Montana Code 85-1-905. Commission authority
85-1-905. (Temporary) Commission authority. (1) The commission may request the governor petition a state natural resource agency or that agency’s rulemaking body to promulgate, amend, or repeal a rule addressing natural resource issues identified by the commission.
Terms Used In Montana Code 85-1-905
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Commission: means the western Montana conservation commission established in 2-15-3311. See Montana Code 85-1-903
- Department: means the department of natural resources and conservation. See Montana Code 85-1-903
- 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)The commission may petition a county, conservation district, or tribal council to promulgate, amend, or repeal local ordinances to resolve natural resource issues identified by the commission.
(3)The commission shall participate with the department in preparation of a state budget pursuant to Title 17, chapter 7, part 1, in order to identify disbursements necessary to complete the commission’s purpose and duties.
(4)Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the commission may receive and expend disbursements, donations, gifts, grants, and other funds necessary to fulfill its purpose and duties. (Terminates June 30, 2029–sec. 12, Ch. 428, L. 2023.)