{"data":{"id":"us-mt/77-1-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"77-1-102","heading":"Ownership of certain islands and riverbeds.","body":"(1) The following lands belong to the state of Montana to be held in trust for the benefit of the public schools of the state:\n(a) all islands existing in the navigable streams or lakes in this state that have not been surveyed by the government of the United States; and\n(b) all lands that at any time in the past constituted an island or part of an island in a navigable stream or lake.\n(2) This section does not apply to lands that are occupied by and belong to riparian landowners if the lands were formed by accretions.\n(3) State-owned riverbeds are public lands of the state that are held in trust for the people as provided in Article X, section 11, of the Montana constitution.","path":["TITLE 77. STATE LANDS","CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION OF STATE LANDS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0770/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0020/0770-0010-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:17Z","sha256":"d6dd8461348f9780b62af966361f61b04eea99f21257c51f8a6c4f0c2ac2f6ee","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/77-1-101","next":"us-mt/77-1-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}