{"data":{"id":"us-mt/77-4-109","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"77-4-109","heading":"Conflicting leases.","body":"Where there are conflicting leases, including but not limited to geothermal, coal, mineral, and oil and gas leases, embracing the same land, the person who first was issued a lease shall be entitled to priority of rights; provided, however, that the exercise of this priority shall not interfere with actual production from the lease as determined by the board.","path":["TITLE 77. STATE LANDS","CHAPTER 4. RENEWABLE RESOURCES","Part 1. Geothermal Resources"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0770/chapter_0040/part_0010/section_0090/0770-0040-0010-0090.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:25Z","sha256":"a0b6784ac71972f0f8e8edf840a84b2300b0e348c9474d91079e9deae80a2677","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/77-4-108","next":"us-mt/77-4-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}