Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. University Units
20-25-255. Acceptance of public lands

20-25-255. Acceptance of public lands. (1) The regents must receive, in the names of the university of Montana-western and Montana state university-Billings, all benefits derived from the distribution of lands contemplated in section 17 of an act of congress, approved February 22, 1889, entitled "An Act to Provide for the Division of Dakota Into Two States and to Enable the People of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington to Form Constitutions and State Governments and to be Admitted Into the Union on an Equal Footing With the Original States, and to Make Donations of Public Lands to Such States".
(2) The regents may, in carrying out the provisions of Title 20, pledge one-half of all interest and income derived from the land grant for the payment in whole or in part of notes, bonds, or other obligations issued by the regents for residence halls or other facilities at the university of Montana-western or at Montana state university-Billings, provided that any pledge must be subject to any prior pledge.
History: En. 75-8427 by Sec. 27, Ch. 2, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 289, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 343, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8427; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 224, L. 1989; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 38, L. 2001.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 20. Education

Chapter 25. University System

Part 2. University Units

20-25-201. Units constituting university system

20-25-202. through 20-25-204 reserved

20-25-205. Purpose of university -- law and forestry schools

20-25-206. Departments and courses of university of Montana-Missoula

20-25-207. Bureau of government research -- purpose -- funding

20-25-208. through 20-25-210 reserved

20-25-211. Montana technological university -- purpose -- fees for assays

20-25-212. Bureau of mines and geology -- purpose

20-25-213. Bureau director and assistants -- duties

20-25-214. through 20-25-220 reserved

20-25-221. Montana state university-Bozeman -- designation and purpose

20-25-222. Agricultural experiment station -- establishment and purpose

20-25-223. Director of agricultural experiment station -- duties

20-25-224. Agricultural research centers

20-25-225. Experimental farms

20-25-226. Assents to acts of congress

20-25-227. Montana wool laboratory -- designation and purpose

20-25-228. Wool laboratory funds and fees

20-25-229. Montana seed laboratory -- purpose -- fees

20-25-230. Acceptance of donations

20-25-231. Federal grants and cooperative research studies

20-25-232. Income from sale of products -- disposition

20-25-233. Short title

20-25-234. Purpose

20-25-235. Duties of Montana agricultural experiment station and cooperative extension service

20-25-236. Report to legislature

20-25-237. Local government center -- purpose -- funding

20-25-238. through 20-25-240 reserved

20-25-241. Montana forest and conservation experiment station established

20-25-242. Purpose of station

20-25-243. Director of station

20-25-244. Oath of office

20-25-245. Reports -- disposition of income

20-25-246. through 20-25-250 reserved

20-25-251. Repealed

20-25-252. Donations to Montana state university-Billings

20-25-253. Purpose of university of Montana-western

20-25-254. Donations to university of Montana-western

20-25-255. Acceptance of public lands

20-25-256. Purposes of Montana state university-northern