Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 85. WATER USE

CHAPTER 9. CONSERVANCY DISTRICTS

Part 2. Creation of Districts

Hearing By Department

85-9-203. Hearing by department. (1) On receipt of the preliminary survey report, the applicants or any one of them may request the department to hold a hearing. The department shall provide notice as required in 7-1-2121 and then hold the hearing no later than than 61 days after receipt of the request.

(2) If the department itself initiated the preliminary survey, it may hold a hearing without being requested to do so.

History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 100, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 185, Ch. 253, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3406; amd. Sec. 255, Ch. 49, L. 2015.