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Part 1. General Provisions
85-2-101. Declaration of policy and purpose - 85-2-101. Declaration of policy and purpose. (1) Pursuant to Article...
85-2-102. Definitions - 85-2-102. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this chapter,...
85-2-103. Measurement of water - 85-2-103. Measurement of water. (1) After July 1, 1899, a...
85-2-104. Repealed - 85-2-104. Repealed. Sec. 24, Ch. 573, L. 1985. History: En....
85-2-105. Water policy interim committee duties - 85-2-105. Water policy interim committee duties. (1) The water policy...
85-2-106. through 85-2-110 reserved - 85-2-106 through 85-2-110 reserved.
85-2-111. Department powers - 85-2-111. Department powers. (1) The department may: (a) enter into...
85-2-112. Department duties - 85-2-112. Department duties. The department shall: (1) enforce and administer...
85-2-113. Department powers and duties - 85-2-113. Department powers and duties. (1) The department may prescribe...
85-2-114. Judicial enforcement - 85-2-114. Judicial enforcement. (1) If the department ascertains, by a...
85-2-115. Entry on land - 85-2-115. Entry on land. Any employee or agent of the...
85-2-116. Legal assistance - 85-2-116. Legal assistance. (1) When requested by the department, the...
85-2-117. Water right records for filing with local clerk and recorder - 85-2-117. Water right records for filing with local clerk and...
85-2-118. through 85-2-120 reserved - 85-2-118 through 85-2-120 reserved.
85-2-121. Administrative proceedings - 85-2-121. Administrative proceedings. The Montana Administrative Procedure Act governs administrative...
85-2-122. Penalties - 85-2-122. Penalties. (1) Except as provided in 85-2-410(6), a person...
85-2-123. Deposit of fees and penalties - 85-2-123. Deposit of fees and penalties. Except as provided in...
85-2-124. Costs and fees for environmental impact statements - 85-2-124. Costs and fees for environmental impact statements. (1) Whenever...
85-2-125. Recovery of costs and attorney fees by prevailing party - 85-2-125. Recovery of costs and attorney fees by prevailing party....
85-2-126. through 85-2-130 reserved - 85-2-126 through 85-2-130 reserved.
85-2-131. Application for change of watercourse name - 85-2-131. Application for change of watercourse name. (1) All applications...
85-2-132. Change of watercourse name -- public notice - 85-2-132. Change of watercourse name -- public notice. When a...
85-2-133. Change of watercourse name -- hearing - 85-2-133. Change of watercourse name -- hearing. At the time...
85-2-134. Change of watercourse name -- judgment to be filed with county clerk - 85-2-134. Change of watercourse name -- judgment to be filed...
85-2-135. through 85-2-140 reserved - 85-2-135 through 85-2-140 reserved.
85-2-141. Water leasing program - 85-2-141. Water leasing program. (1) There is a water leasing...
85-2-142. through 85-2-144 reserved - 85-2-142 through 85-2-144 reserved.
85-2-145. Removal of natural obstruction to exercise water right -- consent or court ruling required - 85-2-145. Removal of natural obstruction to exercise water right --...
85-2-146. through 85-2-149 reserved - 85-2-146 through 85-2-149 reserved.
85-2-150. Chronically dewatered watercourse -- identification - 85-2-150. Chronically dewatered watercourse -- identification. (1) Using the factors...
85-2-151. through 85-2-153 reserved - 85-2-151 through 85-2-153 reserved.
85-2-154. Policy considerations - 85-2-154. (Temporary) Policy considerations. (1) Article IX, section 3(3), of...
85-2-155. Intent - 85-2-155. (Temporary) Intent. (1) The 2015 state water plan recognizes...
