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MT Code § 85-20-905 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 9. Crow Tribe-Montana Compact|85-20-905. Settlement of litigation -- disposition of production taxes collected on coal owned in trust for Crow Tribe

  85-20-905. Settlement of litigation -- disposition of production taxes collected on coal owned in trust for Crow Tribe. (1) The governor and attorney general may enter into an agreement with the Crow Tribe and the United States for the settlement of the civil action captioned Crow Tribe of Indians v. State of Montana et al., Cause No. CV-78-110-BLG-JDS (D. Mont.), or any appeal pending in that action.   (2) The agreement may:   (a) include a release of all claims asserted by the Crow Tribe and the United States in the action, including but not limited to claims for costs and attorney fees;   (b) provide payments as authorized in the compact and 85-20-902 through 85-20-905; and   (c) include an agreement by which the proceeds of any production taxes levied under Montana law on the severance or production of coal owned by the United States in trust for the Crow Tribe are to be paid to the Crow Tribe.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 1, Sp. L. June 1999.
MT Code § 85-20-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 10. Fort Belknap-Montana Compact|85-20-1002. Findings and purpose

  85-20-1002. Findings and purpose. (1) It is the policy of the state 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 reserved water rights compact commission commenced negotiations with the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes which compose the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation and the United States.   (3) A compact, 85-20-1001, has been agreed to between the state of Montana and the Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation that, among other things, provides an allocation of water to the tribes in settlement of their water right claims and provides protection for certain water rights arising under state law. Approval of the compact by the United States requires ratification by congress.   (4) (a) For purposes of implementing the compact, 85-20-1002 through 85-20-1008:   (i) establish accounts necessary to meet certain obligations agreed to in the compact;   (ii) provide a structure for the issuance of grants and loans; and   (iii) provide for the facilitation of the development of an economic development plan.   (b) Funding for the accounts established under 85-20-1004, 85-20-1005, and 85-20-1007 is subject to state and federal cost-share negotiations, approval of state cost-share by the legislature, and approval of federal cost-share by the United States congress.   (5) The state's obligation to provide funding to implement the compact and to satisfy the state's cost-share, once approved by the legislature, must be conditioned on:   (a) final court approval of a decree of the water rights of the tribes as set forth in Article VII, sections B. through D., of the compact; and   (b) validity of the compact under Article VII, section A., of the compact.   (6) Funds appropriated to accounts established under 85-20-1004, 85-20-1005, and 85-20-1007 and interest on appropriated funds are not available for expenditure unless the conditions, provided in subsection (5), are met.   (7) If a court does not approve a final decree, if the compact becomes null and void, or if one of the parties withdraws from the compact, the funds appropriated by the state to accounts established in 85-20-1004, 85-20-1005, and 85-20-1007 must revert to the general fund and any federal funds must be returned to the United States treasury. If a portion of the funding or interest on funding provided in 85-20-1004, 85-20-1005, and 85-20-1007 has been expended prior to the return of funds to the general fund, any claim against the state by the tribes or by the United States on behalf of the tribes for adjudication of the water rights of the tribes must be offset by the amount of the expenditures of state funds or interest on state funds.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 256, L. 2001.
MT Code § 85-20-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 10. Fort Belknap-Montana Compact|85-20-1003. Definitions

  85-20-1003. Definitions. The definitions provided for in 85-20-1001 apply to 85-20-1002 through 85-20-1008. The absence of capitalization of defined terms in 85-20-1002 through 85-20-1008 does not affect the meaning or application of a defined term.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 256, L. 2001.
MT Code § 85-20-1004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 10. Fort Belknap-Montana Compact|85-20-1004. Mitigation account

  85-20-1004. Mitigation account. (1) A private purpose trust account, called the mitigation account, is established, as provided for in 17-2-102, for deposit of funds and interest on funds appropriated by the state for mitigation measures required by Article VI of the compact.   (2) On approval of a final decree pursuant to Article VII of the compact, the funds and interest on funds in the mitigation account must be made available to the department of natural resources and conservation to cover the state's cost-share for construction of mitigation measures chosen on completion of a feasibility study and appropriate state and federal environmental review and on consideration of the economic development plan authorized by 85-20-1008.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 256, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 128, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 440, L. 2009.
MT Code § 85-20-1005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 10. Fort Belknap-Montana Compact|85-20-1005. Watershed improvement trusts

