Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 77. STATE LANDS

CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS

Part 8. Recreational Use of State Lands

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.