Montana Code Annotated
Title 77. State Lands
Chapter 4. Renewable Resources

Part 1. Geothermal Resources

77-4-101. Geothermal leases authorized - 77-4-101. Geothermal leases authorized. (1) The board may lease state-owned...

77-4-102. Definitions - 77-4-102. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part,...

77-4-103. Rules - 77-4-103. Rules. The board shall adopt rules governing the issuance...

77-4-104. Nature of geothermal resources - 77-4-104. Nature of geothermal resources. Geothermal resources are sui generis,...

77-4-105. State retention of geothermal resources - 77-4-105. State retention of geothermal resources. No right to seek,...

77-4-106. Bonding requirements - 77-4-106. Bonding requirements. The board may, at any time prior...

77-4-107. Compensation to surface lessee - 77-4-107. Compensation to surface lessee. The lessee of any geothermal...

77-4-108. Water rights in connection with geothermal development - 77-4-108. Water rights in connection with geothermal development. If any...

77-4-109. Conflicting leases - 77-4-109. Conflicting leases. Where there are conflicting leases, including but...

77-4-110. through 77-4-120 reserved - 77-4-110 through 77-4-120 reserved.

77-4-121. Provisions of the lease - 77-4-121. Provisions of the lease. (1) A lease issued by...

77-4-122. Duration of lease - 77-4-122. Duration of lease. The term of each lease shall...

77-4-123. Extension of lease - 77-4-123. Extension of lease. If geothermal resources are not being...

77-4-124. Operating agreements - 77-4-124. Operating agreements. Lessees may enter into agreements with other...

77-4-125. Pooling agreements and unit operations - 77-4-125. Pooling agreements and unit operations. (1) Nothing contained in...

77-4-126. Royalties and rentals - 77-4-126. Royalties and rentals. Geothermal leases shall be issued at...

77-4-127. Disposition of royalties and other receipts - 77-4-127. Disposition of royalties and other receipts. (1) The department...

77-4-128. Permission for and disposition of improvements - 77-4-128. Permission for and disposition of improvements. (1) A geothermal...

77-4-129. Procedure to fix value of improvements - 77-4-129. Procedure to fix value of improvements. (1) If the...

Part 2. Hydroelectric Resources

77-4-201. Lease or license of power sites - 77-4-201. Lease or license of power sites. It is unlawful...

77-4-202. Power site defined - 77-4-202. Power site defined. The words "power site" as used...

77-4-203. Restrictions and regulations - 77-4-203. Restrictions and regulations. In issuing any lease or license...

77-4-204. Examination of power sites - 77-4-204. Examination of power sites. Whenever an application in writing...

77-4-205. Notice of proposed lease or license - 77-4-205. Notice of proposed lease or license. If these preliminary...

77-4-206. Meeting of board on proposed lease or license - 77-4-206. Meeting of board on proposed lease or license. (1)...

77-4-207. Preference to bid of municipality - 77-4-207. Preference to bid of municipality. In case one of...

77-4-208. Rental for power sites -- deposit of rental money in proper accounts - 77-4-208. Rental for power sites -- deposit of rental money...

77-4-209. Duration of lease - 77-4-209. Duration of lease. The term of the lease shall...

77-4-210. Joint development with United States - 77-4-210. Joint development with United States. (1) If the state...

77-4-211. Amortization of investment - 77-4-211. Amortization of investment. (1) In all cases where the...

Part 3. Wind and Solar Resources

77-4-301. Wind and solar leases authorized - 77-4-301. Wind and solar leases authorized. (1) The board may...

77-4-302. Compensating surface lessee - 77-4-302. Compensating surface lessee. (1) A person who leases wind...

77-4-303. Lease provisions - 77-4-303. Lease provisions. (1) A lessee under this part has...

77-4-304. Rental and disposition of rent and other receipts - 77-4-304. Rental and disposition of rent and other receipts. (1)...

77-4-305. Rulemaking - 77-4-305. Rulemaking. The board may adopt rules governing the issuance...