Mont. Code Ann. § 2-15-1822
Hard-rock mining impact board
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 617, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 582, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 52, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 254, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 285, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 323, L. 2025.
- (1) There is a hard-rock mining impact board.
- (2) The hard-rock mining impact board is a five-member board.
(3)
(a) Subject to subsections (3)(b) and (3)(c), the hard-rock mining impact board must include among its members:
- (i) a representative of the hard-rock mining industry;
- (ii) a representative of a major financial institution in Montana;
- (iii) a person who, when appointed to the board, is an elected school district trustee;
- (iv) a person who, when appointed to the board, is an elected county commissioner;
- (v) a member of the public at large.
- (b) Three persons appointed to the board must reside in an area impacted or expected to be impacted by large-scale mineral development.
- (c) At least two persons must be appointed from each district provided for in 2-15-156.
- (4) The hard-rock mining impact board is a quasi-judicial board subject to the provisions of 2-15-124. The board shall elect a presiding officer from among its members.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 617, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 582, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 52, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 254, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 130, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 285, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 323, L. 2025.