{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-1-804","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-1-804","heading":"Appraisal of project lands -- adjustment of lease fee.","body":"The department shall appraise project lands owned by the department and shall maintain records of the appraisals. Not less than once during the term of a lease, the department shall reappraise the project lands and adjust the lease fee accordingly. The department may not increase a lease fee for a current lessee more than 2% a year during any period of 10 consecutive years.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 1. WATER RESOURCES","Part 8. Lease Management Program"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0010/part_0080/section_0040/0850-0010-0080-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:13Z","sha256":"2e5afdc561703662a9fb6e092672ae049ac0a4009192b92292bd1cd4f872d628","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-1-803","next":"us-mt/85-1-805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}