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MT Code § 22-3-421 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-421. Definitions

  22-3-421. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Affected property owner" means a person or entity whose real property will be physically affected by the activity of an applicant or whose real property is proposed for incorporation into a historic district proposed as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.   (2) "Antiquities permit" means the permit granted for excavation, removal, or restoration of heritage properties or paleontological remains provided for in 22-3-432.   (3) "Applicant" means a person who applies to a governmental entity, including a federal, state, or local governmental entity, for a permit, license, or lease on property owned by the governmental entity.   (4) "Heritage property" means any district, site, building, structure, or object located upon or beneath the earth or under water that is significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, or culture.   (5) "Historic preservation office" means the office within the Montana historical society provided for in 2-15-1512.   (6) "Historic preservation officer" means the officer provided for in 2-15-1512.   (7) "Paleontological remains" means fossilized plants and animals of a geological nature found upon or beneath the earth or under water which are rare and critical to scientific research.   (8) "Preservation review board" means the board provided for in 2-15-1512.   (9) "Register" means the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the nation's heritage properties worthy of preservation because of national, state, or local significance.   (10) "Registered property" means any heritage property listed in the register.   (11) "State agency" means any executive agency of the state of Montana.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 563, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 323, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 343, L. 1995.
MT Code § 22-3-422 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-422. Duties of preservation review board

  22-3-422. Duties of preservation review board. The preservation review board shall:   (1) recommend nominations to the register;   (2) approve or disapprove all nominations to the register;   (3) approve or disapprove additions to statewide inventories of heritage properties;   (4) review the annual work program that recommends preservation goals and grant allocations for the next succeeding fiscal year;   (5) act in an advisory capacity to the historic preservation office and to state agencies; and   (6) accept reports from state agencies and the Montana university system on the first Tuesday in February of every even-numbered year on the status and stewardship of the agencies' and the university system's heritage properties as required in 22-3-424 and make recommendations regarding management of the properties.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 563, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 187, L. 2011.
MT Code § 22-3-424 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-424. Duties of state agencies

  22-3-424. Duties of state agencies. State agencies, including the Montana university system, shall:   (1) in consultation with the historical society adopt rules for the identification and preservation of heritage properties and paleontological remains on lands owned by the state to avoid, whenever feasible, state actions or state assisted or licensed actions that substantially alter heritage properties or paleontological remains on lands owned by the state or, in the absence of such rules, act in compliance with rules adopted under 22-3-423;   (2) identify and develop, in consultation with the historic preservation officer, methods and procedures to ensure that the identification and protection of heritage properties and paleontological remains on lands owned by the state are given appropriate consideration in state agency decisionmaking;   (3) deposit in the historic preservation office all inventory reports, including maps, photographs, and site forms, of heritage properties and paleontological remains; and   (4) pursuant to 22-3-422(6), provide to the preservation review board on the first Tuesday in February of every even-numbered year the following information:   (a) a list of the heritage properties managed by the agencies as those properties have been identified pursuant to this section;   (b) the status and condition of each heritage property;   (c) the stewardship efforts in which the agencies have engaged to maintain each heritage property and the cost of those activities;   (d) a prioritized list of the maintenance needs for the properties; and   (e) a record of the agencies' compliance with subsections (1) and (2).   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 563, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 187, L. 2011.
MT Code § 22-3-425 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-425. through 22-3-427 reserved

  22-3-425 through 22-3-427 reserved.
MT Code § 22-3-428 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-428. Heritage property -- procedures and guidelines required

  22-3-428. Heritage property -- procedures and guidelines required. The historic preservation officer shall adopt standardized procedures and guidelines for inventorying, collecting data on, documenting, and evaluating all types of heritage property. In adopting the standardized procedures and guidelines, the historic preservation officer may consult with state and federal agencies experienced in reviewing and mitigating environmental and cultural impacts caused by development of properties.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 343, L. 1995.
MT Code § 22-3-430 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-430. Avoidance and mitigation of impacts

  22-3-430. Avoidance and mitigation of impacts. (1) Avoidance of impacts to heritage property or paleontological remains is preferred. Avoidance may not be construed to constitute neglect of the property or anticipatory demolition.   (2) If it is not feasible to avoid impacts to heritage property or paleontological remains, a mitigation plan must be developed by the agency, in consultation with the applicant, to minimize adverse effects to the property or remains. Mitigation must be directed at the characteristics of the property that make it eligible for listing in the register. If requested by the agency, the historic preservation officer shall identify suggested mitigation actions in writing at the time that the historic preservation officer submits a proposed finding under 22-3-429.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 343, L. 1995.
MT Code § 22-3-431 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-431. Registration of heritage properties