Part 2. Adjudication of Water Rights
85-2-201. Repealed - 85-2-201. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-202. Repealed - 85-2-202. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-203. Repealed - 85-2-203. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-204. Repealed - 85-2-204. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-205. Repealed - 85-2-205. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-206. Repealed - 85-2-206. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-207. Repealed - 85-2-207. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-208. Repealed - 85-2-208. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-209. Repealed - 85-2-209. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-210. Repealed - 85-2-210. Repealed. Sec. 37, Ch. 697, L. 1979. History: En....
85-2-211. Repealed - 85-2-211. Repealed. Sec. 315, Ch. 42, L. 1997. History: En....
85-2-212. Order by supreme court - 85-2-212. Order by supreme court. (1) The Montana supreme court...
85-2-213. Notice of order - 85-2-213. Notice of order. To ensure that all persons who...
85-2-214. Commencement of action - 85-2-214. Commencement of action. (1) The action for the adjudication...
85-2-215. Consolidation of matters - 85-2-215. Consolidation of matters. The water judge may consolidate all...
85-2-216. Venue for water rights determinations - 85-2-216. Venue for water rights determinations. All matters concerning the...
85-2-217. Suspension of adjudication - 85-2-217. Suspension of adjudication. While negotiations for the conclusion of...
85-2-218. Process and criteria for designating priority basins or subbasins - 85-2-218. Process and criteria for designating priority basins or subbasins....
85-2-219. and 85-2-220 reserved - 85-2-219 and 85-2-220 reserved.
85-2-221. Filing of claim of existing water right -- filing late claim - 85-2-221. Filing of claim of existing water right -- filing...
85-2-222. Definition -- filing process -- notice - 85-2-222. Definition -- filing process -- notice. (1) As used...
85-2-223. Public recreational uses - 85-2-223. Public recreational uses. The department of fish, wildlife, and...
85-2-224. Statement of claim - 85-2-224. Statement of claim. (1) The statement of claim for...
85-2-225. Filing fee -- processing fee for remitted claims - 85-2-225. Filing fee -- processing fee for remitted claims. (1)...
85-2-226. Abandonment by failure to file claim - 85-2-226. Abandonment by failure to file claim. The failure to...
85-2-227. Claim to constitute prima facie evidence -- relevant evidence -- abandonment -- criteria for presumption of municipal nonabandonment - 85-2-227. Claim to constitute prima facie evidence -- relevant evidence...
85-2-228. Federal reserved water rights with priority date of July 1, 1973, or later -- process and adjudication -- purpose - 85-2-228. Federal reserved water rights with priority date of July...
85-2-229. and 85-2-230 reserved - 85-2-229 and 85-2-230 reserved.
85-2-231. Temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, and supplemental preliminary decree - 85-2-231. Temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, and supplemental preliminary decree....
85-2-232. Availability of temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, or supplemental preliminary decree - 85-2-232. Availability of temporary preliminary decree, preliminary decree, or supplemental...
85-2-233. Hearing on decrees or petition -- procedure - 85-2-233. Hearing on decrees or petition -- procedure. (1) (a)...
85-2-234. Final decree - 85-2-234. Final decree. (1) The water judge shall, on the...
85-2-235. Appeals - 85-2-235. Appeals. (1) A person whose existing rights and priorities...
85-2-236. Certificate of water right - 85-2-236. Certificate of water right. When a final decree is...
85-2-237. Reopening and review of decrees - 85-2-237. (Temporary) Reopening and review of decrees. (1) After July...
85-2-238. through 85-2-240 reserved - 85-2-238 through 85-2-240 reserved.
85-2-241. Repealed - 85-2-241. Repealed. Sec. 38, Ch. 389, L. 1999. History: En....
85-2-242. Repealed - 85-2-242. Repealed. Sec. 12, Ch. 651, L. 1987. History: En....
85-2-243. Department assistance to water judges - 85-2-243. Department assistance to water judges. (1) The department, subject...
85-2-244. through 85-2-246 reserved - 85-2-244 through 85-2-246 reserved.
