Montana Code Annotated
Title 76. Land Resources and Use
Chapter 15. Conservation Districts

76-15-206. Determination of administrative practicability of district - 76-15-206. Determination of administrative practicability of district. After the department...

76-15-207. Referendum on question of creating district - 76-15-207. Referendum on question of creating district. (1) To assist...

76-15-208. Administration of hearings and referenda - 76-15-208. Administration of hearings and referenda. (1) The department shall...

76-15-209. Procedure following referendum - 76-15-209. Procedure following referendum. (1) The department shall publish the...

76-15-210. Criteria for determining administrative practicability - 76-15-210. Criteria for determining administrative practicability. (1) In making its...

76-15-211. Appointment of supervisors - 76-15-211. Appointment of supervisors. If the department determines that the...

76-15-212. Submission of application by appointed supervisors - 76-15-212. Submission of application by appointed supervisors. The district is...

76-15-213. Processing of application by secretary of state - 76-15-213. Processing of application by secretary of state. (1) The...

76-15-214. Evidentiary status of certificate issued by secretary of state - 76-15-214. Evidentiary status of certificate issued by secretary of state....

76-15-215. District as governmental subdivision and public body - 76-15-215. District as governmental subdivision and public body. When the...

76-15-216. Limitation on territory included in district - 76-15-216. Limitation on territory included in district. The boundaries of...

Part 3. Administration of Conservation Districts

76-15-301. Establishment of supervisor areas and reorganization of district governing bodies - 76-15-301. Establishment of supervisor areas and reorganization of district governing...

76-15-302. Repealed - 76-15-302. Repealed. Sec. 262, Ch. 49, L. 2015. History: En....

76-15-303. Election of supervisors -- election by acclamation -- appointment - 76-15-303. Election of supervisors -- election by acclamation -- appointment....

76-15-304. Election of supervisors - 76-15-304. Election of supervisors. (1) Two supervisors shall be elected...

76-15-305. Transition to seven supervisors - 76-15-305. Transition to seven supervisors. (1) At the time of...

76-15-306. through 76-15-310 reserved - 76-15-306 through 76-15-310 reserved.

76-15-311. Governing body of district - 76-15-311. Governing body of district. (1) If there are no...

76-15-312. Term of office and vacancies - 76-15-312. Term of office and vacancies. (1) (a) The term...

76-15-313. Operation of supervisors - 76-15-313. Operation of supervisors. (1) The supervisors shall annually elect...

76-15-314. Removal of a supervisor - 76-15-314. Removal of a supervisor. A supervisor may be removed...

76-15-315. Administrative functions of supervisors - 76-15-315. Administrative functions of supervisors. (1) The supervisors may employ...

76-15-316. Cooperation with municipalities and counties - 76-15-316. Cooperation with municipalities and counties. The supervisors may invite...

76-15-317. Cooperation with state agencies - 76-15-317. Cooperation with state agencies. Agencies of this state which...

76-15-318. Cooperation between districts - 76-15-318. Cooperation between districts. The supervisors of any two or...

76-15-319. Legal assistance - 76-15-319. Legal assistance. (1) The supervisors may call upon the...

76-15-320. Legal status of district -- immunity - 76-15-320. Legal status of district -- immunity. (1) A conservation...

76-15-321. Rulemaking authority - 76-15-321. Rulemaking authority. A conservation district and the supervisors thereof...

76-15-322. Filing of notice of organization of district - 76-15-322. Filing of notice of organization of district. Within 10...

76-15-323. Repealed - 76-15-323. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 65, L. 2017. History: En....

76-15-324. Minutes - 76-15-324. Minutes. The board of supervisors shall submit the minutes...

Part 4. Operation of Conservation Districts

76-15-401. Study of problems relating to soil and water conservation - 76-15-401. Study of problems relating to soil and water conservation....

76-15-402. Development of soil and water conservation plans - 76-15-402. Development of soil and water conservation plans. A conservation...

76-15-403. Operation of projects and works - 76-15-403. Operation of projects and works. A conservation district and...

76-15-404. Acquisition and management of property - 76-15-404. Acquisition and management of property. (1) A conservation district...

