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Montana Code Annotated (2003)
Table of Contents
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TITLE 85. WATER USE
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CHAPTER 2. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER
Part 3. Appropriations, Permits, and Certificates of Water Rights
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85-2-301
- Right to appropriate -- recognition and confirmation of permits issued after July 1, 1973
85-2-302
- Application for permit
85-2-303
- Permit for conversion of nonproductive oil or gas well
85-2-304
- Appropriation by state board of land commissioners
85-2-305
- Appropriation permit for reservoir
85-2-306
- Exceptions to permit requirements
85-2-307
- Notice of application
85-2-308
- Objections
85-2-309
- Hearings on objections -- jurisdiction
85-2-310
- Action on application
85-2-311
- Criteria for issuance of permit
85-2-312
- Terms of permit
85-2-313
- Provisional permit
85-2-314
- Revocation or modification of permit
85-2-315
- Certificate of water right
85-2-316
- State reservation of waters
85-2-317
- Limitation on appropriation of ground water
85-2-318
- Water right appropriation account
85-2-319
- Permit action in highly appropriated basins or subbasins
85-2-321
- Milk River basin -- suspension of action on permits -- proposal -- priority in adjudication process
85-2-322
- Hearing -- order
85-2-323
- Request to modify suspension -- order
85-2-327
- Terminated
85-2-328
- Terminated
85-2-329
- Definitions
85-2-330
- Basin closure -- exceptions
85-2-331
- Reservations within Missouri River basin and Little Missouri River basin
85-2-335
- Definitions
85-2-336
- Basin closure -- exception
85-2-337
- Ground water permit applications -- report required
85-2-338
- Upper Clark Fork River basin steering committee -- membership and duties -- comprehensive management plan
85-2-339
- Terminated
85-2-340
- Definitions
85-2-341
- Basin closure -- exceptions
85-2-342
- Definitions
85-2-343
- Basin closure -- exceptions
85-2-344
- Bitterroot River subbasin temporary closure -- definitions -- exceptions
85-2-350
- Clark Fork River basin task force -- water management plan
85-2-351
- Notice to permitholders -- Clark Fork River basin