Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 3. Rock, Mineral, Coal, Oil, and Gas Resources
Part 3. Coal

77-3-301. Coal leases authorized - 77-3-301. Coal leases authorized. In response to an application or...

77-3-302. Lands subject to coal leasing - 77-3-302. Lands subject to coal leasing. The authority to lease...

77-3-303. Rules relating to coal leasing - 77-3-303. Rules relating to coal leasing. (1) The board may...

77-3-304. Protection of rights of purchasers or prior lessees - 77-3-304. Protection of rights of purchasers or prior lessees. Whenever...

77-3-305. Limitations on leasing - 77-3-305. Limitations on leasing. (1) The board may not issue...

77-3-306. Conditions on manner of mining - 77-3-306. Conditions on manner of mining. (1) Every coal lease...

77-3-307. Improvements of former lessee - 77-3-307. Improvements of former lessee. (1) When a coal mining...

77-3-308. Limitation on public inspection rights - 77-3-308. Limitation on public inspection rights. The department may withhold...

77-3-309. and 77-3-310 reserved - 77-3-309 and 77-3-310 reserved.

77-3-311. Form of lease - 77-3-311. Form of lease. The board shall prescribe the form...

77-3-312. Leasing procedures - 77-3-312. Leasing procedures. (1) (a) Prior to issuing a coal...

77-3-313. Bond requirements - 77-3-313. Bond requirements. The board may also demand a surety...

77-3-314. Duration of lease - 77-3-314. Duration of lease. (1) (a) Except as provided in...

77-3-315. Repealed - 77-3-315. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 538, L. 1981. History: En....

77-3-316. Rental and royalty terms - 77-3-316. Rental and royalty terms. (1) The compensation of the...

77-3-317. Report and payment of royalty - 77-3-317. Report and payment of royalty. (1) On or before...

77-3-318. Disposition of royalties and other receipts - 77-3-318. Disposition of royalties and other receipts. All fees, rentals,...

77-3-319. and 77-3-320 reserved - 77-3-319 and 77-3-320 reserved.

77-3-321. Repealed - 77-3-321. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 18, L. 1999. History: En....

77-3-322. Obligation to pay royalties under coal lease contract -- interest - 77-3-322. Obligation to pay royalties under coal lease contract --...

77-3-323. Audit -- notice -- action to compel payment - 77-3-323. Audit -- notice -- action to compel payment. (1)...