  85-20-1005. Watershed improvement trusts. (1) A permanent fund account, called the state Milk River watershed improvement trust, is established, as provided for in 17-2-102, for deposit of funds appropriated pursuant to the compact for a permanent trust. Interest income may be used by the Milk River coordinating committee established pursuant to the compact for the purpose of allocating grants and loans.   (2) A permanent fund account, called the federal Milk River watershed improvement trust, is established, as provided for in 17-2-102, for receipt of federal funds appropriated for a permanent trust. Interest income may be used by the Milk River coordinating committee established pursuant to the compact for the purpose of allocating grants and loans.   (3) The state and federal Milk River watershed improvement trusts must be collectively referred to as the Milk River watershed improvement trusts.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 256, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 129, Ch. 114, L. 2003.
MT Code § 85-20-1006 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 10. Fort Belknap-Montana Compact|85-20-1006. Terms and conditions of loan

  85-20-1006. Terms and conditions of loan. A Milk River watershed improvement trusts loan is subject to the following terms and conditions:   (1) Except for loan agreements with an Indian tribe, the DNRC shall obtain a security interest in real estate that would be obtained by a reasonable, careful, and prudent lender.   (2) A current appraisal of real estate offered as security and a commitment for title insurance on that land must be secured by the borrower at the borrower's expense. All costs incident to the loan and loan closing must be paid by the borrower.   (3) For a loan agreement with an Indian tribe, security must be pursuant to the appropriate federal authority to secure a loan on trust land, and with an allottee, security must be pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 483A.   (4) The term of the loan may not be greater than the life of the project and may not exceed 30 years.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 256, L. 2001.
MT Code § 85-20-1007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 10. Fort Belknap-Montana Compact|85-20-1007. Peoples Creek minimum flow account

  85-20-1007. Peoples Creek minimum flow account. (1) A state special revenue account, called the Peoples Creek minimum flow account, is established, as provided for in 17-2-102, for deposit of funds and interest on funds for efficiency improvements and bypass structures for irrigation upstream from the Fort Belknap Reservation in the Peoples Creek Basin 40I and for a reservoir on the Reservation for the purpose of improving minimum stream flow.   (2) On approval of a final decree pursuant to Article VII of the compact, the funds and interest on funds in the Peoples Creek minimum flow account must be made available to the water users and the tribes to cover the cost of construction of improvements as agreed to in the state and federal cost-share negotiations.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 256, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 130, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2011.
MT Code § 85-20-1008 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 10. Fort Belknap-Montana Compact|85-20-1008. Economic development plan

  85-20-1008. Economic development plan. (1) The DNRC is directed to facilitate development of an economic development plan focused on future use of water and currently irrigated land, including but not limited to use of water and irrigated land for irrigation, industrial, recreational, fisheries, and habitat purposes in the Milk River basin.   (2) The Milk River regional feasibility study examines alternative measures for mitigation of impacts of development of the tribal water right for the purpose of determining feasibility and environmental impact. The purpose of the economic development plan is to supplement the federal studies and provide information to assist in choosing mitigation measures by examining the long-term economic potential of water use in the Milk River basin.   (3) At a minimum, the DNRC shall include irrigation districts, individual irrigators, conservation districts, county governments, and municipalities in the development of the economic development plan.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 256, L. 2001.
MT Code § 85-20-1502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 15. Blackfeet Tribe-Montana-United States Compact|85-20-1502. reserved

  85-20-1502 reserved.
MT Code § 85-20-1503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 15. Blackfeet Tribe-Montana-United States Compact|85-20-1503. Definitions

  85-20-1503. Definitions. As used in 85-20-1503 through 85-20-1506, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Blackfeet Tribe" means the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian reservation of Montana; and   (2) "Department" means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 489, L. 2007.
MT Code § 85-20-1504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 15. Blackfeet Tribe-Montana-United States Compact|85-20-1504. Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact mitigation account -- use

