Mont. Code Ann. § 23-2-657
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23-2-657 Environmental review compliance -- exemption
Official statutory text
23-2-657 . Environmental review compliance -- exemption. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the department of fish, wildlife, and parks shall comply with the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, when:
(a) acting as a snowmobile area operator pursuant to this part; or
(b) awarding a grant or other funding assistance to a snowmobile area operator.
(2) The department of fish, wildlife, and parks is exempt from the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, when taking actions as a snowmobile area operator pursuant to this part or when awarding a grant or other funding assistance to a snowmobile area operator if the action or award has been previously subject to environmental review under Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, and there is no proposed change to the action or the use of the award.
(a) acting as a snowmobile area operator pursuant to this part; or
(b) awarding a grant or other funding assistance to a snowmobile area operator.
(2) The department of fish, wildlife, and parks is exempt from the provisions of Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, when taking actions as a snowmobile area operator pursuant to this part or when awarding a grant or other funding assistance to a snowmobile area operator if the action or award has been previously subject to environmental review under Title 75, chapter 1, parts 1 and 2, and there is no proposed change to the action or the use of the award.
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