{"data":{"id":"us-mt/15-38-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"15-38-102","heading":"Legislative policy.","body":"It is the policy of the state of Montana to indemnify its citizens for the loss of long-term value resulting from the depletion of its mineral resource base and for environmental damage caused by mineral development. This policy of indemnification is achieved by establishing a permanent resource indemnity trust, as required by Article IX, section 2, of the Montana constitution, by supporting ground water assessment programs from the proceeds of a tax levied on mineral extraction, and by allocating spendable revenues:\n(1) to protect and restore the environment from damages resulting from mineral development;\n(2) to support a variety of development programs that benefit the economy of the state and the lives of Montana citizens; and\n(3) to assess the state's ground water resources.","path":["TITLE 15. TAXATION","CHAPTER 38. RESOURCE INDEMNITY TRUST AND GROUND WATER ASSESSMENT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0150/chapter_0380/part_0010/section_0020/0150-0380-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:36Z","sha256":"ddc2396fd26fcc2fb132ef370f81f86a5a6350b1ac3d8ab112efa3e4a36552f9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/15-38-101","next":"us-mt/15-38-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}