76-15-405. Limitation on acquisition, operation, or disposition of property - 76-15-405. Limitation on acquisition, operation, or disposition of property. No...

76-15-406. Furnishing of supplies and equipment - 76-15-406. Furnishing of supplies and equipment. A conservation district and...

76-15-407. Selection and acquisition of water storage sites - 76-15-407. Selection and acquisition of water storage sites. (1) Each...

76-15-408. Funding of storage reservoirs - 76-15-408. Funding of storage reservoirs. Each district shall seek funding...

76-15-409. Purposes of off-stream storage - 76-15-409. Purposes of off-stream storage. The reservoirs shall provide water...

76-15-410. Disposition of excess water - 76-15-410. Disposition of excess water. (1) The conservation district may...

76-15-411. Conditions to extend benefits to nonstate lands - 76-15-411. Conditions to extend benefits to nonstate lands. As a...

Part 5. Financial Aspects of Conservation Districts Loan Program

76-15-501. Financial management - 76-15-501. Financial management. A conservation district and the supervisors of...

76-15-502. Allocation of state funds among districts - 76-15-502. Allocation of state funds among districts. (1) Unless otherwise...

76-15-503. Permissible uses of state money - 76-15-503. Permissible uses of state money. All money allocated to...

76-15-504. Repealed - 76-15-504. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 76, L. 1985. History: En....

76-15-505. Authorization to borrow money -- limitations - 76-15-505. Authorization to borrow money -- limitations. (1) If, after...

76-15-506. Bonds authorized -- election - 76-15-506. Bonds authorized -- election. (1) Whenever a board of...

76-15-507. Investment of funds - 76-15-507. Investment of funds. The board of supervisors shall have...

76-15-508. Management of surplus funds - 76-15-508. Management of surplus funds. The board of supervisors of...

76-15-509. and 76-15-510 reserved - 76-15-509 and 76-15-510 reserved.

76-15-511. Estimate of money to be raised by assessment - 76-15-511. Estimate of money to be raised by assessment. The...

76-15-512. Expenses to be covered by estimate - 76-15-512. Expenses to be covered by estimate. The total amount...

76-15-513. Division between counties of money to be raised by regular and special assessment - 76-15-513. Division between counties of money to be raised by...

76-15-514. Regular and special assessments - 76-15-514. Regular and special assessments. Assessments levied pursuant to this...

76-15-515. Regular assessment - 76-15-515. Regular assessment. The regular assessment in any 1 year...

76-15-516. Levy of regular and special assessments - 76-15-516. Levy of regular and special assessments. (1) Subject to...

76-15-517. Repealed - 76-15-517. Repealed. Sec. 2, Ch. 71, L. 2017. History: En....

76-15-518. Certification of assessment to department of revenue -- entry on property tax record - 76-15-518. Certification of assessment to department of revenue -- entry...

76-15-519. Application of general law on levy and collection - 76-15-519. Application of general law on levy and collection. The...

76-15-520. Liability of county officers - 76-15-520. Liability of county officers. The county officers referred to...

76-15-521. Principal county defined - 76-15-521. Principal county defined. "Principal county" as used in this...

76-15-522. Settlements by county treasurers other than of principal county - 76-15-522. Settlements by county treasurers other than of principal county....

76-15-523. Depository of district funds - 76-15-523. Depository of district funds. The treasury of the principal...

76-15-524. Receipt and crediting of district funds -- responsibility on bond - 76-15-524. Receipt and crediting of district funds -- responsibility on...

76-15-525. Payment of district money -- warrants - 76-15-525. Payment of district money -- warrants. The treasurer of...

76-15-526. Treasurer's reports - 76-15-526. Treasurer's reports. The treasurer shall report in writing at...

76-15-527. Purpose of expenditures - 76-15-527. Purpose of expenditures. All money collected under 76-15-511 through...

76-15-528. Lien for special assessments - 76-15-528. Lien for special assessments. Any special assessment made and...

76-15-529. Assessments unaffected by misnomers and mistakes relating to ownership - 76-15-529. Assessments unaffected by misnomers and mistakes relating to ownership....

76-15-530. Conservation district appropriations -- administration - 76-15-530. Conservation district appropriations -- administration. (1) The state treasurer...

