Sections
Part 2 Investigation Programs § 90-2-201 – § 90-2-202
Part 11 Reclamation and Development Grants Program § 90-2-1101 – § 90-2-1122

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 90 > Chapter 2 - Resource Development and Reclamation

  • 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
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Department: means the department of natural resources and conservation provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 33. See Montana Code 90-2-1103
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Financially feasible: means that adequate funds are available to complete the project as approved. See Montana Code 90-2-1103
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Mineral: means any precious stones or gems, gold, silver, copper, coal, lead, petroleum, natural gas, oil, uranium, or other nonrenewable merchantable products extracted from the surface or subsurface of the state of Montana. See Montana Code 90-2-1103
  • Mineral development: means exploration, extraction, processing, or other activity related to the production of a mineral. See Montana Code 90-2-1103
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Project: means a planned and coordinated action or series of actions addressing an objective consistent with the policy and purpose of the reclamation and development grants program. See Montana Code 90-2-1103
  • Public benefits: means those benefits that accrue to citizens as a group and enhance the common well-being of the people of Montana. See Montana Code 90-2-1103
  • Public resources: means the natural resources of the state, including air, water, soil, minerals, vegetation, and fish and wildlife, and the economic, social, and cultural conditions of Montana citizens. See Montana Code 90-2-1103