Mont. Code § 76-6-212

Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 76-6-212 - Additional reporting procedures - coordination of information collection, transfer, and accessibility
(1) A public body or qualified private organization holding a conservation easement before October 1, 2007, shall mail or electronically transfer a copy of that conservation easement to the department of revenue within 6 months of October 1, 2007.
(2) The department of revenue shall review conservation easement agreements collected pursuant to 76-6-207 and subsection (1) of this section and record the:
(a) legal description of the conservation easement as it relates to the established property boundaries identified in the conservation easement agreement;
(b) approximate acreage as identified in the conservation easement agreement;
(c) date of the conservation easement agreement;
(d) book and page or document number as provided for in 7-4-2617; and
(e) name of the conservation easement grantee.
(3)
(a) The department of revenue shall transfer conservation easement information collected pursuant to 76-6-207 and subsections (1) and (2) of this section to the state library.
(b) The department of revenue shall coordinate with the state library to develop procedures regarding the collection and transfer of conservation easement information between the two agencies.
(c) The state library shall convert conservation easement information received from the department of revenue to a digital format for land information purposes authorized in Title 90, chapter 1, part 4, that can be accessed through the state library's website.
(d) The state library shall incorporate the conservation easement data into appropriate databases developed or maintained by the Montana natural heritage program for the purposes of Title 90, chapter 15.

§ 76-6-212, MCA

Amended by Laws 2013, Ch. 175, Sec. 3, eff. 7/1/2013.
En. Sec. 5, Ch. 352, L. 2007.