Montana Code Annotated 2009

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     85-2-602. Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this part the following definitions apply:
     (1) (a) "Application" means an application for a permit under part 3 of this chapter to appropriate surface water from any source of supply within the basin for either or both of the following purposes:
     (i) a reservoir with a total planned capacity of 14,000 acre-feet or more; or
     (ii) for a flow rate greater than 20 cubic feet of water per second.
     (b) The term also includes an application for approval under 85-2-402 and 85-2-436, if applicable, to change the purpose of use.
     (2) "Basin" means the Yellowstone River basin.
     (3) "Reservation" means a reservation of water provided for by 85-2-316.

     History: En. 89-8-104 by Sec. 2, Ch. 116, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-8-104(Intro.), (2) thru (4); amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 448, L. 2007.

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