Montana Code 2-3-111. Opportunity to submit views — public hearings
2-3-111. Opportunity to submit views — public hearings. (1) Procedures for assisting public participation must include a method of affording interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments, orally or in written form, prior to making a final decision that is of significant interest to the public.
Terms Used In Montana Code 2-3-111
- Agency: means any board, bureau, commission, department, authority, or officer of the state or local government authorized by law to make rules, determine contested cases, or enter into contracts except:
(a)the legislature and any branch, committee, or officer thereof;
(b)the judicial branches and any committee or officer thereof;
(c)the governor, except that an agency is not exempt because the governor has been designated as a member thereof; or
(d)the state military establishment and agencies concerned with civil defense and recovery from hostile attack. See Montana Code 2-3-102
- 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
(2)When a state agency other than the board of regents proposes to take an action that directly impacts a specific community or area and a public hearing is held, the hearing must be held in an accessible facility in the impacted community or area or in the nearest community or area with an accessible facility.