a person is not required to obtain a recreational use license for use of legally accessible state trust land for hunting, fishing, and trapping purposes.   (4) A violator of subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 8, Ch. 596, L. 2003.)   77-1-801. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Recreational use license required to use state lands for general recreational purposes -- penalty. (1) A person 12 years of age or older shall obtain an annual recreational use license pursuant to 77-1-802 to use state lands, as defined in 77-1-101, for general recreational purposes.   (2) A person shall, upon the request of a peace officer or fish and game warden, present for inspection the person's recreational use license.   (3) A violator of subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 596, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2542, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-802. Recreational use -- fee

  77-1-802. (Temporary) Recreational use -- fee. (1) The fee for recreational use on state trust land must attain full market value whether the license is sold on an individual basis or on a group basis through an agreement with the department of fish, wildlife, and parks as provided in 77-1-815.   (2) Money received by the department from the sale of recreational use licenses must be credited as follows:   (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), license fees must be apportioned on a pro rata basis to the land trusts, in proportion to the respective trust's percentage of acreage in the total acreage of all state land trusts.   (b) Revenue from recreational use license fees, less 50 cents from the fee for each license that must be returned to the license dealer as a commission, is distributable revenue and must be deposited pursuant to 77-1-109 and used to pay for administrative costs as provided in 77-1-108.   (3) The department may contract with the department of fish, wildlife, and parks for the distribution and sale of recreational use licenses through the license agents appointed by and the administrative offices of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks and in accordance with the provisions of Title 87, chapter 2, part 9. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 8, Ch. 596, L. 2003.)   77-1-802. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Recreational use license -- fee. (1) The fee for a recreational use license must attain full market value.   (2) Money received by the department from the sale of recreational use licenses must be credited as follows:   (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), license fees must be apportioned on a pro rata basis to the land trusts, in proportion to the respective trust's percentage contribution to the total acreage of all state land trusts.   (b) Revenue from recreational use license fees, less 50 cents from the fee for each license that must be returned to the license dealer as a commission, is distributable revenue and must be deposited pursuant to 77-1-109 and used to pay for administrative costs as provided in 77-1-108.   (3) The department may contract with the department of fish, wildlife, and parks for the distribution and sale of recreational use licenses through the license agents appointed by and the administrative offices of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks and in accordance with the provisions of Title 87, chapter 2, part 9.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 586, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 596, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 465, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-803. reserved

  77-1-803 reserved.
MT Code § 77-1-805 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-805. Liability of state and lessee

  77-1-805. Liability of state and lessee. (1) The provisions of 70-16-302 that limit the liability of a landowner or the landowner's tenant for the recreational use of property apply to the state and any lessee of state lands used for general recreational purposes.   (2) The lessee is not responsible for the suppression of or for damages resulting from a fire on the leased land caused by a general recreational user, except that a lessee who observes a fire caused by a general recreational user shall make reasonable efforts to suppress the fire or report it to the proper firefighting authority.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2543, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-806 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-806. Prior notification to lessee of recreational use -- trespass -- penalty

  77-1-806. Prior notification to lessee of recreational use -- trespass -- penalty. (1) If a lessee of state lands under this part desires to be notified prior to anyone entering upon the leasehold, the lessee shall post, at customary access points, signs provided or authorized by the department. The signs must set forth the lessee's or the lessee's agent's name, address, telephone number, and method of notification. The lessee or the lessee's agent must be available to receive notice from recreational users or provide an alternative means for notice as prescribed by rule. When state land is posted, recreational users shall contact and identify themselves to the lessee or the lessee's agent for the purposes of minimizing impact upon the leasehold interest and learning the specific boundaries of adjacent unfenced private property.   (2) Each recreational user of state lands shall obtain permission of the lessee or the lessee's agent before entering the adjacent private property owned by the lessee. Entry to private property from adjacent state lands without permission of the landowner or the landowner's agent is an absolute liability offense. A violator of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $50 or more than $500 or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both.   (3) A person may be found guilty of the offense described in subsection (2) regardless of the absence of fencing or failure to post a notice in accordance with 45-6-201.   (4) The use of a ford or crossing on a navigable river or stream by the adjacent landowner may not be considered a trespass for the purposes of this section.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2544, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 472, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-807 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-807. reserved

  77-1-807 reserved.
MT Code § 77-1-808 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-808. State lands recreational use

  77-1-808. (Temporary) State lands recreational use. Money appropriated for the purpose of managing recreational use of state lands must be used by the department for the following purposes:   (1) compensation pursuant to 77-1-809 for damage to the improvements of leases that has been proved to be caused by recreational users;   (2) assistance in weed control management necessary as a result of recreational use of state lands;   (3) protection of the resource value of the trust assets;   (4) administration and management for the implementation of recreational use of state lands; and   (5) maintenance of roads necessary for public recreational use of state trust land. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 8, Ch. 596, L. 2003.)   77-1-808. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) State lands recreational use. Money appropriated for the purpose of managing recreational use of state lands must be used by the department for the following purposes:   (1) compensation pursuant to 77-1-809 for damage to the improvements of leases that has been proved to be caused by recreational users;   (2) assistance in weed control management necessary as a result of recreational use of state lands;   (3) protection of the resource value of the trust assets; and   (4) administration and management for the implementation of recreational use of state lands.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 68, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 117, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 596, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 465, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-809 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-809. Compensation for damage to improvements, growing crops, or livestock

