1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 85
  3. CHAPTER 2
  4. Part 3
  5. 85-2-342 Definitions

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 85. WATER USE

CHAPTER 2. SURFACE WATER AND GROUND WATER

Part 3. Appropriations, Permits, and Certificates of Water Rights

Definitions

85-2-342. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, in 85-2-343 and this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Application" means an application for a beneficial water use permit pursuant to 85-2-302 or a state water reservation pursuant to 85-2-316.

(2) "Upper Missouri River basin" means the drainage area of the Missouri River and its tributaries above Morony dam.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 385, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 497, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 391, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 59, L. 2019.