85-2-247. Purpose - 85-2-247. Purpose. (1) Because the state of Montana is the...
85-2-248. Resolution of issue remarks other than by objection - 85-2-248. Resolution of issue remarks other than by objection. (1)...
85-2-249. Prioritization of workload - 85-2-249. Prioritization of workload. The chief water judge may place...
85-2-250. Definition - 85-2-250. Definition. For the purposes of 85-2-247 through 85-2-249, "issue...
85-2-251. through 85-2-269 reserved - 85-2-251 through 85-2-269 reserved.
85-2-270. Findings -- purpose - 85-2-270. (Temporary) Findings -- purpose. (1) The purpose of 85-2-271,...
85-2-271. Benchmarks -- action taken if not met -- claims examination priority - 85-2-271. (Temporary) Benchmarks -- action taken if not met --...
85-2-272. Repealed - 85-2-272. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....
85-2-273. Repealed - 85-2-273. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....
85-2-274. and 85-2-275 reserved - 85-2-274 and 85-2-275 reserved.
85-2-276. Repealed - 85-2-276. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....
85-2-277. and 85-2-278 reserved - 85-2-277 and 85-2-278 reserved.
85-2-279. Repealed - 85-2-279. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....
85-2-280. Water adjudication account - 85-2-280. (Temporary) Water adjudication account. (1) There is a water...
85-2-281. Reporting requirements - 85-2-281. (Temporary) Reporting requirements. The department and the water court...
85-2-282. Examination of claims in verified basins - 85-2-282. (Temporary) Examination of claims in verified basins. (1) At...
85-2-283. Repealed - 85-2-283. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 319, L. 2007. History: En....
Part 3. Appropriations, Permits, and Certificates of Water Rights
85-2-301. Right to appropriate -- recognition and confirmation of permits issued after July 1, 1973 - 85-2-301. Right to appropriate -- recognition and confirmation of permits...
85-2-302. Application for permit or change in appropriation right - 85-2-302. Application for permit or change in appropriation right. (1)...
85-2-303. Permit for conversion of nonproductive oil or gas well - 85-2-303. Permit for conversion of nonproductive oil or gas well....
85-2-304. Appropriation by state board of land commissioners - 85-2-304. Appropriation by state board of land commissioners. The state...
85-2-305. Appropriation permit for reservoir - 85-2-305. Appropriation permit for reservoir. A person intending to appropriate...
85-2-306. Exceptions to permit requirements - 85-2-306. Exceptions to permit requirements. (1) (a) Except as provided...
85-2-307. Notice of application for permit or change in appropriation right - 85-2-307. Notice of application for permit or change in appropriation...
85-2-308. Objections - 85-2-308. Objections. (1) (a) An objection to an application under...
85-2-309. Hearings on objections -- jurisdiction - 85-2-309. Hearings on objections -- jurisdiction. (1) If the department...
85-2-310. Action on application for permit or change in appropriation right - 85-2-310. Action on application for permit or change in appropriation...
85-2-311. Criteria for issuance of permit - 85-2-311. Criteria for issuance of permit. (1) A permit may...
85-2-312. Terms of permit - 85-2-312. Terms of permit. (1) (a) The department may issue...
85-2-313. Provisional permit - 85-2-313. Provisional permit. A permit issued prior to a final...
85-2-314. Revocation or modification of permit or change in appropriation right - 85-2-314. Revocation or modification of permit or change in appropriation...
85-2-315. Certificate of water right - 85-2-315. Certificate of water right. Upon actual application of water...
85-2-316. State reservation of waters - 85-2-316. State reservation of waters. (1) The state, any political...
85-2-317. Limitation on appropriation of ground water - 85-2-317. Limitation on appropriation of ground water. (1) After July...
85-2-318. Water right appropriation account - 85-2-318. Water right appropriation account. There is established a water...
85-2-319. Permit action in highly appropriated basins or subbasins - 85-2-319. Permit action in highly appropriated basins or subbasins. (1)...
