85-2-426. Fee. (1) The department shall by rule prescribe a fee that may not be higher than necessary to cover the cost to the department of updating its water right ownership records. A fee must be paid:

Terms Used In Montana Code 85-2-426

  • 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

(a)at closing when the realty transfer certificate discloses the transfer of a water right; or

(b)at the time of filing of the water right ownership update form or the form describing the severance or exempting of the water right.

(2)The fee must be deposited in the water right appropriation account provided for in 85-2-318.