Montana Code Annotated 1999

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     23-1-117. Limit on development of primitive parks. (1) As of October 1, 1993, the only development allowed in primitive parks designated in 23-1-116 is:
     (a) necessary improvements required to meet minimum public health standards regarding sanitation, which may include necessary access to outhouses, vaults, and water;
     (b) improvements necessary to ensure the safe public use of existing boat ramps;
     (c) addition of gravel to existing unpaved roads and the resurfacing of paved roads when necessary to ensure safe public access;
     (d) establishment of new hiking trails or improvement of existing hiking trails; and
     (e) installation of minimal signage indicating that the park is a designated primitive park in which development has been limited and encouraging the public to help in maintaining the park's primitive character by packing out trash.
     (2) The following development of designated primitive parks is prohibited:
     (a) installation of electric lines or facilities, except when necessary to comply with subsection (1)(a);
     (b) installation of recreational vehicle sanitary dumpsites where they do not presently exist; and
     (c) creation of new roads and paving of existing but previously unpaved roads.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 501, L. 1993.

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