77-1-1114. Notice required. (1) Before July 1, 2016, the department shall provide notice of the requirements of this part to owners of property adjacent to rivers that were navigable rivers on October 1, 2011, and provide notice pursuant to subsection (3).
(2) For a river determined to be a navigable river after October 1, 2011, the department shall provide notice of the requirements of this part to owners of property adjacent to the navigable river within 6 months of the determination that the river is navigable. The 5-year period pursuant to 77-1-1112 begins when the department issues this notice and publishes the notice required in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The department shall publish notice of navigable rivers and the requirements of this part twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the navigable river.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 359, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 108, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 1. Administration of State Lands
Part 11. Use of Beds of Navigable Rivers
77-1-1109. Legislative findings -- purpose
77-1-1111. Use of beds of navigable rivers -- authorization requirement restricted
77-1-1112. Historic use of navigable riverbeds -- authorization required -- exemptions
77-1-1113. Historic riverbed use account
77-1-1115. Navigable riverbed uses -- lease, license, or easement required -- challenges
77-1-1116. Easement transferable -- relocation of structure -- increased footprint