Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB357: Extend perfection deadline for certain Missouri River water reservations
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act extending a deadline for perfection of certain water reservations above fort peck dam; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 85-2-316 and 85-2331, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT EXTENDING A DEADLINE FOR PERFECTION OF CERTAIN WATER RESERVATIONS ABOVE FORT PECK DAM; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 85-2-316 AND 85-2331, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." Section 1. Section 85-2-316, MCA, is amended to read: "85-2-316. State reservation of waters. (1) The state, any political subdivision or agency of the state, or the United States or any agency of the United States may apply to the department to acquire a state water reservation for existing or future beneficial uses or to maintain a minimum flow, level, or quality of water throughout the year or at periods or for a length of time that the department designates. (2) (a) Water may be reserved for existing or future beneficial uses in the basin where it is reserved, as described by the following (ii) the Kootenai River and its tributaries to its confluence with Kootenay Lake in British Columbia; (iii) the St. Mary River and its tributaries to its confluence with the Oldman River in Alberta; (iv) the Little Missouri River and its tributaries to its confluence with Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota; (v) the Missouri River and its tributaries to its confluence with the Yellowstone River in North Dakota; and (vi) the Yellowstone River and its tributaries to its confluence with the Missouri River in North Dakota. (b) …
Sponsors
- Galt, Wylie (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- Seckinger, Joshua (D, 62)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Property, Rule Making, Water, Local Government
Common questions
- What is SB357?
- SB357 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Extend perfection deadline for certain Missouri River water reservations.
- What does SB357 do?
- In its own words: An act extending a deadline for perfection of certain water reservations above fort peck dam; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 85-2-316 and 85-2331, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of SB357?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB357?
- Galt, Wylie (R, 39), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB357?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1457
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