Montana Code Annotated 1995

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     87-1-605. (Temporary) Fees used to purchase recreational facilities. (1) One dollar of the fee for a Class A resident fishing license, $1 of the fee for a Class B-4 nonresident fishing license, and $5 of the fee for a Class B nonresident fishing license must be used for the purchase, operation, development, and maintenance of fishing accesses; stream, river, and lake frontages; and the land considered necessary to provide recreational use of fishing accesses and stream, river, and lake frontages.
     (2) The amount of funds used for operation and maintenance must equal at least 50% of the money set aside each year under this section and must be expended as provided in subsection (3). The funds raised under this section may not be used in lieu of any funds or sources of funds currently being used for acquisition or purchase of fishing accesses or stream, river, or lake frontages and the land considered necessary to provide recreational use of fishing accesses and stream, river, and lake frontages but are in addition to those funds. The funds used for operation and maintenance may be used only for these purposes on lands acquired with funds under this section after April 30, 1974.
     (3) Operation and maintenance money set aside each year under this section must be expended based on the following priority:
     (a) weed management;
     (b) streambank restoration; and
     (c) general operation and maintenance. (Terminates July 1, 1999--sec. 4, Ch. 428, L. 1995.)

     87-1-605. (Effective July 1, 1999) Fees used to purchase recreational facilities. (1) One dollar of the fee for Class A resident fishing license, $1 of the fee for Class B-4 nonresident 5-day fishing license, and $5 of the fee for the Class B nonresident fishing license shall be used for the purchase, operation, development, and maintenance of fishing accesses; stream, river, and lake frontages; and the land deemed necessary to provide recreational use thereof.
     (2) The amount of funds used for operation, development, and maintenance may not exceed 25% of the moneys set aside each year under this section. The funds raised under this section may not be used in lieu of any funds or sources of funds currently being used for acquisition or purchase of fishing accesses, stream, river, or lake frontages and the land deemed necessary to provide recreational use thereof but serve in addition to those funds. The moneys used for operation, development, and maintenance may be used only for these purposes on lands acquired with funds under this section after April 30, 1974.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 408, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 82, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 26-234; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 461, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 239, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 18, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 428, L. 1995.

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