The adoption notice that the Land Board voted to approve was filed with the Secretary of State's Office on January 3, 2012. The rules will become effective on January 13, 2012.
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The first major ice jam of 2012 is a reminder that damaging floods are a fact of life along many Montana rivers and streams, even in the middle of winter, and residents in flood-prone areas should take steps to safeguard their loved ones, property and possessions…
Restoration of lands burned by wildfire has always been important work for mitigating erosion, controlling weeds and giving native plants a strong start. Beginning this year, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is using fire rehab to advance a new conservation goal: provide better habitat for Montana's declining native pollinators…
New rules governing the oil & gas industry practice of hydraulic fracturing mean increased transparency for the public about the chemical ingredients used in the practice, said Tom Richmond, Administrator of the Montana BOGC.
"The new rules place Montana at the forefront of a national movement toward mandatory disclosure of all the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing," Richmond said. "Operators in Montana will be required to tell us everything they're using, not just a limited subset of chemicals…"
On behalf of the people of Montana, I welcome you to the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's official website.
We are dedicated to serving the people of Montana, please see our Mission Statement.
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Allows all Montanans to follow how we are reinvesting and rebuilding Montana with funding from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. An estimated 11,000 jobs will be created or saved and the majority of Montanans will see tax relief.