Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 90. PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER 6. COMMUNITY IMPACT -- PLANNING AND ABATEMENT

Part 4. Hard-Rock Mining Impact Property Tax Base Sharing

Employee Surveys

90-6-405. Employee surveys. (1) Each large-scale mineral development subject to the provisions of 90-6-403 and 90-6-404 shall, on or before May 1 of each year, conduct a survey of its employees and promptly submit a report of its findings to the department of revenue. The report must include:

(a) the number of mineral development employees residing within each affected county;

(b) the number of mineral development employees residing within each affected municipality;

(c) the number of mineral development students residing in each affected high school district; and

(d) the number of mineral development students residing in each affected elementary school district.

(2) The initial allocation of the increase in taxable valuation made as provided in 90-6-403 and 90-6-404 shall be made on the basis of the place of residence of employees and the district of enrollment of students as projected in the approved impact plan for that period of time between the issuance and validation of the permit and the submission of an employee survey as provided for in this section.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 635, L. 1983.