2005 Montana Code Annotated - 85-9-201 — Preliminary survey - petition.

     85-9-201. Preliminary survey -- petition. (1) To request a preliminary survey for a proposed conservancy district, the applicants shall present a written petition to the department.
     (2) The petition shall:
     (a) be signed by at least 10% of the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the proposed conservancy district;
     (b) generally describe the proposed boundaries of the district;
     (c) specify the purpose or purposes of the district;
     (d) list the works contemplated;
     (e) request that a preliminary survey be initiated.
     (3) The department may initiate a preliminary survey without any prior written petition.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 100, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3404.