  85-20-1504. Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact mitigation account -- use. (1) There is an account within the state special revenue fund called the Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact mitigation account. The department shall administer the account. Up to $650,000 each fiscal year of interest and earnings on the account must be deposited in the account.   (2) The Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact mitigation account may be used only for:   (a) expenditures for grants to or matching funds for federal or other grants to water right holders under state law for water from Birch Creek, Badger Creek, Cut Bank Creek, the Two Medicine River, and the portion of the Milk River within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian reservation for projects approved by the department to enhance water availability or otherwise mitigate the economic and hydrologic impacts on water right holders under state law caused by the development of the Blackfeet Tribe's water rights under a water rights compact pursuant to 85-2-702 quantifying the water rights of the Blackfeet Tribe; and   (b) implementation of the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe, the state, and the United States and any associated agreements as may be specified in the compact or agreements.   (3) The department may expend up to $650,000 each fiscal year of the interest and income on the escrow account provided for in subsection (4)(c) for the purposes described in subsection (2)(b). This money is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502.   (4) (a) At least $4.5 million of this account must be dedicated to mitigate impacts on water right holders under state law for use of water out of Birch Creek.   (b) The amount of $14 million in this account must be used to mitigate impacts of development of the tribal water right on water users as provided for in a February 13, 2009, amendment to an agreement between the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian reservation and the state of Montana regarding Birch Creek water use entered into January 31, 2008.   (c) The amount of $10 million in this account must be held in escrow. The department shall negotiate the terms of an escrow agreement.   (5) Except as provided in subsection (3), funds from this account may not be disbursed unless a water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe, the state, and the United States has been finally ratified by the legislature, the Congress of the United States, and the Blackfeet Tribe.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 489, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 57, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 209, L. 2017.
MT Code § 85-20-1505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 15. Blackfeet Tribe-Montana-United States Compact|85-20-1505. Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account -- use

  85-20-1505. Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account -- use. (1) There is an account within the state special revenue fund called the Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account. The department shall administer the account.   (2) The Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account may be used only for water-related infrastructure projects within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian reservation.   (3) Funds from this account may not be disbursed unless a water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe, the state, and the United States has been finally ratified by the legislature, the Congress of the United States, and the Blackfeet Tribe.   (4) All interest and other income earned on money in the account must be deposited in the account.   (5) All proceeds of the bonds authorized in 85-20-1511 must be deposited in a bond proceeds subaccount established in the Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account.   (6) Subject to subsection (3), money in the Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account, including the proceeds of the bonds authorized in 85-20-1511 deposited in the bond proceeds subaccount, is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department of natural resources and conservation for the purpose of funding the state's portion of the cost of the Four Horns Project as provided for in the agreement between the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian reservation and the state of Montana regarding Birch Creek water use, dated January 31, 2008, as may be amended.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 204, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 147, L. 2011.
MT Code § 85-20-1506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 15. Blackfeet Tribe-Montana-United States Compact|85-20-1506. Administrative rules

  85-20-1506. Administrative rules. (1) The department shall adopt reasonable rules for implementing and administering 85-20-1503 through 85-20-1505.   (2) In proposing rules, the department shall:   (a) consult with affected stakeholders, including the Pondera County conservation district and the Glacier County conservation district; and   (b) give priority to mitigating impacts on water right holders under state law who use water out of Birch Creek.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 489, L. 2007.
MT Code § 85-20-1507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 15. Blackfeet Tribe-Montana-United States Compact|85-20-1507. through 85-20-1510 reserved

  85-20-1507 through 85-20-1510 reserved.
MT Code § 85-20-1511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 20. Water Compacts|Part 15. Blackfeet Tribe-Montana-United States Compact|85-20-1511. Authorization of bonds -- condition

