{"data":{"id":"us-mt/69-4-528","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"69-4-528","heading":"Notification center grants.","body":"(1) The department, in consultation with the council, shall award grants annually to notification centers using the account established pursuant to 69-4-527(3)(b). Beginning January 1, 2018, grants must be awarded to notification centers in accordance with this section and rules adopted by the department in accordance with 69-4-522.\n(2) Grants must be awarded to notification centers to fund training and educational programs and materials for excavators, underground facility owners, and the general public.\n(3) Nothing in this section prevents a notification center from:\n(a) transferring grant money received to another entity for nonprofit underground facility education programs; or\n(b) collaborating with another notification center on a joint grant application.","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_0280/0690-0040-0050-0280.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:58:17Z","sha256":"a35fc329db5b95664370cbb66ab3c9aa4b0ac48e52d053659b5b999ec00a8ec9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/69-4-527","next":"us-mt/69-4-529"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}