44-4-1101. Water right enforcement account — statutory appropriation. (1) There is a water right enforcement account in the state special revenue fund.

Terms Used In Montana Code 44-4-1101

  • 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
  • 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)Fines collected pursuant to 85-2-122(3)(b) must be deposited in the water right enforcement account.

(3)The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department of justice to enforce the provisions of 85-2-114.