Montana Code Annotated
Part 15. Military Area Compatibility Act
10-1-1504. Designation of military affected areas -- public hearing required -- joint regulation board authorized

10-1-1504. Designation of military affected areas -- public hearing required -- joint regulation board authorized. (1) A governing body of a political subdivision within which military operations occur may, in consultation with the appropriate military authority, designate a military affected area and may adopt, administer, and enforce military affected area regulations.
(2) The designation of a military affected area must be accompanied by maps and legal descriptions of the military affected area.
(3) (a) Before a governing body designates a military affected area and adopts or amends regulations governing the military affected area, the governing body shall hold at least one public hearing.
(b) The notice of the public hearing must be published as provided in 7-1-2121 if the governing body is a county commission or the commissioners of a regional airport authority and as provided in 7-1-4127 if the governing body is a city commission, a town council, or the commissioners of a municipal airport authority.
(4) If a military affected area encompasses land within the boundaries of more than one political subdivision, the governing bodies of the political subdivisions may by ordinance or resolution create a joint military affected area regulation board. The joint board must have two members appointed by the governing body of each political subdivision participating in its creation, and a presiding officer must be elected by a majority of the members appointed. The joint board shall consider the zoning regulations and ordinances of each affected political subdivision in developing its recommendations, but the board's recommendations are not binding on the governing bodies of any of the affected political subdivisions.
(5) A governing body may not designate land that is more than 1,200 feet from a launch control center or missile location as part of a military affected area.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 354, L. 2011.

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