{"data":{"id":"us-mt/85-15-107","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"85-15-107","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"(1) The provisions of 85-15-108 through 85-15-110, 85-15-209 through 85-15-216, 85-15-305, 85-15-401, 85-15-502, and 85-15-503 do not apply to:\n(a) dams subject to a permit issued pursuant to 82-4-335 for the period during which the dam is subject to the permit;\n(b) federal dams and reservoirs;\n(c) dams and reservoirs licensed and subject to inspection by the federal energy regulatory commission; or\n(d) dams that are required to obtain a certificate of compliance pursuant to 75-20-201 for the period during which the dam is subject to the certificate.\n(2) The provisions of 85-15-108 through 85-15-110, 85-15-209 through 85-15-216, 85-15-401, 85-15-502, and 85-15-503 do not apply to nonfederal dams and reservoirs located on federal lands if they are subject to a dam safety review by a federal agency.\n(3) The provisions of 85-15-305 do not apply to dams and reservoirs at a national priority list site as defined by the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), Public Law 96-510.\n(4) The provisions of 85-15-108 through 85-15-110, 85-15-209 through 85-15-216, 85-15-401, 85-15-502, and 85-15-503 do not apply to dams used for a public sewage system or a public sewage disposal system as regulated by the department of environmental quality pursuant to Title 75, chapter 6, part 1, and Title 76, chapter 4, part 1.","path":["TITLE 85. WATER USE","CHAPTER 15. DAM SAFETY ACT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0850/chapter_0150/part_0010/section_0070/0850-0150-0010-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:30Z","sha256":"78502b2e56a2fc011566171cc0cda02592e914bcccc1b29ff522e7b0958e4ef3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/85-15-106","next":"us-mt/85-15-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}