90-2-1102. Policy and purpose. (1) The policy of the state of Montana expressed in the Reclamation and Development Grants Program Act is to provide a state capability to fund projects that indemnify the people of the state for the effects of mineral development on public resources and that meet other crucial needs serving the public interest and the total environment of the citizens of Montana.
(2) The purposes of the reclamation and development grants program are to:
(a) repair, reclaim, and mitigate environmental damage to public resources from nonrenewable resource extraction; and
(b) develop and ensure the quality of public resources for the benefit of all Montanans.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 418, L. 1987.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 90. Planning, Research, and Development
Chapter 2. Resource Development and Reclamation
Part 11. Reclamation and Development Grants Program
90-2-1106. through 90-2-1110 reserved
90-2-1111. State and local grants
90-2-1112. Eligibility requirements
90-2-1113. Evaluation criteria -- priority
90-2-1114. Conditions of grants
90-2-1115. through 90-2-1120 reserved
90-2-1121. Prohibited compensation to public officers or employees -- penalty