{"data":{"id":"us-mt/69-4-521","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"69-4-521","heading":"Duties of council.","body":"(1) The council shall meet at least annually to advise the department in its administration of this part.\n(2) To promote efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and safety, the council shall work cooperatively with:\n(a) the department;\n(b) underground facility owners and their representatives;\n(c) excavators;\n(d) property owners; and\n(e) interested members of the public.\n(3) The council shall:\n(a) advise the department in its duty to collect civil penalties in accordance with 69-4-524 and 69-4-525;\n(b) provide recommendations to the department in determining grants awarded in accordance with 69-4-528;\n(c) assist the department in the mediation and resolution of disputed civil penalties in accordance with 69-4-526; and\n(d) advise the department on other significant matters concerning the administration and enforcement of this part, including rulemaking.","path":["TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS","CHAPTER 4. UTILITY LINES AND FACILITIES","Part 5. Excavations Near Underground Facilities"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0690/chapter_0040/part_0050/section_0210/0690-0040-0050-0210.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:17Z","sha256":"f934529bec2015dedac7529cf9ba158b760639f19ebce8d1975d7d80458f3a0e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/69-4-520","next":"us-mt/69-4-522"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}