{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-2-4402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-2-4402","heading":"Annexation of contiguous government land.","body":"Whenever any land contiguous to a municipality is owned by the United States or by the state of Montana or by any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of either or whenever any of the foregoing have a beneficial interest in any land contiguous to a municipality, such land may be incorporated and included in the municipality to which it is contiguous and may be annexed thereto and made a part thereof in the manner provided in this part.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 2. CREATION, ALTERATION, AND ABANDONMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","Part 44. Annexation of Contiguous Government Land"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0020/part_0440/section_0020/0070-0020-0440-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:17Z","sha256":"b2967c8e6175f01b8a2c4c1b2d6b41493cc0e9bbc8f98d690dc0ebb9a6727174","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-2-4401","next":"us-mt/7-2-4403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}