85-2-320. Change in appropriation right authorization for instream flow -- United States department of agriculture, forest service - 85-2-320. Change in appropriation right authorization for instream flow --...
85-2-321. Milk River basin -- suspension of action on permits -- proposal -- priority in adjudication process - 85-2-321. Milk River basin -- suspension of action on permits...
85-2-322. Hearing -- order - 85-2-322. Hearing -- order. (1) The department shall conduct a...
85-2-323. Request to modify suspension -- order - 85-2-323. Request to modify suspension -- order. (1) A person...
85-2-324. through 85-2-326 reserved - 85-2-324 through 85-2-326 reserved.
85-2-327. Terminated - 85-2-327. Terminated. Sec. 6, Ch. 352, L. 1991. History: En....
85-2-328. Terminated - 85-2-328. Terminated. Sec. 6, Ch. 352, L. 1991. History: En....
85-2-329. Definitions - 85-2-329. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in 85-2-330 and...
85-2-330. Basin closure -- exceptions - 85-2-330. Basin closure -- exceptions. (1) As provided in 85-2-319...
85-2-331. Reservations within Missouri River basin and Little Missouri River basin - 85-2-331. Reservations within Missouri River basin and Little Missouri River...
85-2-332. through 85-2-334 reserved - 85-2-332 through 85-2-334 reserved.
85-2-335. Definitions - 85-2-335. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in 85-2-335, 85-2-336,...
85-2-336. Basin closure -- exception - 85-2-336. Basin closure -- exception. (1) As provided in 85-2-319...
85-2-337. Repealed - 85-2-337. Repealed. Sec. 27, Ch. 391, L. 2007. History: En....
85-2-338. Upper Clark Fork River basin steering committee -- membership and duties -- comprehensive management plan - 85-2-338. Upper Clark Fork River basin steering committee -- membership...
85-2-339. Terminated - 85-2-339. Terminated. Sec. 6, Ch. 281, L. 1999. History: En....
85-2-340. Definitions - 85-2-340. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in 85-2-341 and...
85-2-341. Basin closure -- exceptions - 85-2-341. Basin closure -- exceptions. (1) As provided in 85-2-319...
85-2-342. Definitions - 85-2-342. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in 85-2-343 and...
85-2-343. Basin closure -- exceptions - 85-2-343. Basin closure -- exceptions. (1) As provided in 85-2-319...
85-2-344. Bitterroot River subbasin temporary closure -- definitions -- exceptions - 85-2-344. Bitterroot River subbasin temporary closure -- definitions -- exceptions....
85-2-345. through 85-2-349 reserved - 85-2-345 through 85-2-349 reserved.
85-2-350. Repealed - 85-2-350. Repealed. Sec.2, Ch. 284, L. 2021. History: En. Sec....
85-2-351. Notice to permitholders -- Clark Fork River basin - 85-2-351. Notice to permitholders -- Clark Fork River basin. The...
85-2-352. through 85-2-354 reserved - 85-2-352 through 85-2-354 reserved.
85-2-355. Definitions - 85-2-355. Definitions. As used in 85-2-306, the following definitions apply:...
85-2-356. through 85-2-359 reserved - 85-2-356 through 85-2-359 reserved.
85-2-360. Ground water appropriation right in closed basins - 85-2-360. Ground water appropriation right in closed basins. (1) An...
85-2-361. Hydrogeologic report -- minimum requirements - 85-2-361. Hydrogeologic report -- minimum requirements. (1) A hydrogeologic report...
85-2-362. Aquifer recharge or mitigation plans in closed basins -- minimum requirements - 85-2-362. Aquifer recharge or mitigation plans in closed basins --...
85-2-363. Repealed - 85-2-363. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 335, L. 2013. History: En....
85-2-364. Department permit coordination -- requirements for aquifer recharge or mitigation plans - 85-2-364. Department permit coordination -- requirements for aquifer recharge or...
