Natural Resource Guides Available from Legislative Branch

The Environmental Policy Office of the Montana Legislature has recently updated several citizens' guides to natural-resource law and is offering them free to the public. The guides now reflect statute changes made during the 2007 session.

The guides are available on the legislative Web site at www.leg.mt.gov. Click on Publications and select Reports, Environmental Policy Office.

The guides are also available free by mail. You can order by sending your contact information by e-mail to mtheisen@mt.gov or by mail to: Legislative Environmental Policy Office, P.O. Box 201704, Helena, MT 59620-1704.

Now available are:

• Eminent Domain in Montana, a brief overview of the laws limiting the right of the state to take private property for public use (45 pages).
• Montana Index of Environmental Permits, a complete index of permits and licenses needed to conduct a wide variety of activities that may affect the state's environment (261 pages).
• A Guide to Montana Water Quality Regulation, a guide to water-quality regulation, permitting, enforcement, and assessment (66 pages).
• The Electricity Law Handbook, a comprehensive look at energy generation, transmission, distribution, and conservation for Montana consumers (90 pages).

For more information, contact the Legislative Environmental Policy Office at 444-3742.