76-15-531. Special administrative assessment permitted -- voter approval - 76-15-531. Special administrative assessment permitted -- voter approval. (1) (a)...

76-15-532. Limitations -- reduction or repeal of special administrative assessment - 76-15-532. Limitations -- reduction or repeal of special administrative assessment....

76-15-533. through 76-15-540 reserved - 76-15-533 through 76-15-540 reserved.

76-15-541. Conservation practice loan program -- definition - 76-15-541. Conservation practice loan program -- definition. (1) A conservation...

76-15-542. Conservation practice loan account - 76-15-542. Conservation practice loan account. (1) The supervisors of a...

76-15-543. Application for loan - 76-15-543. Application for loan. (1) An application for a loan...

76-15-544. Eligibility for loan - 76-15-544. Eligibility for loan. A district may award a loan...

76-15-545. Criteria for evaluation of loan applicants -- preferences - 76-15-545. Criteria for evaluation of loan applicants -- preferences. (1)...

76-15-546. Terms and conditions of loan - 76-15-546. Terms and conditions of loan. A conservation practice loan...

76-15-547. Rules for loan program - 76-15-547. Rules for loan program. The district shall adopt rules:...

Part 6. Project Areas

76-15-601. Establishment of project areas -- special assessments - 76-15-601. Establishment of project areas -- special assessments. Whenever the...

76-15-602. Hearing on petition to establish project area - 76-15-602. Hearing on petition to establish project area. Upon receipt...

76-15-603. Investigation of need for project area - 76-15-603. Investigation of need for project area. Prior to the...

76-15-604. Protest procedure - 76-15-604. Protest procedure. At any time within 15 days after...

76-15-605. Board decision - 76-15-605. Board decision. (1) The report of 76-15-603 must be...

76-15-606. Election procedure - 76-15-606. Election procedure. (1) The question must be submitted to...

76-15-607. Notice of creation of project area - 76-15-607. Notice of creation of project area. If the majority...

76-15-608. Description of work or project area - 76-15-608. Description of work or project area. In all resolutions,...

76-15-609. Area included in project area - 76-15-609. Area included in project area. A project area may...

76-15-610. Administration of project area - 76-15-610. Administration of project area. The affairs of a project...

76-15-611. Federal authority unaffected - 76-15-611. Federal authority unaffected. (1) The provisions of this part...

76-15-612. Duty to maintain improvements - 76-15-612. Duty to maintain improvements. Whenever any project petitioned for...

76-15-613. through 76-15-620 reserved - 76-15-613 through 76-15-620 reserved.

76-15-621. Estimate of expenses of project area - 76-15-621. Estimate of expenses of project area. (1) When a...

76-15-622. Financing of project area expenses - 76-15-622. Financing of project area expenses. (1) The expense of...

76-15-623. Administration of special assessment - 76-15-623. Administration of special assessment. (1) Subject to 15-10-420, when...

76-15-624. Disposition of funds -- insufficient revenue - 76-15-624. Disposition of funds -- insufficient revenue. (1) Funds produced...

76-15-625. Limitation on special assessment - 76-15-625. Limitation on special assessment. A special assessment to defray...

Part 7. Land Use Regulations

76-15-701. Adoption of land use regulations - 76-15-701. Adoption of land use regulations. (1) The supervisors of...

76-15-702. Referendum on proposed land use regulations - 76-15-702. Referendum on proposed land use regulations. (1) The proposed...

76-15-703. Voter approval of proposed regulations required - 76-15-703. Voter approval of proposed regulations required. The supervisors shall...

76-15-704. Regulations to have force of law - 76-15-704. Regulations to have force of law. Land use regulations...

76-15-705. Alteration of regulations - 76-15-705. Alteration of regulations. (1) Any qualified elector within such...

76-15-706. Contents of land use regulations - 76-15-706. Contents of land use regulations. (1) The regulations to...

76-15-707. Publication of regulations - 76-15-707. Publication of regulations. Copies of land use regulations adopted...

76-15-708. Power to determine compliance with regulations - 76-15-708. Power to determine compliance with regulations. After a complaint...

76-15-709. Enforcement of regulations -- petition to district court - 76-15-709. Enforcement of regulations -- petition to district court. Where...

