82-11-305. Limitation on power of representative. Nothing in this part shall be construed as granting any power to the representative of the state of Montana in his private or official capacity or to the interstate oil compact commission to prorate, allocate, regulate, or control oil or gas production or refined products thereof within the state of Montana or the markets therefor and shall not have the effect or be construed as in any manner surrendering to the federal government any rights over or in the production, sale, or transportation of oil or gas or the refined products thereof in the state of Montana; nor shall anything in this part be understood or construed to bind or obligate the state of Montana to enact any new legislation or to amend or alter any laws heretofore enacted and now in force pertaining to the oil and gas industries in Montana.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 121, L. 1945; R.C.M. 1947, 60-605.