1. (1) Permitting and authorizing agencies and the oversight team shall cooperate to designate as exempt from the habitat quantification tool certain operations and maintenance activities that require a permit or other authorization from a state agency.
2. (2) Operations and maintenance activities that are exempt from the habitat quantification tool pursuant to subsection (1) may still be subject to stipulations of a sage grouse conservation strategy adopted by the governor through executive order or a policy, rule, or regulation adopted by the oversight team.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 267, L. 2019; Sec. 76-22-117, MCA 2019; redes. 87-5-917 by Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 2021.