  77-1-809. Compensation for damage to improvements, growing crops, or livestock. A lessee may apply to the department for reimbursement of documented costs of repair to or replacement of improvements, growing crops, or livestock damaged by recreational users of state lands. For the purpose of this section, improvements include the structures described in 77-1-134. The application must include an affidavit by the applicant setting forth the nature of the loss, allegations and reasonable proof supporting the involvement of recreational users, and documentation of repair or replacement costs. Upon review of the application and supporting proof and upon additional investigation as required, the department shall grant, modify, or deny the claim. The department, by reason of payment to the lessee for damage to improvements, is entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the lessee to recover the amount paid from the party causing the damage. Payments under this section must be made from appropriations from the trust land administration account established by 77-1-108, and the liability of the department for damage payments is limited to 10% of revenue received from the recreational use fee and deposited in the account. Claim applications are to be considered in the order they are received.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 69, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 465, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 472, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-810 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-810. Weed control management

  77-1-810. Weed control management. (1) The department shall establish a weed control management program for the control of noxious weeds reasonably proved to be caused by the recreational use of state lands. The department may by rule establish a noxious weed management program that may include direct compensation for noxious weed control activities or participation in district and county weed control projects or department-initiated weed control activities.   (2) Funding for this program must come from appropriations from the trust land administration account provided for in 77-1-108.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 465, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-811 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-811. through 77-1-814 reserved

  77-1-811 through 77-1-814 reserved.
MT Code § 77-1-815 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-815. Recreational use agreement for hunting, fishing, and trapping on legally accessible state trust land

  77-1-815. (Temporary) Recreational use agreement for hunting, fishing, and trapping on legally accessible state trust land. (1) The board is authorized to enter into an agreement with the department of fish, wildlife, and parks to compensate state trust land beneficiaries for the use and impacts associated with hunting, fishing, and trapping on legally accessible state trust land as defined in department rule. The department may impose restrictions it considers necessary to coordinate the uses of state trust land or to preserve the purposes of the various trust lands. Hunting, fishing, and trapping on state trust land must be conducted in accordance with rules and provisions provided in this part.   (2) An agreement may be issued to the department of fish, wildlife, and parks for a term of up to 10 years. Through this agreement, the board shall recover for the beneficiaries of the trust the full market value for the use and impacts associated with hunting, fishing, and trapping on legally accessible state trust land. The department may use funds appropriated from the trust land administration account provided for in 77-1-108 to implement and manage the agreement. Except as provided for in 17-7-304, any unexpended amount in the account that resulted from recreational use fees must be apportioned on a pro rata basis to the land trusts, in proportion to the respective trust's percentage of acreage in the total acreage of all state land trusts.   (3) Any agreement entered into is subject to the following conditions:   (a) The department maintains sole discretion, throughout the term of the agreement, with regard to identifying legally accessible parcels, coordinating uses on state trust land, and making any other necessary state trust land management decisions.   (b) An agreement between the department and the department of fish, wildlife, and parks may not convey any additional authority to the department of fish, wildlife, and parks.   (4) During any period that the department of fish, wildlife, and parks and the department have reached an agreement as provided in subsection (1), an individual recreational use license under 77-1-801 or 77-1-802 may not be required for a member of the public to hunt, fish, or trap upon legally accessible state trust land. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 8, Ch. 596, L. 2003.)   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 596, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 465, L. 2009.
MT Code § 77-1-816 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-816. through 77-1-819 reserved

  77-1-816 through 77-1-819 reserved.
MT Code § 77-1-820 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands|77-1-820. Reporting requirements

  77-1-820. Reporting requirements. (1) On or before September 1 of each year preceding the convening of a regular session of the legislature, the department shall provide a report to the environmental quality council in accordance with 5-11-210.   (2) The report must include:   (a) existing road closures and restrictions on state lands;   (b) anticipated road closures and restrictions on state lands; and   (c) ongoing travel management planning on state lands or foreseeable travel management planning by the department or by the department in conjunction with federal agencies conducting travel management planning that may impact state lands.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 2015.
MT Code § 77-1-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 77. State Lands|Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands|Part 9. Commercial Leasing of State Trust Land|77-1-901. Declaration of policy and purpose

  77-1-901. Declaration of policy and purpose. (1) Pursuant to Article X of the Montana constitution, the legislature declares that it is the policy of the state that state trust land is to be treated as a sacred trust and is subject to fiduciary principles in its management. It is the intent of the legislature that state trust land be managed in the best financial interest of current and future individual beneficiaries for whom this land is managed and held.   (2) A purpose of this chapter is to implement Article X of the Montana constitution. To fulfill its commitment to the management of state trust land in the best long-term financial interests of the beneficiaries, the Montana legislature finds that the state can prudently maximize the long-term revenue accruing to the beneficiaries by issuing commercial leases on land where the chief value exists in its use for commercial purposes.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 404, L. 2003.