Montana § 77-3-307 - Improvements Of Former Lessee
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 77-3-307 — Improvements Of Former Lessee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-3-307. Improvements Of Former Lessee
Improvements of former lessee. (1) When a coal mining lease is applied for on land where mining operations have been carried on by a former lessee and there are surface or underground improvements on the land used at the former operations, disposition must be made of the improvements satisfactory to the board before a new lease is issued. If the owner of the improvements desires to sell the improvements to the new lessee, the new lessee shall pay the owner the reasonable value of the improvements as far as they are suitable for the new mining operations. If they fail to agree on the value of the improvements, the value must be ascertained and fixed as provided in 77-6-306 . (2) Before a new lease is issued, the applicant shall show to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has paid the owner for the improvements as agreed on between them or as fixed under the provisions of 77-6-306 , that the applicant has tendered payment as fixed, or that the owner desires to remove the owner's improvements.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 77-3-307 ("Improvements Of Former Lessee") 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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