Montana Code 2-15-1822. Hard-rock mining impact board
2-15-1822. Hard-rock mining impact board. (1) There is a hard-rock mining impact board.
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-15-1822
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2)The hard-rock mining impact board is a five-member board.
(3)(a) Subject to subsections (3)(b) and (3)(c), the hard-rock mining impact board must include among its members:
(i)a representative of the hard-rock mining industry;
(ii)a representative of a major financial institution in Montana;
(iii)a person who, when appointed to the board, is an elected school district trustee;
(iv)a person who, when appointed to the board, is an elected county commissioner;
(v)a member of the public at large.
(b)Three persons appointed to the board must reside in an area impacted or expected to be impacted by large-scale mineral development.
(c)At least two persons must be appointed from each district provided for in 2-15-156.
(4)The hard-rock mining impact board is a quasi-judicial board subject to the provisions of 2-15-124 except that one of the members need not be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. The board shall elect a presiding officer from among its members.