22-3-434. Denial of applications. State agencies may deny or approve with conditions any application for an easement, lease, permit, contract, license, or certificate in order to protect heritage properties and paleontological remains that cannot be properly mitigated; provided that this section is limited only to heritage properties and paleontological remains which have been located as a part of the environmental impact statement reviews process as described in 22-3-433.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 22-3-434

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Paleontological remains: means fossilized plants and animals of a geological nature found upon or beneath the earth or under water which are rare and critical to scientific research. See Montana Code 22-3-421
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201