  85-20-1511. Authorization of bonds -- condition. (1) Subject to subsection (3) and upon request of the director of the department of natural resources and conservation, the board of examiners may issue and sell general obligation bonds in a principal amount not exceeding $16.15 million, of which $16 million is to pay the state's costs for water-related infrastructure projects within the exterior boundaries of the Blackfeet Indian reservation as provided for in 85-20-1505 and no more than $150,000 is to pay bond issuance costs.   (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (2)(b), the proceeds from the bonds authorized under this section must be deposited in a bond proceeds subaccount created in the Blackfeet Tribe water rights compact infrastructure account provided for in 85-20-1505.   (b) The proceeds to pay bond issuance costs must be deposited into a state special revenue account.   (3) The bonds must be sold and issued pursuant to the provisions of Title 17, chapter 5, part 8.   (4) The bonds may not be issued or sold unless a water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe, the state, and the United States has been finally ratified by the Blackfeet Tribe, the legislature, and the Congress of the United States.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 147, L. 2011.
MT Code § 85-25-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 25. Columbia River Treaty Account|Part 1. General Provisions|85-25-101. Definitions

  85-25-101. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Columbia River treaty" or "treaty" means the Columbia River treaty between Canada and the United States relating to cooperative development of the water resources of the Columbia River basin.   (2) "Department" means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 383, L. 2015.
MT Code § 85-25-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 85. Water Use|Chapter 25. Columbia River Treaty Account|Part 1. General Provisions|85-25-102. Columbia River treaty account -- use

  85-25-102. (Effective on occurrence of contingency) Columbia River treaty account -- use. (1) There is an account within the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102 called the Columbia River treaty account. The department shall administer the account.   (2) The Columbia River treaty account must be used to:   (a) disburse funds to Lincoln County to compensate the county for storage of floodwaters and general river flow, which provides protection of life and property downstream as well as considerable economic benefit over a broad region; and   (b) transfer funds to the state general fund pursuant to subsection (4)(b).   (3) Any money received by the state related to the Columbia River treaty must be deposited in the account.   (4) (a) No later than July 15 following the close of the preceding fiscal year, the department shall distribute to Lincoln County 80% of all funds deposited into the account during the preceding fiscal year.   (b) The department shall transfer the remaining funds deposited into the account during the preceding fiscal year to the state general fund.   (5) Funds in the account are statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department for the purposes provided in subsection (2).   (6) Lincoln County shall use the funds received from the account for schools, roads, and general operations and to establish a trust fund with the interest made available for projects and programs that promote social, economic, and environmental well-being in Lincoln County.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 383, L. 2015.
MT Code § 87-1-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 1. General Provisions|87-1-101. Definitions

  87-1-101. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this title the following definitions apply:   (1) "Board" means the state parks and recreation board provided for in 2-15-3406.   (2) "Commission" means the fish and wildlife commission provided for in 2-15-3402.   (3) "Department" means the department of fish, wildlife, and parks provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 34.   (4) "Director" means the director of fish, wildlife, and parks provided for in 2-15-3401.   (5) "Warden" means a state fish and game warden.   History: En. 26-101.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 511, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 417, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-101.1; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 218, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 28, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 235, L. 2013.
MT Code § 87-1-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 1. General Provisions|87-1-102. Repealed

  87-1-102. Repealed. Sec. 120, Ch. 258, L. 2011.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 238, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3706, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 192, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 3706, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 224, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 511, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 9, L. 1977; amd. Secs. 13, 14, Ch. 417, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 465, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-324; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 334, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 132, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 277, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 609, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 417, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 96, Ch. 552, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 499, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 502, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 59, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 121, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 253, L. 2009.
MT Code § 87-1-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 1. General Provisions|87-1-103. Fines, bonds, and penalties

  87-1-103. Fines, bonds, and penalties. All fines, bonds, and penalties mentioned in this title may be collected by civil action in the name of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction. All fines, bonds, and costs shall be collected without stay of execution.   History: En. Sec. 74, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3753, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 77, L. 1923; re-en. Sec. 3753, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 511, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1001.
MT Code § 87-1-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 87. Fish and Wildlife|Chapter 1. Organization and Operation|Part 1. General Provisions|87-1-104. Payment of cost bill to county

  87-1-104. Payment of cost bill to county. In a prosecution for the violation of fish and game laws where costs are incurred, a cost bill shall be prepared. The cost bill shall include the cost of board of prisoners and shall be presented to the department of administration. If the costs are allowed, the state treasurer shall pay them out of the fish and game moneys in the state special revenue fund to the treasurer of the county where the costs were incurred.   History: En. Sec. 75, Ch. 173, L. 1917; re-en. Sec. 3754, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3754, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 511, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 26-1002; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983.