23-1-109. Establishment of Montana agricultural center and museum of the Northern Great Plains. There is a Montana agricultural center and museum of the Northern Great Plains located in Fort Benton. The department of fish, wildlife, and parks shall acquire the center and museum, but the department may lease the facility to a qualified local government entity or nonprofit corporation or transfer ownership of the facility to a qualified local government entity for less than fair market value for so long as the local government entity or nonprofit corporation, as applicable, provides for development, operation, and maintenance of the center and museum without cost to the state of Montana. As part of any transfer of ownership of the facility, the department of fish, wildlife, and parks retains the right to reclaim ownership of the property at no cost to the state if the property ceases to be used as an agricultural center and museum for more than 1 year.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 255, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 97, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 98, L. 2005.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 23. Parks, Recreation, Sports, and Gambling
23-1-101. Purposes -- definitions
23-1-102. Powers and duties of department
23-1-103. Acceptance of title to recreational and camping grounds by board of land commissioners
23-1-105. Fees and charges -- use of motor vehicle registration fee
23-1-106. Rules -- penalties -- enforcement
23-1-108. Acquisition of certain state parks, monuments, or historic sites
23-1-109. Establishment of Montana agricultural center and museum of the Northern Great Plains
23-1-111. Powers and duties of board -- rulemaking -- meetings
23-1-112. through 23-1-114 reserved
23-1-116. Primitive parks established
23-1-117. Limit on development of primitive parks
23-1-118. Elimination of resident user fee -- fee for nonresident use -- penalty
23-1-119. and 23-1-120 reserved
23-1-121. Park rangers -- qualifications -- powers and duties
23-1-122. Enforcement powers of park rangers and game wardens
23-1-123. Use of exploding targets prohibited -- definition -- penalty
23-1-124. and 23-1-125 reserved
23-1-126. Good neighbor policy -- public recreational lands
23-1-127. Maintenance priority -- maintenance defined
23-1-128. Limits on camping in riparian areas and operation of off-highway vehicles