Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 87. FISH AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 5. WILDLIFE PROTECTION

Part 9. Montana Greater Sage-Grouse Stewardship Act

Operations And Maintenance Exempt

87-5-917. Operations and maintenance exempt. (1) Permitting and authorizing agencies and the oversight team shall cooperate to designate as exempt from the habitat quantification tool certain operations and maintenance activities that require a permit or other authorization from a state agency.

(2) Operations and maintenance activities that are exempt from the habitat quantification tool pursuant to subsection (1) may still be subject to stipulations of a sage grouse conservation strategy adopted by the governor through executive order or a policy, rule, or regulation adopted by the oversight team.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 267, L. 2019; Sec. 76-22-117, MCA 2019; redes. 87-5-917 by Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.