Montana Code 76-13-154. Federal forest management projects — attorney general authority to intervene
76-13-154. Federal forest management projects — attorney general authority to intervene. (1) The attorney general has the authority to intervene in litigation or appeals on federal forest management projects.
Terms Used In Montana Code 76-13-154
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
(2)The authority provided in subsection (1) includes the authority to:
(a)fulfill the purposes of Title 76, chapter 13, to intervene in litigation or appeals on federal forest management projects that could affect watershed protection or restoration; and
(b)intervene in litigation involving projects that lie within a landscape-scale insect and disease area designated by the U.S. department of agriculture pursuant to the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 and the Agricultural Act of 2014.