85-2-365. through 85-2-367 reserved - 85-2-365 through 85-2-367 reserved.
85-2-368. Aquifer storage and recovery projects in closed basins - 85-2-368. Aquifer storage and recovery projects in closed basins. (1)...
85-2-369. Permit not required for testing - 85-2-369. Permit not required for testing. (1) Water testing or...
85-2-370. Rulemaking - 85-2-370. Rulemaking. The department may adopt rules to implement the...
85-2-371. through 85-2-379 reserved - 85-2-371 through 85-2-379 reserved.
85-2-380. Stream depletion zones -- establishment -- rulemaking - 85-2-380. Stream depletion zones -- establishment -- rulemaking. (1) Notwithstanding...
85-2-381. Water right enforcement of ground water uses exempt from permitting -- findings and purpose - 85-2-381. Water right enforcement of ground water uses exempt from...
Part 4. Utilization of Water
85-2-401. Priority -- recognition and confirmation of changes in appropriations issued after July 1, 1973 - 85-2-401. Priority -- recognition and confirmation of changes in appropriations...
85-2-402. Changes in appropriation rights -- definition - 85-2-402. Changes in appropriation rights -- definition. (1) (a) The...
85-2-403. Transfer of appropriation right - 85-2-403. Transfer of appropriation right. (1) The right to use...
85-2-404. Abandonment of appropriation right - 85-2-404. Abandonment of appropriation right. (1) If an appropriator ceases...
85-2-405. Procedure for declaring appropriation rights abandoned - 85-2-405. Procedure for declaring appropriation rights abandoned. (1) When the...
85-2-406. District court supervision of water distribution - 85-2-406. District court supervision of water distribution. (1) The district...
85-2-407. Temporary changes in appropriation right - 85-2-407. (Temporary) Temporary changes in appropriation right. (1) Except as...
85-2-408. Temporary change authorization for instream flow -- additional requirements - 85-2-408. Temporary change authorization for instream flow -- additional requirements....
85-2-409. Repealed - 85-2-409. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 85, L. 2005. History: En....
85-2-410. Short-term lease of appropriation right - 85-2-410. Short-term lease of appropriation right. (1) An appropriator may...
85-2-411. Water turned into natural channels - 85-2-411. Water turned into natural channels. Water appropriated under an...
85-2-412. Return of surplus water to stream - 85-2-412. Return of surplus water to stream. If, by virtue...
85-2-413. Diversion of natural flow of waters -- when permitted - 85-2-413. Diversion of natural flow of waters -- when permitted....
85-2-414. Conduction of water - 85-2-414. Conduction of water. The right to conduct water from...
85-2-415. Owners of water to sell surplus - 85-2-415. Owners of water to sell surplus. Any person having...
85-2-416. Duty of purchaser to dig ditches - 85-2-416. Duty of purchaser to dig ditches. A person desiring...
85-2-417. Enforcement of right to surplus - 85-2-417. Enforcement of right to surplus. Any person constructing the...
85-2-418. Purchaser not to sell surplus water - 85-2-418. Purchaser not to sell surplus water. Sections 85-2-415 through...
85-2-419. Salvaged water - 85-2-419. Salvaged water. It is the declared policy of the...
85-2-420. Change in appropriation right for aquifer recharge or mitigation -- marketing - 85-2-420. Change in appropriation right for aquifer recharge or mitigation...
85-2-421. Purpose - 85-2-421. Purpose. The purpose of 85-2-421 through 85-2-424 and 85-2-426...
85-2-422. Repealed - 85-2-422. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 59, L. 2019. History: En....
85-2-423. Water right ownership update form - 85-2-423. Water right ownership update form. The chief water judge...
85-2-424. Filing - 85-2-424. Filing. (1) Except in the case of a transfer...
85-2-425. Repealed - 85-2-425. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 271, L. 1985. History: En....