76-15-710. Court procedure after petition is filed - 76-15-710. Court procedure after petition is filed. (1) Upon the...

76-15-711. through 76-15-720 reserved - 76-15-711 through 76-15-720 reserved.

76-15-721. Board of adjustment - 76-15-721. Board of adjustment. (1) A board of adjustment consisting...

76-15-722. Operation of board of adjustment - 76-15-722. Operation of board of adjustment. (1) The board of...

76-15-723. Petition for variance - 76-15-723. Petition for variance. (1) A qualified elector may file...

76-15-724. Hearing on petition for a variance - 76-15-724. Hearing on petition for a variance. (1) The board...

76-15-725. Board decision - 76-15-725. Board decision. (1) If, upon the facts presented at...

76-15-726. Appeal to district court from board decision - 76-15-726. Appeal to district court from board decision. (1) A...

76-15-727. Court proceedings - 76-15-727. Court proceedings. (1) Upon the filing, the court shall...

Part 8. Alteration and Termination of Conservation Districts

76-15-801. Change of district name - 76-15-801. Change of district name. Petitions for changing the name...

76-15-802. Procedure to add territory to a district - 76-15-802. Procedure to add territory to a district. Petitions for...

76-15-803. Combination or division of districts - 76-15-803. Combination or division of districts. (1) A petition may...

76-15-804. Petition to discontinue all or part of district - 76-15-804. Petition to discontinue all or part of district. (1)...

76-15-805. Referendum on question of discontinuance - 76-15-805. Referendum on question of discontinuance. (1) Within 60 days...

76-15-806. Decision in case of petition for discontinuance of entire district - 76-15-806. Decision in case of petition for discontinuance of entire...

76-15-807. Decision in case of petition for discontinuance of portion of district - 76-15-807. Decision in case of petition for discontinuance of portion...

76-15-808. Criteria for decision on discontinuance - 76-15-808. Criteria for decision on discontinuance. (1) In making the...

76-15-809. Procedure to terminate district - 76-15-809. Procedure to terminate district. (1) Upon certification of the...

76-15-810. Effect of termination - 76-15-810. Effect of termination. (1) Upon issuance of a certificate...

Part 9. Coal Bed Methane Protection

76-15-901. Short title - 76-15-901. Short title. This part may be cited as the...

76-15-902. Legislative findings and declaration of purpose - 76-15-902. Legislative findings and declaration of purpose. (1) The legislature...

76-15-903. Definitions - 76-15-903. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context...

76-15-904. Coal bed methane protection account -- use - 76-15-904. Coal bed methane protection account -- use. (1) There...

76-15-905. Coal bed methane protection program -- restrictions - 76-15-905. Coal bed methane protection program -- restrictions. (1) There...

Part 10. Procurement and Competitive Bidding

76-15-1001. Power to enter and execute contracts - 76-15-1001. Power to enter and execute contracts. A conservation district...

76-15-1002. and 76-15-1003 reserved - 76-15-1002 and 76-15-1003 reserved.

76-15-1004. Service contracts - 76-15-1004. Service contracts. (1) Contracts for architectural, engineering, land surveying,...

76-15-1005. Requirements for purchases or construction contracts - 76-15-1005. Requirements for purchases or construction contracts. For contracts for...

76-15-1006. Advertisements - 76-15-1006. Advertisements. (1) The advertisement for requests for bids, proposals,...

76-15-1007. through 76-15-1010 reserved - 76-15-1007 through 76-15-1010 reserved.

76-15-1011. Exemptions from advertising and bidding - 76-15-1011. Exemptions from advertising and bidding. (1) When immediate delivery...

76-15-1012. Terms and extensions - 76-15-1012. Terms and extensions. (1) Prior to the issuance, extension,...

76-15-1013. Division of contracts prohibited - 76-15-1013. Division of contracts prohibited. Contracts may not be divided...

76-15-1014. Cooperative purchasing contracts - 76-15-1014. Cooperative purchasing contracts. A conservation district may, in cooperation...

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Montana Code Annotated Title 76. Land Resources and Use Chapter 15. Conservation Districts

Montana Code Annotated
Title 76. Land Resources and Use
Chapter 15. Conservation Districts