60-2-220. Cultural heritage areas -- signs -- location and design -- funding. (1) Cultural heritage areas are established:
(a) encompassing Silver Bow County and Deer Lodge County;
(b) encompassing Miles City.
(2) Subject to the provisions of federal law, the department shall, as funds are available under subsection (4), erect and maintain at specified locations on the primary and interstate highways in the appropriate areas signs identifying those areas as cultural heritage areas.
(3) The consolidated governments of Butte-Silver Bow and Anaconda-Deer Lodge and the city of Miles City shall design the signs and designate the general locations for the signs. The department shall determine the exact location of each sign.
(4) The department may accept money from other state agencies, federal agencies, local governments, or private persons for the purposes of subsections (2) and (3) and may expend the money received for those purposes.
(5) As used in this section, "department" means the department of transportation provided for in 2-15-2501.
History: En. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 127, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 497, L. 2005.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 60. Highways and Transportation
Chapter 2. State Administration
Part 2. Department of Transportation General Powers and Duties
60-2-201. General powers of department
60-2-202. Duties of department
60-2-203. Maintenance responsibility
60-2-204. Maintenance agreements with local governments
60-2-205. Powers of department with respect to highways not located entirely within the state
60-2-206. Compilation of statistics -- investigation -- consultation
60-2-207. Agreements concerning analysis of effects of weight on highways
60-2-208. Seeding along highways
60-2-209. Description and plan of new highway or reconstructed or controlled-access facility
60-2-210. Payment of construction and maintenance costs within municipalities
60-2-211. Bypassing of municipalities -- consent of municipal governing body
60-2-213. Interstate emergency maintenance service agreements
60-2-214. and 60-2-215 reserved
60-2-219. Department authorized to accept and expend funds for welcome and farewell signs
60-2-220. Cultural heritage areas -- signs -- location and design -- funding
60-2-225. Department to maintain projects website
60-2-226. through 60-2-239 reserved
60-2-240. Use of postconsumer recycled materials in highway construction projects
60-2-241. Prohibited materials
60-2-242. Markers -- commemorative highways
60-2-244. Human trafficking hotline -- posted notice required at rest areas
60-2-245. Construction projects -- project impacts -- notice