Montana § 77-3-305 - Limitations On Leasing
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 77-3-305 — Limitations On Leasing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-3-305. Limitations On Leasing
Limitations on leasing. (1) The board may not issue leases to any citizen of another country or any person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity controlled by interests foreign to the United States unless that country provides for similar or like privileges to citizens of the United States. (2) The board shall consider whether the extraction of the coal from those lands by strip-mining methods would adversely affect the methods of recovery of deep minable coal from those operations on those lands in the future.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Montana § 77-3-305
What does Montana Code Annotated § 77-3-305 cover?
Section 77-3-305 ("Limitations On Leasing") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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