Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 60. HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION

CHAPTER 4. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY

Part 4. Relocation of Utilities

Occupancy And Relocation Of Utility Facilities -- Rules

60-4-402. Occupancy and relocation of utility facilities -- rules. The department shall adopt reasonable rules governing right-of-way occupancy by a utility and, except as provided in 60-4-403(2) and (3), for the reimbursement to a utility for the costs of installation, construction, maintenance, repair, renewal, or relocation of facilities. The rules must provide for right-of-way occupancy and relocation of publicly owned water and sewer facilities. The rules must ensure that the nonhighway use of the right-of-way does not affect the department's ability to maintain and operate the highway in a safe manner.

History: En. Sec. 4-114, Ch. 197, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 316, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 32-2414; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 324, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 203, L. 2017.