  22-3-431. Registration of heritage properties. (1) Any citizen of Montana may submit to the historic preservation officer for consideration the necessary forms to nominate heritage properties to the register.   (2) (a) For private properties, the historic preservation officer shall notify the owner of the property and allow the owner a reasonable period of time to concur or object to the nomination of the property for registration. If the owner of the property, or a majority of owners if the property has more than one owner, objects to registration, the historic preservation officer may not nominate the property unless the objection is withdrawn. If there are no objections, the historic preservation officer may, upon approval by the preservation review board, nominate heritage properties to the register.   (b) The historic preservation officer and the preservation review board may review the nomination of property that was not nominated because of owner objection to determine whether the property is eligible for registration. If the historic preservation officer and the preservation review board determine that the property is eligible for registration, the preservation officer shall provide for the register information about the property for determination of registration eligibility.   (c) The historic preservation officer shall follow the procedures mandated by 36 CFR 60.6 relating to seeking property owner concurrence or objection to registration.   (3) For lands owned by the state, a county, or a municipality, the historic preservation officer may, upon approval by the preservation review board, nominate heritage properties to the register. The historic preservation officer shall notify the appropriate governmental agency and give public notice when any governmental property is being considered for nomination. Unless agency or public objections are submitted in writing within 30 days after notification, the historic preservation officer shall complete the nominations. When an agency or any citizen of Montana submits written objections, the historic preservation officer shall consider the objections and may conduct a public hearing. If a hearing is held, it must be commenced within 30 days after the final date for submission of written objections. Within 60 days after submission of the objections or after the public hearing, the historic preservation officer shall make a final decision on the proposed registration and prepare a statement responsive to the objections submitted.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 563, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 199, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 323, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 355, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 22-3-432 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-432. Antiquities permits

  22-3-432. Antiquities permits. (1) A person may not excavate, remove, or restore any heritage property or paleontological remains on lands owned by the state without first obtaining an antiquities permit from the historic preservation officer.   (2) Antiquities permits are to be granted only after careful consideration of the application for a permit and after consultation with the appropriate state agency. Permits are subject to strict compliance with the following guidelines:   (a) Antiquities permits may be granted only for work to be undertaken by reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other historical, scientific, or educational institutions, societies, or persons with a view toward dissemination of knowledge about cultural properties, provided a permit may not be granted unless the historic preservation officer is satisfied that the applicant possesses the necessary qualifications to guarantee the proper excavation of those sites and objects that may add substantially to knowledge about Montana and its antiquities.   (b) The antiquities permit must specify that a summary report of the investigations, containing relevant maps, documents, drawings, and photographs, must be submitted to the historic preservation officer. The historic preservation officer shall determine the appropriate time period allowable between all work undertaken and submission of the summary report.   (3) All heritage property and paleontological remains collected under an antiquities permit are the permanent property of the state and must be deposited in museums or other institutions within the state or loaned to qualified institutions outside the state, unless otherwise provided for in the antiquities permit.   (4) An antiquities permit is not a substitution for any other type of permit that a state agency may require for other purposes.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 563, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 356, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 22-3-433 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-433. Environmental review process

  22-3-433. Environmental review process. (1) Each state agency responsible for the preparation of an environmental impact statement in accordance with the Montana Environmental Policy Act shall, as a part of its evaluation and study process, consult with and obtain the comments of the historic preservation officer concerning the identification and location of heritage properties and paleontological remains on lands owned by the state that may be adversely impacted by the proposed action. However, where the grant of an interest in state land requires the preparation of an environmental impact statement under the Montana Environmental Policy Act, the environmental impact statement shall be limited to an evaluation of the heritage properties and paleontological remains located in, on, under, and within only the affected state land.   (2) When heritage properties and paleontological remains are located and identified as described in subsection (1), the responsible state agency, in consultation with the historic preservation officer and the preservation review board, shall include as part of its environmental impact statement a plan for the avoidance or mitigation of damage to heritage properties and paleontological remains to the greatest extent practicable. Whenever necessary or appropriate, the state agency may require an applicant for a lease, permit, license, or other approval for use of land owned by the state to develop an avoidance or mitigation plan in consultation with the historic preservation officer and the preservation review board.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 563, L. 1979.
MT Code § 22-3-434 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-434. Denial of applications

  22-3-434. Denial of applications. State agencies may deny or approve with conditions any application for an easement, lease, permit, contract, license, or certificate in order to protect heritage properties and paleontological remains that cannot be properly mitigated; provided that this section is limited only to heritage properties and paleontological remains which have been located as a part of the environmental impact statement reviews process as described in 22-3-433.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 563, L. 1979.
MT Code § 22-3-435 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-435. Report of discovered heritage properties or paleontological remains

  22-3-435. Report of discovered heritage properties or paleontological remains. Any person conducting activities, including survey, excavation, or construction, who discovers on any lands owned by the state any heritage property or paleontological remains as defined in 22-3-421 or who finds that an operation licensed or otherwise entitled by the state may damage heritage properties or paleontological remains on any lands owned by the state shall promptly report to the historic preservation officer the discovery of such findings and shall take all reasonable steps to ensure preservation of the heritage property or paleontological remains.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 563, L. 1979.
MT Code § 22-3-436 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-436. through 22-3-440 reserved

  22-3-436 through 22-3-440 reserved.
MT Code § 22-3-441 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-441. Restrictions on reproduction or sale of heritage property and paleontological remains

