23-1-126. Good neighbor policy -- public recreational lands. (1) The good neighbor policy of public land use, as applied to public recreational lands, seeks a goal of no impact upon adjoining private and public lands by preventing impact on those adjoining lands from noxious weeds, trespass, litter, noise and light pollution, streambank erosion, and loss of privacy.
(2) In order to implement the good neighbor policy expeditiously, the legislature finds it necessary to require the department of fish, wildlife, and parks to place maintenance as a priority over additional development at all state parks and fishing access sites.
(3) The restriction in subsection (2) does not apply to:
(a) development and improvement projects for which the legislature has appropriated funds prior to October 1, 1999;
(b) activities directly related to the historic preservation, restoration, or protection of assets in state parks;
(c) at the discretion of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks, projects on the Missouri reach of the Missouri-Madison hydropower project or the Clark Fork basin hydropower project, undertaken pursuant to the federal energy regulatory commission's hydropower relicensing requirements and in conjunction with private entities, political subdivisions of the state of Montana, and federal agencies;
(d) at the discretion of the department of fish, wildlife, and parks, projects on Fort Peck reservoir undertaken in conjunction with the U.S. army corps of engineers; or
(e) partnership projects as designated within the park master plan.
(4) Any development in state parks and fishing access sites beyond those defined as maintenance in 23-1-127 must be approved by the legislature.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 474, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 427, L. 2009.
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