1. (1) MSGOT or its designee shall assign a unique identifier for each credit created through funds disbursed from the Sage-Grouse Stewardship Account.
2. (2) MSGOT or its designee shall assign a unique identifier for each credit created through conservation activities funded or implemented independently from the Sage-Grouse Stewardship Account.
3. (3) MSGOT or its designee shall assign a unique identifier for each debit created by a project developer.

4. (4) MSGOT or its designee shall establish a database and tracking system that contains, but is not limited to:

   1. (a) the number of credits generated by conservation activities funded, at least in part, by funds disbursed from the Sage-Grouse Stewardship Account;
   2. (b) the number of credits generated by conservation activities not funded through the Sage-Grouse Stewardship Account and approved by MSGOT for use as compensatory mitigation by project developers;
   3. (c) the number of debits attributed to a development project;
   4. (d) the location of all credits generated and debits generated;
   5. (e) credit transactions between parties; and
   6. (f) service area of the debits and credits, respectively.
5. (5) The information within the tracking system will be available to the public on the program's web site.

Authorizing statute(s): 76-22-104, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 76-22-104, 76-22-105, 76-22-109, 76-22-110, 76-22-111, 76-22-112, 76-22-118, MCA

History: NEW, 2019 MAR p. 41, Eff. 1/12/19.