{"data":{"id":"us-mt/82-2-223","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"82-2-223","heading":"Compensation for property.","body":"(1) The measure of compensation for the property located within 300 yards of the surfaced tract condemned shall be the fair market value or the value of similar property in a similar area not affected by open-pit mining operations, whichever the owner of the surface property shall elect to receive.\n(2) The measure of compensation for a building owned by the city, county, or state shall be the value of the cost of replacing the building in a similar area not affected by open-pit mining operations.","path":["TITLE 82. MINERALS, OIL, AND GAS","CHAPTER 2. MINING GENERALLY","Part 2. Rights-of-Way and Eminent Domain"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0820/chapter_0020/part_0020/section_0230/0820-0020-0020-0230.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:03Z","sha256":"072723604407ada15719985e9de1867cc652d0d8a6e3d56875a54e94d09cc03c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/82-2-222","next":"us-mt/82-2-224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}