Montana Code 23-2-409. Allocation of user fees — expenditure of Smith River corridor enhancement account
23-2-409. Allocation of user fees — expenditure of Smith River corridor enhancement account. (1) All money collected as recreational and commercial user fees for floating and camping on the Smith River waterway pursuant to 23-2-408 must be deposited in the state treasury in the Smith River corridor enhancement account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department.
Terms Used In Montana Code 23-2-409
- Department: means the department of fish, wildlife, and parks provided for in 2-15-3401. See Montana Code 23-2-403
- 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
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- 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
- User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
(2)(a) The following portions of recreational and commercial user fees deposited in the Smith River corridor enhancement account must be used for the purposes in subsection (2)(b):
(i)$50 of each commercial outfitter client fee;
(ii)all revenue from the sale of super permit lottery chances;
(iii)all revenue from sales of a resident-only $5 bonus point and a nonresident $50 bonus point; and
(iv)5% of other float fee revenue, except for the nonrefundable permit application fee.
(b)The sum of the funds described in subsection (2)(a) must be expended to:
(i)protect and enhance the integrity of the natural and scenic beauty of the Smith River waterway and its recreational, fisheries, and wildlife values through the lease or acquisition of property, including lease or acquisition of partial interests in property by the department within the Smith River corridor;
(ii)pursue projects that serve to protect, enhance, and restore fisheries habitat, streambank stabilization, erosion control, and recreational values within the Smith River corridor, including Smith River tributaries; and
(iii)pursue projects that serve to maintain and enhance instream flows for recognized recreational and aquatic ecosystem values in the Smith River corridor.
(3)All other funds in the Smith River corridor enhancement account may be used to manage, operate, and maintain the Smith River corridor.