85-2-426. Fee - 85-2-426. Fee. (1) The department shall by rule prescribe a...
85-2-427. Terminated - 85-2-427. Terminated. Sec. 4, Ch. 236, L. 2013. History: En....
85-2-428. through 85-2-430 reserved - 85-2-428 through 85-2-430 reserved.
85-2-431. Penalty - 85-2-431. Penalty. (1) A person who fails to comply with...
85-2-432. through 85-2-435 reserved - 85-2-432 through 85-2-435 reserved.
85-2-436. Instream flow to protect, maintain, or enhance streamflows to benefit fishery resource -- change in appropriation rights - 85-2-436. Instream flow to protect, maintain, or enhance streamflows to...
85-2-437. Repealed - 85-2-437. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 448, L. 2007. History: En....
85-2-438. Repealed - 85-2-438. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 448, L. 2007. History: En....
85-2-439. Repealed - 85-2-439. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 85, L. 2005. History: En....
85-2-440. Repealed - 85-2-440. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 85, L. 2005. History: En....
85-2-441. Temporary use of a water right on state trust land -- restrictions on state ownership -- rescinding of noncompliant ownership interests required - 85-2-441. Temporary use of a water right on state trust...
Part 5. Ground Water
85-2-501. Definitions - 85-2-501. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part...
85-2-502. Administrative rules - 85-2-502. Administrative rules. The department may prescribe and enforce reasonable...
85-2-503. Controlled ground water subareas - 85-2-503. Controlled ground water subareas. For purposes of administration, large...
85-2-504. Standards for determining fresh water - 85-2-504. Standards for determining fresh water. Fresh water shall be...
85-2-505. Waste and contamination of ground water prohibited - 85-2-505. Waste and contamination of ground water prohibited. (1) No...
85-2-506. Controlled ground water areas -- designation or modification - 85-2-506. Controlled ground water areas -- designation or modification. (1)...
85-2-507. Repealed - 85-2-507. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 86, L. 2009. History: En....
85-2-508. Controlled ground water areas -- permits to appropriate - 85-2-508. Controlled ground water areas -- permits to appropriate. (1)...
85-2-509. Repealed - 85-2-509. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 86, L. 2009. History: En....
85-2-510. Production of water from oil and gas wells -- hearings -- jurisdiction of board of oil and gas conservation - 85-2-510. Production of water from oil and gas wells --...
85-2-511. Repealed - 85-2-511. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 86, L. 2009. History: En....
85-2-512. Investigations - 85-2-512. Investigations. (1) The department shall compile information for the...
85-2-513. Repealed - 85-2-513. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 86, L. 2009. History: En....
85-2-514. Inspection of wells - 85-2-514. Inspection of wells. The department, the state bureau of...
85-2-515. Information available to public - 85-2-515. Information available to public. Such information as is required...
85-2-516. Well logs - 85-2-516. Well logs. (1) Within 60 days after any well...
85-2-517. Reports by water well drillers - 85-2-517. Reports by water well drillers. The forms, reports, and...
85-2-518. Repealed - 85-2-518. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 86, L. 2009. History: En....
85-2-519. Repealed - 85-2-519. Repealed. Sec. 500, Ch. 418, L. 1995. History: En....
85-2-520. Repealed - 85-2-520. Repealed. Sec. 8, Ch. 86, L. 2009. History: En....
85-2-521. Renumbered 82-11-175 - 85-2-521. Renumbered 82-11-175. Sec. 1, Ch. 117, L. 2003.
85-2-522. Aquifer tests - 85-2-522. Aquifer tests. (1) Aquifer tests required by a state...
85-2-523. Rulemaking - 85-2-523. Rulemaking. The department shall adopt rules for the purpose...
85-2-524. Criteria for petition applications - 85-2-524. Criteria for petition applications. Municipalities, counties, conservation districts, and...