  22-3-441. Restrictions on reproduction or sale of heritage property and paleontological remains. (1) No person may reproduce or falsely identify any heritage property or paleontological remains with the intent to sell the property or remains as an original.   (2) No person may sell any heritage property or paleontological remains with the knowledge that the property or remains have previously been collected or excavated in violation of this section, 22-3-432, or 22-3-435.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 563, L. 1979.
MT Code § 22-3-442 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 4. Antiquities|22-3-442. Criminal penalty

  22-3-442. Criminal penalty. A person violating any provision of 22-3-432, 22-3-435, or 22-3-441 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than $1,000 or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or both. Each day of continued violation of any provision of 22-3-432, 22-3-435, or 22-3-441 constitutes a distinct and separate offense.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 563, L. 1979.
MT Code § 22-3-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 5. Museum Loan Act|22-3-501. Short title

  22-3-501. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Museum Loan Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 630, L. 1985.
MT Code § 22-3-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 5. Museum Loan Act|22-3-502. Purpose

  22-3-502. Purpose. The people of Montana have an interest in preserving and protecting objects of scientific, historic, artistic, or cultural value and making them accessible to the public. The purpose of this part is to serve this interest by establishing a uniform procedure for lenders to preserve their interests in property loaned to museums; to require lenders to notify museums of changes of address and transfers of ownership of loaned property; and to vest title to unclaimed property in the museum that holds it.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 630, L. 1985.
MT Code § 22-3-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 5. Museum Loan Act|22-3-503. Definitions

  22-3-503. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Loan" means a deposit of property not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.   (2) "Museum" means an institution located in Montana and operated by a nonprofit corporation or a public agency primarily for educational, scientific, or aesthetic purposes, and that owns, borrows, or cares for and exhibits, studies, or catalogs property.   (3) "Property" includes any tangible object, animate or inanimate, that has intrinsic historic, artistic, scientific, or cultural value.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 630, L. 1985.
MT Code § 22-3-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 5. Museum Loan Act|22-3-504. Loans for an indefinite term

  22-3-504. Loans for an indefinite term. (1) If a museum accepts a loan of property for an indefinite term or for a term longer than 7 years, the museum must inform the lender in writing at the time of the loan of the provisions of this part.   (2) For the purposes of this part, a loan for a specified term becomes a loan for an indefinite term if the property remains in the custody of the museum after the specified term expires.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 630, L. 1985.
MT Code § 22-3-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 5. Museum Loan Act|22-3-505. Manner of giving notice to lender

  22-3-505. Manner of giving notice to lender. When the provisions of this part require a museum to give notice to a lender, the museum is considered to have given notice if the museum mails the notice to the lender at the lender's address and proof of receipt is received by the museum within 30 days from the date the notice was mailed. If the museum does not have a current address for the lender or if proof of receipt is not received by the museum, notice is considered given if the museum publishes it at least once a week for 3 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in both the county in which the museum is located and the county of the lender's most recent address as shown on the museum's records.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 630, L. 1985.
MT Code § 22-3-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 5. Museum Loan Act|22-3-506. Notice of intent to preserve interest

  22-3-506. Notice of intent to preserve interest. (1) The owner of property on loan to a museum may file with the museum a notice of intent to preserve an interest in the property. This notice must be in writing and must contain a description of the property adequate to enable the museum to identify the property.   (2) The filing of a notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum does not validate or make enforceable any claim that would be extinguished under the terms of a written loan agreement or that would otherwise be invalid or unenforceable.   (3) (a) Unless the loaned property is returned to the claimant, the museum shall retain for not less than 25 years the original or an accurate copy of any notice filed by a claimant under this section.   (b) The fact that the museum retains a notice may not be construed to mean that the notice is sufficient or accurate or that it is effective to preserve an interest in property on loan to the museum.   (4) A notice of intent to preserve an interest in property on loan to a museum satisfies the requirements of subsection (1) if it is in substantially the following form and contains the information and attachments described:   NOTICE TO PRESERVE AN INTEREST IN PROPERTY   ON LOAN TO A MUSEUM   Name of Museum Date....................   Claimant's Name   Address   (street address; city; state; zip code)   Telephone   Date Property Loaned   Description of Property       Documentation of ownership -- check the appropriate box:   ☐ Legible copy of original loan receipt attached   ☐ Other documentation attached   If you are not the original lender, describe the origin of your interest in the property and attach a copy of any document that creates your interest:         I understand that I must promptly notify the museum in writing of any change of address or change in ownership of the loaned property.   I declare under penalty of false swearing that to the best of my knowledge the information contained in this notice is true.   SIGNED   (claimant)   OR I declare under penalty of false swearing that I am authorized to act on behalf of the claimant and am informed and believe that the information contained in this notice is true.   SIGNED   (claimant's representative)   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 630, L. 1985.
MT Code § 22-3-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 22. Libraries, Arts, and Antiquities|Chapter 3. Antiquities|Part 5. Museum Loan Act|22-3-507. Notice of change of address or transfer of ownership

  22-3-507. Notice of change of address or transfer of ownership. The owner of property on loan to a museum shall notify the museum in writing of any change of address or change in ownership of the property.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 630, L. 1985.