85-2-525. Ground water investigation program -- advisory committee - 85-2-525. Ground water investigation program -- advisory committee. (1) The...
85-2-526. Ground water investigation program account -- use - 85-2-526. (Temporary) Ground water investigation program account -- use. (1)...
85-2-527. General fund transfer - 85-2-527. (Temporary) General fund transfer. By August 15 of each...
Part 6. Yellowstone River Basin
85-2-601. Statement of legislative findings and policy - 85-2-601. Statement of legislative findings and policy. The legislature, noting...
85-2-602. Definitions - 85-2-602. Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this...
85-2-603. Suspension of action - 85-2-603. Suspension of action. (1) The department may not grant...
85-2-604. When department may suspend action - 85-2-604. When department may suspend action. The department may suspend...
85-2-605. Reservations - 85-2-605. Reservations. (1) The department may apply for reservations and...
85-2-606. Application of part - 85-2-606. Application of part. This part applies to applications currently...
85-2-607. Utility facilities - 85-2-607. Utility facilities. This part does not apply to applications...
85-2-608. Certain changes of use allowed - 85-2-608. Certain changes of use allowed. Notwithstanding any provision of...
Part 7. Indian and Federal Water Rights -- Water Rights Within Indian Reservations
85-2-701. Legislative intent - 85-2-701. Legislative intent. (1) Because the water and water rights...
85-2-702. Negotiation with Indian tribes - 85-2-702. Negotiation with Indian tribes. (1) The reserved water rights...
85-2-703. Negotiation with federal government - 85-2-703. Negotiation with federal government. The compact commission may also...
85-2-704. Termination of negotiations - 85-2-704. Termination of negotiations. (1) The commission or any negotiating...
85-2-705. Status reports to chief water judge - 85-2-705. Status reports to chief water judge. (1) The Montana...
85-2-706. Renumbered 85-20-401 - 85-2-706. Renumbered 85-20-401. Code Commissioner, 1994.
85-2-707. Renumbered 85-20-402 - 85-2-707. Renumbered 85-20-402. Code Commissioner, 1994.
85-2-708. Water administration interim agreements within Indian reservations - 85-2-708. Water administration interim agreements within Indian reservations. (1) Because...
Part 8. Diversions From the Yellowstone River Basin
85-2-801. Definitions - 85-2-801. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in this part...
85-2-802. Authority to approve diversions - 85-2-802. Authority to approve diversions. The department may consent on...
85-2-803. Legislative review - 85-2-803. Legislative review. (1) A diversion of water from the...
85-2-804. Application -- notice -- objections -- hearing - 85-2-804. Application -- notice -- objections -- hearing. (1) An...
85-2-805. Criteria for approval -- terms - 85-2-805. Criteria for approval -- terms. (1) The department may...
85-2-806. Combined proceeding - 85-2-806. Combined proceeding. The department, upon petition by the applicant,...
85-2-807. Department authorized to appear in administrative and legal proceedings - 85-2-807. Department authorized to appear in administrative and legal proceedings....
Part 9. Ground Water Assessment
85-2-901. Short title - 85-2-901. Short title. This part may be cited as the...
85-2-902. Findings and purpose - 85-2-902. Findings and purpose. (1) The legislature finds that: (a)...
85-2-903. Definitions - 85-2-903. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions...
85-2-904. reserved - 85-2-904 reserved.
85-2-905. Ground water assessment account - 85-2-905. Ground water assessment account. (1) There is a ground...
85-2-906. Ground water characterization program -- ground water monitoring program - 85-2-906. Ground water characterization program -- ground water monitoring program....
85-2-907. Ground water information collection by local governments - 85-2-907. Ground water information collection by local governments. Units of...
Part 10. Surface Water Assessment and Monitoring Program
85-2-1001. Surface water assessment and monitoring program -- steering committee - 85-2-1001. Surface water assessment and monitoring program -- steering committee....